LifeManagement101, Issue #010 -- Thinking Success
January 13, 2008
Dear subscriber,

For many people life seems to drag along in some sort of endless rut. In fact they get to the point that they expect it to always be that way. They probably do not even realize that they are locked into this kind of mind set. That is just the way life is. There can however be a way out, a better way to live life and as the saying goes "today can be the first day of the rest of your life", or something like that.
The truth is you can pick up any number of books like Napoleon Hill's classic "Think and grow Rich" and learn the strategies to change your life around. In fact you can start today to become what you think. Eliminate all those negative thoughts and substitute positive ones.

From today you need to really believe in yourself and believe that you can succeed at any task you set yourself. This of course is difficult. However, think positively and start with a plan. Plan the path that you will follow to achieve the success you crave. Having produced the plan put it into action without having any doubts about it. Each step accomplished will give you confidence for the next step. With each small success pat yourself on the back and convince yourself that ultimate success and the achievement of your goals are inevitable and only a matter of time.

You need to relax and dream about your goals at least twice a day. Visualize the goal with you there celebrating your success and enjoying every minute of it. Visualize this success as if it has already happened. Do not allow any negative thoughts and doubts creep into these moments. You must keep it positive and glowing. Thoughts like "wishing this was so" have no place here, it must be the positive affirmations of enjoying success and of actually being wealthy or believing you already have a lovely car and a great house. I was reading of one guy that had no money and was actually in considerable debt but he had a dream and utterly believed he would obtain his goals. He was in fact so far into this belief that he dressed and acted as if he had already succeeded, so much so that even his family and friends believed that he had made it. He is now a very successful businessperson.

Read more on this subject from any number of sources and get out of the failure Rut. Build your plan with tiny achievable steps and believe in your ability to achieve them. Never doubt yourself, congratulate yourself every step of the way and regularly visualize your final goal. Live it, breath it, and totally believe in it. Visualize with strong emotional feeling the glory of your success, even visualize eavesdropping on what others are saying about your success. Start this process today and stay healthy in body and mind as you progress positively to your goals.