Science tells us that we can only perceive, or literally see, that which we can first conceive. There must be a firing of recognition in the neurons of our brains, either in imagination or in actuality, for us to register an object as a real. If you can’t imagine driving that luxury car or sitting on that white sandy beach then it stands little chance of becoming true.
Over 400 years ago when Portuguese explorer Magellan's fleet sailed around the tip of South America he stopped at a placed called Tierra del Fuego in modern day Chile. Coming ashore he met some local natives who had come out to see the strange visitors. The ship's historian documented that when Magellan came ashore the natives asked him how he had arrived. They assumed that the sailors were gods dropped from the sky. Magellan pointed out to his fully rigged sailing ships at anchor off the coast. None of the natives could see the ships. Because they had never seen ships before they had no reference point for them in their brains, and could literally not see them with their eyes.
How can this affect us in our sophisticated modern lives? Surely with the availability of 24hr television and exposure to the internet we have seen all there is to see? Well maybe not, financial expert Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best selling Rich Dad Poor Dad series, explains that the only way to improve our financial reality is by firstly raising our financial IQ. By firstly becoming aware of the numerous paths to prosperity and the abundance of opportunities to create wealth we can in time learn how to take these opportunities.
John D Rockefeller was quoted as saying “I have ways of making money that you know nothing of”.
Did you know for example, that more millionaires were made during the great depression of the 1930s than at any other time in American history? Or that there are over 30 methods to buy a property using none of your own money? Or the many ways that you could potentially profit from a falling stock market as well as a rising one?
Being aware of your focus is also important. If asked you could probably list 10 things wrong with your town or neighbourhood. But what if you were to consider 10 good things? Your focus would yield completely different results. Every situation can be perceived as good or bad, depending on our focus.
If your current reality is not all that you want then you are encouraged to imagine a better one. Visioning with charged emotions is recognised by many teachers as a powerful way to manifest your desires.
In conclusion, some recommended ways to improve your financial landscape are to raise your financial IQ and make a decision to focus on the positive. By expanding our awareness of opportunities we will reveal better choices and ultimately better results. And if you wish tomorrow to look better than today begin to imagine it. That way, unlike Magellan’s natives, you will at least recognise when your ship comes in.
