The Magic of Thinking BIG and How You Can Too!
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
How powerful is the magic of believing? Before 1954, no one had run a four-minute mile. Roger Bannister changed all that with his thinking, first and foremost. He said, “Fueled by my faith in my training, I will overcome all obstacles. I am brave! I am not afraid to face anyone on the track. I believe this is not a dream. It is my reality.”
What’s strange is that his record was broken 46 days later, and within two years, nine sub-four-minute miles gained the same fame. It seems astounding that we could go through history without ever cracking the mile in four minutes and then all of a sudden 9 athletes succeed at it within two years of Bannister’s record-breaking time. How on earth could that be? (more…)
