But let's go back to our three wise
men! According to Sports Illustrated, Tiger Woods was only six
when he asked his parents for a subliminal tape. At this extremely
tender age, Tiger knew his mind must be trained if he was to
become the greatest golfer who ever lived. He fed his mind a
steady diet of positive affirmations as well. He pasted affirmations
that came with the subliminal tape on the bookshelf in his room.
Such messages as "I focus and give it my all," "
My will moves mountains," "I believe in me," "I
smile at obstacles!" and "My strength is great"
became deeply embedded in his psyche.
By the time he was in second grade,
Tiger Woods was nationally known. And today he is the undisputed
king of the links. He says he always pictures the ball going
into the hole to the exclusion of all else when he steps up to
address the ball for a putt. No other mental picture gets in
the way. He only visualizes success. And what does he get? More
of what he visualizes!
After winning the Western Open in early
July he told USA TODAY, "The biggest thing is to have the
mind-set and the belief you can win every tournament going in"
It's the same for Dr. John Gray. For
years he specifically and regularly visualized his national renown
and and tremendous success. When he was presenting seminars for
50 to 70 people, he would nonetheless visualize speaking in front
of thousands of people. Today, in addition to having penned the
single most successful book of the decade, he attracts thousands
to his "one man shows" on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall
and other locations around the world.
He is living his visualizations and
he has brought them into reality. His subconscious mind could
not tell the difference between the "reality" of having
70 people attend a seminar and the visualization John did of
having 3,000 people show up to hear what he had to say. As a
result, the subconscious mind, believing it to be true, acted
on that belief and as if by magic, manifested the huge crowds!
Jim Carrey's endorsement of visualization
is resounding- he believes in it wholeheartedly and speaks openly
about the role it played in his success. He recounts the days
when he was trying to make it in Hollywood- days when doors were
not flying open and people weren't rushing out to shake his hand
and get his signature on the bottom of a contract.
He'd drive himself high atop the Hollywood
Hills and sit in his car by himself and visualize, visualize,
visualize. He says he would not let himself go home until he
firmly believed the pictures of success he was playing in his
mind's eye. Only when he was euphoric from the success he felt
pictured would he allow himself to go home. He says his return
trip home was wonderful because he felt like all the wonderful
things he had visualized were reality and he was a very happy
camper!
One of the most legendary examples
of Jim Carrey's devotion to visualization was when he made out
a check to himself for $10 million for "acting services
rendered." In 1990 , when he was still a relative unknown,
he had postdated the check for Thanksgiving 1995.
Here's what happened. He was paid a
total of $800,000 for starring in Ace Ventura Pet Detective and
The Mask. As he says, it was good pay for him at the time- especially
compared to earlier times when he'd drive 100 miles in order
to perform for free! But the huge success of Ace Ventura and
The Mask quickly catapulted him into a multi-million dollar paycheck.
He received $7 million for Dumb and Dumber. But the really amazing
part is that just before Thanksgiving 1995, Jim Carrey signed
a contract for $10 million.
"I wrote it (the check) as an
affirmation of everything I've learned," he told Parade
Magazine . "It
wasn't about money. I knew if I was making that much, I'd be
working with the best people on the best material. That's always
been my dream. If you give up your dream, what's left?"
Jim Carrey challenges. Of course, never for a a second did Jim
Carrey give up his dream - even when he was living in a camper
with his family after his Dad lost his job. He had a dream, he
visualized his dreams and guess what. Jim Carrey's dreams, just
like those of Tiger Woods and John Gray, have come true!
Together, they make a heck of a case
for the efficacy of visualization. Three wise men indeed! Three
rich, successful wise men who dreamed big dreams and turned them
into big time realities is more like it. Visualize that, why
don't you.
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