Remember Schoolhouse Rock? Oh, how I lived for those video segments that educated and entertained at the same time.

They covered politics: “I’m just a bill. Yes, I’m only a bill and I’m sitting here on Capitol Hill…”
Instructed us in math: “if you skate you would be great, if you could make a figure eight…”

And of course, schooled us in grammar: conjunction, junction, what’s your function?

Well, today I’m borrowing “Conjunction, Junction” as inspiration for talking about an important component in using our imagination to create and enhance your life. Assumption has generally gotten a bad rap or as the saying goes, “when we assume we make an ass out of you and me.”

But as Neville teaches, the key to using your imagination for the purpose of life creation is to assume the state of the wish fulfilled. In other words, you experience what it is you wish to manifest in your life in the imaginal world and it will manifest in the material world.

You operate from the assumption that it’s already happened.

Everything is created twice. First you imagine it in your inner world and ultimately it expresses or “outpictures” in your physical. This process creates over and over. The device you’re reading this on: desktop computer, phone, tablet were all imagined before they ever came into your physical world.

The same with the space you’re occupying as you read: home, office, coffeeshop, etc. were mentally designed before they ever came into being.

Even your emotional states are created in your inner world and this process can be used to your advantage.

I recently worked with someone who was to present before his managerial team for the first time. He had all of the mechanics of his presentation down but was so nervous about it that he was making himself sick.

What we focused on was seeing himself as a successful presenter. We moved past the event itself and focused on the thoughts and feelings of what it was like to be masterful. And we keyed in on feeling it now. We concentrated on acting as a successful presenter- now. That’s important.

Being married to a performing artist brings me into contact with a lot of actors and actresses, dancers, singers, musicians, etc. Something I’ve noticed that typically separates the ones who produce outstanding performances from the ones who don’t do as well.

They take their rehearsal time seriously.

I’ve watched some who are lackadaisical in rehearsal, saying they’re going to be better when performance time comes but they never step up their game. Sure, there are a few outliers who do well despite lousy rehearsals but in general, that’s not the case.

The ones who take rehearsal seriously get great results. In talking with several about their process they’ve shared that imagine a successful performance and are able to nail it when the time comes.

They assume the feeling of success.

Assumption, assumption, what’s your function?

...to set you up for success.