“Don’t blame the detractors;
blame the dreamer for selling it so cheap”. Bishop David Oyedepo
There are people who will try to talk you out of your
dreams, your vision (beware of your parents but please don’t disrespect).The will tell you that you
are crazy, and that it cannot be done. There will be those who will laugh at
you and try to bring you down to their level.
When Monty was in high school, his teacher gave the class
the assignment to write about what they wanted to do when they grow up. MONTY
wrote that he wanted to own his 200 acre ranch & raise thoroughbred racehorses.
His teacher gave him an F & explained that the grade reflected that he
deemed his dreamed unrealistic. No boy who was living in a camper on the back
of a pickup truck would ever be able to amass enough money to buy a ranch, purchase
breeding stock, and pay necessary salaries for ranch herds. When he offered
MONTY the chance of re-writing his paper, MONTY told him “you keep your F, I’m
keeping my dream”
Today MONTY’s 154 acre Flag is UP Farms in Solvang, California,
raises thoroughbred race horses, and trains 100 of horses’ trainers in a more humane
way to join up with and train horses.
THE VISION EXERCISE
“Create your future from
your future not your past”. WERNER ERHARD
The following exercise is to help you clarify your vision. You
could do this as a strictly mental exercise by just thinking about the answers
and then writing them down. I want to encourage you to go deeper than that, if
you do, you’ll get a deeper answer that serves you better. Get to a quiet place and
if you like a solemn music , close your eyes and ask your subconscious mind to
give you images of what your ideal life would look like.
1.
Financial
area of your life. What is your annual income? What does your cash flow look
like? How much money do you have in savings and investment? What is your total net
worth?
What does your home look like? Where is it
located? Does it have a view? What kind of yard and landscaping does it have?
Is there a pool, a garage, tennis court, squash, a gym, or a stable for horses? What are the colours of
the walls? What does the furniture look like? Are there paintings hanging in
the room? What do they look like walk through your perfect house filling in all
the details?
At
this point, don’t doubt yourself; don’t worry about how you’ll get that house. Don’t
sabotage yourself by saying, “I cannot live in Banana Island because I don’t
make enough money” once you give your mind’s eye the picture, your mind will
solve the “not enough money” challenge. Dreams come true, you deserve absolutely
whatever you want.
To be continued...
Thanks to Jack Canfield.
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