How To Deal With The "What Ifs."

What is the thought that most often pops up in your head as soon as you come up with an exciting new idea?

If you thought, "what if" then you are absolutely right. It usually goes like this: "what if this goes wrong or it doesn't work." Or "what if there is no market for this or what if nobody buys...," etc.

Have you noticed something about these "what if's?" They are all negative! They all assume that something bad is going to happen.

Where is all this negative back-talk coming from? It is a result of all the negative experiences you have been exposed to from the time you were still young until the present. Your subconscious is like a sponge that soaks up everything you experience and then plays it back for you like a tape recorder.

So what happens when you hear this negative commentary from your subconscious? This represents a roadblock for most people, literally! The moment they hear this they dwell on it, and the more they dwell on it, the more "evidence" the subconscious presents as to why it may not be a good thing to go ahead with this new idea.

As a consequence most people never get to prove their subconscious wrong.

But what if, they had gone ahead regardless? They would most likely have achieved their objective and would have proven their subconscious wrong in the process.

You see, the subconscious doesn't only present negative evidence; it also presents positive evidence, provided it has been exposed to such.

When you go ahead regardless, you would most likely have succeeded and then you could use this new "evidence" to counteract all the old "evidence" presented by your subconscious. Every time you achieve something you have new ammunition to help you gain momentum.

Eventually this new positive evidence will replace the old negative evidence, and it will become easier and easier to tackle and accomplish new challenges.

Let me tell you something very powerful and important, in case you didn't know it.

You are an incredibly powerful being, with the most powerful force in the universe, your mind, at your disposal.

You can do anything you want.

The only reason you haven't been able to achieve all the feats you are capable of is, because you didn't know how much power you had or you didn't believe in yourself enough.

There is something you need to understand. Everything in the Universe is pure potential.

This means that just as something has the potential to go wrong it has an equal chance to go right. When you listen to the negative voice from your subconscious and dwell on it, then you automatically tilt the balance towards a negative outcome.

However, if you hear the negative voice, but choose to ignore it, instead choosing to think positive thoughts and going ahead with your idea, you actually tilt the balance towards a positive outcome, and will most likely achieve your goals.

So the next time your subconscious starts with its usual "what if" negative back-talk you can say, "so what" and do it anyway!