You will get to Japan!…. Probably

Have you ever heard of the saying “mind over matter”? or “fake it till you make it”? or “the universe gives you what you want if you ask it often enough”?

Of course you have, we all have (and if you haven’t you now have!). And like most cliché phrases that are all but played out, we toss these phrases into our mental recycling bin. We constantly look for that new way or our own original way to figure out what we want and how we are going to get it… when all along, we just had to copy the last person.

Seriously folks. Life is actually that easy. The difficult part about it is being patient (“good things come to those who wait”… ah, starting to see a pattern here!).

I’m going to share a mighty simple tip that is going to help you get to Japan. It might not be tomorrow, it might not be next month… it might not even be for 3 years, but if you stay true to this method, I GAURANTEE you will get there. 

The method is called “Painfully Stupid Simple Belief.” I say it is painfully stupid, because you really just have to dumb your brain down to the point of a mule (much like going from a windows OS to a MAC OS, you just can’t wrap your head around how brutally basic the OS is and you keep looking for ways to make it more complex, until you want to smash the whole laptop. No, of course I’m not talking from experience). The simple part doesn’t mean “this is easy,” oh hells no, it is brutally hard, actually. The simple part is just a means to focus on the simplest idea possible, or rather: the outcome only (I believe this technique is generally referred to as “outcome oriented behavior,” but I don’t have an internet connection right now, so don’t quote me on it).

So here is what you do:

Step #1: Think of what you want to do in Japan, when you want to be there (pick a date), what kind of friends you want to have there, what kind of job, and how good you want your Japanese to be.

Step #2: Try as HARD as possible NOT to think about how you are going to do that. (KEYWORD: NOT TO THINK ABOUT.)

Step #3: Focus solely on the outcome you have just created for yourself. Ravish in it, enjoy it. If you can’t come up with the images and scenarios yourself, simply borrow them from a friend/mentor/celebrity/etc. Their “relation” to you isn’t nearly as important as the lifestyle of theirs you wish to have.

Step #4: (This is probably the hardest part). Once you have finally made these thoughts into your own, go out there are share it openly and honestly with others. If you are embarrassed to do this, you have probably failed to make it a believable scenario in your own mind. Never, did I EVER while studying Japanese in Canada, believe that I would not someday be there, and I said that to anyone that might have asked. I said it naively, foolishly, stupidly, but truthfully from the bottom of my heart. (and look where it got me )

To put this all into a very, very simple perspective for you, I have created a graph called “The Scale of Probability.” This scale represents the likelihood of an outcome happening as it is fathomed in the human mind. Let’s quickly go through an explanation of the graph as well as each step along the way.

The y-axis represents the percentage from 0% to 100% of the likelihood of an outcome actually happening. The x-axis represents the level of belief an individual holds in his or her mind as to the probability of that outcome happening, represented by simple phrases. Let’s look at what happens in each phrase shall we?:

“I can’t”: The individual has zero belief whatsoever that what they have envisioned is a likely possibility for their current state, thus the likelihood of it actually happening is next to zero.

“I wish”: The individual has enjoyed the thought of the possible outcome, but believes it to be nothing more than a fleeting desire, and if it were to actually occur, it would be equivalent to winning the lottery. 10% chance or less in most cases.

“I might”: The individual has developed interest for the desired outcome, but is too afraid to act on it. The response is a wishy-washy “I might.” 20% chance.

“I should”: The individual has a weak belief that the outcome is possible, and realizes that action should be taken in order to increase probability, but generally leaves it at this level. 30% chance.

 “I could”: The individual expresses a sincere belief that the outcome is probable, and believes it is within their power to carry it out, but is still too afraid to take action. 40% chance.

“I will”: The individual has made a conscious effort to act upon his or her intuition of this probable outcome, however, the conscious effort causes room for doubt, hence the 50/50 syndrome. This is about as high as most people get on the scale of probability as it is were they begin to rationalize the outcome once they start acting on it and don’t see any immediate desired results. 50% chance.

“I can”: The individual is comfortable with the outcome and has no issues in expressing it to most people confidently as something within their capability (hence the jump from 60% probability to 80%). The main issue here is they have stopped to bask in the outcome too long without taking any decisive action, and thus probability begins to fall until it becomes “I can’t.”

“I am”: Where 95% of successful and ambitious people operate. The individual has reached a state where they have internalized the outcome and have begun to project it’s feeling into all parts of their lifestyle. Also know as “Actualization.”

“I did”: The individual has actualized the outcome and it has been completed within relative similarity to the envisioned outcome. 5% of the most influential and successful people that we know in this world operate in this mindset at all times. Understanding that “time” is not a concern and what they want will come as long as they understand the feeling of actually having it to the core.

I came. I saw. I conquered.

I came. I conquered.

I conquered. (that’s it)

…get it? Now sit down and envision your life here. Need some help? Swing by Cruxay’s YouTube channel, check his subscriptions, watch some videos of people in Japan and create the lifestyle you want to have in 1 year/5 years/10 years. Then, before your brain turns on, bask in the glory of your accomplishments.

Ganbare.

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