{"id":7968,"date":"2017-04-13T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T23:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=7968"},"modified":"2017-04-13T12:38:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T18:38:42","slug":"convincing-your-mind-its-possible-starts-when-you-visualize-it-as-if-it-has-already-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/convincing-your-mind-its-possible-starts-when-you-visualize-it-as-if-it-has-already-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Convincing your mind its possible starts when you visualize it as if it has already happened"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 Anthony Robbins<\/p>\n

Our minds are powerful things. They can convince we are strong and capable or they can convince us we are weak and incapable \u2013 and ironically it is us who makes the choice about which way our minds will take us.<\/p>\n

One thing that has always helped me to accomplish things is to visualize the end result of what I am trying to accomplish. I think that is why whenever I am taking on a new project I create a powerpoint presentation that includes images in the likeness of what I am trying to do. When I can visualize it as if it is already done it helps my mind recognize that I really can do it. I\u2019ve done this for every business I\u2019ve had, for the dream home I built, for the houseboat I designed, for the charity I started, and for every big undertaking I\u2019ve ever taken on. Each time having that visual of the end result has helped me to know that I can actually do it.\u00a0 It allows me to visualize it as if it has already happened and for whatever reason doing that genuinely works!<\/p>\n

Try it!<\/p>\n

And remember the words of this poem by Walter D. Wintle:<\/p>\n

The Man Who Thinks He Can<\/u><\/p>\n

If you think you are beaten, you are;<\/p>\n

If you think you dare not, you don’t.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to win, but think you can’t<\/p>\n

It’s almost a cinch you won’t.<\/p>\n

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,<\/p>\n

For out in the world we find<\/p>\n

Success being with a fellow’s will;<\/p>\n

It’s all in the state of mind.
\nIf you think you’re outclassed, you are:<\/p>\n

You’ve got to think high to rise.<\/p>\n

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before<\/p>\n

You can ever win a prize.<\/p>\n

Life’s battles don’t always go<\/p>\n

To the stronger or faster man,<\/p>\n

But soon or late the man who wins<\/p>\n

Is the one who thinks he can.<\/p>\n

Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n

~Amy Rees Anderson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhat we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Anthony Robbins Our minds are powerful things. They can convince we are strong and capable or they can convince us we are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[395,13132,46,368,2568,504,224,163,96,873,13128,201,41,67,83,178,9160,7,3996,366,365,13129,391,262,3103,629,13133,2475,38,13134,53,2169,2621,1038,13135,1956,112,1437,149,13127,2170,13130,369,13126,4437,13131,2856,4037],"class_list":["post-7968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-amy-rees-anderson","tag-anthony-robbins","tag-attitude","tag-believe","tag-capable","tag-choice","tag-confidence","tag-courage","tag-culture","tag-decision","tag-dream-board","tag-dreams","tag-entrepreneur","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-experience","tag-faith","tag-function","tag-future","tag-goal-board","tag-goal-poster","tag-goal-setting","tag-i-can-do-it","tag-imagine","tag-impossible","tag-incapable","tag-inspiration","tag-ironically","tag-irony","tag-leadership","tag-minds","tag-motivation","tag-positive-thinking","tag-possible","tag-potential","tag-power-of-thinking","tag-powerpoint","tag-self-improvement","tag-strong","tag-success","tag-the-man-who-thinks-he-can","tag-the-secret","tag-true-capability","tag-visualize","tag-walter-d-wintle","tag-weak","tag-what-we-believe","tag-you-can","tag-you-can-do-it"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7968"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7969,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7968\/revisions\/7969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}