Is predicting your future really possible on a practical scale? Is this something that happens only in fables or can an individual actually determine in advance what the future holds? What would your life be like if you knew, without any shadow of doubt, that you could forecast what was in store for you?
Alan Kay, a well known computer scientist and mathematician is often quoted as saying, “The best way to predict the future is to invent it. The future is not laid out on a track. It is something that we can decide, and to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way that we want to.”
His comments illustrate a serious point. Invent the future. In other words, by creatively imagining the life we prefer to live, go within and invent the circumstance in which to mold future outcomes. Is this dreaming? Yes, in a way it is. Aren’t most, if not all inventions the result of a dreamer? It is dreaming coupled with a serious belief that before anything can exist in physical form, there must first be thought. And that thought is unwavering. It is as solid as the man who thought it.
Great men and women throughout history were well aware they’re thoughts molded they’re futures. Marcus Aurelius said, “a man’s life is dyed by the color of his thoughts.” He knew beyond all doubt that his plans of conquest, carried in his head, would come to fruition. Thomas Edison dreamed his future into existence by the sheer tenacity of his work. He envisioned a future of light at a time other men said it couldn’t be done.
In my opinion, we foretell our futures everyday whether we're conscious of it or not. We may not dream of conquering foreign lands, or life changing inventions, but we do pave the way to our future with our thoughts and beliefs whether we are conscious of them or not. The best predictors are those who are deliberately aware that they can foresee they're future. They see it as very real and only a matter of time before events and circumstances collide to produce they’re visions.
Those individuals who have disciplined they’re thoughts, who have trained they’re consciousness to focus on desired outcomes are the ones who can best predict they’re futures. It’s done everyday. Donald Trump, Larry Ellison, and Bill Gates are premier examples.
Most of us simply think by default and assume that occurrences happen to us rather than our thoughts creating the occurrences. In other words, we have it flipped around. Instead of the old saying, “I’ll believe it when I see it“… how about, “I’ll see it when I believe it.”
James Allen wrote the classic, - “As A Man Thinketh.” In my opinion, this is one of the most important books of our time. The powerful philosophy of this book illustrates the best in thought dynamics. What a person thinks about is what he becomes. A person becomes his dream. Your thoughts will shape your circumstances and therefore your future. Ideals and visions constantly acted upon will result in eventual attainment. You are the best predictor of your future.
Robert Hunt is the creator of MyGratitudeJournal.com - http://mygratitudejournal.com - An exclusive free and private on-line journal designed for individuals to write, learn and grow to they're greatest potential.
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