“I am a billionaire.”
“I am seven-feet tall.”
“I am a basketball player in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors.”
“I am … I am… I am….”
In the uncanny world of self-development, none of the foregoing statements are lies – even though they are.
If they’re not lies, then, what are they?
In positive thinking speak – they’re called…
“BELIEFS.”
Delusional. Hallucinatory. Exaggerated.
Absolutely, they are – but try to convince the positive thinker otherwise and you’re fighting a losing battle – unless you’re armed with high-powered persuasion skills.
Even then, though, you’ll need someone willing to drop all the pretense and bluster and be real.
But wait a minute – isn’t Psycho-Cybernetics all about being a positive thinker?
Psycho-Cybernetics is about changing your self-image, the way you see yourself. It’s about being honest with yourself – in terms of your past and your future.
It’s not about telling yourself you are something when you aren’t.
If you’re not a billionaire or millionaire, there’s no thought crime for stating the truth. Being honest will help you go to the next level – whereas the phony positivity has far less chance of helping you.
If you want to go somewhere in life, you must know where you are now. You cannot set proper coordinates if you tell yourself you already are where you want to be.
This is probably one of the main reasons why Psycho-Cybernetics has such grand appeal with athletes and coaches.
You cannot hide the truth about your record.
How many wins v. how many losses?
What’s your free throw percentage?
How many steals?
How many tackles, interceptions or fumbles?
How fast do you run the 40 or 60?
I’m talking about real data you can see on paper and verify.
“I am MVP of the league?” – well, let’s check the record books and see.
Whereas…
“I want to be MVP of the league…” – that’s a very different story.
You have a goal. You recognize you are not there yet.
So you put the time in.
You picture what you want – but you also picture where you are NOW – in relation to the goal.
That’s Psycho-Cybernetics.
It’s positive and life-changing because it deals with the way things are as well as the way you want them to be.
If you want to achieve your goals and dreams – and do so without fighting with yourself about what you believe, then take the next step forward.
Start where you are – then move.
Matt Furey
P.S. If you already have Psycho-Cybernetics and want to know what’s next, then be sure to grab a copy of Theatre of the Mind – the audio program I created with Nightingale-Conant.
