In Theatre of the Mind I wrote about the importance of having inspiring slogans and motivators strategically placed upon your walls.
The reason is simple. We become what we visualize ourselves to be, and we tend to visualize that which we see most often.
When I was a teenager, I inherently understood the psychological importance of having the good, the powerful and the positive upon my bedroom walls. I tacked up the ribbons and medals that I had won in athletic competition, as well as images of the people I wanted to emulate.
When I was playing baseball, my hero was Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s.
Later on, when I became enthralled with wrestling, I put up posters of Olympic champions in the sport, along with motivational slogans.
Today, many years removed from being a teenager, I still use posters upon my walls. Whether I’m conscious of it or not, every time I walk past a poster hanging upon my walls, the message is going into my mind and creating a new reality.
Recently, I put together a Theatre of the Mind Poster that is loaded with more than 21 different word slogans I use throughout the day to stay focused, tuned in and turned on.
This poster is so powerful it stops you in your tracks.
As you look at it you unconsciously begin to choose the slogan you’re going to live today.
One of my favorites is, “Act as if it were impossible to fail.”
It’s a mighty admonition – and who can look at it and not find a pulse?
We form our mighty mental images from the words we use. So let yourself be purposeful and passionate with what you say or think when you talk to yourself.
Grab yourself a Theatre of the Mind Poster, put it upon your wall and watch as you remove more and more of the resistance from your life.
See it. Feel it. Be it.
Matt Furey