By Gary Simpson
Not only do we become what we think about, we do what we think about. Whether your thoughts are positive or negative your mind will act on them. If we are directed by our dominating thoughts, why not implant our minds with things that will benefit us?
Learn how you can do this…
Self belief is a wonderful thing.
I know from my own life experiences that whenever I have been filled with dread or doubt I am unable to perform at a satisfactory level. Just the other day I was using a claw hammer and a lever to dismantle a packing crate. At the time I was making quite a noise hammering away when my wife came down to the workshop to see what I was doing.
Jokingly, I quipped: “I haven’t hit my fingers with the hammer yet!” Guess what I did within minutes of uttering those words? Yep. Bang. Yeeowch! Actually, I didn’t say that. It was something more colorful.
You see, in retrospect, what I did was plant the seed in my mind that I was going to hit my fingers with the hammer. My mind set about fulfilling the thought.
Not only do we become what we think about, we do what we think about. Whether your thoughts are positive or negative your mind will act on them.
If we are directed by our dominating thoughts, why not implant our minds with things that will benefit us? For instance, if you really want to become a pilot then concentrate on that. Become obsessed with it. Learn all you can about it.
Do you think that Michael Jordan became the greatest basket-baller of all time by not thinking about and concentrating on the game of basketball? During his brief sojourn into baseball was he successful? Basketball was his love. He couldn’t get it out of his mind. So he returned to basketball to lead the Chicago Bulls for another three years before retiring, making yet another comeback then retiring for good in 2003.
What are your dominating thoughts? Are you thinking about the things that will make you the person that you ultimately want to be? Do you have deep and powerful thoughts about these things?
If the first step to becoming the person that you want to be starts in the mind then set that train in motion.
One thing that can really help you is to sit down and write out your life goals. Take as many pages as you need. After you have crafted your life story and the way that you want it to unfold start summarizing it. Try to get it down to a single page.
Once you have done this you should read it as often as possible. At the bare minimum you should read it at least once a day. Preferably you should do this first thing in the morning and make it the last thing you do before going to bed at night, then as many times in between as you desire. It all depends how strong your desire is.
The more times you read your plan, the more you will implant it into your mind. Remember, your mind cannot discern between reality and fiction. It will simply act on it – just like my mind did when I joked to my wife about not hitting my fingers with the hammer.
Think negative and you will receive negative. Alternatively, think positive and that is what you will receive.
So, do you have a plan? What thoughts are dominating your mind?
About the Author
Gary Simpson is a 7th Dan karate master who teaches self defense, motivation, self help and wealth building to students around the world through home study courses.
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My thoughts are filled with the exciting opportunities I have planned for my future. I am taking steps towards this future every single day. I am on my way!
I am a firm believer in being careful what I think about and talk about. My other favorite idea is ‘What you resist, persists.’ So, one also has to be careful whether the dominant thought is one of resistance. People try so hard to think of the opposite of what they fear that what they fear comes to the forefront. Good article though and this is a great site.
Great post! Agree 100%. The same thing happened to me recently. My daughter asked why I was leaving so early to go out of town. I said ‘oh, it gives me time in case I get lost, ha ha’ Yup you guessed it. I got lost and in a bad way.
It is amazing what we can achieve by our positive thoughts.
Great message! I lived this for the past twenty-years and have tried to help others with this type of thinking and belief pattern. The only thing I would add is are these thoughts you’re thinking something you really feel also? How do these thoughts and goals affect others? Do you see others benefiting from your achievements. And is it really something you ardently desire? If not, no need to focus too much time on that specific goal.
I’ve also found that most people think and have goals of becoming someone or achieving something; the actions they take don’t coincide with the goal or thought of what they want to become.
Some other factors include not only self perception of who I am and what I’m becoming, but how do others perceive me? It’s pretty powerful to write down how you perceive yourself and what you feel others would say about you in a few adjectives.
One last comment on Gary’s message; you’ll be amazed by writing your thoughts and goals down and reading them daily.
Thanks
Thank you Fred for your comment. I agree with what you wrote.