Trick To Getting What You Want Pt. 2

The sequel to our last article, recommending the process of living-in-a-dream-world.

The last article, The Trick to Getting What You Want, explained a process that could be summarized something like this:

Imagine a world/reality X that you desire.
Live as though X is real.
X becomes real.

(Thanks Kawlinz, for the awesome summary.)

While this is a succinct and very clear summary on it’s own… for many who are currently using logic as their only tool for navigating life, some form of logical cause-and-effect step that explains how imagination becomes reality, is probably seeming vital, yes? Like maybe they are intrigued by the summary, it catches the eye, engages the mind, and then there’s the "WTF? Where’s the logic that takes you from dream-world-premise, to reality-conclusion?"

Assuming that’s the case, I’ll provide the extra step. The extra step between (1)live in a dream-world and (3)dream-world becomes reality is…  Wait for it…  (2)‘put logic aside for faith.‘

Logic is a brilliant incredible tool. I love it. And being blessed with an ‘above average’ intellect, I’ve definitely abused/over-used it in my past

It only ever took me so far.

I did okay in life.  I didn’t really thrive or succeed or feel fucking amazing.

*Note: I’ll be using the word success as a symbol or metaphor of reality-creation that society understands. In this case it will mean, money/fame/contribution to the world.

That is until I learned that logic alone cannot propel one to massive growth/fulfillment.

It calls for imagination, vision, faith, risk, love and perhaps a dash of insanity or childishness.

There are many, many, tremendously successful people, living fulfilling lives, who have despairing points in their past that called on them for completely illogical risk, faith, and love. So they heeded the call and did it, and miracles happened, reality changed.

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee dropped out of university, had his show cancelled and hurt his back, and every doctor told him he’d never practice martial arts again. So in six months’ time, he had written eight, two-inch volumes of notes. And in all that time, with evidence to the contrary, he refused to believe that he wouldn’t heal; he was an avid believer that our thoughts create our reality. The above would seem completely illogical to society continually prodding him to "pursue a different career, one that had security and your show couldn’t be cancelled, one that was safer, nothings more important than health, don’t get injured, blah blah." – Bruce succeeded.

Walt Disney

Walt Disney filed for bankruptcy at 21, do you think his friends and family were saying "Oh yeah Walt, your chosen career path is totally rocking it, keep it up?" No, they were using logic to tell him this was utterly foolish. Politics, betrayal and more losses mount. In 1925, Lillian and Walt forgo getting a reliable car so they can get married. Employees abandon him, snatched by Universal. At 28 Walt chose to sell his car for money but he would not sell Mickey, the successful part and core of his vision. At 31 he had a nervous breakdown. He pressed on.

Pinochio, Bambi and Fantasia were considered movie flops initially. Disney owed banks $5,000,000 in 1939. His movies were selling in Europe and making money but then World War II broke out destroying the market. Hollywood blamed Walt for the studio’s misfortunes. His investors/bankroll were hating on him, completely unsupportive, berating him with the logic as to why he appeared to be failing. His staff decided to strike. After a period that would seem stressful to many, he issued stocks and saved everything, but still finished heavily in debt. Then he’s inspired to create Disneyland. His own brother doesn’t see the vision, and just keeps citing logical reasons why it won’t work. He cashed in everything he had to create Disneyland… to illogically and riskily turn his imagination into a reality. Walt succeded.

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times to create the lightbulb. Many people’s definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect different results. Each of his failures was slightly different, and he always felt on the edge of a discovery. If that’s the feeling, illogical as it seems, Edison felt he had to do it. Everyone was viewing him with disdain and as a fool, but he eventually created something we are all still benefitting from today, and that allowed massive industry and growth for humanity.

Edison and his staff sweated through 50,000 experiments to perfect the alkaline battery! Can you possibly imagine that kind of tenacity? It’s born of vision and the commitment to that vision. When you have an idea that you know is a good one, that you know will enhance other people’s lives as well as your own, you are going to walk through fire to get it out there, even if it seems completely retarded. Edison succeeded.

That’s not all, the list goes on, there’s Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Henry Ford, Colonel Sanders, Audrey Hepburn, Rosa Parks, Mathatma Gandhi… In all these examples:

1. The person had a ‘dream’ that they were utterly confident in and committed to.

2. They lived as if it would succeed, investing and risking everything where it seemed ridiculous to do so, gilded by their own certainty. They put logic aside, and continued to take ‘logic-less’ action.

3. Their dream became a reality.

"The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success." – Bruce Feirstein

“Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.” – Gail Devers

“Love is an attempt to change a piece of a dream-world into reality.” – Henry David Thoreau

"“For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.”" – Jean Dubuffet

“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” – Douglas H. Everett

 

Maybe this article could use a little logic: If a thousand people, who were all struggling and on the brink and appeared unsuccessful and miserable at one point in their life, then put logic aside and made use of the above (generally illogical) qualities, and immediately doors started opening and their lives became fulfilling and they became some of the most successful people in the world, would it not be logical to examine this pattern, perhaps look for a connection, at least a little? (After all, I’ve just done some of the work for you guys by posting this )

For myself… I’ve studied tons of successful people. I’ve studied those who’ve converted dreams into reality. I’ve studided lots of other things too, and that can certainly help, and I’d suggest that studying the dreamers, geniuses, and visionaries in *any* field has helped me massively.

It’s not up to me to convince anyone of anything. It’s not my intention for you to blindly listen to me. I’m sharing things I’ve learned/observed/been inspired to. To me, when someone *really* wants something and loves it, it’s a chore to keep them away from it.

If You’re Really Interested In Success

If one is really interested in success, achieving ones dreams, etc.  It’d be hard *NOT* to seek out and absorb the words and lessons of the passionate, the successful, the dream-realizers. I love to do so.  I read every word.  Like someone who studies jewelry, journalism, or jiu-jitsu, passionate people absorb it all, becoming excellent at it. You ask them what they did last night, and they tell you their bedtime reading was their chosen subject. You ask them what they did on the weekend, and they talk of an event related to their chosen subject.

One can study genius and vision, absorbing it all, and become good at it.

I’ve studied these things, perhaps you all will too?

*Apparently, when you suggest people emulate insane people, further explanation may be called for

"Today, a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration. That we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we’re the imagination of ourselves. Here’s Tom with the weather." – Bill Hicks (you may have heard it in a Tool song.)