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Be a Rubber Band Head

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Stretch Class Very similar to the physical world like if you took a stretching class, stretching your mind in business and in your personal life, yields HUGE benefits.

I so often think as we move through life we become a prisoner of our mind. Limiting beliefs. Holding on to what didn't work in the past. Thinking scarcity instead of abundance. You need to break the rules. Make up new rules. For example if wanted to take six weeks vacation each year, can you make that happen? If you want to take your business to a new level, can your mind envision it? If you are moving to a new field like law or becoming a broker, what does that look like, and what steps get you there? Pose questions to yourself about what that new dream looks like?

What time do you get up in the morning?What are you doing during the day? To think that you have to do things a certain way, is a "self-limiting" belief. You also don't have to work with all customers. That's a huge belief people have a hard time grasping. Some never do rentals. Some never work out certain geographical boundaries.

BE A RUBBER BAND HEAD. Expand your mind and allow yourself to think new directions. Be flexible.

Remember, there IS NOT just one way to build your life. There's a whole world out there that is waiting precisely for you to build the blocks together one at a time till you reach the mountaintop.

Posted by Gary Woltal - Associate Broker REALTOR® Dallas Ft. Worth on 09/04/2008 05:15 PM

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40 Comments on Be a Rubber Band Head

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Gary - I love that quote by Oliver, never heard that one. I agree with the premise of this post and the implementation of that premise allows us to grow and evolve... individually and collectively.

Sometimes you have to look very carefully to see that often we are the only thing holding us back... it's always easier to think it is something or someone outside of ourselves.

Our beliefs do control our destiny. Thank you for the present moment, Gary.

Gary - push comes to shove and anybody can do almost anything when they put their mind to it!

Goodness. The more we learn the more we learn that we have a lot to learn. Learning often takes us in strange and wonderful directions and places.

Gary, I reiterate...what you believe will be...will be. We create our own reality. Now. what does a rubberband head look like? LOL.

Later in the rain~Deb

P.S. I know I'm a pain in the patootie. I've had a really rough week. Looking like a rubberband head would improve my looks!

Good idea Gary. People don't realized that things that aren't flexible can "snap" as easily as things that are stretched too much. There is always this damn "balance" thing going on:)

Gary- Flexibility is the key to all of lifes learning. When we are rigid learning stops completely or slows to a crawl but being flexible opens our minds to a lifetime of learning. Good post. Thanks

Gary, the saying by Oliver Wendell should be something we all strive to do. Change always happens and one should go with it verses fighting it or wishing for the past... because neither will ever happen.

Gary, as always good information. Change is one thing in life that we can be sure of and I think our business is one of those places where we always have to be a rubber band. What works today might not work tomorrow.

Gary, enjoyed your post, especially the part about being a rubber band head (LOL).

I wanna be a rubber band head, too!! I've always been a "Little Engine Who Could"!!! GBU!!

Gary...

I like the idea of stretching one's mind, why not give it a little twist here and there, who know, some good could come from it!

Gary: I love this post! I actually read it aloud to my hubby! You always seem to speak my language and I feel it with this one as well. In a recent meeting in my office, one of the things that we discussed was that we DO need to think outside the box--we cannot ever 'get comfortable' in our business because it IS everchanging. We MUST be flexible and pose these questions to ourselves in regards, not only in our business but, in our personal lives also! Thanks for the thought-provoking post Gary!

Debe in Charlotte

I like the idea and I really like the saying from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.and it is really true! Thanks for another SUPER post Gary!

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

I absolutely LOVE this phrase. It is so profound! Another great post, Gary!

Hi Gary...as they say it's always mind over matter, Limiting Beliefs, well they come in time, like climbing a 40 foot ladder, you know this is not a good idea, sometimes common sense is just that, and yes it can be a limiting belief. The Questions is...how do you know "what your limiting belief is, that is holding you back".... when you want to move forward(positive desire to go after new business). Being flexable is always a good thing, especialy when dealing with people.

Great Post..thanks for sharing!

Gary,

Flexibility is not a virtue that comes naturally...it must be worked at....and most never succeed in acquiring it!!! Human nature is basically lazy! Any thing worth having is worth working for! Thanks, Fran

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Gary - I like to explore, so boxing myself in, would not work with my personality.

Gary, I like to walk across the room-then get out of the way so new things happen!!! Life is just so wonderful and full of joy and glory!!

The only limits on ourselves are the ones we put in place. If you can think it, you can do it. Great inspiration Gary... as always.

Gary, all I can do is echo what every body else has said. Thank you again for the motivational start to my day.

Hi Gary. I was here yesterday and I can't remember whether I commented or not! A.D.D. at it's best! I love the quote. Sadly, a body once stretched never regains it's original dimensions either (ask any mom!). But having your mind stretched is a good thing. I'm open to all new ideas as long as they are not forced down my throat. In that instance, even if it's a good idea, I can't see it. xxoo

Hi Gary, so true, and I like the quote... and, the body after pregnancy is the same way, for sure (also after marriage, a few more birthday parties, a few more this, that & the others...hahaha!) I do have to get out of my head a little more... the computer is like a magnet for my mind and it's often hard to pull my body away!

Jason Sardi: We are always growing, and your point about it being individual and collective is a good one. We affect others. We take others with us down our new paths. Great insight.

Lynn: It is all up to us. So true.

Hi Carol: A great positive statement of pretty much you can do anything you set your mind to. Great confidence you have set an example for all of us Carol.

Lenn: Learning is indeed like a bottomless pit or unquenchable thirst with many unknown roads. But it is so refreshing Lenn.

Hi Deb: I very much like the create your own reality thought. I couldn't find any pictures of a rubber band head.

Charles: That is like the strong wind on the grass vs. the stiff tree. The tree breaks, the grass just bends. It is a balance, I agree.

Martha: Your thought is kind of like being a closed vessel or an open vessel. Being open gets us so much further in life.

Valerie: Good point of going with change and staying in reality.

Marchel: Adapting in our business lives is critical to stay up with the times. Very good point Marchel.

Carolyn: I know you are growing EVERY day. I see it in you.

Hi Elizabeth: I knew you were one of those little engines that could. You just somehow God willing get the job done.

Richard: A twist to the mind will allow it to grow, or will they say we have a twisted mind? : )

Debe: Stretching in many directions beyond our box allows us to re-shape our world constantly. I'm glad the post got you thinking or maybe a reminder and you got to share with your wonderful husband. I know he's wonderful cause you expanded my world by telling me about him.

Teresa: I am glad the quotation was meaningful to you.

Lisa: Thank you. The quote served as my beginning point with this thought.

Fred: The "limiting belief" has to addressed and recognized. You are right that many are blind to it.

Fran: Great point that flexibility comes through work, which takes discipline and effort.

Jennifer: I thought you were a born explorer, always discovering new things.

Cathy: New things happening open new worlds to us.

Hey Jesse: Thoughts precede our actions.

Hi Don: Good to hear from you. Have a great day.

Hi Susan: You're getting like me with the A.D.D. What am I doing today anyway? I like that you understand yourself that a new idea has to become within you and be your idea for you to accept it or else you resist it. Points of self-discovery like that are very insightful. xxoo

Hi Mara: Yes, the stretching extends beyond the mind for sure. You're doing fine Mara in all areas. I wouldn't change a thing!

Gary: I just had to stop in for my motivational lift for the day. You never let me down. Thank you.

GARY - Good advice for all. I really like the Oliver Wendell Holmes quote about the human mind.

Donna: Thanks for your commenting. I love that you visit here.

Adam: Oliver Wendell Holmes must have been a great man!!

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Gary, we really should put "No Limits" on ourselves!

Pam: Where have I heard that No Limit expression before?? Hmmm.... It definitely seems like it has a Meridian, Idaho ring to it!!

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Gary, what a great post (that I missed but it was called to my attention early this morning by Elizabeth Nieves). While I might feel I am blessed to have always traveled to the beat of my own drum, I do try to consciously think about, and admit, that I need to envision MORE for myself. See.. in trying to stay aware, I was led to your post this morning!

Love the analogy of being a rubber band head. What man's mind can conceive; man can achieve.

Our mind truly controls us (for better or worse.) I really enjoyed your post--short and sweet but very powerful with message.

Gary - This is a clever concept. I try to be a "rubber band head" about a lot of things, but there are certainly those areas where I am more concrete, I suppose.

Count me in, loved the quote. I have been a rubber band head all along but just didn't know it. Thanks for giving it a name!

It's funny how we do the same things over and over again, and think that it's the way things have to be done, even if we keep getting the same disappointing results. Isn't that the definition of chaos? I love the phrase you've coined because it's EXACTLY what we need to be!

Hi Gary - I've been trying to learn to cope with a number of new and unfamiliar things the last couple of months with the loss of my fiancee and business partner, so I know what that 'rubber band head' can feel like. I also find that I participate in 'self-limiting' talk inside my head, too, and that causes not-so-great feelings inside when I let that happen. So, I'm contnually working on this all day and all night, hoping to limit the 'self limiting' talk.....

Ann

Ok Gary! Have I told you lately that I adore you and your wisdom? What have I been doing over these past few months? (working my tail off!) But really, you just say it like it is and there is no beating around the bush. You know, even when I have been on AR actively reading your blog, something in my heart has been telling me that I need to find my way back to my friends because you have so much to share. Thank you! I'm e-x-p-a-n-d-i-n-g!

Susie: Keep stretching that mind. I think you are doing wonderful.

Michael: I couldn't have said it any better than you did.

Diane: Our mind either imprisons us or empowers us.

Jason Crouch: Concrete head? I guess that is where we just cannot bend. We all have to work on those areas. People just call me a blockhead when I am like that : )

Janna: Good for you at so easily expanding your mind. It is not easy for many.

Jim & Maria: Stop the insanity, and break the patterns if it is not working. Great thought.

Ann: Keep trying those new directions and think positively that they will work for you. Self limiting beliefs can really slow down our growth, and we have to work to stop them.

Beautiful Julie: I, personally miss you tremendously. Everything in balance with work and blogging and reading of course. What I miss FROM YOU is your sharing of yourself. I pray that again you will find time as part of your life to share again with all of us.

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Hello my friend-Another stroll down Gary's blogging history. Very nicely said my friend. My mind has stretched a lot in the last 3 yrs. It is never going back to what it was before I moved to VA. I have learned so much. I have learned even more this last year. Yet so much more to learn. My rubber band is really getting stretched big time. This week and last week it has stretched yet again. You won't even recognize me pretty soon. <SMILE>

"I so often think as we move through life we become a prisoner of our mind." As you know from our chats that I have experienced this for years. I do believe someone opened my prison door and I am free. <SMILE>

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