Self fulfilling Prophecy: You Get What You Think.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

Proverbs 23: 7 – “As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is.”

This is an email I recieved from a business collegue. Thought you may enjoy it.

The batter hits the ball high in the air towards right field. It arcs majestically against the sky. It is going right towards Sammy. Everybody in the park knows that he’s going to drop it. Sammy knows that he’s going to drop it. He drops it.

This scene has been replayed time and time again on fields around the world. It doesn’t have to be a fielder; it sometime is a batter you know is going to strike out. It doesn’t even have to be baseball. It can be anything.

It’s called a self-fulfilling prophecy. I wasn’t familiar with this term until I took a psychology class in university. Basically it means that what you believe will usually happen.

If you believe you are going to flunk a test, you probably will. If you think the meal you are making for your new in-laws will be a disaster, it probably will. If you think you will be in a car accident, better call your insurance agent. In all these cases, your visualizing the worst-case scenario will greatly increase the possibility of them actually happening.

There are people in the world who sew the seeds of the self-fulfilling prophecy. They are the people who put their fears on you. For example, their fears that something might happen to you make you uneasy and possibly help the unfortunate event happen. They are usually the first ones to say, “I told you so.”

So what do you do? First, look at history. There were plenty of people who said humans would never fly, let alone walk on the moon. You have the choice to believe those thoughts. Also, you can replace those thoughts with positive ones. You don’t have to believe the nay-sayers. If self-fulfilling prophecy works with negative thoughts, it can also work with positive ones.

George Bernard Shaw said, “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not?’ ” What message are you playing in your mind?

When I started playing softball, I was like Sammy. I was hoping the batter wouldn’t hit the ball to me. Eventually those thoughts were replaced with positive ones and I was begging for the batter to hit it to me. Can you guess which thoughts allowed me to enjoy the game the most and perform the best?

When the game was on the line, Michael Jordan wanted the ball. He already saw the ball going in before he shot.

Pete Rose, who holds the record for the most hits in baseball, was asked how many times in a game he thought he was going to get a hit. He answer was, “Every time.” Did he get a hit every time? No, but his belief that he would greatly increased his success.

It’s the same with life. Put positive, happy thoughts in your mind and you will tend to be happy. If you are constantly worrying that something MIGHT happen, you will not lead a full life and probably not reach your potential. What does worrying do most of the time anyway? It usually prevents you from doing your best in a situation.

It comes down to the simple saying. If you think you can, you may be right. If you think you can’t, you are almost certainly right. Put another way, success comes in cans.

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How To Know What Your Here For.

I was talking with a client earlier to day and the said I know what I want I just don’t know how to get it.  I answered with, ” Oh, that’s cool, what do you want? “.

His answer was a bit jumbled and not all that clear.  He stated he want to be able to do some pretty cool things like start an organization that seeks out people who really need help and just help them.  Now I thought that was a pretty good idea. 

It seems when I ask people what they think they were created to do and if they think they are headed in the right direction of being able to do that, the answer is not usually, Yes.

I thought about this a bit and came up with a couple ideas to further capture what might be a sort of “mission statement”.  After all regardless of person’s specific answer to the question ” What were you created for ” , the underlying theme seems to be freedom.

Here are a couple ideas:

• I am grateful today that I know that my ideal life and lifestyle is most effectively created by me consistently do that which I enjoy.
• I Find that I add the most value to those closest to me and certainly to those who’s care has been entrusted to me, when I am engaged in activity that I truly enjoy.
• I am grateful now that I know my primary purpose is to be continuously developing skills that allow me to excel in what I enjoy doing most.  As much of my personal feeling of self fulfillment and happiness depend on me doing what I enjoy.
• I recognize that what I sell or what I “do” is not really what I ”do”.  I have a deeper offering that is unique to me alone. 
• Knowing what I truly enjoy let’s me weave that into any skill that I might offer in the marketplace.  I can uplift, solve, and heal. Or I can reveal,teach or unite as I am doing the thing that is merely a vehicle or a key to allow me to connect with other human beings .

These are a couple of ideas or places to start.  I have learned that is much more productive for me to ask questions than look for answers.  Take a look at any questions you may have in reading this and then look for another question.  The answers are usually in the next question.

Thanks. Joe Crawford.

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Can Hypnosis improve confidence and bring happiness?

Maybe you have considered hypnosis to improve your confidence, success, and happiness. Or perhaps you have found calm and peace in meditation. You may have gone a step further and tried NLP or attended an NLP course. You may even have discovered EFT or Reiki on your healing journey.

A happy and fulfilled life is what most of us want in one form or another.

Sometimes the path to a sunshine mind is a circuitous one. And you may find that getting there was worth the journey. Or you may even find that you enjoy this journey, which is good.

The secret to true joy may well be elusive. And the flip side of the coin is that there is a way to happiness. There are so many things in life that can make us happy. It does not have to be a big thing, little things can produce so much joy too if we just let it happen.

The questions to ask yourself are these. How do people who are happy do this happy thing? What do successful people do to become successful? What does someone who feels in control of their life do that I can also do? Find out what they do and you too can enjoy what you want in your life.

Happiness is transient and subjective. Happiness is a sunshine feeling deep inside. A warm-fuzzy glow. A smile.

Let us look at the possibility of bringing some sunshine to your mind today. Maybe there was a time when you were on holiday with friends and enjoyed the togetherness and warmth. Perhaps there was a time when you won a prize and felt good about yourself. Maybe you can remember being on a beach, by the pool or in the mountains and feeling blissful. Or perhaps you remember sitting in the garden or running in the park, a time when you can remember feeling happy and carefree, even if just for a while.

Just for now, remember a time when you were happy. Even if this was only for a split second, that is OK.

Remember how you felt at that time; just the feeling. Now that you can remember this feeling, you know that it was possible once before and so will be possible again.

Wherever you go and whatever you do, you will be amazed at how much there is to smile about. The trick is to think of many little things rather than search for that elusive big thing. Life has so many happy little moments. Put together, all these little moments add up. They have a cumulative effect. When you can truly enjoy each moment as it comes, you will have discovered the secret of happiness.

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I Just Love this quote. As Far as Personal Devlopment goes it kinday tell me its ok to be messy every now and them. 

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels. The troublemakers.The problem child. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you cannot do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that has never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

SamCocoCool Quote, Huh? I can definately relate. How About You?

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Hello and Welcome:

Are You where you want to be? Huh. Are you where you thought you would
be? Do you think you are where you could be?

Most of us will probably answer no to most if not all of those
questions. Here is another one: Are you on your way.

Having a solid idea of where YOU want to be is probably 50% of the
getting there. Many of us have played to an audience other than
ourselves. Maybe a parent, or a spouse. Maybe a group of people.

The Question is what do you want? What will make you happy? For many
its a whole lot simpler than we realize. When we can stop trying to
figure out what would make everyone else happy and think about our own
joy and happiness we will be on our way to achieving it.

I’ve read The Law Of Attraction and one of the main points is figuring
out what you really want. In the book they talk about starting with
what you don’t want. For many of us that is a much longer list.

Starting with “I don’t want financial stress” we can conclude that ” I
want a financial system, a personal one, that causes me to be stress
free about finances.

” I don’t want to live in this stinking apartment” TO ” I want to have
my own home”

” I don’t want my child to misbehave every night at bedtime” TO ” I
want my child to live well with the rest of the family”

You know, once we figure out what we want we can elaborate and get
specific on how to bring that about. It happens almost immediately
when you read the examples above. It brings a new energy one of
possibility.

If your not where you want to be or Know someone who isn’t share these
ideas. Figure out where you DO want to be and one year from now you
will be closer just for Knowing.

Living and working from you home office is an idea that many don’t
realize or take advantage of. I work with a group of people who earn
significant and plentiful incomes working from their home office. For
many of us this has been a key component to moving toward where we
truly want to be.

If you or someone you know would like more information on  working for
your self visit
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Any way until next time Create Liberty in and around you by creating
the life You Desire. Remember Live Big, Live Free.

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Good Day People. I left home this morning in michigan sliding around on the new snow. Where is Spring and why can’t it Stay. I came across a really cool book this afternoon. The Secret of Wealth. Its an old book 1923 I believe.

 For a person starting a business or looking to buy a business, or I guess for that matter a person who is looking to escape the rat race this is a must read.

I currently operate a Home Based Business and am amazed at the information and sevices available to home based business people online. I’v recently came across a site called www.effectivemarketing101.com There are many practical ideas there for people looking to build a home based business using the internet.

Any way until next time, Live Big Live Free. Create liberty in and around Your Life Today. www.CreateLiberty.com.

Joe Crawford

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