This is going to be the second part of my previous post, Life References: How To Change And Improve The Quality Of Your Life. If you haven’t read it yet, make sure you go through it before you continue, or else you won’t grab the big idea.
So you know that the success that you desired in your life is nothing but the feeling in your heart. The question now is, how can you create the life references that will empower and drive you toward what you want in your life? Like I mentioned in my last post, what happened to you in the past will become your life references.
And you know that references are the experiences in your life that you stored in your giant cabinet of your brain. When an event occur, your mind will automatically search for past experience and you will act according to the references you created in your mind. If you create the reference that life is tough, then you will never live an easy day. If you create the reference that you will never be rich because you live in a poor family, chances are, your mind will limit your potential and you will make decisions that keep you from becoming rich.
So how can you create empowering life references that will lead you toward what you want? Basically, there are a few ways you can do so…
1. Via Visualization
Do you still remember who Roger Bannister is? Many years ago, nobody believes that it is possible to finish one mile run in just one minute. However, Roger Bannister is the first person who breaks this record. How did he does it? There are no references for him, everyone is telling him that it is impossible to break the one-minute mile record. If you want the full story of Roger Bannister, read this post of mine, Breaking The Beliefs Of The World.
Now, how did he create the references that strong enough for him to break the record? Very simple, through visualization. What Roger did is that, he rehearse in his mind over and over again that he broke the record everyday and how he celebrates the amazing results in his mind. He did this every single day until that he created such a strong reference and this reference becomes the supportive factor that keeps him going.
Therefore, if you want to build a strong life references, you can build them via visualization. If you want to be rich and you want to believe that it is possible for you to become a millionaire, then visualize it everyday. Think about it and dream about becoming rich everyday. Soon enough, you will find that it will become true that you can become rich.
2. Via Reading
Yes, by reading more and more, you will be learning more and more. As a result, you will start to form a strong life references in your mind. Let me ask you this question, if you never know anything about smoking, and one day you read an article that discussed about the dangerous of smoking, do you think that this will leave a life impact to you? Of course you will, you will create a life reference in your mind that telling you the dangerous of smoking.
Like what I said in my previous post, I ask you why will a baby pull out a cigarette butt from a dirty ashtray and put it in his mouth? It is because he does not have a reference of this before. The baby does not have any reference that tells him it is dirty and he and it is not good for him. However, once the baby gets educated, he will know that it is not good to do so and that will create a reference for him telling him that he shouldn’t do so.
Therefore, the more you read, the more knowledge you gain, the more knowledge you gain, the more life references you create. As a result, you will have more life references that will shape your life. That is why reading and learning is one of the most important process that you can never miss if you want to improve the quality of your life. If you want to be successful in your life, you must constantly read more and keep on improve in your life.
3. Via Other People’s References
So how can you do this? Very simple, through the references of other people, especially someone close to you, such as your parents. If your parents are not millionaires, chances are, the financial knowledge that they taught you has been inaccurate. The references of other people in your life circle are going to affect you. Just like if your teacher tells you that you need to score this certain subject, get good grades, find a good job, get paid and keep doing and saving for the whole life and you’ll be financially free.
If your teacher is not financially free, he will be implementing an inaccurate financial reference to your life. This is how other people’s references can give impact to your life. And this is also why who you mix with will determine how you live your life. Those who mix with millionaires will definitely earn more than ordinary people, most of the time. Take mastermind group for example, why did you need to join a mastermind group? It is because the references of other members of the group are going to shape your life, that is why mastermind group is so powerful in helping you to your success.
These are some of the common ways how you can create empowering life references. If you want to learn more, I strongly suggest you buy Anothony Robbins’ book, Awaken The Giant Within. It is the most powerful self-improvement book that I have ever read and I’ll definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their lives to grab it.
