Your Only Option is Success

Your Only Option is Success
By Herndon Davis

(The following is the part 1 of a 2 part series focusing on achieving success in ones life.)

Did you realize that your life was actually pre-destined for success and that you were hard-wired and pre-planned for greatness? Can you imagine your life surfing on a continual high, wave, and generation of success? If not, then get used to the idea, because success is your only option in life.

But how you argue? Everyone cant be rich, there can only be one at the top, not everyone is educated, and therere so many living in poverty, how possibly can everyone have success as their only option?

Well Im so glad you asked. Lets first re-define success. Success isnt a dollar amount, an overpriced car, or a vast countryside estate. These are only the window-dressings of perceived success.

Success is achieving what the God of your Understanding has pre-destined you to do and to become. And the icing on the cake is that when you are obedient in doing and becoming what the Universe desires, then the window-dressings of success will always follow. Its just that simple!

But thats too easy you say. If thats the case then the entire world be successful. YES, thats it!! The entire world is meant to be successful! You see success comes in many different forms, shapes and colors. The Universe stands ready to hoist upon you volumes of success, if only you would allow your life, your words, your actions, and your love to be transformed and used for the spiritual purpose and plan it was meant for.

But as you think about it some more you desperately try to convince yourself this really isnt the path. Not everyone can thrive you say. Not everyone can be rich, not everyone can be middleclass, the economic system just doesnt work that way. All 6.4 billion people in the world simply cannot exist when everyone succeeds and no one ever fails.

Well sir/madam, I am here to happily inform you that you are completely and utterly dead-wrong!! With all of your might you cling to the mistaken belief that there are scarce, limited resources in the world and even scarcer, limited time to grab your share of it. This is why the blessings of the universe have not yet been opened to you.

Success is your only option but youre in a holding pattern waiting to take off. You see youre still stuck on the ground; you havent yet begun to fly. The reason youre stuck on the ground is because of your limited thinking, limited knowledge and limited understanding of a God that owns and operates everything in the universe and beyond.

Youre also stuck thinking that your life is really about you. Instead your life is meant to be utilized by God and through its use, your success will come. I would dare estimate that a few billion people in this world are in a holding pattern due to their limited enlightenment. Okay, Okay you shout. Ill give it a try but how do I know what I was meant to do? How do I find my purpose in life??

Well heres the formula:

Prayer + Meditation + Self-Action = Purpose x 2,3,4 or more = Success

1. Prayer is you talking to God.

2. Meditation is you listening to God. (much harder to do)

3. Self-Action is doing what you hear God telling you to do. (even harder to do)

4. Purpose is the sum of your Prayer, Meditation, and Self-Action

5. Success is your purpose magnified or multiplied times 2, 3 4 or more. Whatever the amount of effort you put into living out your purpose is returned to you in your success (i.e. window dressings that we covet such as money, car, house etc).

Sounds really easy doesnt it? Well it is, until you find out what your purpose is; thats when you start to back away. You see some of you were meant to teach, others preach, others were meant to sing, others were meant to listen, while other were meant to build and create something from nothing.

Some of you were meant to become the targets of others (i.e. activists) while others were meant to change their careers altogether and become and do something that initially their heart does not desire.

So instead of living out your purpose and receiving the success you were meant to have, you remain on the ground waiting to take off, but you never do. So in essence, you never take advantage of the only option available to you which is success.

Success is waiting to be eagerly and generously bestowed upon you, but instead you spend your life in a holding pattern then you eventually die unhappy and unfulfilled blaming it all on God or on your being gay/lesbian.

Well Im happy to report that Ive decided to live my life embracing the only option that is available to me, which is success. Do you want to join me? Will you join me? If so, then Ill see you at the mountaintop!

Inspirational Author, Lecturer, and TV Host. Herndon Davis can be reached directly at http://herndondavis.com.

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True Success In Wood And Water

True Success In Wood And Water
By Robert Warren

Let's get right to the point, folks.

We're all looking to succeed, in our own individual ways, and we're all looking for nuggets of wisdom to lead our course. We wake up every morning in search of meaningful thoughts that will carry the day. Sometimes optimistic little catch-phrases work; other times, a new insight into market dynamics or a book on client relations sparks that day's adventure.

And it is an adventure. That's why we're out there fighting every day - because, in the end, we've rejected the idea that modern life is an eighty-year exercise in waiting for the inevitable. We want to walk beaches, climb mountains, love deeply, life our lives fully. We live for the joy of never knowing what strange lands our journeys will take us to that day, what people we will meet or who we will become as a result.

We're in this game for passion. We're doing it for love.

And in the pursuit of success, sometimes it's very, very easy to forget that. We all have bad days, setbacks, even the occasional disaster - a lost opportunity, a lost client, a computer crash - and question just how on earth we're going to keep doing this. If we're not careful, we then start naturally falling back into the pattern of wanting every day to be a good day, a safe day, a predictable day. We close ourselves from life and slowly forget everything about why we started this in the first place.

As you're out there in the world, folks, remember to be patient. Learn to take a deep breath occasionally. Enjoy simple experience as often as you can, and accept the passing days with the gratitude of one alive. Keep the faith.

There's an ancient Buddhist proverb that goes, Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood and carry water. It's a good saying, not only for seeking an enlightened mind, but for seeking success in any fashion; it means to keep doing the work, no matter what. Be patient. Keep going. Don't be distracted by your own success - let it instead flow through your efforts naturally, without trying to cup it in your hands. Take the days as they come, and feel the joy of each day passing, whether good or bad.

Experience the passionate life of one who chops wood, carries water, and is content. True success, in all its forms, will follow.

About The Author

Robert Warren (www.rswarren.com) is a Florida-based freelance copywriter specializing in the unique marketing needs of independent professionals.

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The Secret To Success!

The Secret To Success!
By Linden Huckle

Without this, youll never succeed with any business opportunity.

There are millions of people all around the world who want to change, they want more money, more freedom and a great lifestyle, you just have to decide whether you are one of them.

Do you think this person will succeed?

This person lives on Moaning Avenue in Excuse city.

He is always moaning, his friend would always suggest ways out, but he would always have an excuse.

He would always say, Ive got no money! His friend would say, have you thought about part time work, he would reply, Im not doing that pyramid scam thing, its illegal.

He would say, My landlord has put the rent up again! His friend would say, why not buy your own property and use it as an investment. He would reply, my landlord does all the repairs and what if the interest rates went up.

He would say, Ive got no money! His friend would say, If you dont want to network how about working some overtime each week and investing that extra money. He would reply, youre kidding right! At the end of the day Im so tired the last thing I want to do is more work.

This person will never succeed, he has the wrong attitude and deep down hes happy moaning and groaning, if he was truly unhappy he would want to change.

This type of person wants money, freedom and a great lifestyle, but only if it can be done without doing anything!

The type of person that succeeds is one who wants more money, more freedom and a great lifestyle, but is also willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their dreams.

A person who, after it is explained to them, understands the power of leverage and residual income, or whatever other benefits the business opportunity offers.

A person who is willing to listen, learn and apply all the business building principles, whether they are online, offline or both.

If a person is going to be successful, they must have the desire to succeed, without it, forget it, with lots of it, theres no stopping them!

Good luck with finding your ideal home business or with your home business if you already have one.

One small question for you, have you got the desire to succeed? YES, you all shout!

Linden Huckle

Copyright 2006 Linden Huckle

Linden has been business building online and offline for several years, he has helped lots of people build their business's from home and ultimately take control of their lives. He believes that if people have the desire to succeed, anything is possible.Webucation ~ http://www.successfountain.comHealth & wealth ~ http://www.tni.com/tokon

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When Leaders Train: How to Avoid the Pitfalls

When Leaders Train: How to Avoid the Pitfalls
By Guila Muir

Almost all leaders are called on to transmit information to groups. To save costs and to build the organization's internal capacity, more and more organizations are requiring their internal subject matter experts to train others. I empathize with the attorneys, police, computer and financial professionals whose design and training skills I've helped develop over the years. Suddenly, these content experts are prone to wail, I didn't go to college (and through the school of hard knocks -) to be a teacher, too!

Acquitting Oneself vs. Facilitating Learning

A dictionary definitions of o acquit is o release from duty or obligation - i.e., to get off the hook, to cover the material. This style of teaching ensures that students are more likely to remember the lecture's deadening effect, not its topic. In fact, Thiagi Thiagarajan, the internationally recognized guru of instructional design, says that in 20 minutes, participants forget 50% of a lecture to which they've listened passively. Yet lecturers often feel that if they've covered the material, they're off the hook.

Yet most of us can also recall a compelling, interactive learning experience that captures us on such a deep level that we remember it for years afterwards. Below, I've gathered some fail-safe tips to help leaders design and present truly effective training sessions.

Tips to Ensure a Great Learning Experience

1.Hook your students.In the first five minutes of class, you must:
*Excite: demonstrate your commitment to, and excitement about, your subject. Your participants will reflect whatever energy you put out.
*Involve: Ask a relevant question to get participants' hands up, deliver a quickie true-false quiz, or ask participants about a critical incident from their own lives.
*Inform: State the learning outcomes: tell the participants what specific things they'll be able to do by the end of the session.

(...and only after doing these three things, introduce yourself and establish your credibility!)

2.Make it active.
Design activities that allow participants to bridge new knowledge with their past experiences. Activities can include small-group work using case studies, skill practice, or other problem-solving exercises. Make sure that the activities help to achieve your stated outcomes.

3.Design a conscious closure.
Always design at least five minutes at the end to test participants' abilities to DO what you promised they'd be able to do. In many cases, all this takes is your asking the class to list, describe or demonstrate what you've taught.

Forget about acquitting yourself and focus on what your participants need to know. When managers find their topics compelling and are willing to go beyond just covering the material, they can change a potentially boring class into a memorable and compelling learning experience.

Send your questions about turning leaders into educators. to connect@guilamuir.com

Article 2005 Guila Muir and Associates

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Your Personal Success Team

Your Personal Success Team
By Joe Love

To achieve success in anything and to accumulate wealth, you must have the advantage of the experience, education, ability, and imagination of other minds. You need to have a good personal success team. You cannot do it alone.

We tend to overestimate high achieving people. Despite their reputations, people such as Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Donald Trump did not get to the top alone. They had a good personal success team.

Every person is a business. We are the owner of our own personal services corporation. For any business to succeed and prosper it must have a good team of employees. The same is true for you. You need to have what Napoleon Hill called a Master Mind Alliance.

A Master Mind Alliance happens when you connect and bring together a force of like-minded people with differing points of view and skills. They then combine to give you an incredible power and boost to propel you towards your objective.

In your own Master Mind Alliance some roles might by be played by several people, and some may play several roles. The more roles you fill, the greater your chances will be in achieving success.

The first member of your personal success team that needs to be filled is esteem builder. This is someone who helps you develop and maintain a strong self-image. Success is largely determined by what you think of yourself. You must believe that you can succeed and have the right to succeed.

For you to move ahead in life you must have this belief. To build your self-esteem, you need to surround yourself with people who believe that you can succeed and that you have a right to succeed.

Every person needs to have a cheerleader who encourages success and nurtures him or her in times of trouble. For example, some people have a network of friends who help them feel better about setbacks and see them through personal crises. These supporters serve as cheerleaders.

If you arent getting enough cheerleading from those close to you, perhaps they arent aware of your needs. Friends and family often withhold cheerleading not because they are uncaring, but because they have the impression you dont need it. Its important for your happiness, success, and health that you make you needs known to those around you.

A celebrator is another important person you should have on your personal success team. This is a person who provides an immediate reward for your accomplishments to make the effort seem more worthwhile. Victories and successes often seem hollow when theres no one to celebrate them with.

You need to have an advisor who supplies useful information. In the Industrial Age, parents and grandparents could tell us must of what we needed to know, but in todays turbulent and complex world we must continually add new advisors who can help us understand how the Information Age works.

For most people a single advisor is not enough. You need a board of advisors to help you understand the world and your place in it; interpret other peoples actions; give career advice; provide insights about organizational politics; offer progress reports on your life; and guide you in choosing other advisors.

You need to have a constructive critic who pokes holes in your ideas and plans, to encourage you to come up with better strategies. Your critic may even play the devils advocate, someone who takes a view that is the opposite of yours will often help to stir your creativity.

If you appear to be offended when youre offered constructive criticism, people probably will stop offering it, but by stifling criticism, you loose the creativity of those around you. Constructive criticism is a big part of success in life. Its important that you let the people who support you know that you want and need their criticism.

Every successful person has a sponsor who helps them get promotions, recommends them for jobs, and personally intercedes to help when a problem arises. Your sponsor could be a boss or a supervisor, but sponsors can also include professors, executive placement professionals, and other business contacts. In your own organization you should look for sponsors who are movers and shakers, whose success shows that they have already mastered the rules of the game.

You must have a least one good contact who is a conduit to better jobs, key information and power. Most contacts are not friends or even social acquaintances, but theyre the lifeblood of any career. A good place to begin building a contact network is your customer base, people youve served successfully.

Competition is fierce in the world today and you have to stand out, therefore you need a public relations specialist to give needed visibility both on and off the job. Much of your success in life will depend on your ability to convince others that you are accomplished and talented and much of what others say about you will determine what people think of you.

For example, if you make a major mistake, the way people in your organization interpret it will be based on their overall impression of you. The public relations specialist in your supporting cast can help tip the balance of opinion in your favor.

Success requires hard work, education, and persistence. You cannot get bogged down in day-to-day activities that take your time and concentration away from achieving your goals, which is why good technical supporters are essential. Technical supporters include housekeepers, mechanics, child care givers, and personal service companies that pay bills, shop and prepare meals.

Financial literacy and ability are perhaps the most crucial elements to your success. You need a financial advisor, someone who can lend you money, invests in your career, and advises you on how to spend and manage your money. Financial advisors are most often a banker, accountant, lawyer, or an investment counselor, but they can also be a family member.

Next to a financial advisor a role model or mentor is the most important part of your supporting cast. A role model or a mentor is someone who you want to imitate, whose methods for achieving success you want to copy. Your role models give you direction and advice about behavior, values and action that work. Role models can be admired public figures, business leaders, teachers, or relatives.

Finally, you need a catalyst who provides the spark to help you turn your goals into a reality. Catalysts are people who are enthusiastic about their work, and thereby energize you. Not everyone needs a catalyst, but not everyone is lucky enough to find one. Whether you need a catalyst or not, if you find one their help is invaluable.

No one can achieve success on his or her own you need the help of others. When you form a Master Mind Alliance and have a good personal success team you are bringing together the experience, education, ability, and experience of other people who can help you achieve your goals. When you do this you are creating an unstoppable force that will propel you to achieve unlimited success.

Copyright2006 by Joe Love and JLM & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.

Joe Love draws on his 25 years of experience helping both individuals and companies build their businesses, increase profits, and achieve total success. He is the founder and CEO of JLM & Associates, a consulting and training organization, specializing in personal and business development. Through his seminars and lectures, Joe Love addresses thousands of men and women each year, including the executives and staffs of many businesses around the world, on the subjects of leadership, achievement, goals, strategic business planning, and marketing. Joe is the author of three books, Starting Your Own Business, Finding Your Purpose In Life, and The Guerrilla Marketing Workbook.

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10 Ways to Achieve Your Goals

10 Ways to Achieve Your Goals
By Joan Clout-Kruse

Goal setting is easy. Achieving your goals is the challenge. Below are 10 techniques you can use to help you achieve your goals. Practice these goal setting techniques everyday and you just might be surprised how easy it becomes to accomplish your goals.

1. Dream great dreams and make them come true.

Studies show that people who visualize aggressively are more successful at achieving their goals. Visualize the end-result of your dream. What does it look like? How will you feel when you get what you want? What color, size, shape, etc., it is? You must be able to mentally visualize your goal as clear and concise as possible then it is possible to achieve it. Keep it on your mind every day. In time your sub-conscious will take over.

2. Believe that you can do it.

You must believe in yourself. If you do not then read positive thinking books. Take a class at your community college that will enhance your skills. Surround yourself with people who are winners and will encourage you. Many successful people accomplish their goals even though in the beginning they didnt know everything needed to succeed. They believed that they could do it and they did. When you get stuck or have doubts push yourself to do it anyway one step at a time. Get a support partner who is willing to be there for you when you have doubts.

3. Embrace change

Change is the Key to Success. Nothing happens until we make a change and do something different. Good examples are working professionals who experience a layoff. Once they get over the shock, hurt, anger, and frustration of being let go they plan their strategy for their next job. Most of the time the new job is better, more challenging, and more money than their previous job. Embrace change and great things can happen.

4. Enthusiasm is contagious.

Surround yourself with enthusiastic people and let some of that energy rub off on you. You can accomplish more when you have high energy. Pay attention to your emotions the next time you are with an enthusiastic go-getter: You will get more done and you can be more than you imagined.

5. Maintain a positive attitude.

Have you ever wondered why there are blue Mondays and happy Fridays at work? It is because we made it that way! If we were to change our attitude towards Mondays, such as have a casual dress day on Monday or bring in snacks, wouldnt that change our attitude? The choice is yoursbe positive. Create things in your life that will help you maintain a happy outlook in life. Everyday must be a TGIF (Thank Goodness its Friday) day.

6. Keep on going. Never give up.

Procrastination is the enemy. Break the habit of putting things off. Do things right away. Always assume that you must do it now, as tomorrow will be too late. Do not allow obstacles to stop you from accomplishing your next step. Get help. Talk to a friend. Find someone who can help you reach your next step. Do it right away to prevent you from getting discouraged.

7. Keep failure in perspective.

There is no failure except in not trying. Do not allow anyone to discourage you from achieving your goal if you believe in it, including yourself. Judge yourself by the number of times you succeed, not by the number of times you fail.

8. Focus on winning.

Persistence and determination are the traits of winners. People who triumph in life refuse to be defeated. When someone says you cant do it, what is your feeling? How do you react? Let no one discourage youespecially you!

9. Work with winners.

Be loyal and stand with the people who believe in you. Ask for help and advice when needed. Support others dreams and goals. Surround yourself with like-minded people who want to see you win.

10. Just DO IT, DO IT, DO IT!

Take a risk and do it. Dont wait until its perfect. Dont wait until you think you know everything. Take a deep breath, jump in and do it!

Identify one of the above activities that is the most difficult for you to accomplish and work on it for one month. It will be painful at first but you will be surprised how easy it gets to be if you work on it everyday. Before you know it accomplishing your goals will become easier and easier.

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Be Very Careful of How You Invest Your Time!

Be Very Careful of How You Invest Your Time!
By John Di Lemme

*The Year 1906*

This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1906 - one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes!

Here are some of the U.S.A. statistics for the Year 1906:

The average life expectancy in the US was 47 years.

Only 14 percent of the homes in the US had a bathtub.

Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone.

A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars.

There were only 8,000 cars in the US, and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million people, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower!

The average wage in the US was .22 cents per hour.

The average US worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

A competent accountant could expect to earn $2,000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.

More than 95 % of all births in the US took place at home.

90% of all US doctors had no college education. Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as substandard.

Sugar cost .04 cents a pound.
Eggs were .14 cents a dozen.
Coffee was .15 cents a pound.

Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.

Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people from entering into their country for any reason.

Five leading causes of death in the US were:
1.Pneumonia and influenza
2.Tuberculosis
3.Diarrhea
4.Heart disease
5.Stroke

The American flag had 45 stars; Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn't been admitted to the Union yet.

The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30!

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 US adults could not read or write.

Only 6% of all Americans had graduated from high school.

18% of households in the US had at least one full-time servant or domestic help.

There were about 230 reported murders in the entire US.

Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

As a young child, John Di Lemme was clinically diagnosed as a stutterer and told that he would never speak fluently. Today, John has achieved great success as an international motivational speaker, accomplished author and multi-million dollar entrepreneur. Just recently John was on CNBC power lunch as a real estate investor. John shocks millions globally by exposing the truth about how to achieve monumental life success despite the labels that society has placed on you. Through his award winning live seminars, power-packed training programs, live tele-classes, and weekly ezine, John Di Lemme has made success a reality for thousands worldwide. Visit http://www.FindYourWhy.com and discover how you can finally create monumental success in your life today and achieve all your goals, dreams and desires. As an Author, speaker, entrepreneur this Million Dollar producer now teaches others the inside secrets on how to truly build a million dollar business.

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Create Your Ideal Life

Create Your Ideal Life
By Angela Thompson

As women, we wear many hats. Were wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, friend, and employee. Were also cook, maid, chauffeur, and bookkeeper. Were so busy being all things to all people, that we dont have time for ourselves. If you dont have time to smell the roses, and would like to create changes in your life, then here are some things to think about to begin designing your ideal life.

1. Do you know what your ideal life looks like? If not, then this is the place to start. Would a different job, more free time, or a change in your relationship bring you more job and happiness? Then start today to work on changing these areas of your life. Until you know what you want, you wont have an idea how to achieve it.

2. Are you self-motivated? Youll have a hard time achieving your goals if you arent. Nobody can motivate you, but you. Others can inspire you, but only you can decide what needs to be done and do it.

3. Are you willing to take a risk? Change can be scary. Will you chance the unknown to go after what you want?

4. What are you willing to give up to achieve your goals? A dramatic change usually doesnt happen without some sacrifices.

5. Are you going to give up if you dont see immediate results? Change doesnt happen overnight and you are sure to face challenges. Do you want your life to change badly enough to persevere when this happens?

6. Do you have people that support you? If you do, then tell them what your goals are and also write them down. When you face a roadblock, look at your written goals or call a friend to remind you of what it is you want to achieve. This will help keep you focused.

7. Realize there will never be a perfect time to begin. The time will pass no matter what. Five years from now will your life still be the same, or will you have created the life you want?

Now close your eyes and picture the life youve created. What are you doing? Are you happy? How does it make you feel to have achieved your goals? Keep this picture in your mind and visualize it everyday until it becomes reality. You have the power to make your dreams come true. As M. Scott Peck said, Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. Start today to make your life one of value and reach for the stars!

Angela Thompson has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. She has owned a cleaning company, been a Realtor and has been involved in several home-based businesses. She and her daughter are currently independent distributors for Mia Bella Gourmet Candles. Her desire is to help people realize their potential and fulfill their goals. You can visit her at: http://4TheLoveofSoy.com/

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The Mind Set of Success

The Mind Set of Success
By Richard Kimball

-In the Beginning, there was a Thought-

Thoughts are the starting point to all that we do, both good and bad, either success or failure. People underestimate the power of thought. Thoughts are things. They are energy. Every thought leaves its trace upon our minds.

What we let into our minds and hold onto governs what our circumstances and our actions are.

Each individual has the seeds of success within him. The seeds of success are the thoughts that they carry around with them. We are all the product of our own thinking and beliefs.

Every thought seed sown or allowed to fall into the mind, and take root there, produces its own, blossoming sooner or later into act, and bearing its own fruitage of opportunity and circumstances.
James Allen As a Man Thinketh

Sustained mind control is one of the most difficult endeavors one may undertake but it is also one of the most rewarding.

Create and control your thoughts and you can become what you want to become. A person can live the way they want to live when they learn to think what they want to think.

You are what you think about most of the time. A person who is seeking success and a higher life, strives to keep their mind on the positive and the constructive. We gradually grow into what we are holding in our minds.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. And with our thoughts, we make our world.
Buddha

If you want to make positive changes in your life, you need to begin with what is in your mind. Our thoughts are the tools with which we build our lives.

The key is to keep your mind on the big picture and the goals leading to it. Think only of what you want, not on what you dont want.

Replace negative thinking, unproductive worrying, and thoughts of fear with positive, imaginative, and constructive thinking.

Your life is controlled by your thoughts. Your thoughts are controlled by your goals.
Earl Nightingale

A great way to keep your mind on what you want is to carry a goal card with you. The goal card lists the top goals you are working on. Just thinking of your goal, particularly, the end result, keeps your mind productive and under your control.

Keeping your mind busy with productive matters will prevent negative thoughts from creeping in.

If you fail to control your own mind, you may be sure you will control nothing else.
Napoleon Hill

Mind control is a result of self-discipline and habit. You either control your mind or it controls you.
Napoleon Hill

A controlled, focused mind pays attention to thoughts, words, actions, and plans. A person who lets their mind wander aimlessly around will never achieve lasting success.

Hold your ideal in your mind until it becomes a mental habit. Focus on it to the exclusion of all other things until it becomes a reality.

Slowly but surely, sustained positive thinking creates an irresistible momentum. People begin to notice a change in you. More opportunities come your way. You feel more confident. Gradually your outer environment begins to grow in the likeness of your inner environment.

Richard Kimball is a successful entrepreneur, artist, and teacher. His latest project is to share the universal principles of success so that others can achieve prosperity and the fulfillment of their dreams.

Website: Building A Successful Life

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