While preparing a training on Overcoming Setbacks, Discouragement and Disappointment for my Diamond Club, I remembered an old story that illustrates one of the points I wanted to make. I thought you would also enjoy it.

Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the central region of China. He didn't have a lot of money and, instead of a tractor, he used an old horse to plow his field.

One afternoon, while working in the field, the horse dropped dead. Everyone in the village said, “Oh, what a horrible thing to happen.” The farmer said simply, “We'll see.” He was so at peace and so calm, that everyone in the village got together and, admiring his attitude, gave him a new horse as a gift.

Everyone's reaction now was, “What a lucky man.” And the farmer said, “We'll see.”

If you’ve had any kind of exposure to success technologies, you’ve certainly heard about the power of visualization.

Well, it’s true. It works. We attract what we think about. And we do it all the time—consciously or unconsciously. The key is to direct our visualization in a positive rather than a negative fashion—to take charge of what we visualize in order to attract what we want.

Following is one of the best stories I’ve heard of the power of directed visualization.

Would you like to utilize a strategy that's been used for thousands of years by most of the world's great minds? Inventors, writers, artists, scientists and philosophers have employed this technique to solve problems and create works of art. This is a simple but almost magical method for gaining access to Universal Wisdom.

You've probably already used it yourself either intentionally or unintentionally. I've had great success with the process, but must admit that I don't employ it as often as I should. I forget about how powerful, effective and easy it is. Perhaps we've just been programmed to believe that solving difficult problems needs to involve struggle and effort.

Just what is this magical, mystical process?

1. The most serious problem you have right now, whether it's money, health, relationships or any combination.
2. Then write one word to describe how you feel when you think of the problem. It could be any word such as anxious, miserable, fearful, helpless, hopeless, etc.
3. Now write one more word to describe how you'd feel if that problem no longer exists. You can use words like happy, peaceful, relaxed or any word of your choosing.
   

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Do you need to make an important decision in the face of uncertainties?

Here's a winning strategy: Many of the financial gurus on TV and the web say we're entering a period of great uncertainty. And many recommend we take action and adopt new lifestyles based on living on less.

This can be a tough decision. W. Clement Stone, who built an insurance empire worth hundreds of millions dollars during and just after the Great Depression, had his sales staff recite the phrase, "Do it now" again and again at the start of each workday.

Why did this remarkable millionaire do this?