10th June 2025
The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once observed: “Most people take the limits of their vision to be the limits of the world. A few do not, Join them.”
The life you see this very moment isn’t necessarily the life of your future.
You might be viewing things through the eyes of your fears, limitations & false assumptions.
Once you clean up the stained glass window you see the world through a whole new set of possibilities.
Remember, we see the world not as it is but as we are.
Years ago, it was believed that no human being could ever break the 4 minute mile barrier.
But, On that fateful day on 6 May 1954, none of the conditions were ideal, it was a cold day, the wind was up, the track was wet and it was a small meet with a smaller crowd than was considered essential.
Despite everything, Bannister crossed the line at 3.59.4 minutes to rapturous applause, and fell into the arms of his trainers.
The 4-minute mile barrier was broken and he was alive!
Perhaps equally interesting is that Bannister’s record held for only 45 days! Once he had demonstrated that it could be done, athletes internationally started to achieve the same and better.
Bannister showed people what was possible & then armed with that belief, people did the impossible.
What’s your “4 minute mile”, a belief that you have told yourself, a task you can’t achieve?
What’s the record you want to achieve? What’s your barrier that you want to go beyond?
The relationship you’d love to have with a significant other, the health & vitality you’d love to experience, the impact & recognition you’d love professionally, the time and money freedom?
It is all possible for you. Hold fast for it, no matter if anyone around you is telling you otherwise:
Stop giving excuses & explore what excuse are you giving yourself. Let it go.
It is in the act of believing in the possibilities & doing the things they could do, that all successful people cause the changes to happen.
Bannister put it this way: “It is the brain, not the heart or lungs, that is the critical organ.”
And Wayne Dyer said : “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.”
Believe in the possibilities & take the steps that are yours to take & you can cause it to come about.
Overcome your “4 minute mile” barrier
& stay blessed forever.