DANG WANGI
For more than thirty years, I have been sailing around the world on my catamaran and exploring the planet in my Land Rover Defenders.
Everywhere I travel, I meet people who live as if their dreams are possible and work each day to make them happen. They doubt their limits and accomplish seemingly impossible things.
I have not encountered any absolute limits beyond which it is impossible to go.
Many times I felt like I had taken things to the limit, but on further examination, it was clear I simply had enough. I was done and was unwilling to do whatever it takes to continue. Hitting the wall of absolute limits has never been a problem.
What I have learned about limits so far is summed up in these few sentences:
“The envelope of possibility is infintely large, and the likelihood of encountering absolute limits is infinitesimally small. There are no limits. There are only limiting beliefs.”
Although the envelope of possibility is infinitely large, it is equally true that on a personal level the envelope of possibility is only as big as you believe it to be.
Jesus said, "As you believe, so shall it be done unto you." On another occasion he said, "Nothing is impossible," and "Everything is possible to him who believes." Jesus was talking about the envelope of possibility, and he made it clear that our beliefs determine the size of that envelope.
Possibilty is a dynamic thing that changes with our beliefs.
We must increase the envelope of possibility by pushing our limits every day. What was impossible yesterday just might be possible today if we get our beliefs right.
Your job is to explore and expand the envelope of possibility by pushing the limits in every area of your life.
If you look for your limits, it won't be long before you discover them, but if you push your limits, the envelope of possibility will relentlessly expand, and there is no limit to how good your life can become.
Every day you face a choice. You can accept your limits or push them back. You should push your limits and keeping on pushing for as long as you live.
For the past six decades I have been exploring the envelope of possibility. My adventures have taken me around the world, and I have had a few disasters along the way. But in spite of the bumps and scrapes, I have done my best to eradicate my limiting beliefs and push my limits as far as I can go.
My limiting beliefs told me it was too risky to sail around the world on a sailboat with my family. I pushed my limiting beliefs and finished an eleven year circumnavigation in the trade winds on Exit Only.
My limiting beliefs told me my sailing voyage was over after I was critically injured in a car accident in New Zealand. Two broken legs, five broken ribs, a punctured lung, internal bleeding, and a broken shoulder blade told me to sell my sailboat and give up my circumnavigation. I pushed my limits and within one year, I raised my sails and headed north from New Zealand to Fiji.
My limiting beliefs told me I was wasting my time writing books on positive thinking and positive spirituality. I pushed my limits and wrote twelve books that are changing people's lives.
My limiting beliefs told me that making positive websites is a waste of time because there is little chance for my websites to be discovered among the billions of pages on Internet. I pushed my limits and made hundreds of positive websites that people view in 196 countries.
My limiting beliefs told me it was a waste of time to create positive podcasts, and even if I made them, nobody would listen. I pushed my limits and made over 200 positive podcasts that people listen to every day.
My limiting beliefs told me no one has ever made a Positive Thinking Network that reaches around the world, and it is unlikely that I would be the one who makes it happen. I pushed my limits and created the Positive Thinking Network that reaches millions of people each year.
I am well acquainted with limiting beliefs. They have been my constant companion for more than seventy years.
I have been pushing my limits as hard as I can, and I will continue for as long as I can, because for me there are no limits. There are only limiting beliefs.
Dr. Dave - Positive Thinking Doctor
Captain Ardell Lien is one of my heroes. At age 71, he completed a singlehanded circumnavigation in a 27 foot sailboat after undergoing a double organ transplant. He had a combined kidney and heart transplant, and after he recovered, he set sail on a Nor’sea 27 sailboat on a circumnavigation.
Jon Sanders did eleven solo circumnavigations completing his last circumnavigation at age 81. On his last sailing voyage, he collected water samples to detect microplastics in all of the southern oceans.
Marvin Creamer was 66 years old when he set out in his steel hulled 36 foot boat to perform a circumnavigation without using navigational instruments. He is proof that a GPS does not make you a navigator any more than a boat makes you a sailor.
Jeanne Socrates started serious ocean sailing at age 48, and at age 77, she completed a solo non-stop circumnavigation spending 339 days at sea. She sailed in a 39 foot sailboat south of all the great southern capes.
Craig Wood lost two legs and one arm to an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. Being a triple amputee has not stopped him from living his sailing dreams. He is cruising around the world on his 41 foot aluminum catamaran with his wife and two children, and he is preparing for a singlehanded transpacific adventure that will take two to three months to sail from Mexico to Japan.
You don't need a brain transplant to get a new way of thinking and feeling. It's much cheaper and more effective to read Dr. Dave's eBooks and fill your mind with positive things.
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More than 2000 years ago, Jesus talked about the quantum life. Everywhere he went he told people, "As you believe, so shall it be done unto you." This simple statement reduces quantum life to its simplest terms. It's all about new beliefs that make it possible to leap to the next level.
People who change the world are not afraid. They have a sense of purpose that calms the storms of fear. World changers possess unstoppable, relentless tenacity that sends fear packing.
When fear controls your life, it stops you in your tracks. The instant you commit to your purpose and destiny, fear becomes a thing of the past because you know it's never over until God says it's over. It does not matter how strong the winds blow or how high the seas, you are not afraid. You have unstoppable, relentless tenacity.
Being unstoppable doesn't mean your life is easy and you always get your way. It simply means you always move forward. Sometimes the pace is fast and sometimes slow, but it's always forward.
Dr. Dave has written five books that you need to have in your mind. The five books together are called the Positive Life Series which is available on Amazon in kindle format. This is your opportunity to change the way you think and feel about who you are, and what you can do with your life. Isn't it about time that you had a positive life?
The Positive Green Planet is an awesome home, and we must do everything in our power to protect it. If we fail in our quest to preserve it, in the future we won't be complaining about the price of fuel to fill our gas tanks. Instead, we will be complaining about the high cost of filling the oxgen tanks that keep a few of us alive.
Jesus said, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to a mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Two-thousand years ago, nobody was moving mountains, and impossible was a concept understood by all. Even in the twenty-first century, telling people they can move mountains and that nothing is impossible is still an extremely large stretch.
Why would Jesus tell his disciples that nothing is impossible? Jesus was saying that the envelope of possibility is infintely large, and the likelihood of encountering absolute limits is infinitesimally small. He wanted them to understand that there are no limits. There are only limiting beliefs.
Never underestimate the power of a single thought.
A thought whose time has come changes your life, and it might even change the world. Here are some life changing ideas that you need to put into your mind. If you start believing once again, it won't be long before you are guilty of living your dreams.
Positive Podcasts can make a massive difference in your life. Simply plug in your ear buds and start filling your mind with positive things. A smart phone becomes a positive mind pump when you download positive podcasts and listen to them while walking, jogging, or riding in a car. Positive podcasts are the easiest and most effortless way of putting powerful positive ideas into your mind
Nothing can stop the self talk that flows endlessly through your mind. Any attempt to squelch the inner voice is doomed to failure. It's a gift that never stops giving. This voice is a blast from the past, and it's in replay mode during all your waking hours.
Although you can't stop the inner voice, you can influence it, and often you can control what it has to say.
You must know what to say when you mind talks to you, and know what to say when you talk to your mind.
The Positive Thinking Network has both secular and spiritual self talk that you can use to change your inner dialogue so it lifts you up and makes your life better.
What exactly is positive thinking and how does it work?
At the most basic level, positive thinking doesn't have anything to do with the content of your thoughts. It has a great deal to do with the way the brain operates. Your brain is an affirming machine that affirms the negative just as easily as the positive; it affirms the bad just as easily as the good. Your brain is positive about many things that are factually untrue. And when you are positive about the wrong things, your positive thinking actually gets you into trouble.
Rene Descartes penned the words, “I think, therefore I am.” This simple premise states the fact that my ability to think proves that I actually exist. Although I don’t have any doubts about my existence, the human mind could make a similar claim. “I affirm, therefore I am.” Part of what it means for the brain to exist is the power to affirm, and when you strip it of that power, you diminish it to a significant degree. It’s impossible to affirm anything positive when doubt, uncertainty, ambivalence, and fear cripple the mind.
The war for a positive mind is fought on the battle field of focus. If you want to win the battle against depression, you must control the focus of your mind.
Social media has become unsocial. It has degenerated into a truth optional war zone in which people take sides. They draw lines in the sand, and if you are on the wrong side of their line, then a battle begins.
Social media does not have to be that way. That's why Positive Social Media exists. It's a politics and hate-free zone. If you are tired of unsocial media, and if you want to have a positive social media experience, you are at the right place. A positive social media experience is just a click away.
Positive Thinking University has something for everyone. If you are interested in adventure, you can visit Sailing Uni and Overland Uni. If you want to win the battle against depression, then Depression Uni is for you. Self Talk Uni gets you started on a program of positive self-talk to change what you say when you talk to your mind. If you want to explore the world of self help, then Self Help Uni is a good start. If your interest is positive spirituality, visit Positive Christian Uni.
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