So before 1954, people, psychologists, sports consultants, said it was
impossible that the human body could break a mile in under 4 minutes, it was
physically impossible for human body to achieve that. And then in 1954, Roger
Bannister broke the four-minute mile. After breaking the four-minute mile, in
the preceding years, there were then other people that broke the four-minute
mile, so how is this possible? Before 1954, everyone thought it was impossible and
in a feat that no human could achieve, and then one afternoon someone then
breaks it, and then other people follow suit.
Now the reason the other people follow suit, was that roger bannister had now
showed it was possible for the human body to break a mile in under 4 minutes,
but actually the journey of him breaking that started in his mind, because what he
understood is that we win in the mind first, before we win in reality. Because
the battle in our mind is one of the greatest that we have to overcome, and it
all starts with vision. You see when you have a vision that is utterly compelling,
ridiculously magnetic in nature, you will avoid those distractions that take you
away from where you want to be, and have laser-like focus towards where you want
to be. And this is what's missing from so many in society, who failed to achieve
what they want to who fail to get to where they would like to in life, is that
lack of a vision. You see what you wear, what you use, what you experience, in this
world nearly everything began its life in the seed of someone's imagination.
They didn't come from the perspective of I'll believe it when I see it.
They came from the perspective of I'll see it when I believe it. It was that
belief in their mind of what could be possible, that was a catalyst of many a
vision, and now why you might say yes I have a vision of where I would like to
be, what I would like to do, and where like to end up in the next five to ten
years, what tends to be missing from so many visions is that emotional
connection, that emotional bridge if you will, so that you feel it in your senses,
you feel it in your body, you feel in the mind that it's a possibility.
Take a moment to reflect on a vision you might have for where you want to be, how
could you create a stronger emotional bond with it, by that I mean, have you
thought about what it would look like? If you were to immerse yourself, right now in
that vision. What would people be saying to you? More importantly, what would you
be saying to yourself? Where are you? What sort of impact are you having? And how
amazing does that feel? To be exactly where you want to be. You see there's so
many distractions on our attention, there's so many things that take us away
from what we know we should be doing, what's most important to move us closer
to where we want to be, that we fail to take the time out to reflect on that vision and
have the habits, the procedures, and the processes in place, so that each day
we are moving closer towards that vision, not forgetting where is we want to be.
And there's a quote I like from a guy called Patanjali, who really touches on
the power of vision. What he says is that when you are inspired by some great
purpose, some extraordinary project, all your falls break their bonds, your mind
transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction,
and you find yourself in a new great and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties and talents, become alive, and you discover yourself
to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be. You see, when
you understand your vision, your purpose, whether that's for yourself, or for an
organization, community, or a company you are working for, if you can bring a community
around together, bought into a vision, a common vision, and common purpose, as well
as you know in your own, then that acts as a magnet, to bring you closer towards
where you want to be. So what is your vision? What is your
vision for where you want to be? Who you want to be? What you want to accomplish,
and all that could be possible when you begin to take those most those small
steps forward, and build that momentum. Because everything begins with a
powerful vision, in here. Remember, to see it, you have to believe it first. Thank
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