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The Power of "Acting As If"

The Rule of Three
 

There's a great deal of power in belief.  As Henry Ford said, "if you believe you can, or if you believe you can't, you're RIGHT!".   Belief is the motor that propels you towards your goal. Belief is also the attractive force which gets other people to cooperate with your dream.  So sharpen your focus, and believe that your dream is becoming your reality, and Act As If . . .
                                                                                ...............June

 

 

The Power of “Acting As If”

By Dr. Jill Ammon-Wexler

 

Back in the mid 1950's an outrageously flamboyant pianist had dreams of playing to an audience in California's prestigious Hollywood Bowl.

The problem?

He was entirely unknown.

But he DID have burning passion for his dream. So this strangely flamboyant pianist saved enough money to rent the Hollywood Bowl on an off night.

That night he showed up wearing a tuxedo, placed a huge crystal vase of long-stemmed red roses on the grand piano, and played a glorious full two-hour concert.

Except that there was no audience—he fully lived his dream.

Liberace continued to build that dream.

Four years later, to the very night, he performed at the Hollywood Bowl before a wildly enthusiastic standing-room-only crowd.

How to Duplicate Liberace's Success

 

Basically only two steps are required to duplicate Liberace's success:

1. Hold a clear image of your dream in your mind, then,

2. "Act As if" it is already true.

This is a powerful personal transformation tool.

Whether you want to become more outgoing, quit smoking, achieve a business goal or create a fulfilling relationship—the process is the same.

Just picture it in your mind . . . then "act as if" you have already achieved your desired goal.

Expect some surprising results!

The Impact of Beliefs on Your Life

 

Beliefs are thoughts that have become deeply embedded assumptions.

Read that sentence again, and note that I used the word "assumptions."

When something becomes a "belief," we then assume it to be beyond question. It is simply TRUE in our mind. And that's it!

And emotion empowers beliefs. So the more intense the emotion attached to a belief—the more impact it will have on your life.

Your outward actions mirror your innermost beliefs. And in truth, your actions are actually direct outward expressions of your innermost beliefs!

Think about that for a moment.

Suppose, for example, you BELIEVE yourself to be an intelligent person with great potential. This belief will then guide your actions—and your belief will therefore BECOME your reality.

In fact, you can discover what your core beliefs are by just noticing what your actions are!

Why "Acting As If" Produces Results

 

There are three interesting brain mechanisms behind the power of acting as if:

First, your powerful subconscious mind does NOT logically question what you present to it! That portion of your mind always accepts your "acting" as the literal truth.

Second, each time you "act as if" you're courageous in the face of fear, for example, your physical brain responds by building powerful and complex neural networks to support that "acting."

Third, as you repeat your "acting"—these neural networks will build stronger and stronger neural networks. As the strength of these networks increases, your "acting as if" gains strength as an actual BELIEF.

Your reality is actually your own creation!

What you call your "reality" is simply the net outcome of the continuous stream of thoughts, emotions and images passing through your mind.

Everything you have in your life actually began as a thought.

And so, changing your life must logically begin with your thoughts.

Your future is actually created by your current thoughts. That's the meaning of that old saying: "Whatever you believe will become your reality."

And that brings us back around the circle to "beliefs."

By "acting as if" you don't fear failure, you'll be willing to try new challenges. You will gradually become more and more fearless. Soon you will just automatically BELIEVE yourself to be fearless.

And that is exactly what you WILL be!

Building "Success Mind Power"

 

Successful people EXPECT to continue to be successful, just as failures EXPECT to fail. So "acting as if" you're successful can have huge advantages.

Do YOU want to enjoy more success in your life?

Then your job is to change your internal core beliefs to totally reflect what you desire.

"Acting as if" you're already successful builds the expectation you will BE successful. This expectation then strengthens into a solid core belief that will guide your external behavior in appropriate ways.

This technique builds the MINDPOWER of success. And since others respond to our actions, act successful, and you'll be seen as successful.

And that will even further strengthen your belief!
 

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The Rule of Three

By Michael Angier
 

The United States Marine Corps believes strongly in what they call “The Rule of Three.”  They've found that implementing this rule saves lives, gets more done faster and more efficiently.

An article on The Corps in INC. magazine says, “The rule dictates that a person should limit his or her attention to three tasks or goals. When applied to strategizing, the rule prescribes boiling a world of infinite possibilities down to three alternative courses of action. Anything more and a marine can become overextended and confused. The marines experimented with a rule of four and found that effectiveness plummeted.”

I've always believed that three is a powerful number. We find it in some very significant places. The most powerful physical structure is a triangle or pyramid. In fact, it's the building block of Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes and the Great Pyramids of Egypt. For Christians—it's the Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And then, of course, we have Mind, Body, Spirit. Three is a powerful number metaphysically—a number of completion.

As we become immersed in the ocean of information, possibilities, directions and the like, it becomes even more important for us to focus on the things that are truly important to us—the things that will make a difference in the quality of our lives.

Three things can easily be remembered. Any more than that and retention suffers. We can all sharpen our focus and get better results by using the Rule of Three in our daily lives.

Here are a Few Ideas List the three most important values in your life. What's really important to you? If you make this list, you'll place yourself in the top one percent of all the people on the planet because very few ever do this. Your decisions will become infinitely easier because your values are clear.

What are your three primary missions? These are different than goals. Goals can be measured. They can be completed. A mission is your vision of something that you'll never say is done—at least not in this lifetime.

Make a list of your three most important goals. It's great to have lots of goals but which ones are worthy of your best attention and efforts? Remember, you can have anything you want in your life. You just can't have EVERYTHING you want.

What three things would you like to master? Three things at which you want to become an expert. Maybe it's speaking in public. Perhaps you want to learn another language. Or maybe you want to become a masterful parent. It's your life and you get to decide.

By making good use of the Rule of Three, you'll sharpen your focus, increase your effectiveness and experience greater fulfillment in all that you do.
 

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