The human brain, unknown to many of us is actually incapable of drawing the line between reality and fantasy; between fact and fiction. Many a times because of this phenomena, most of us unknowingly place a ceiling above ourselves. The 'ceiling' I mentioned in the preceding sentence is with reference to barriers to our potential achievements and capabilities.
There was one time when I had trouble finding my way in a pretty large office complex. It was a huge place that had six or seven blocks. The signboards within the complex were far from helpful and so I decided to ask a lady who was in the midst of cleaning the floor. The lady simply shrugged and said, "I don't know. I am just a cleaner here." Being just-a-cleaner was the identity she set for herself. She could have been the brand ambassador of her cleaning company boasting good corporate training, customer service, the one person that keeps that building gleaming. But no, she just wanted to be a cleaner.
In contrast to that lady, let us look at a very good living example of someone who set an identity for himself at a very early age. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of an interview with Canadian singer Michael Buble over cable tv sometime in 2007 when he was touring for his latest album then, "Call Me Irresponsible". During the interview, he said that at a young age, he already knew he was going to be famous. Whenever he practised his singing and the moment he held the microphone he could visualise himself on a stage - virtually able to see, feel and hear the crowd chanting his name. Here is one man who set himself apart from the rest, and by doing so created a disctinct identity for himself. The identity he set, virtually removed any ceilings and thus enabled him to go as far as to where he is now.
Just like planting a fruit tree, if you are hoping to yield good fruits from it, you'd have to make sure the roots are of the good breed, proper fertilisation, proper soil and so on and so forth. Therefore, we should start with our minds - visualising the person we want to be, set that identity for yourself, then become the person you want to be. And once you do that, you will find that inside you, deep down inside you, there will be a spur to become that person.
~Path of Time~ by Micky Foo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
There was one time when I had trouble finding my way in a pretty large office complex. It was a huge place that had six or seven blocks. The signboards within the complex were far from helpful and so I decided to ask a lady who was in the midst of cleaning the floor. The lady simply shrugged and said, "I don't know. I am just a cleaner here." Being just-a-cleaner was the identity she set for herself. She could have been the brand ambassador of her cleaning company boasting good corporate training, customer service, the one person that keeps that building gleaming. But no, she just wanted to be a cleaner.
In contrast to that lady, let us look at a very good living example of someone who set an identity for himself at a very early age. I was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of an interview with Canadian singer Michael Buble over cable tv sometime in 2007 when he was touring for his latest album then, "Call Me Irresponsible". During the interview, he said that at a young age, he already knew he was going to be famous. Whenever he practised his singing and the moment he held the microphone he could visualise himself on a stage - virtually able to see, feel and hear the crowd chanting his name. Here is one man who set himself apart from the rest, and by doing so created a disctinct identity for himself. The identity he set, virtually removed any ceilings and thus enabled him to go as far as to where he is now.
Just like planting a fruit tree, if you are hoping to yield good fruits from it, you'd have to make sure the roots are of the good breed, proper fertilisation, proper soil and so on and so forth. Therefore, we should start with our minds - visualising the person we want to be, set that identity for yourself, then become the person you want to be. And once you do that, you will find that inside you, deep down inside you, there will be a spur to become that person.
~Path of Time~ by Micky Foo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License
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