“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right.”

- Henry Ford

So far we’ve talked about the power of writing down your goals and getting your ideas out of your head, onto paper. We’ve talked about the difference between sight/vision and how important it is to distinguish between the two. We then touched bases on your feelings and how they play a key role in the process of manifesting your goals.

In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how your thoughts factor into the equation and what to keep in mind (literally) as it relates to your “what” on the way to your “where”.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I can’t say this enough. The brain cannot tell the difference between fact and fiction. Its base, primary function is survival. With that said, our brains are fantastic at pointing out things that could threaten our stability thus interrupting our comfort zones.

In the Nipsey Hussle song, “Dedication”, Nipsey wrote, “Used to be stay safe, now it stay dangerous, ‘cause ain’t no point in playing defense…that’s why I dove off the deep end. Without a life jacket.” That line conveys how important it was for Nipsey to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. In reprogramming your brain to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, you must move your thoughts into the driver's seat on your road to your “where”. I’ve often said, not every thought we think is ours. That statement is even more true when you’re unintentional with your thoughts.

Napoleon Hill’s book “Think and Grow Rich” and James Allen’s book “As a Man Thinketh” takes a deeper dive into the power of your thoughts. Your thoughts coupled with how you feel about your thoughts manifest your reality.

Thought is a byproduct of our feelings and your feelings provoke your thoughts. However, most of us use thought to dictate how we feel. We think a thing and then feel around the thought. The thinking brain, the Neo Cortex, pulls its information from the now or its current conditions. What makes that so dangerous is, that conditions change. When I was growing up, the old folks said it like this, trouble doesn’t last always.

In short, whenever we emote a feeling towards a thought, we run the risk of creating a short-term cycle with long-term results. However, if we reverse that process and feel what we want to think, we then set into motion the unseen to be seen. For example, think about where are right now. If it’s not “where” you want to be, how does that feel? Not good right? Now, imagine where you would like to be, how does that feel? Now, what are your thoughts? Hopefully a little more optimistic than before.

The trick to checking your thoughts is to feel your thoughts before you think them. When you get a random thought, examine your feelings and emotions. Feelings and thoughts go hand and hand. Feelings activate your Limbic Brain while thoughts activate your Neo Cortex.

The Henry Ford quote at the beginning of this post, in my opinion, is indicative of how you feel about the way you think about yourself. Confidence comes with small wins. Where do you want to be? Take baby steps to build your confidence in the process. Set short-term goals and feel them into your thoughts. Then think about how you feel. Makes notes of your small wins then set bigger goals from there. Keep me posted on your progress. Shoot me an email at: findyourwhere@thechrischaney.com

Until next week my friend. I look forward to jumping back into the “What” of things with you.

Chris Chaney

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more, and become more, you are a leader...”

- John Quincy Adams

7.28.22