In many of the situations we face, it isn’t the physical barriers that hold us back but our own mental barriers.
It’s the way we think that restricts us.
Over the years, many seemingly impossible boundaries have been broken – things we thought were impossible – until someone who thought otherwise, did it.
The four-minute mile is a classic example.
When Roger Bannister ran the first 4-minute mile in 1954, within weeks, many more people did the same. Not because they had suddenly become physically faster, but because they now believed it was possible. The barrier was broken and so they achieved it too.
The power of our thinking has an enormous impact on our lives.
Put simply, when we begin to think differently our outcomes are affected. Our emotions change; our behaviour changes; and the results we get change.
That’s what you can do. You can CHOOSE to shift your thinking and change your life.
Author, Jim Collins, wrote the book “Good to Great” where he described leaders who developed long term great businesses. He said, “Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness is largely a matter of conscious choice and discipline.”
I like to spread this message as it’s totally in line with our Red Rubber Ball Coaching philosophy.
You have a choice over how you
- THINK
- FEEL
- ACT
Pay attention what you creating in your life in relation to how you think, feel and then act.
Be smart. Notice when things are off kilter, when things are not working out as you’d like – what are you thinking about the situation? What do you need to begin thinking, that will begin to give you a different result?
wise words steve, well written.
Completely agree with this Neil, need to be kept reminded though to keep ourselves on track.