Get Advice From Albert Einstein
What If You Could Ask Anyone For Help?
Have you ever noticed how sometimes you are at your most
creative when you are interacting with another person? You and
your friend or acquaintance feed off of each other's ideas and
help each other clarify things. Well what about those times when
you are alone, or you have no one you wish to share your ideas
with? What can you do then to stimulate creative thought and to
find elegant solutions to your problems? You could try talking
to Albert Einstein.
Okay, you might want to talk to Andrew Carnegie or Lee Iacocca
if your problem has to do with making a factory more productive.
A question about love might be better addressed to the Dalai
Lama. The point is to have a conversation in your head with a
historical person or expert who can help with your particular
problem. Why would you want to do this?
Your Imagination Needs Form To Function
Whether you realize it or not, you have a powerful imagination.
What you may not have, however, is a powerful way to use it.
That is what you get with a conversation in your head; a way to
access the creative power of your mind. You will be surprized
how often your imaginary Einstein comes up with an interesting
idea, or asks you a question that produces something useful.
Try it in this way: Use the image of someone who you respect and
know something about. This is so you can easily imagine what
they might say. It can be a fictional character - in fact, this
may be even better. Explain the situation to this person, and
listen to what they have to say.
Remember those WWJD pins and stickers? WWJD stands for "What
Would Jesus Do?" Young christians wore these pins (still do, I
believe) as a source of guidance. Whether you are a christian or
not, you can understand how in a time of confusion, this simple
question can immediately clarify the situation and allow a right
decision.
Think about this for a moment. All the information necessary to
make a right decision might be there in a young man's head
already, and yet there is confusion. Imagining what Jesus would
do or say is all it takes to "see" the answer.
So start talking with your imaginary friends (in your head
please). Ask for help with personal, business, moral and any
other problems. This is a powerful way of drawing on the power
of your unconscious mind, and it will work for you if you give
it a chance.