Infinite Possibilities The Art of Living Your Dreams by Mike Dooley

What if the only limits to your dreams are the ones you believe?

In this uplifting episode of Mind Set in Stone, Dave and Poppy explore Infinite Possibilities by Mike Dooley—a vibrant guide to harnessing the power of your thoughts, beliefs, and intentions to create the life you’ve always dreamed of.

Dooley shares practical wisdom and playful insights that encourage you to trust the universe, embrace uncertainty, and step boldly into your creative power. Dave and Poppy break down his key lessons on mindset, manifestation, and living fully aligned with your true self.

Whether you’re stuck, dreaming big, or ready to take inspired action, this episode will energise you to expand your horizons and live without limits.

Your dreams are possible—if you dare to believe.

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Welcome to the deep dive. This is where we take the sources you're curious about, unpack them, and really get to the heart of what matters, hopefully saving you some time and overwhelm.

Exactly. Today, we're diving into Mike Dooley's Infinite Possibilities the Art of Living Your Dreams. Specifically, we've got excerpts here, and our mission really is to pull out the practical stuff, the takeaways you, our listener, can actually use.

The central idea, the big theme today is, well, it's this concept that our thoughts and importantly, our beliefs actually shape the world we see around us.

It does. My job here is to add a bit of context, maybe some analysis and really focus on how you can take these ideas from just being concepts to actual tools for your life.

Okay. So, let's start with the foundation. Thoughts become things.

It's catchy, right? But what does that actually mean according to Dooley? How does it supposedly work?

Well, think about thoughts as energy, like little broadcasts we're sending out constantly. The books suggest they're like pre-matter, the very starting point for everything tangible.

He uses this analogy, doesn't he? The adventurers in space, which is an acronym for, manifest any thought that existed into reality. Bit of a buffle.

But the image is powerful. These adventurers, they just think of something, stars, planets, and poof, there it is. It's meant to illustrate that direct creative link.

And this connects directly to law of attraction, the idea that like attracts like.

Precisely. Your dominant thoughts create a sort of vibrational frequency, if you will, and that frequency attracts experiences, people, situations that are on the same wavelength.

But it's not just any thought, is it? Like, I can't just think million dollars once and expect it to appear. He talks about other factors, beliefs, expectations, anticipation, intentions.

He calls them shades.

Exactly. They're like filters. So, you might have the thought, I want abundance.

But if your underlying belief is money is hard to come by, that belief acts as a shade, coloring, or even blocking the manifestation. Your conviction in the belief really matters.

Okay, that makes sense. Now, what about thinking about other people? Can you like think someone into calling you?

The book tackles that. It says you can attract types of people who resonate with your general thoughts and feelings. So, if you're thinking, loving thoughts, you might attract loving people.

But you can't target a specific individual and control their actions or feelings. It's more about attracting compatible energies.

So, if you're hung up on an X, for example, the advice isn't to focus on them.

Right. It's to focus on the feeling you want, the love, the companionship, the joy. Focus on that essence and let the universe figure out the who.

It might be that X or it might be someone even better suited.

It's about the what the feeling, not the specific who. He shares a personal story too about winning a horse show.

Yes. As a kid, he visualized winning, prayed for it, which he now sees as intensely focusing his thoughts on winning and apparently went from last place to first.

A simple example, but it illustrates that focused intention he talks about.

It does. That leads into some more maybe dramatic examples of dreams coming true.

Like the scrapbook story. That one really stuck with me. He made a scrapbook with pictures of fancy watches, places he wanted to travel, nice homes.

Right. Just cut them out, put them in a book, didn't obsess over it apparently. But then the manifestation wasn't direct.

Ten months later, he gets this unexpected job assignment. Where was it?

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, somewhere he hadn't even put in the scrapbook.

Exactly. Then years later, he's having breakfast in Hong Kong, looks up and realizes he's looking at the exact view from a picture he'd cut out all that time ago.

Wow. Putting the thought out there, set things in motion, but the path was totally unpredictable. It wasn't A leads to B leads to C.

That's a key takeaway, I think. We set the destination, the what, maybe the feeling, the how often unfolds in surprising ways. We need to be open to that, trust the process, even when it seems to be going off track.

Okay, this all sounds amazing, potentially life changing.

Yeah.

But where do you start? It feels a bit overwhelming. How do you even become aware of all the thoughts buzzing around your head all day and those hidden beliefs?

That is the challenge, isn't it? Awareness. So much of our thinking is automatic.

And yeah, those deep-seated beliefs we picked up years ago, they're running the show in the background half the time.

So, what's a practical first step? He mentions that visualizing is hard for you.

Right. Not everyone finds it easy to create clear mental pictures. So, he suggests focusing on the feeling.

Try to feel the joy you want, feel the love, feel the abundance, connect with the emotion of the end result.

That sounds maybe more accessible for some people. Just tap into the desired feeling.

It can be. Emotions are powerful. They're often easier to connect with than detailed images.

He also gives this slightly counterintuitive advice. Don't over visualize. More than once or twice a day might actually be bad.

Why?

Yeah, that's interesting. The reasoning is that if you spend too much time intensely visualizing your desired future, you can become hyper aware of the gap, the distance between where you are now and where you want to be.

Focusing too much on the dream highlights the current lack of the dream.

Exactly, and that feeling of lack can breed doubt, frustration. It can undermine the very belief you need. It's a fine balance.

So, visualize, feel the feeling, but then let it go. Trust. Don't keep poking it.

Pretty much. The core idea he repeats is, thoughts become things, period. No hidden clauses, no tests from the universe.

It just responds to your dominant thoughts and beliefs.

Okay, let's dive deeper into beliefs then. He says, anything that affects our thinking affects our lives, and nothing else affects our thinking more than our beliefs. That's huge.

It really is. Beliefs are like the operating system. They determine which thoughts get run, which ones get priority, and those thoughts then create our experiences.

We often mistake them for just reality. If I think life is hard, I see it as an objective observation. But he's saying that belief creates the hard life experience.

That's the idea. We observe something, form an opinion, and over time, that opinion hardens into a fact in our mind. We forget it started as just a thought, a perception, and that's how limiting beliefs get locked in.

He talks about these truths of being like, it's all good, thoughts become things. Are these supposed to be like universal laws, like gravity? They just are, whether we believe them or not.

That's how they're presented, yes, as fundamental principles of how reality works. Like gravity, they operate regardless of our awareness, but consciously aligning with them, believing them, allows us to work with the flow, rather than resisting it. It makes things potentially easier, more powerful.

Okay. This explains why lives often stay the same, right? We keep thinking thoughts that match our existing beliefs, so we keep getting similar results.

Exactly. It's a feedback loop. Rich get richer, poor get poorer.

He uses that example not as a judgment, but as an illustration of how ingrained beliefs about abundance or lack tend to perpetuate themselves.

So, breaking that cycle means changing the underlying beliefs. How do we even find these things if they're subconscious half the time? He mentions the idea of original sin feeling separate as maybe a root cause.

It's one way to frame it. This sense of being separate from the world leads us to try and figure it out from the outside, leading to beliefs based on limited perception, often beliefs of lack or limitation.

He doesn't recommend just writing beliefs down, since it didn't work for him. Instead, he suggests observe and dismantle and bulldoze and liquefy. What are those?

Okay. Observe and dismantle is about watching your everyday actions, your automatic habits. Why do you always look for the cheapest gas even if you can afford it?

That behavior points to an underlying belief, maybe about scarcity. You observe it, recognize the belief, and then question it against those truths of being.

And bulldoze and liquefy sounds more forceful.

It is. It's about just going for your dreams. Start taking action.

And when you hit resistance, when things get tough, that's when the limiting beliefs tend to pop up. The obstacle itself reveals the belief you need to address. You don't hunt for the belief first.

You let the pursuit reveal it.

That's interesting. Like the friction reveals the sticking point. He has that funny technique to saying, good thing I'm rich when a big bill arrives.

It's a pattern interrupt. It's deliberately introducing a contradictory, empowering thought right when the old limiting belief, oh no, I can't afford this, wants to kick in. Even if it feels silly at first, it starts rewiring things.

And watching out for contradictory statements we make. I really want love, but all men and women are.

Yeah, absolutely. Those are dead giveaways. You state a desire, then immediately negate it with the limiting belief.

Bringing those contradictions into your awareness is huge.

Ultimately, he suggests that just gaining a higher understanding of truth, those truths of being, is what dissolves the limiting beliefs. Like light dissolving darkness. You don't always need to dissect every single one.

That seems to be the idea. Focus more on embedding the empowering truths, living from that place, and the old stuff naturally loses its grip. It's shifting the foundation.

And the consistent advice for big areas, love, happiness, health, wealth, is focus on the end result, the feeling, and trust the universe with the how. Let go of needing to control every step.

That trust piece is crucial. Micromanaging comes from fear and disbelief. Defining the what and the why, the feeling, clearly, and then allowing the how to unfold opens up way more possibilities than our limited minds can usually conceive of.

Okay, let's shift to emotions. He calls them blessed emotions. Why blessed?

What's their role in all this?

Blessed because they're seen as gifts, really. Valuable feedback. The idea is emotions come from our perceptions, and perceptions come from our beliefs.

So, emotions are like dashboard lights telling us if our current beliefs, perceptions are aligned with those fundamental truths.

So, feeling bad fear, sadness, anger isn't inherently negative. It's just a signal.

Exactly. It's a signal that you might be holding on to a limiting belief or misinterpreting a situation. It's saying, hey, check your thinking here.

Something's out of alignment. Instead of fighting the feeling, we can use it as a clue.

And even tough times, challenges, they're framed as opportunities. Opportunities for growth, for understanding.

Yes. It's like life is designed to help us learn and evolve. Challenges provide the contrast needed to see our limiting beliefs more clearly and develop greater understanding and compassion.

Not random misfortune, but purposeful learning.

He says emotions give life meaning, help us get back on track. But he warns against wallowing in them. What's the difference between feeling and wallowing?

Feeling is allowing the emotion to move through you, acknowledge it, experience it, let it process. Wallowing is getting stuck. It's replaying the story, staying inactive, feeding the emotion, which actually reinforces it and can attract more of the same.

Feel it, don't build a house there.

Makes sense. Then he introduces this really big concept, infinite love, as the foundation of everything. The universe, divine intelligence.

It's inherently good, powerful, loving.

This is presented as the absolute bedrock, not just an energy, but the energy. All powerful, all good, the one source, and fundamentally all loving. It's not just an emotion like human love; it's the constant state of being of the universe.

So, when we experience pain in human love, heartbreak, conflict, it's not because that infinite love has abandoned us.

Not at all, according to this view. Those painful experiences are signals again. They show us where our human perceptions, fears, and limiting beliefs about love are clashing with the truth of our worthiness and connection to that infinite love.

They're invitations to learn and release those limitations.

So, feeling rejected or alone is reframed too. It's seen as an illusion because as part of the universe, we're inherently connected to everything. That's quite a shift.

It is. It challenges that core feeling of separation. If you can really grasp that connection, that you're part of this vast loving intelligence, feelings of isolation start to lose their[…]

He even says, hate is love in retreat, pointing to that underlying unity.

How do we practically use those less pleasant emotions? Fear, for example.

Fear is a direct pointer to a limiting belief. He shares his own story of suddenly becoming afraid of flying. He didn't stop flying.

He consciously worked on reinforcing beliefs about safety, confronted the fear by continuing to fly, and eventually overcame it.

So, acknowledge the fear, identify the underlying belief it's pointing to, and consciously choose and reinforce an opposing, empowering belief. Don't let the fear stop you.

Exactly. Fear shows you where your thinking has gone off track from the truth of your safety or capability. Challenge the fear thoughts.

What about sadness? How do we work with that constructively?

Allow time for healing, definitely. But then the advice is to actively engage. New activities, new connections don't isolate.

Taking action makes you available for new positive things to come in and helps the emotions subside naturally.

Acknowledge it, but then gently move towards action and engagement.

Right. Action helps shift the energy and focus. Prolonged inactivity can keep you stuck in the sadness.

And anger, he links it to feeling powerless.

Often, yes, a perceived loss of control or power. But expressing it outwardly usually makes things worse. The suggestion is to try and step back, try to understand the other person's perspective, see them on their own path of learning rather than just reacting.

Finding empathy instead of reacting. And guilt.

Guilt should be a teacher, not a punishment. What's the lesson here? Learn it, make amends if needed, but then let it go.

It doesn't diminish your inherent divinity or the universe's love, focus on the learning, and move forward with optimism.

So, learn the lesson, forgive yourself, move on. Don't let it define you. And the overarching theme for all these is let them flow, learn from them, but don't get stuck wallowing because that just gives them more power.

Precisely. Allow, learn, release. Don't empower them through rumination and inaction.

Okay, shifting gears a bit. The Fast Track to Dreams. He highlights perception and gratitude.

How do they speed things up?

Well, inspiration often comes from the gap between how you feel now and how you want to feel. And how you feel now is down to perception. So, if you can cultivate happiness and self-love now, regardless of circumstances, you're starting from a much more powerful place.

It's easier to attract good things when you already feel good.

So instead of waiting for the dream to make you happy, find happiness now, and that helps attract the dream.

That's the idea. And gratitude is key to this. When you genuinely think thoughts of thanks, feeling thankful as if you've already received what you desire, you're aligning your energy with having it.

It's the thought and feeling of gratitude that does the work, telling the universe, yes, more of this, please.

It's not about earning points with the universe. It's about the vibration you create with thankful thoughts.

Exactly. It shifts your focus to abundance, to what you do have, which attracts more of the same.

Then he talks about gifts from heaven, intuition, our connection to the infinite. We're all unlimited spiritual beings connected.

Yes, this idea of deep interconnectedness. He mentions the hundredth monkey effect idea. Because we're all connected to this infinite source, we all have access to infinite wisdom.

We're all inherently intuitive, maybe even psychic.

We just need to learn to recognize it. Those gut feelings, those moments of just knowing.

Right. We all have them. We often dismiss them as coincidence or imagination.

But he suggests these are real communications. Creativity, channeling, like automatic writing examples he gives, are seen as evidence of this connection, too.

So, intuition isn't some mystical thing for a chosen few. It's communication with bigger parts of ourselves.

That's the framing, a natural inherent ability we can all learn to tune into and trust more.

And this leads to following our passions. Let your burning desire set the world on fire. We're here to have fun, grow, pursue what lights us up.

Absolutely. Desires aren't seen as selfish distractions. They're gifts, hints of our potential meant to be followed.

The universe is abundant. It wants us to thrive. Following our joy, our passion is how we find our unique role and contribution.

Be true to yourself. Follow the fun. Your job is just to be you.

Pretty much. That's where your unique magic lies.

What about desires that seem like they might hurt someone else? If my dream business put someone else out of business, for instance.

He reframes that. Suggests looking at the potential learning and growth for everyone involved. The idea is that nothing happens unless, on some deeper level, everyone involved is ready for that experience and the lessons it brings.

It's a more zoomed out perspective.

Okay. Then there are dreams born in the dream.

Yeah.

Desires that come from our beliefs, maybe wanting to fit in or prove something rather than pure inspiration. Are they less valid?

Not necessarily less valid. They're still divine in origin, still drive growth and happiness. But it's good to understand the why behind them.

Ask yourself, why do I really want this? If the answer isn't ultimately about joy and growth, but more about fixing a perceived lack or insecurity, then there's probably a limiting belief under there to look at. Exactly.

Understanding the root motivation helps ensure the dream will actually bring the fulfillment you're seeking.

He then talks about the magical universe needing faith and trust. We're in control because a miracle is already sustaining us.

Yes. Faith is presented as trust in the unseen support systems, the magic we often overlook. It acknowledges our connection to something bigger, our divine heritage.

We're not alone.

And this universe or divine intelligence is described as alive, aware, loving, the source of everything, but separate from specific religions.

Right. A universal concept of a benevolent, creative source intelligence. It's loving and supportive, but crucially, it respects your free will.

It won't override your thoughts or beliefs or just do everything for you.

Thriving is our natural state. We're meant to experience it all.

That's the core message. Abundance, joy, love. That's the default setting we're meant to align with.

But we still have to participate. It won't just happen to us.

Correct. It works with us through our thoughts, beliefs and actions. It provides the potential and the support, but we're the directors.

He encourages thoughts that stretch you, realizing how much we can ask for, how much we can leave to the universe once we ask with faith.

Yeah. Often our first requests are small, limited by our old beliefs about what's possible. As faith grows, we can dare to ask for more, to think bigger.

Imagine limitless abundance. What would you really ask for then? It stretches your perspective.

And he emphasizes the magic goes beyond money. Limitless love, joy, laughter, that's the real wealth available.

But what about the inevitable slumps, when things aren't happening? All that is, gold does not glitter.

He reframes those lulls. Don't see them as failure or proof it's not working. Think of it like the universe is backstage, setting up an amazing surprise party for you.

Things are happening, just not visibly yet.

He shares his story about job hunting, right? Getting rejected, trying to get a lower offer, then landing the perfect job at PW.

Exactly. It's a powerful story to illustrate having faith during the quiet times. Don't give up, don't lower your standards, don't get discouraged.

Miracles are being arranged. Doubting just weakens the faith and can short circuit the delivery.

It's not that some people are luckier or more gifted. It's often about their level of belief and persistence.

That's what he suggests. We all have the same inherent power. The difference is often in the unwavering belief and the consistent action aligned with that belief.

Okay, let's talk relationships. Our relationships with others. He says life's too perfect to be an accident, including who our parents are, where we were born.

We chose it for the lessons.

That's a profound perspective that there's a higher level of choice involved. Aimed at experiencing specific emotions, gaining insights and understanding. The people in our lives aren't random.

They're part of that chosen curriculum, here to teach us something.

Yeah, and our manifestations tend to fit within our cultural beliefs. But he sees global consciousness shifting towards recognizing our power more.

Yeah, the collective belief system influences things, but individuals awakening to their power creates ripples, changing what's possible for everyone.

And the idea that people affected by our thoughts kind of know on some level, we're drawn together by similar thinking.

That sense of energetic resonance again, like, attracts, like, drawing people into shared experiences based on compatible thought patterns.

And again, for relationships, focus on the feeling true love, partnership not logging on to one specific person.

Yes, keep the focus on the desired essence and allow the universe the flexibility to bring the perfect match, whoever that might be.

Then he dies specifically in love, romantic relationships. Key point, they aren't meant to be work in the sense of struggle, but opportunities for self-discovery.

Right, partners act like mirrors showing us our strengths, weaknesses, understandings and misunderstandings. The relationship itself becomes accrucible for growth.

His advice, focus on what works, what you appreciate, the similarities, amplify the positive, and avoid assumptions, communicate.

Focusing on the good tends to draw more good. And yeah, assuming things instead of talking is a recipe for disaster in any relationship. Clear communication is vital.

And when there are issues, address them as your feelings. I feel X when Y happens rather than blaming, you always do Z. Do it with compassion.

And accept responsibility for your own reactions.

Taking ownership of your feelings, I feel, not you made me feel, is huge. It keeps communication open and acknowledges that your reaction is based on your perception, your beliefs.

And his number one rule for relationships, make your own happiness the top priority. Not selfishly, but essentially.

Exactly. It's not about neglecting your partner. It's about realizing you can't pour from an empty cup.

When you are fulfilled and happy within yourself, you bring that positive energy to the relationship, benefiting everyone. It's foundational self-care.

Okay, great. Finally, he offers a whole toolkit, tools and techniques, practical exercises. Let's quickly run through some Beyond the Dream.

Imagine life after the dream came true. What's next? Feel that future success and send that good energy back to your present self.

Help solidify it.

Talking to the universe greater self.

Write down a question, then write the answer as if you were the universe or your higher self. Taps into inner wisdom.

Acting as if.

Behave now as if your dream is already real. Walk the walk, talk the talk. Aligns your energy, affirmation, short, positive statements, repeated often with feeling.

Reprogram subconscious beliefs. We've covered that consciously thinking and feeling thankful for what you have and what's coming. Powerful magnet.

Intellectualizing.

Analyzing limiting beliefs. Ask why repeatedly. Compare the answers to the truths of being.

Helps dismantle illogical beliefs.

Make belief.

Like playful acting with others. Act out your dreams being real. Frame as yes, no.

Visualize the words. See which feels dominant. Simple intuition check.

Breaking down big goals into tiny manageable actions. Overcomes overwhelm. Trick yourself into beginning.

Just commit to the first two minutes. The first tiny action builds momentum.

Great list. He also tackles some common questions. Like nothing seems to be working.

What's the advice there?

Don't lose sight of the big picture life's an adventure. Remember it's spiritual direction, not just physical pushing. Broaden your focus.

Abundance. Health. Harmony.

Let the universe handle specifics. And remember, you'll die anyway, so what's stopping you from trying now?

What about, can we change our minds about what we wish for? Is that giving up?

No, changing your mind is freedom. It shows growth. Listen to your inner voice.

Maybe the path needs adjusting. Love the journey, not just the destination. Be flexible.

Okay. Another big one. I don't know what I should be doing with my life.

Two parts. First, whatever you're doing now holds lessons you need. It's perfect for your current stage.

Second, just start doing more of anything that interests you, even in tiny ways. Exploration leads to clarity.

In the inevitable, what's the catch? Why does it seem so hard sometimes?

The magic step is understanding and belief. It's fundamentally spiritual work. Seemingly bad things can have deeper purposes we don't see.

Ultimately, the answers are within you. Tell yourself you already know. Trust your inner wisdom.

That's empowering.

Okay. As we wrap up this deep dive, the message from Infinite Possibilities is crystal clear, isn't it? Our thoughts, our beliefs, they're not just passive things happening in our heads.

They're active, creative tools.

Incredibly active. We've seen how thoughts are the starting point, beliefs are the framework, emotions are the feedback system. It all works together.

So, the key takeaway is for everyone listening. Your thoughts really do have power. Your beliefs shape how that power works.

Your emotions, they're valuable signals. Listen to them, you're connected to something vast, loving, full of potential. Taking action, even small steps, matters.

And gratitude is like pouring fuel on the positive fire. Just try to notice your thoughts more often. No judgment, just observe.

What are you telling yourself all day? Maybe pick one area where you feel stuck and ask, what limiting belief might be operating here? Just start questioning it.

Try one of those tools, maybe a simple affirmation each morning or a quick gratitude list before bed. Just pick one. And finally, pay attention when you feel strong emotions.

What might they be signaling about your beliefs?

And here's something to really chew on this week. Consider that the life you have right now, all of it, is a reflection of your past thoughts and beliefs. If that's true, it means you have the power right now to start consciously choosing different thoughts, different beliefs, and begin shaping a different future.

So, the question is, what new thoughts will you start planting today?

Thank you for joining us for this exploration of Infinite Possibilities. We hope these ideas spark something for you and help you tap into your own power to create a life you truly love.

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