Borrow Someone Else's Brain!

One of the things I hear most from people, and that I notice
about myself, is that when you get an idea about going after
some cool goal, often it's dismissed in a millisecond
because you can't imagine taking the steps necessary to
reach it.

Imagining something that doesn't exist yet is a skill that
very few people have...

But it just may be the single most important factor or skill
in living a happy, contented, and productive life.

Usually, we don't get the outcomes we want simply because we
can't imagine it. We aren't able to imagine saying the
right thing or being confident no matter how much we prepared.

We don't feel creative or successful, so that part of our
mind stays hidden behind a brick wall. It's there, but we
don't "let" it out. We "can't imagine it..."

Microwave ovens, disposable diapers, fax machines and email
grew out of someone's mind. Forks had to be invented, too.
All from the mind of a person. In fact, simply learning
anything old requires imagination.

What you may not realize is that in just a few minutes a
day, you can use your imagination for some other very
interesting things... useful things. And if your ability to
make real something that doesn't exist today is lacking, I
have a new and simple tool for you. I'm amazed every time I
do it.

It's literally a "no-brainer."

If you want to learn something or do something you've never
done or done well, try this.

You can do this for absolutely anything, but let's say
you're trying out for a play. Ask yourself who's done this
before? Who's good at this? The simplest answer is to think
of an actor you admire for their talent and range.

My stepdaughter is going through this right now. So she
chose Sarah Michelle Gellar, one of her favorite actresses.

What you do is this: When you need to perform at your best
or if you need to get great ideas, replace your own head (or
mind), figuratively speaking, with theirs. You imagine their
head is put in the place of yours. Got the picture?

Once you've done that, ask yourself what they would do now.

-How would they stand?
-What would they think about their chances? What is their
confidence level?
-What kind of look would they have on their face?
-How would they walk?
-What kind of pictures would they see in their mind's eye?
-What would they be imagining?
-What would they do? And after that, what? And on and on...

Sit down, close your eyes and imagine it. Have a piece of
paper and a pencil next to you. Give yourself 5 minutes.
Have all the questions above and more in your mind.

Become that person...

Studies have been done on this phenomenon and frequently
found that at the exact moment the imagining exercise was
being done by a person, others observed that person to be
actually doing, saying or acting in the manner that they
were imagining!

School children who've never been good students have been
transformed into 'A' students literally in minutes, just by
imagining themselves as top students.

It's simple. You don't need training. But the more often you
take these 5-10 minute "breaks," the faster you'll get the
answers you want, the better you'll do your job or the
better your grades will be.

Use it to improve your work performance and get that
promotion and raise.

But if you're a gotta-have-it-now person, keep in mind that
this will work and work quickly. But if you think that next
week you'll be getting a raise, based on your great
performance of the week before, success still demands that
you continue to perform daily. Long-term rewards come in the
long term.

So pack this one in your arsenal and pull it out whenever
you need to effortlessly overachieve or when you're stuck.
And if no one is there to pat you on the back, do it
yourself. Or imagine someone you respect doing it.

Do this. It only takes 5 minutes. You just may get an idea
that will revolutionize your entire life; and maybe everyone
else's too!

Keep in mind that success is seldom complex. Just because
this "seems" too simple to be effective, don't dismiss it.
If your success and happiness are important to you, choose
an area of life where you want to perform well and do this
exercise.

5 minutes. How about right now?

Let's Think About It

wrote by JOSH HINDS