Imagination, a trip to the future
You may have realized that everything that has been created was previously imagined. It was a thought, a vision, in the mind of its creator. The book you are reading right now was imagined over and over again until it materialized into what it is.
Imagining is in itself a creative act of the first magnitude. Singer Barbra Streisand said, when asked about her success, that she always imagines her projects finished before they start.
If the mind can imagine it, there is a way to create it.
The universe needs "architects of dreams" who join the creative task. It is not optional, no one can give up creating their world at all times. Either you do it deliberately or by default. That's what it all boils down to.
For Shirley McLane actress, “you are the architect of your personal experience”. “Architect of Dreams”, is not bad at all. In the prologue of this book I granted myself to be "Dream Producer" and it suits me well. I gladly lend you the job. Or better yet, define tasks that express your greatness. A dozen interesting charges come to mind;
• Manager of My Life (GMV)
• Happiness Expert (EF)
• Dream Builder (CS)
• Craftsman of the Amazing (AA)
• People Expert (EP)
• Director of Impossible Projects (DPI)
• Architect of the Future (AF)
• Extraordinary Possibilities Explorer (EPE)
• Help Professional (PA)
• Designer of Possible Utopias (DUP)
• CEO for Cool (CDG)
• Talent in Exponential Development (TDE)
• Miracle Trainer (EM)
The list is not complete, it is a reference. Design your own distinctive impact position and reflect it on your professional business card. It's not a joke even if it seems like it.
Naturally, you will have realized that being creative has more to do with imagination than with experience. Creating is attracting your greatest dream so that it reaches you, passes through you, blesses your life and that of others. Be happy and you will shine for everyone.
Imagination has to do with inventing; and that's how it really is: inventing a new reality.
It has taken me a long time to understand that the best way to foresee the future is to "Invent" it.
Some people regret not having imagination when in reality they want to express that they do not exercise it. The imagination is released with training. Try this: close your eyes and visualize images. Visualization expands reality. And all a dream needs to grow is an expanded reality.
Images are the raw material of the imagination. Imagining has to do with the sense of vision, but don't forget the other sensory channels. Imagine with all five senses. To the extent that your "vision" includes them all, especially the emotional one, your creativity will increase.
Having a good idea is not enough. You will only know if it works when you transform it into a reality. I know many people with good ideas for a movie, a book, a business, an invention, an innovative product or service... But all of that stays in their head, and never gets out of there, until someone anticipates it, takes action and makes it real. So they complain; “That already occurred to me a long time ago!” —and probably quite a few more.
If you are one of those who say: "If I don't believe it, I don't see it", I will tell you that the unconscious does not distinguish between real or virtual, in some way it always attracts the opportunities to create it. In the interesting documentary film The secret, Bob Proctor states: "If you see it in your head, I will have it in your hand." If you believe, believe it.
Let me give you a challenge: write a press article with the news of your dream come true. You must write the note including your name, the date and all the details that occur to you. Become the chronicler of your own success, make your dream the big headline of the day.
Creative thinking
A thought is a creative impulse that makes things happen in the material world. In a sense, thoughts are as solid as reality.
Scientists claim that we have about 60,000 thoughts a day. That supposes a great investment of energy. What you and I know is that the 90% of those thoughts are repetitive and are directed more towards the unwanted than the desired. We also know that most do not focus their lives on the solution, but on the problem.
Imagine how things would change if that habit of mind were reversed.
As an amateur writer I have had to use different methods to enhance my creativity when writing my books. Finally, after trying various strategies without success, I found a way to make things work. Let me tell you a secret that I want to share with you so that you can apply it in your life.
The first thing I learned is to get the pressure off me. When I began to allow things to happen through me, stepping aside, the creative block disappeared. “Stop getting in my way” Now the creative was using me. He was no longer a writer, but a “pencil” that wrote. I'll give you three good suggestions right away. But first there is something I want you to understand. None of us do miracles, Love does them through us. So this is my first suggestion:
Allow it to happen through you.
The second thing is to meditate fifteen minutes in the morning and fifteen in the afternoon and you will be more creative during the rest of the day. There are no miracles without regular meditation. I know that pressure drives away good ideas and only breeds desperate ideas. Good ideas are born from mental relaxation. All creators refer to it as states of inspiration. This is my second suggestion.
It establishes connection with the field of all possibilities.
Third, put it in writing. All things in reality have been created three times: first in the mind, then on paper, finally in reality. Don't think about it, say it out loud; Or better yet, write it down. Write your action plan to achieve your desires. This is my third suggestion:
Put everything important in writing.
Try these three simple strategies and move on to creating your next reality just the way you want it.
Time is the raw material of life
Time is life, because that is what it is made of. It is the most democratic resource since nobody has more time, in a day, than any other person. A day lasts the same for everyone, although not everyone takes advantage of it equally.
Money is unlimited. There is a huge amount of money in the world, I'm not sure it can be counted. Why is there so much? Because money can be earned, it can be made in the mint, and it can be recovered even after it has been lost. Time is another matter, it is limited. It can not be bought; and once it's gone, it never comes back.
Mantra: "My time is worth more than gold."
But let's see how to take advantage of it.
Prioritize
Do first things first. Second the second. And then go to the third. What is important comes before what is urgent. When you do not find the time to do something, it is because you are not giving it enough importance. And soon the urgency sneaks in. Imagine for a moment that the day had a 50% discount; that is, you will only have half the time to do everything! How would you proceed then?
Definitely prioritizing. Well, since you figured it out, why don't you organize yourself as if you worked part-time?
Persist, insist, resist
What you achieve does not depend on specific efforts but on sustained action. Small actions, sustained over time, are much more effective than a great last-minute effort. Patience knows that achieving anything in life is a matter of time.
Give yourself that time. Don't sacrifice your dream because you haven't worked hard enough on it.
Things that are worthwhile take their time. What more interesting than dedicating your life to them?
Take time from where you lose it
Exclude from the agenda those tasks that do not lead you to your goals. Basic question: the use I make of this time, does it lead me or does it take me away from what I want? Prioritize your focus on the tasks that do: How does it contribute to my dream? Bottom line: What is the best use I can make of my next hour?
Limit or avoid TV
My proposal, and I know it will be rejected, is that televisions be free; but in return, the owner pays each month based on how long he keeps it on. A dissuasive measure. Although even then many households would fall into financial bankruptcy, but only after succumbing to moral ruin first. Do you tune out in front of the TV at night instead of preparing to get what you want?
I hope that's not your case.
Learn to say "no"
It is often said: “If I had unlimited time, I would achieve all my wishes”. Perhaps, but since life lasts as long as it lasts, you will have to say “No” to the ordinary to say “yes” to the outstanding. Learn to say "No." Someone affirmed that the difficult thing is not to know what to do but what not to do. No one should do what they don't believe in. Press the “Delete” key, say “No”.
time to create
Do you feel that your time belongs to you or that you should “steal it” from your profession? Whatever is happening, keep two things in mind.
One: Your time is your most precious asset
Two: Life is made of time (we all get the same amount of time each day: 24 hours or 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds).
Gain time, waste time? In a strict sense, both are a fiction, since all the time has been granted at the beginning of the day and will have been consumed at the end of it. Whatever you do, you will have neither more nor less time. The week has the same hours for everyone, and yet some receive a salary ten times higher with less dedication. And most importantly: some enjoy their day and others want it to end as soon as possible.
Let's see some habits of people who are synchronized with their internal time
• live the present. The presence in the now means an opening of consciousness. People who act more internally than externally establish a relationship of independence over time.
• make every day count. Some add more, others less; but everyone should add up. When I get on my bike I assume that I will face ups and downs, and I don't care. The only thing that counts is not to stop pedaling for a single day.
• Ask yourself how you spend your time. The following questions will help you improve your time management: Is this a good use of my time? Is that really the best use I can make of it? Can I do something more interesting with my time?
• Decide what kind of day, week, month and year you want to live. People who get what they want put their focus on what is important to them. What should the next five years look like?
• get up early. One way to get extra time is to get up an hour earlier if only to plan the day. Time, when sought, is found for the reason that it is always here, now, at this very moment.
• Follow the rhythms of nature. You will learn why this one does what it does so well. Get up and go to bed early, alternate work and rest. Get in sync with circadian, biological rhythms. The higher the synchronization, the lower the entropy.
• Identify your most creative moment. Peak performance peaks occur at very specific times of the day. Take advantage of those for what is important: thinking, making decisions, planning.
If you have an acute feeling of lack of time, then instead of saying "I don't have time", say instead "time doesn't have me, I am out of my time".
If you are in a hurry you have been “absent” from the present moment. You are not in your time, the here now, which concentrates all the available time.
Try a symbolic act: take off your wristwatch. Remember your eternal nature and understand that as easily as you let go of your watch, you can let go of your dependency on time.
Ask yourself: On what task is your time passing quickly? Or better: (In what activity does time not exist for you?