“Attention is the ability we have to discriminate and to focus only on that which we want to perceive. We can perceive millions of things simultaneously, but using our attention, we can hold whatever we want to perceive in the foreground of our mind.” Eckhart Tolle

Your attention is even more powerful than you might imagine. Here’s an excerpt from my article Resistance is Futile – What You Resist You Empower.

Quantum physics is demonstrating that the “act of observing” literally changes that which is observed. It is the act of observation (extending one’s attention toward) that causes an atom to change from a non-physical wave function to a physical particle.

Can you get the power of this?

When you put your attention on something you are literally creating matter – changing waves to particles. How do you put your attention on something? You decide. When you decide, you create. Perhaps the phrase “We create our own reality” is not metaphorical but precise.

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We recognize the power of our mind to invent, manage, communicate, heal, etc. All of this is done by giving our attention to that which we seek to invent, manage, communicate, heal, etc. When we lose our ability to direct our attention freely (i.e. following a trauma, due to extreme worry, etc.), our creative ability becomes stifled.

Learning to manage and direct your attention deliberately is the most productive endeavor no matter your field of interest. I offer free attention mentoring to those who take my What You Want Challenge. Guaranteed beneficial to your business endeavors, your personal relationships, your health… it affects absolutely every aspect of life because we live through our attention.
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“I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest.” Andrew Carnegie

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” Walt Disney

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice.” William Jennings Bryan