You know that your brain is a goal achieving machine. Right! It’s going to go and find you the answers to the questions you give it. It’s also going to go and find you the evidence for whatever it is you are focusing on.
Stop looking for the wrong evidence.
Here’s what I mean:
Say you decide that your work colleague or your partner or your friend or a relative doesn’t like you anymore. You decide that they are upset with you for something that you did or didn’t do. They haven’t said anything to you. (Of course they wouldn’t, nobody likes confrontation.) Your brain starts looking for evidence to back up what you’ve decided. This is how the brain works.
I’m writing about it this week because so many of my legends (clients) and colleagues have been telling me about their woes and sharing with me all the evidence they have backed up to prove they are right.
Stop looking for the wrong evidence.
You get what you focus on, so focus on what you want; not what you don’t want.
In essence you are creating or manifesting the scenarios. You know you are.
Stop looking for the wrong evidence.
Instead start looking for the evidence for the things that you want and are grateful for. This will ensure you get more of that.
And if there really is a problem between you and someone else, go and talk to them about it.
Often times I’ve accused Ross of being in a mood or being cranky with me because I’ve interpreted his facial expression or manner and decided how he’s feeling and what’s going on. When I do confront him he gives it straight back to me with a “That’s your xxit. Deal with it.”
“Ouch!” He is right though. I’m reacting to the story I’ve told myself and then looking for evidence to back it up.
Have I made myself clear for this week?
Stop looking for the wrong evidence.
Go look for the evidence for what you want. It’s there. You’ve just been filtering it out.
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