FIGURE 1
I have intentionally drawn the dots in curved lines to represent 'waves' in time. Much like when you throw a stone into a pond, the immediate impact is a small ring, but in time this ring expands greater and greater in size representing the ever growing possible future yous as time passes.
Another way to look at it is if you make a change in direction of only 1 degree. In the immediate future this does not create much of a difference from the original direction, but in time the gap increases.
When you think of how or who you would like to be in the future, you are attempting to connect with one or more of these future possible yous. Additionally, when you think of having specific things in your life, you connect with the future yous who have these things. If you never think of the future this whole conversation is a moot point, so we will assume there is a future you want to connect with.
PROBABILITY VS LIKELIHOOD
Regardless of how likely it is you will continue making the same choices (i.e.: behaving in the same way), all the possibile future yous have the same probability. That being said, 9 out of 10 of the future yous (based on where you are) may result in the same outcome. Therefore, the likelihood of that 1 different event happening are slim (not impossible... just not likely).
For example, lets say having $1,000,000 in your bank is something you would like to connect with. If you current you is a 9-5 job that pays a modest hourly wage, this is unlikely.
FIGURE 2
Again, unlikely but not impossible as there are an unlimited number of possibilities. Perhaps these two possibilities represent buying a lottery ticket and choosing the winning numbers or robbing a string of local banks and getting away with it.
As you focus on that which you desire, you connect with these future yous they communicate back with you. And they do this in the only form they can, through thoughts and ideas. It is then up to you (based on your beliefs, rules, perception of who you are, etc...) if you will act on these.
The more you act in alignment with the future yous you wish to manifest, the more likely it will be that they actually do become the present you, in time. The less likely an event (or the less current number of future yous), the more you would have to be tuned into this future you in order to do the precise action necessary to manifest him/her.
Conversely, if you have made choices in order to increase the likelihood of an event, there will be more future yous to connect with and therefore the likelihood of the event actually occuring is much higher. Keep in mind, NOTHING is guaranteed. However things can be highly likely.
FIGURE 3
Lets pull FIGURE 2&3 into a practical example and one that many of us strive for; financial freedom.
If the desired outcome and therefore the future yous you wish to connect with are those that are financially free and, like our previous example, you are working a 9-5 at a modest hourly wage, there won't be as many readily available future yous for you to connect with (see FIGURE 2).
However, if you had taken a real estate investment course and continued down this path, taking action and applying your new found knowledge, there will be many more future yous for you to connect with as you have now placed yourself in that environment and created that reality (see FIGURE 3).
While we are on this point, this helps explain 'luck'. Often we refer to successful people as lucky (which is a convenient excuse in order to not take responsibility for our own results). Perhaps it not as much luck as it is that successful people create a reality/environment for themselves which supports a high likelihood of success.
BELIEFS AND FOCUS
A major focus of what I do as a Coach is remove people's limiting beliefs. A limiting belief is any belief you have which reduces the amount of possibilities available to you. To a certain degree all beliefs are limiting, so the point is to choose beliefs which keep you open to the greatest number of possibilities.
A quick story to illustrate the power of beliefs. One day I was driving by a grocery store and I didn't believe there was an entrance from the road I was on. In actuallity there was one, but because I didn't believe there wasn't looking for it and what do you know... I didn't see it. Sometimes... BELIEVING IS SEEING.
Similar to beliefs is focus. I could have believed there was an entrance there, but if my focus was elsewhere (lets say I was on my phone or the car ahead of me suddenly swerved) I wouldn't see the entrance. And important concept to remember when it comes to focus is... WHAT YOU FOCUS ON IS WHAT YOU GET or YOUR FOCUS IS YOUR REALITY, BUT NOT ACTUALITY. In other words, if you are focused on the negative (even though it's not what you want), that is what you will experience and get more of. Put another way... WHERE YOUR FOCUS GOES, ENERGY FLOWS.
Applying this to our desired outcome of Financial freedom, if you don't believe you can achieve this and/or you are not focused on it, it is highly unlikely it will happen (again... not impossible!).
FIGURE 4
In the above, you will notice that there a lot of possible future yous that have your desired outcome, but if you are focused elsewhere or they aren't within your realm of beliefs then you won't connect with them. This is very important to understand.
You could have put your self in the right place, in the right time, with the right skills, etc... creating many possible yous within close vicinity of the present moment, but if you don't believe it or are focused elsewhere no of these future yous will become the present. THEY DO EXIST, you don't believe it or see it, just like that entrance to the grocery store.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER INTO PRACTICAL PRACTICE
Think of your brain as a radio antenna. It both sends and receives signals.
The end goal is to act in accordance with the future you that has or is what you want. In order to do this you must send your desires to these future yous and then receive their thoughts, impulses, direction. And in order to send or receive you must first tune in to the future yous.
Meditating with intent is a highly effective way of doing this. And really, what is meditating? Its focusing your attention to rid yourself of distractions in order to connect with yourself and all versions of yourself. Keeping with the radio metaphor, it would be difficult to hear what the DJ is saying when your TV is on, iPod is playing, significant other is talking to you, as you check your facebook and cook supper. Meditating gives you the abilitiy to turn off the distractions.
Once in a meditative state (i.e.: eyes closed and you've allowed your mind to quiet), focus your mind on your desired outcomes. Ask questions like who would you have to be to achieve this? How would you have to show up? What would you have to do/change? And also engage your emotions by feeling what it would feel like to accomplish this as well as what feelings you may have to develop or ditch. Stay with this until you are so connected with the future you that this version is here with you in the present.
From this will come action steps, and this is the critical part.... DOING THEM! Otherwise it was a fun trip... and when all is said and done the last thing you want to say is that all you did was dream your life. That is only the first half, the second half is living your dreams.
Some of the factors which determine the success of this process are:
- The intensity (emotions) with which you want the desired
- The frequency you connect with the desired state and NOT connect with the undesired state
- The current likelihood of the event occuring (again, this changes in time as you take more actions toward it)
- Your focus on beliefs
IN SUMMARY
1) Know what you want (not what you don't want)
2) Tune in
3) Send/Receive
4) Be/Act in alignment
Bringing this back to our example. The more you BE the person who is financially free, the more you will DO in alignment with this person, the greater the likelihood you will HAVE financial freedom.
Dream your life
Live your Dreams.
Your friend and Coach,
Bryce
PS - The inspiration for this post came largely from the work of Dr Joe Dispenza. Please check him our and his brilliance at http://www.drjoedispenza.com/.
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