What does this mean? What is a Closed Mind?
Have you ever noticed - when you get a new car that you thought was “uncommon and distinctive” - that once you are driving around in it - just how many of then there are on the road!
Or - How you can manage to pick up on a conversation that piques your interest across a crowded room… Or even - just how stunningly attractive that person across the room is - and yes - they seem to have noticed you - how the rest of the people in the room fade into fuzzy insignificance.
We can somehow “Tune Out” the background noise and concentrate on just exactly the sounds we are focussed on?
Have you ever wondered how this happens?
Have you ever been frustrated that you can’t seem to find people wanting to listen to you about your product or opportunity?
The first examples are of an “Open Trained Mind” - The frustration comes from having a “Closed Mind” - or working with people that have a “Closed Mind” .
With a “Closed Mind” they never see the answer to their problem even though it may be staring them in the face; they never see the opportunity they are desperately seeking to change their financial situation. They never find new customers or new team members to recruit.
Try this simple test - Think of an uncommon luxury car…. Don’t make it too hard on yourself - Choosing a Zonda or a Mclaren F1 are probably not good choices - I tried this the other day thinking of a Mercedes CLK hardtop convertible - Silver of course…
When I got off the train in the city, I had to walk about 6 blocks to reach my appointment - and I was “convinced” that I would see this Silver CLK - and guess what? - After just 2 blocks - there it was! - stopped at the traffic lights while I waited to cross. I checked the tag on the back just to make sure it really was a CLK - and not an imposter.
Was I cheating? - was the Mercedes dealership right across the street fro the train station? - NO - and let me tell you - there aren’t too many CLKs in my city!
Why did I see it? There may have been a little “manifesting” - have you read or watched “The Secret” - Was the Law of Attraction working for me? - Possibly, but the real reason was simple that I was expecting to see one - and so my subconscious mind was tuned to see it..
At the base of our brain is the “Reticulum” - the section of our brain that filters everything that comes into our brain and directs the impulses to wither our subconscious brain or our conscious brain - By being “convinced that I would see a CLK”, I set the filter to search for a CLK - and when I saw one, I became aware of it.. If I hadn’t set the filter - I probably wouldn’t have even noticed it.
But what point is there in all this? - The driver didn’t get out and hand me the keys - they just drove off when the light turned Green…
Simple - By convincing ourselves of a Positive Outcome, we can achieve that positive outcome. If we “tell ourselves” that something will be difficult - like finding a new customer, or recruiting a new team member; nobody wants to know about my products, nobody wants to join my business team… Then that is exactly what we will get - No sales, No recruits. No Business. Failure…
On the other hand - If we go in with a Positive attitude - (Where have I heard that before???)
We will be more aware of the signals that people give us every day that they are looking for a solution to a problem that we can help them with - Either by purchasing our product or by joining our team. OK- so they won’t be queued up at your door as soon as you open it - but you will find that by “opening your mind to successful positive outcomes” - you will notice more and more of the “right kind of people” more opportunities to discuss what you have to offer.
Open your Mind to Success. Don’t open it to failure by keeping it closed.
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Business Success,
Personal Growth,
Personal Success,
Self Improvement
Source: Personal Growth
