The Jackrabbit Factor April 11, 2007

This is a little email I got from “Dr. Paul”. He is from a little radio show I listen to and a member of a forum I belong to the Producer Revolution. This is a great take on another way we can use positive imaging in our lives. Positive imaging is powerful when done right and consistently.  When you think of positive imaging don’t think of it as an all day meditation. It’s just like trying to reach other goals  in your life–consistently living in a certain way and having a certain mind set. Some people could easily interchange the word “faith” for positive imaging. Whatever you call it, it’s a great “skill” to practice.

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Last week I read a fantastic little book by Leslie Householder called The Jackrabbit Factor.  One of the analogies used in this story compares anticipating success or dreams to an expectant mother.  Some people get really frustrated that their expectations are unfulfilled, or that they don’t achieve their dreams right when they want to.  Unfortunately, this sometimes causes them to give up too early.  An expectant mother knows that her baby will come, and she has a rough idea of when.  She may even mark her calendar with a due date, even though she realizes that the little one may come a week or two early or late.  The longer she goes without the baby coming, the more certain she is that it will come – after all, she is expecting.  “Imagine feeling that way about your dreams and goals.  Expect them.  And imagine becoming MORE sure the longer you have to wait” (p. 145).

 Expect success – it WILL come!