Neuro Linguistic Programming

May 6 1954 marked a turning point in world athletics. Up to that date it was believed to be impossible for anyone to run a mile in under four minutes. No one had ever achieved it. The last time the record had been broken was in 1945, and it stood resolutely at 4:01:4. But one man, Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old medical student from Harrow, believed it was possible - and on that date he proved it, crossing the finishing line in a time of 3:59:4. Yet within 46 days, his great rival John Landy, whose best time thus far had been 1.5 seconds outside the four-minute barrier, ran even faster than Bannister, recording a time of 3:57:9. And over the next three years, 16 runners were to log sub-four-minute miles.

We may not be planning to beat a world record, but beliefs play a crucial role in all our lives. If we believe something is possible we may seek to achieve it. If we believe it's impossible we probably won't even try. Once Roger Bannister had made the four-minute mile a reality, others were able to believe they could do it. They broke through their psychological barriers and, literally, followed in