As we grow older and gain more life experience, most of us discover that it is remarkably easy to possess wisdom after the event.

How often have we said, “I knew I shouldn’t have done that,” or, “I thought this would not work.” Why is it that we hear our intuition speaking to us and then choose to ignore it?

Perhaps it is because we have been “educated”, and education often suppresses many of the incredible natural tools with which we are born. (By the way, it is relatively easy to redevelop the lost skills that are our birthright.) Hindsight, when used in conjunction with some of our other natural abilities, can take on an entirely new meaning.

Consider for a moment the unlikely combination of hindsight and imagination. Now bring into the equation the principles of goal setting and the process of visualisation.

The Power of Goal Setting

Goal setting serves several important functions. Firstly, we must tell our brain exactly what we want. Most people don’t actually know what they want.

Next, we must commit. Without commitment, nothing works.

For the process to work, we must be able to visualise ourselves as already having achieved the perfect end result of our desire. This is a function of the creative imagination—creating an accurate and detailed vision of a future reality.

It has been scientifically proven that the visual cortex of the brain performs both seeing and visualising, and cannot distinguish between the two. The brain, now remembering what we have visualised as reality, begins to regulate our behaviour accordingly.

Hindsight in Advance

We now have the advantage of hindsight—in advance of the actual event.

From this imagined place in our future, we can look back, make the necessary adjustments to the plans we have created, and significantly improve our chances of success.

We can never truly fail; we can only quit.

If we refuse to quit, continue developing our natural talents, and apply common sense to our present circumstances, we will always succeed in the end.

Learn to use all the natural tools with which you have been blessed.

You are a truly amazing piece of technology.

Take the time to develop and use all that you already are.

By David Pickard Wyllie