Many of us have dreams. How many of our dreams are circumstances that we think are unreachable? You might be asking: why call them dreams otherwise? Or is it that you feel you can reach them?
Well the simple fact that you do or do not believe it is possible may determine whether it is “realistic” or not. Now you might say that this is a cliché “you got to believe” speech. But no, it’s much deeper than that, and I’ll explain why.
Have you ever watched a child learn to walk? It’s a simple reminder that there are motor skills required to keep a human being upright and moving smoothly through space. The fact of the matter is that it is NOT as simple as we think. In reality, walking is a very complicated process that requires strength and coordination. However, most of you will agree that going for a short walk is easy to do, and is incredibly simple.
Unless you have some sort of physical impairment, walking is easy, because your subconscious mind does the work. It doesn’t ask you which muscles to contract and when at the precise time: it does this for you. If you try to interrupt the process, it can be quite funny. Suddenly you stumble through space as if you have an injury.
Now let’s look at a dream you have. Say you want a well paying job in the finance field. Now this, just like walking, is also complicated. In different ways of course. But getting to that goal is very similar to your goal of walking. It will take time, energy, and many attempts of trying. How many mistakes did you make when first attempting to stand up? Eventually after falling down multiple times, you held yourself high. This then translates into balance and stability. The same exact thing takes place when you learn any other skill. This could be your job in say finance, law, medical care, construction, communications, etc. I’ve heard medical students on their first rotations say that they feel completely useless for the first few weeks while they get acclimated to their hospital…. Eventually they are calling the shots.
The key is to trust your subconscious mind. You have to. It’s much more powerful than you are. Just try and perform a new skill: archery, drawing, ice skating. You’re subconscious mind has no prior experience with this activity and you will be forced to consciously work. You will fumble and make mistakes. That is fine. If you let go and work at it over time, your subconscious brain will take over and use your past mistakes to integrate better movements. It and you will adjust until you are eventually successful.
Your mind is much more capable than you might give it credit for. If you want to pursue your dreams, find out which skills and activities will help you get there. Allow your subconscious mind to do its work, try not to get upset when you make mistakes. As you’ve as you now know, that is normal. Press on towards your vision of success with a positive mind. In no time you’ll notice your progress and be amazed.
