Do Millionaires think differently?

Can it be a fact that the most successful people in the world actually think differently than the average? Does something called the “Millionaire Mind” actually exist?

In order to answer this question let me ask you another.

Do you really think that it’s possible that Edison could ever have achieved the inventions that he did if he hadn’t believed beyond a shadow of a doubt that he could?

Do you think that Roger Bannister would have ever been able to break the 4 minute mile as the result of thinking “there’s no way I can do it”?

What about Donald Trump, Paul Allen, Richard Branson, Michael Dell, Bill Gates and Ty Warner? Do you really believe that these Super Successful people could have ever achieved the level of success that they did as a result of negative thinking like the average?

Yes they really do think differently than the average crowd so here are a couple tips that will help to keep you on the road to the Millionaire Mind…

Surround yourself with positive people

Success breeds success so stick around positive friends and family. Hang out with wealthy people and you might become one too.

You become a product of your environment.  Yes, birds of feather really do flock together.

I can definitely speak for myself. For many, many years I too ran along with the pack of negative thinkers of this world and let me tell you, the influence is very powerful and leads only to destruction.

Misery really does like company and anyone and everyone who is miserable seems to think that you need to be miserable too. They don’t want you to be left out of all of the fun they are having moaning and groaning about how horrible life is.

We’re all Fruit in a basket; in a way.

Have you heard the phrase “one rotten apple spoils the bunch”? This statement is VERY true. That’s all it takes is one negative attitude to spread and take down everyone in sight.

Stop and think about that person in your life who is an extreme pessimist. You know, the one who is so negative and always saying “it can’t be done” or that “it won’t work out” or “there’s no way that it is going to happen”.

Now stop and imagine if someone like Bill Gates were hanging out with this person. Would they?

Of course not, so WHY ARE YOU?

Do yourself a HUGE favor and drop them like a bad habit.

It is absolutely paramount if you are going to create a millionaire mind and be super successful in any aspect of your life, you must surround yourself with the positive thinkers of this world.

Think about how much your life will improve when you share positive thoughts and attitudes with like minded people.

Write down your goals!

Here I go about writing down goals again…

I can never state this FACT enough because it is SO important to help set your mindset for success.

It is so important that you not only write your goals down but put them somewhere you can see and read them on a daily basis. Hang them on your fridge or on the bathroom mirror and read them daily.

Write your goals down and watch the magic begin to happen.

Want proof?

Let me give you a great example.

In 1966, Lou Holtz was hired as assistant head coach to Marvin Bass at the University of South Carolina.

In the mean time, Holtz’ wife was pregnant with their third child and they had just literally spent every penny that they had on a down payment for a house.

Guess what?

About a month into his new duties as assistant coach, Holtz was let go. All of that over his head and his family is now without any income.

Depressed and without a job, Holtz’ wife bought him the book “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz. In chapter 12, “Use Goals to Help You Grow”, Schwartz outlines a 10 year planning guide which includes different “departments” such as work, home and social.

So Lou Holtz wrote down on paper 107 goals that he wanted to accomplish in his life.

His goals included things such as appearing on The Tonight Show and having dinner at the White House.

His life changes after making that list.

To my knowledge, out of that 107, he accomplished 102.

Pretty amazing stuff!

So write down your goals and take charge of your life. I might also add that you need a special ingredient called DETERMINATION, for without it your goals list is only a “wish” list.

The millionaire mindset is really a different way of thinking. Follow these tips and you will surely be another step closer to your dreams.

Be Unstoppable!

Yours in Success,

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The Bottom Line

“FACE IT, nobody owes you a living. What you achieve, or fail to achieve in your lifetime is directly related to what you do or fail to do. No one chooses his parent or childhood,  but you can choose your own direction. Everyone has problems and obstacles to overcome, but that too is relative to each individual.

NOTHING IS CARVED IN STONE!
You can change anything in your life if you want to badly enough. Excuses are for losers! Those who take responsibility for their actions are the real winners in life. Winners meet life challenges head on knowing there are no guarantees, and give it all they’ve got and never think it’s too late or too early to begin. Time plays no favorites and will pass whether you act or not. Take control of your LIFE. Dare to Dream and take risks…… Compete! If you aren’t willing to work for your goals don’t expect others to.

BELIEVE IN YOURSELF!”

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By Dr. Robert Anthony

There’s this common, well-known truth that “what you focus on expands.” It’s simple math. The more you focus on the things you want, the more of those things you manifest in your life.

The reverse is also true. The more you focus on the things you don’t want, the more of those things you manifest in your life.

The problem is that 9 out of 10 people live within a “Matrix of Fear” where they’re programmed to be afraid of everything, including success, failure, health problems, money problems, relationships — and the list is endless.

In addition to what’s going on in their personal lives, most people add to their personal fears by getting caught up in global dramas as well.

Unfortunately most people give up their power to create their lives the way they want. Instead, they are *unconsciously* creating their lives exactly opposite of the way they want them.

They manifest their fears through their intense feelings of worry and fear about things that *may* happen!

So of course, they live a self-fulfilling prophecy and they ‘DO’ happen!

Everything – everything – starts with a thought.

It works that way with any thoughts you have, because thoughts are creative – especially when you energize them through strong feelings and emotion.

That’s how you ‘get’ what you focus on. This is important to understand because you can never be successful if you focus on what you don’t want or fear will happen.

When people focus on what they fear, they unconsciously create what they don’t want on an individual, local, national and global scale. This fuels more fear – - and the cycle of “Negative Manifestation” continues.

Please pause for a minute and think about this.

It’s critically important for you to understand that your THOUGHTS are the ‘cause’, and your LIFE is the ‘effect’.

Yet almost everyone gets worried or fearful based on the ‘effects’, and that’s how their fears become the ‘cause’ for more negative things to manifest.

The answer is to monitor your thoughts. Specifically, I suggest you do the following:

Keep a Positive Mental Focus – No matter what!

Want to know how you can eliminate an enormous amount of fear in your life? It’s very simple. Stop watching TV and reading the newspaper.

The media is a contrived industry that profits off making you worried, fearful, scared and anxious. The more THEY can get you into this state of mind – - the more YOU have to keep watching or reading to keep up with the latest events.

The more successful they are at keeping you coming back for more – - the more MONEY they get from advertisers who pander to the mindless audiences that are in this perpetual trance.

WAKE UP from the trance! Tune out. (Don’t tune in.)

This one idea can eliminate an enormous amount of fear, stress and anxiety in your life. Stop watching TV and reading the newspapers. Instead, focus on the positive aspects of your life.

Let this be your motto – “No news is good news”. It works for me and has made a major change in my life and my ability to create what I desire.

Also, don’t listen to others who are coming from fear and living in negativity. If you do, you are using YOUR creative powers to help THEM manifest what they fear.

Keep your focus at a pure level. The minute you allow a competing desire (such as a fear) to have power, at a ‘minimum’ that delays or throws your conscious desire or true intention off course. More than likely, it will cancel it out.

You can think of this like launching a rocket. Let’s call it your “Rocket of Desire”. The launching power is feeling excited about having what you want.

However, if after you launch your Rocket of Desire you say, “But I am not sure I can do this” or “I am not sure will this will work out”, you’ve taken your rocket that was moving with great speed toward your goal and you’ve cut back the power. The end result is your rocket went from soaring towards your goal to crashing into the ground.

That’s how your worries and fears push away the things you want.

If you unconsciously send up other rockets based on your fears, you’re cutting the power you sent to your Rocket of Desire.

You can launch your rocket so it flies faster and higher, and has more impact if you eliminate as much worry and fear as possible from your life. Instead of fear and worry, keep your focus only on experiencing your desires coming to you quickly and easily.

It is very simple – the more you focus on the things you want, the more of those things you manifest in your life.

If you want to create more of the things you desire, easily and effortlessly take a moment to review my “Secret of Deliberate Creation” training program. Nothing works faster and produces better results. That’s a promise!

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Dr. Robert Anthony is the bestselling author of over 15 books in the personal development industry, which have been published in 22 countries. He has written works that have impacted countless people including “Beyond Positive Thinking” and “The Ultimate Secrets of Total Self-Confidence”, which continues to be a best-seller after being in publication for almost 30 years. He is also the creator of the best selling audio program – “The Secret of Deliberate Creation” and his latest video DVD training program – “Rich Mind Life Strategy”.

Dr. Robert Anthony has also earned a Ph.D. in behavioral psychology and has worked as a psychotherapist, NLP practitioner, master hypnotist, personal performance trainer and business coach. He is licensed by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and is highly trained in all forms of Energy Therapy and is a member of The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology.

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Know exactly what you want

Okay I know this one sounds quite obvious but there is no way to achieve a specific goal unless you know exactly what you want. The key is to be specific; the greater the details, the better the outcome. Include as much information that you can such as specific times, dates, numbers, percentages etc. You need to have a clear and precise vision of what you do want in order to achieve it.

Write your goal down

This is the one technique that separates the people who succeed from the people who fail. I am always finding new information from some of the greatest successful people in the world and they are constantly reminding you how important it is to write down your goals. According to research you are 95% more likely to achieve your goal if it is written down. Enough said. Do it!

Believe 100% in your goal

I’m sure you have heard of something called “blocks” to your manifestations. Blocks are those negative limiting self beliefs that keep you from achieving your greatest dreams in life no matter how hard you try.

If you attempt to achieve a goal that you don’t truly believe in, your subconscious mind will sabotage you in the worst ways and you will be left feeling frustrated and empty. The only success you will find if you don’t believe entirely in your goal will be in making yourself miserable. As Napoleon Hill said, “Whatever the mind of a man can conceive and believe, it can achieve” Believe and achieve! You must believe in your goal with your whole heart and soul.

Give your subconscious a constant reminder of the goal

I remember in grade school when you would get answers wrong on a vocabulary test the teacher would make you write the correct answers out 20-plus times. What was the purpose of this? The subconscious mind is like a tape recorder and the more you repeat something to it, the more it will be permanently programmed in. So the purpose was to program that word or words into your brain.

Another great example is this: You have a favorite song that you play over and over and over again. Then, years later, you can still remember every word to that song without ever hearing it since.

There are a variety of techniques you can use to program your subconscious. I find the repetitive writing technique to be very effective for manifesting your goals and solidifying the outcome here on the physical plane. Simply write out your goals 20 times every day. Yes, it’s that simple, and very effective.

Another technique is to write out your goals on a note card and read them over several times throughout the day, especially first thing in the morning and also last thing before you go to sleep at night.  You can also put up post it notes at certain strategic places throughout your home such as on the bathroom mirror and the refrigerator. This way you will again , be reminded constantly of your goal no matter if you are brushing your teeth or going to grab that midnight snack in the fridge.

Be passionate about your goal

Passion is something that drives people to accomplish some of the most extraordinary things you can think of in life. This is what drove Roger Bannister to break the four minute mile and also what inspired Antonio Vivaldi to create some of the greatest classical masterpieces your ears will ever hear.

Passion is what keeps you up late at night and wakes you up bright and early the very next morning to get back to work on your project. Passion is what drives out the demons of fear on your quest to achieve your goal.

You can bet your life that you are more likely to achieve anything if it ignites within you an all consuming fire that swallows everything in its path.

Stop and imagine what your life is like when you achieve your deepest desires and you fulfill your destiny. This will ignite the fire; now let it burn.

Break your goal down into smaller parts

Having big goals is great; it’s the only way to go in my book. Go big or go home.The only way you’re ever going to do something big in this world is to think big; think like Trump. However, I might add the fact that you may need to break this big goal down into smaller more manageable goals in order to achieve your goal.

It’s much more believable to the mind. Setting a very large task may overwhelm you so break your goal down into steps: short term, mid range and long term.

Give yourself that little reward

Give yourself a little reminder every so often of what the payoff in the end will be like. Little rewards keep you moving, like a checkpoint in a marathon that gives you water. It will help keep the desire and enthusiasm burning. It will also give signals to the subconscious mind that you are moving closer and closer to your desired goal.

Focus on the positive at all times

The bottom line is the only person who can ever keep you from achieving your goals is YOU. PERIOD. Assume responsibility for your success or failure. Fear, worry and self doubt are common enemies to your success but are only creations of your mind. Remember, what you focus on expands. Focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want. Focus on the positive. Focus on everything you have rather than what you are lacking in life.

One last thing: Remember that you only fail when you decide to quit; and yes you are totally responsible for that decision. So keep on moving forward!

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In How to Manifest Your Greatest Desires with 9 Simple Strategies: Part 1 we discussed the importance of your beliefs, your perception of the world and being fearless in your quest to manifest your desires. Here in Part 2 well discuss five more strategies that will boost your ability to bring into reality the things you long for in life.

Be patient but take action

Let me enlighten you here for a minute. When you are learning how to manifest, your desires are not just going to fall out of the sky above and land right on your doorstep. Sometimes it might seem this way if you are totally detached from the outcome and are focused entirely on the end result. More often than not, it takes a little while for what you want to manifest to appear, and again that is based on the strength of your belief about that particular want.

You can definitely count on one thing though; it requires a great amount of faith and patience plus a lot of action on your part. The key is to put some action behind that intention, you cannot just sit back and wait for what you want to manifest without doing anything on your part. Good things come to those who wait plus put forth action.

Help yourself first

I always believed in the saying “God helps those who help themselves”. This is the absolute truth my friends. I mean, wouldn’t you want to at least see some effort out of a friend who has asked you for help.

Say, for instance, you have a friend who has asked you to “help” them move. What would you do if your friend just sat back and expected you to do all of the work? I don’t know about you but I would for sure not be happy about it.

So when asking your Higher Power for a little help, be sure to put forth the effort yourself. Ask yourself what you can do today that will bring you one step closer to your dreams and make them a reality. Don’t just sit there and expect things to magically happen; you will be waiting a lifetime.

Follow your intuition

When you are learning how to manifest, it is essential that you listen to your intuition and follow your instincts. Your intuition is that voice inside that you know you should listen to but often don’t. I know the feeling of having to tell myself “I know I should have gone with my gut feeling.” Your intuition is always right. Follow your intuition and it will lead you in the right direction towards your dreams. You will be led to the right people and to the right places at the right times; always.

Your goals and Life purpose must be aligned

Success in learning how to manifest often depends on whether or not what you are trying to manifest is in tune with your life’s purpose. Everything has to be congruent; if it is not then you will have an uphill struggle. Trying to manifest something that is not in tune with your Life’s purpose will only cause a great deal of resistance and leave you frustrated.

Another key point when learning how to manifest is if your purpose to manifest is for selfish needs to fulfill the ego then you will not likely get too far. It works best when you manifest for the highest good of everyone involved, selflessly, and from your Higher Self.

Focus on the end result

Probably one of the most important secrets to manifesting is to put all your attention into and focus on the end result. Another way to describe this is to think form the end. This is the “act as if” part that is so powerful.  Act “as if” you already have in your possession the things that you desire or that you are the person you want to be.

Feel what it is like to live from that particular point in time. Your subconscious can’t tell the difference between what is actually happening and what are just thoughts.

When focusing on the end result, do not worry about how it is going to happen. Leave that up to the Universe to decide. Sometimes there are better ways to manifest something than we may think and this is usually the case.

If you look back to the times when you attracted great things into your life, didn’t they just seem to happen unexpectedly? And I bet it didn’t happen the way you thought it would. It was probably in a way that was even better.

So there you have it; nine simple strategies to improve your manifesting power. Implement these key ideas and watch your power to manifest your greatest desires improve tremendously!

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Did you ever wonder how to manifest your greatest desires into reality? Quite simply, the answer to manifesting anything you desire is to properly apply the Law of Attraction. Through the Law of Attraction, your perception of the universe and everything in it is what actually creates your reality. Through understanding how your beliefs about your world shape your destiny you can learn how to manifest your greatest desires.

Practice utilizing some of the techniques and teachings I have presented in this article and you will get a better understanding of the Law of Attraction and start to reprogram the way you perceive the universe to change your life forever!

Change your perception of the world

One thing that I have come to realize throughout my life is that no two people see the same color red. That is, everyone has a different perception of the world and sees the universe and everything in it through a different lens.

Someone who has just lost their job, their home or a long love relationship for that matter, may view the universe as an unfair, hard and tough place to live in. A wealthy person, on the other hand, may view the universe as a wonderful place that is full of luxury, pleasure and endless opportunities. Both of these people are living in the exact same world, it is just that their perceptions of it are different. These perceptions are what make their experiences different.

The example points to a fundamental key to understanding how to manifest your desires: know that how you perceive the universe is how it is actually going to be for you. Remember, as the great Earl Nightingale discovered, “we become what we think about”, and the same is true for what you think of the world you live in.

If you look at the world and think it is a place full of sorrow, hate and poverty then that is the reality that you will create for yourself. If you look at it as a place that is full of love, happiness, peace, joy, prosperity and abundance then that is what it will be for you. The choice to create the world in which you live in is clearly up to you. Start viewing the world as a place full of love, happiness, joy, prosperity and abundance.

Practice being fearless

Stop and think for a second about how many times you have feared that something bad was going to happen and then it actually did. For example, you might have been thinking that you were going to be late for work. With this is mind, you decided to leave a little early, still feeling a fear that you were going to be late. The next thing you know, you are stuck in traffic because of an accident up ahead and low and behold you are late for work.

I have done this many times, constantly ruminating that I was going to get stuck behind someone driving slow and sure enough it would happen. Someone would pull out in front of me and decide to drive 10 miles per hour under the speed limit with no passing lines in sight.

Are these events a mere coincidence or did we actually create them? I truly believe that we are always creating our reality by what we focus on and give attention to.

In your quest for mastering how to manifest your desires, practice the art of being fearless. Know deep in your heart that the best possible outcome is always going happen. Fear is an emotion that will suck the life out of you and the chances of manifesting your desires. When you are fearless, your manifestations will easily come to fruition. Start replacing those negative fear emotions with that of faith.

Supercharge your positive emotions

Compare the number of times particular negative events you have dwelt upon that have happened to the amount of times you have actually anticipated something good to happen and then it actually did. In most cases fear is the much stronger emotion, which causes the object of that fear or negative thought to manifest into your reality much more often and more quickly.

A key point is that you just need to conjure up that same level of emotional power you put behind fear and put it behind your positive expectations so you can just as easily manifest good things in your life. Supercharge your positive emotions with the expectation that what you desire you already have and you will be well on your way to manifesting your biggest dreams.

Believe you can and you will, believe you can’t and you won’t

A major contributing factor in manifesting your desires is the degree to which you believe something true. The key word is believe. The reason you can think negative things into existence so easily is the fact that you believe so strongly that they are going to happen and sure enough they do.

You may believe, for instance, that you are not worthy of being wealthy and hence you seem to always be on the wrong end of the pay scale. It may be that you always seem to live above your means or maybe that there’s always an unexpected emergency that requires you to break into your savings and end up broke.

Remember this:  you can only learn how to manifest things you truly believe you can have. You may want to be a millionaire, but unless you truly believe you can become one, you will not even come close. It will simply be wishful thinking and nothing more than that. The key is to change the root of your core beliefs.

Be sure to check out Part 2 for the next five strategies.

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What happens when you put the Law of Attraction in action? Just imagine for a moment, that you had all the money you ever dreamed of.  Imagine how it would feel if you had wonderful relationships and absolutely perfect health. Think about how your life would be, living in a constant state of peace and joy.  When you put into practice the Law of Attraction and focus your mind intently on these things, they will become your reality.

Know what you want

One of the most important things to do first is to figure out exactly what it is that you want. This is probably one of the most crucial elements to manifesting. The Universe will bring to you whatever you desire so you’ve got to think big. There is no difference to the Universe in asking for $100 or $100,000. So the best thing to do is to go after your biggest dreams.  The Law of Attraction will draw them to you, whatever it may be.

You may be someone who doesn’t really know what you want.  Maybe you’ve been brainwashed for so long into believing that you can’t have or do something and this has brought you to accept the fact that you can’t have or do it.  It’s time to look deep within yourself and discover that you could get anything you desire through the Law of Attraction.

Stop at the book store and page through dream home magazines. Go to an expensive car lot and take a look around. Decide what you want.  You will surely get a great perspective on what you can actually manifest into your life.  Once you accept the fact that you can have these things in your life you will become emotionally charged about them and your positive energy will become empowered through the Law of Attraction.

Affirm what you want

Once you decide on what it is that you actually want, the rest is simple.  Just make an affirmation to the Universe to receive it.  Affirm it out loud, write it down on paper, and most importantly believe in it.  The secret though, is believing.

Think from the end result as if your desire has already happened.  Imagine that it has, and it will, through the Law of Attraction. Close your eyes and visualize it from the end result.  And don’t expect to know how it is going to happen. The Law of Attraction doesn’t work that way. This is the art of surrendering. You just need to trust that what you want to manifest is going to happen, and leave how it will happen up to the Universe.

Practice gratitude

Another important step you must take when implementing the Law of Attraction is to maintain a feeling of gratitude.  Being absolutely grateful for everything that you have in life is the key.  Focus on all of the great things that you have  and this in turn will help you bring about positive feelings that manifest your thoughts into things.

The positive feelings that you experience will then transmute into a positive vibrations, according to the Law of Attraction. By sending out this kind of positive energy, or positive vibrations, it will return to you good things that are on the exact same positive wavelength.  You can remind yourself to focus on these feelings by writing out your goals or wants on a note card and then keep it with you.  This will help you remember to feel a state of gratitude every time you read it.

Be aware of your thoughts

Another thing to remember when practicing the Law of Attraction is to be aware of the constant thought stream that is flowing through your mind.  Most people experience random thought processes running through their minds every day with no direction in this process. They pay little attention to   the effect that these thoughts are actually having on their reality.

If you understand the Law of Attraction and the impact that thoughts have on creating this reality, then it would be wise to monitor this process.  Stop for a minute and think whether your thoughts are leading you toward your goals and desires or away from them.

Knowing how the Law of Attraction actually works will indeed change your life.  It requires a certain state of mind to work with the Law of Attraction and make it happen, but whether or not it is hard to master is up to you.  You just need to take your time, have patience, practice, and most of all, believe in it.

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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman

Stop and think for a moment about all of the great inventions, the greatest musical compositions, the massive revolutions, the great works of art and greatest literary pieces ever written in the world. All of these historical contributions would never have occurred if it wasn’t for great dreams conjured up from the minds of great dreamers.

If it hadn’t been for great dreams, Vivaldi never would have written “The Four Seasons”, Bach “St. Matthew Passion” and Handel “Messiah”. Neither would Michelangelo have created his breathtaking work in the Sistine Chapel.

Leonardo da Vinci never would have sketched the first parachute and helicopter, painted such masterpieces such as “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa” or produced some of the first detailed illustrations of physiology of the human body.

And you would have never known how to “Think and Grow Rich” had it not been for the dedicated lifelong work of Napoleon Hill.

These are all examples of people who were great dreamers. They took the thoughts that were created in their own minds and molded them into an amazing reality here on the physical plane.

Every single great accomplishment in this world started out with a vision, a great dream which then led to the particular achievement. It was the individual’s courage to cultivate their dream that made the difference.

There are times in life when you are told that you can’t do something or that something you are striving for is far impossible to accomplish. The key is to listen to your heart and not the mouths of the little minds out there. As the quote above by Harriet Tubman states, you already have everything you need right inside. You also have the potential to change the world in some way, as each of these examples state.

So what are your great dreams? What great potential do you have inside of you that is just waiting to be born? Is it another great life changing book such as “Think and Grow Rich” ? Do you have the potential to create a masterpiece like Michelangelo? Or maybe it is to compose another great classical piece like Vivaldi, Bach or Handel. How about creating many great inventions such as Leonardo da Vinci?

Maybe your dream is just to make a positive difference in this world in your own special way. Whatever it may be I challenge you to dream a great dream and then go out into this world and live it. You may be surprised at what you are capable of accomplishing and may be the next great thing to go down in history.

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Tending the Garden of Your Mind

The mind is like barren land just waiting for some seeds to fall and flourish, similar to a great garden. It is important then, to plant the seeds of greatness and watch them flourish into vines of positive thinking. Monitoring what you put into your mind is very important and crucial to your success and happiness in life.

Here are some suggestions to help you along your way:

»Read motivational and inspirational self help books:

This is the first and foremost helpful tool that I have utilized in my own personal transformation. Reading is so important because it is food for the mind; the seeds of greatness that will flourish and grow into an amazing and bountiful garden.

It may be a particular book that you read that makes the difference in your life or, as in many cases, it may be a single sentence in a book that seems to jump out and inspires you to change your life forever. This has happened many times in my life and I have seen it happen in the lives of many other people as well.

Some of the books that have changed my life in the early stages of my personal development are Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz,  Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude by Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone, The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason, The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino, Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson and many others which I will discuss in future posts.

On a more Spiritual side and more related to the Law of Attraction I have been inspired by the writings of Neville Goddard. Some of his great works include The Power of Awareness, Feeling is the Secret, Your Faith is Your Fortune, Law and the Promise, Resurrection, and Prayer: The Art of Believing. Neville’s works are the truth and roots on the Law of Attraction made so popular through the book and movie The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

»Listen to motivational and inspirational self help audio books on CD and MP3:

Many great success coaches such as Zig Ziglar and Jim Rohn utilize the term “Auto University” and do so for a good reason. Your own automobile or commute via bus or subway can be the place where you learn more fulfilling and useful lessons than in your formal education.

Aside from a dynamic learning experience, it can also be a place where you cultivate an amazing and uplifting positive shift in your mental state. I personally benefit from this practice every day of my life and cannot overemphasize the importance of it. Listening to positive self help audio programs on your daily commute can be an uplifting and inspiring experience for anyone and put you in that state of mind to conquer your day.

Audio programs are not limited to be listened to on your daily commute though. That is just one effective way to utilize these valuable tools. Listening to your audio can be done at any time of the day whether working, relaxing or exercising, which is another one of my favorite times to get motivated and set my mind in a positive state. I love to listen while pumping iron at the gym and even better yet, while power walking outdoors at the park. This is a form of meditation for me and a 60 minute walk while listening to an uplifting audio program on my iPod really helps me to absorb the information and experience it in a compelling way.

Two of the most influential audio programs that I listen to which really have a positive impact on me are The Strangest Secret and Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale. There is so much wisdom and enlightenment in these two programs and practical lessons that anyone can benefit from. Earl Nightingale is a dynamic speaker and has a unique way of articulating his message that seems to captivate my full attention and that really drives the message home. I am always left with a change in my mental state for the better after listening to one of his Cd’s, especially Lead the Field.

Next to Earl Nightingale I am always captivated by the powerful diction of Anthony Robbins and  Zig Ziglar. If you really want a shift in your mental state then  listen to Goals and also How to Get What You Want by Zig Ziglar. These two pieces are filled with stories that motivate and inspire you to reach new levels.

»Watch motivational and inspirational movies:

I remember vividly a time back in 1997 when I first watched the movie“Rudy“. This was such an awe inspiring movie which depicted the life of Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger and his quest to achieve his goal of playing football for the University of Notre Dame. Rudy represents a true warrior, overcoming many obstacles along his journey and modeling what is the epitome of perseverance.

Through an unstoppable will, Rudy does succeed in his quest, playing in the the final game of the season against Georgia Tech on November 8, 1975.  He made history, becoming the only player to be carried off the field at Notre Dame. Through all the adversity that he faced, he never quit, and that is one of the most important keys to goal achievement.

This movie truly inspired me to persevere through tough times and obsticles in my life and I can’t count the times I have watched this movie for motivation. It teaches us perseverance and perseverance is one of the most important qualities successful people demonstrate and that is for a good reason. If you simply give up when the going gets tough you will never ever have the opportunity to arrive at your goal.

This movie is just one of the many great examples of setting a clearly defined goal and sticking to it no matter what seems to stand in your way. This is also just one of the many movies you can watch to get you into the state of a positive mental attitude and truly inspire you to reach greater heights. I recommend watching whatever seems to motivate you and change your state of mind to a positive one. Some of my favorites that have truly inspired me over the years are Conversations With God, Iron Will, Pay It Forward, and of course the Rocky series.

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What You Sow Is What You Reap

I often wonder why more people don’t choose to think about the bright side of things more often. If what you sow is what you reap then wouldn’t it seem quite obvious that dwelling on the good that could happen in a life far outweighs the thought of dwelling on the negative?

If you sow good thoughts you can only reap good results; just as a farmer who tends his crop with love and devotion will reap a bountiful harvest.  The results may not come in a way that you expected but the end result will always be the same; one that you benefit from. So many people get it all wrong though and the minute things don’t seem to be going their way they give up on positive thinking and sure enough everything heads south and then you hear ” I told you so”.

It all starts in the mind with your mental attitude. Attitude in fact, is everything!

The wise farmer surveys his land at the beginning of the season with a vision of abundance before him. He sees what is to come before him in the seasons ahead; it’s his vision that matters, not the barren land that is before him at that moment. The greatest lesson in the Law of Attraction is that thoughts become things. So it is safe to say that positive thoughts become positive things and negative thoughts become negative things.

Now do you see how important a positive mental attitude is? A positive attitude goes a whole heck of a lot farther than a negative one, and that’s without saying what could possibly happen when you choose this state of mind as one that dominates your thoughts throughout each and every day.

Dwell on the Positive

It’s just as simple to dwell on positive thoughts as it is to dwell on the negative ones. Notice how I stated simple and not easy; there is a difference. Simple means that it doesn’t take the brain of Christopher Langan to figure it out. Dwelling on the positive is not that easy though, meaning that it is going to take some effort.  This is something that is going to take some work and you are going to have to take the time and be consciously aware of it.

This state of awareness is what is known in Zen as Mindfulness. It is a state of always being aware of basically everything that exist in the moment. So we can learn a lesson from Zen here and always be consciously aware of the thoughts that go on inside our heads. To consciously be aware of our thoughts is to be in control of what is going on inside our minds.

When we are aware of what is going inside of us we can choose what to think and in this case it’s positive thoughts. Be aware at all times of the types of things that are going on inside of your head and you will be heading in the right direction. Choose to dwell on the bright side of things. Think about what good can come out of a situation no matter what the case may be. Within every adversity there is the seed of a greater benefit. This is the absolute truth and I have personally experienced this throughout my life time and time again.

I can remember many situations in my life where I was faced with hardships and defeat but there was always a greater benefit that came out of it. It was only revealed to me after the fact and I then realized what had actually taken place. So now it makes sence to dwell on the positive of any situation and to see some greater benefit within. Expect the best and get it. May the wind will be at your back and the sun in your face.

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