Why Its Good To Visualise Yourself As A Rubber Ball

Made me laugh


Ged

The positive benefits are that if you have a "knock back" or suffer a let down, you visualize yourself as made of rubber - like a rubber ball.


Then say to yourself "I will bounce back, like a rubber ball"


It improves your mindset - and attitude!


I have also seen it written, that its not what happens to you in life but how you react to what happens - whatever the circumstances - and this does seem to be true, especially when you see how some people suffer very trying circumstances but find something within themselves to cope and overcome their difficulties.



Hope this helps.


Ged

Similar. When something bad happens in my life my first thought is..

"What did I learn from this?"

And the second question is "How is this to my advantage?" It has nothing to do with "Positive thinking". I mean what real benefit can I use to my advantage? What information was useful to me?


If it's something that has already happened, my thought is to get the most out of it. Of course, getting hit by a truck, or having a spouse die...don't really apply. But in business it does.

As far as being a rubber ball, I get the reason for the analog. But...the reason you think along those lines is that you feel the pressure...and that's what you have to bounce back from.

Personally, I see myself as a ball of moving air. No need to bounce back, because I don't feel the pressure. Believe me, it's not because I'm strong....it's just not personal to me.

It also helps if you are aware of probabilities.

I remember when I was maybe 40 years old. My Dad just died. Of course I cried. But hours later it dawned on me that before I died, several things were going to happen;
My Mom could very likely die. My wife had a good chance of dying first.
The economy was likely to take at least one major dive before I died.
I would have several good years in business, and probably several major problems.
I was likely to have my store robbed at least once.
I was likely to be in extreme pain for several months with back problems, at least one more time.
A few trips to the Emergency room. A few trips to the emergency room for my wife.

But in between these inconveniences....a pretty good life for my wife and I.

"So this is when that was going to happen"..is a pretty good outlook when tragedy strikes.

Anyway, a few thoughts.


Added later; In selling, I used the same outlook. I never got excited when I got a sale, or depressed because I wasted my time...it was just all part of the same process. In learning a new business, I always knew it wasn't really a matter of success or failure, just a learning process....

Thanks Ryan,


I often find with internet marketing that there are a series of hurdles to over come as with other aspects of life its good to keep positive and have a "bounce back" mentality!


Ged

Exactly

And as he says, if you don't believe it, you're not gonna live it.

Or, someone who faces life's challenges by using my given intellect, my developed power of reasoning, my ability to ascertain what is real in life and never looking for any external influences to shape the way I approach anything I encounter on a day to day basis.

Hey, but that's just me.

Scott,


yes thank you for your comment.


Its all about attitude - we cannot determine what happens to us in life, but we can always determine how we respond to it!


All the best


Ged

the issue becomes are people saying or reading and repeating.or visualizing this stuff just to feel better or be more positive.or are they pushing for meaningful growth.

so is someone going to bounce back from a set back, be persistent, never give up and just set more big goals they really have no hope of reaching. are they going to figure out where they went wrong and what they can learn. and how to be better prepared for the next problems before they happen.