help you find your way out. However, a rocket scientist calculating the cor-
rect trajectory for launching a rocket from earth to Mars would simplify the
calculations by assuming the sun to be stationary.
Whether $1,000 is a lot or a little money depends on the situation. At
the supermarket one answer is correct; at the Mercedes dealer the other
one is.
Similarly, perspective determines whether two things are the same or
different. At the subatomic level, matter is empty space and energy, so all
of it is the same, but microscopic analysis reveals differences even in si-
multaneously minted coins.How Our Mind Proves Ideas to Be True
Over the years, you have allowed yourself (consciously or uncon-
sciously) to be convinced that the contents of your mind are true. If
your friends refused to play with you when you were a toddler, you
may have thought, “No one likes me.” The defensiveness that such a
thought would create would surely make you less likable. Addition-
ally, it might make you oversensitive about how people treat you,
and you might interpret even normal behavior as rejection. It’s pos-
sible that you cause people to reject you because of the belligerent
attitude that the thought “No one likes me” would cause. After do-
ing this for a while, you have built your case—you have uncon-
sciously gathered sufficient evidence to prove that no one likes you.
As you are the one who convinced yourself that such limiting
thoughts are true, you are the one who can convince yourself of
something different and better.
As you begin to shift your thinking, it’s a good idea to consider
your mind an unruly puppy that you wish to house train. You
might scold the puppy sometimes being firm but gentle. You
would not blame the puppy for not knowing to do its business on
the paper.Power Affirmations: Design the Life You Prefer
Most people are familiar with using affirmations, to mixed results.
Here you will learn the most effective way to use affirmations to ap-
ply the creative power of your mind so results are certain.
The most significant drawback of most methods of using affir-
mations is reliance on repetition. Relying on repetition alone as-
sumes that your mind is similar to a piece of sheet metal. If you just160 Mental Flexibility for Peak Performance