By Larry Barkan 

I was recently coaching a person who told me that he would “try” to improve his relationship with a coworker but that it would be “very difficult” and that it would “take a lot of time to trust him.” 

Consider the words that are in bold above. Could it be that while this person thinks he’s merely describing the future, he’s actually creating it? Could it be that our words actually produce results in the real world? 

Consider these examples:

I was recently reading about Lanny Bassham, a former Olympic rifle shooter and “mental coach” whose clients include U.S. Olympic archers. Bassham notes that the archery community has a peculiar obsession with “target panic,” which refers to a malady sometimes suffered by champion archers who become so worried about hitting the target that they stop themselves from even attempting a shot. 

Bassham says that, “the words ‘target panic’ have induced an unnecessary amount of severity and concern about this condition among archers.” He concludes by noting that, “I think if they had a better word for it, they’d have a lot less problem trying to cure it.” (I’ve bolded those words for emphasis). 

In his book, The Perfect Mile, Neal Bascomb writes that, “On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run the mile in less than 4 minutes, a barrier many experts had long considered unbreakable. What is remarkable is that Australia’s John Landy and New Zealand’s Peter Snell bettered his record that same year. Roger’s feat changed the thinking of people in countries all over the world.” (I’ve bolded those words for emphasis). 

What do these examples have in common? They all suggest that the key to unlocking our chains lies in the words we use to describe our world. 

Consider the possibility that if you want to know what stops someone from achieving a goal, listen to how the goal is described. Could it be that describing a goal as “difficult,” “strenuous,” or “tough” creates those outcomes and that talking about a goal as “achievable,” “exciting,” or “inspiring” creates outcomes that conform to those descriptions? 

Isn’t it amazing how we can predict the future? Or, perhaps, not so amazing. Perhaps the process is quite straightforward: We predict how the future will occur when we describe that future and then, naturally, live out that prediction. 

Or, as ancient wisdom has noted, “Be careful what you wish for. You may get it.” 

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By Greg Frost

Unknown to most people, your mind is the key success maker when you do experience that occasional sweet taste of success throughout various junctures of your life. The mind in this case, as a success maker, has got little to do with how high your intelligence is, but rather, more on how you are able to make use of the full potential of your mind to achieve success. In this respect, training your mind to become an effective success maker is very important as it will allow you to develop yourself to the fullest potential in whatever you do, and ultimately achieve success in life.

The first step to training your mind as an effective success maker would be for you to live a life of purpose each day. How many times have you woken up not knowing what to do for the rest of the day? Make the break, its time to change. Rather than be aimless, start off by making a list on what you want to accomplish by the end of each day. This can take the form of anything ranging from your work matters to your family. In doing so, you will give your mind greater focus while subconsciously; allow your mind to move you closer to your goals during the various stages of the day.

Strengthening your focus as you go about your daily objectives is equally important. You would achieve close to nothing should you choose to have goals but let yourself get distracted by other things that come and go each day. Prioritize and be focused on what exactly you want to achieve. Remember, it is not only about a goal, it is also about the most specific detail which you would need to pay attention to which is the key for your mind to develop into an effective success maker.

Should things go awry from time to time, it is also important for you to develop a positive mindset and self-response. Typical for most people out there is to use self-apprehension as a means of response. Quit telling yourself things like “Why did this happen”, questions where there is the possibility of a negative answer. Instead ask yourself forward-looking questions that can only generate positive responses. A good example of this would be “What are the learning points from this’. Remember, there is no point in crying over spilt milk, what’s more important is looking ahead.

Last of all surround yourselves with people with a positive outlook. Ideas tend to be given more space to generate and flourish in a positive environment. Thus, fill your life with all the positive energy surrounding you. This will tend to prevent you from being exposed to negativity which would have the ability to have an impact on your subconscious. By staying positive, thinking positive and being in contact with things positive, you open your way to greater success.

Success is not something that requires you to have astronomical intelligence to achieve. All it requires is mere training of your mind. Doing so will allow your mind to work for you and be an effective success maker.

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