Posts Tagged ‘Positive Thinking’

It is within the walls of your mind that the battles are fought. And it is within the battlefield of your brain that victory is snatched or the pain of defeat is created. This is the place where the vanquished are first unveiled. And it is in this place that the conquerors are empowered.

You may be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can also judge a winner or a loser by the state of their mind. And that state of mind will soon be revealed by the state of the mind-owner’s mouth.

Victorious people speak victorious words. Their words are filled with faith and hope. Defeated people have a completely different vocabulary. Their words are powerless and negative.

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I was handed a great book the other day entitled ‘Wink And Grow Rich’ by Roger Hamilton. I’m still reading it…but there were a few great nuggets that I thought I’d share here in my online journal.

• The key to your wealth is to learn how to lead leaders.
• If you decide to be true to your future self, then your life will change beyond measure.
• Learn to SEE better and you will GET better.
• Ask better questions.
• Think it, ink it, do it, review it.

Think on these gems and apply them…..

I love my mind.

Why you may ask? Because no matter how much I put into it, it never explodes. It is a reservoir that is always thirsty for fresh revelation and new insight. It is hungrier than a lion and more voracious than a tiger.

How hungry, you might say, can that be? Well here are the pile of books next to my bed that I’m currently reading or will be reading in the very near future.

I’ve included the titles as well as the authors:

The Bible - God in collaboration with a few well known authors.

Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium - Ann E. Steinke

The Worldy Philosophers - Robert Heilbroner

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity - Robert Cwiklik

Shattered Dreams - The Story of Mary Todd Lincoln - David Collins

Alexander The Great - Alan Fildes & Joann Fletcher

Retire Young, Retire Rich - Robert Kiyosaki

The Book of David (subject of the film ‘Shine’) - Beverley Eley

Money Secrets of the Rich - John R. Burley

Teachings from the Worldly Philosophy - Robert Heilbroner

Creating Wealth - Robert G. Allen

Multiple Streams of Income - Robert G. Allen

The One Minute Millionaire - Mark Victor Hansen & Robert G. Allen

In addition I have a notepad and a pen beside my bed to jot down those thoughts that fly into my head and wake me up at 2.00 am in the morning.

My most precious possession you might ask? My personal library….so let’s explore how you too can magnify or expand your mind.

How many books do I read at once? I generally have three or four going all at once in order to magnify my mind.

I have met many people in my lifetime who declare that ‘I’m not a reader’. Well, I have a son who tried to convince me of that fact. And if you would have taken a look at his previous reading track record, all of us, including his teachers, would have agreed that he was not a reader.

But it wasn’t until I hit his hot button and found out that he had a keen interest in reading autobiographies and biographies, that overnight he was transformed from a non-reader into a reader.

Every night, before he goes to sleep, I find him reading. Does he like every book that he picks up to read? No.

The fact is, I’m the same.

You don’t have to read every book you pick up. If it doesn’t hit the spot or the writer is atrocious, or for whatever reason, toss it. But don’t stop there. Search out another book. Find another subject that inspires you and interests you.

READ BOOKS AND YOU WILL REWRITE YOUR LIFE

As a motivational writer  I can tell you this, that at times the last book I want to read is a motivational book. I live motivation, dream motivation, eat motivation, write motivation 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

So there are times when I need a sabbatical in my reading habits.

So where do I head? I read books on gardening, others on artists, particularly the Impressionist breed, but even of late have branched out into more modern areas. I read autobiographies and biographies.

I tend to find myself wanting to know the author behind the book, or the artist behind the art, the musician behind the music or rather the architect behind the architecture.

In fact, there is one famous author, who I personally don’t like his style of writing, but when it came to his autobiography, I loved that. I still haven’t read any of his books, but I learnt an immense amount from reading about his interesting life.

THE SECRET TO MIND MAGNIFICATION:TURN OFF THE TV AND TURN ON TO A BOOK

Here are some guidelines to get you back on track, if you are presently a ‘non reader’.

What should I read?

Define your personal interests and start there. I personally found that motivational books inspired me just over 10 years ago, but since then my tastes have further developed. For every motivational book I read, I probably read four or five other types of books. It’s amazing that from those non-motivational books I always seem to find motivational material that is of benefit to me and others.

How often should I read? Every day.

How long should I read? If it has not been your habit to read in the past, then start with a page a day. Or if the chapters are short, a chapter a day. Develop the success habit of reading daily and the quantity of what you read will gradually increase. Your reading ability will also improve.

Where should I read? Everywhere. When I have an appointment, I always take a book with me.  Some people like to read before they sleep of a night while others like the morning vigil. Find what suits your personality and personal habits through experimentation.

I don’t have money to spend on books? Join your local library. It is there that you will find a tremendous resource. I have of late started to purchase investment books once a month, but always at a discounted price.

Just one other suggestion:

If you still have difficulty reading, there are so many audio programs available where you can listen to books being read to you. There are also a range of services that will provide you with book summaries.

Search the Internet for these services, and whatever you do, you owe it to yourself, and to your ongoing education, to make reading a daily habit as you build your successful life.

Motivational Quote: Magnify your mind and watch your life expand explosively.

When the Wright brothers pronounced that they would be the first humans to fly, many people said that humans could and would never fly.”This time, they carried the glider almost to the top of Big Kill Devil Hill.

‘Ready?’ asked Orville.

‘Ready,’ replied Wilbur from his prone position.

Safely in the air, Wilbur warped the wings. There was an instant response and Wilbur glowed with joy. But as the glider curved, he became aware of a new instability. He adjusted the controls, There was little response. True, the glider turned. Still - although puzzled, he managed a safe landing.

On his fifth flight that day, Wilbur became aware of increased instability. Then the left wing dipped far too deeply. Frantically he pushed the elevator control. He was too late. The tip of the wing bit into the sand and he was hurled forward against the canvas elevator.

The birds all knew the secret of turning while in flight. But their secret was so deep no one could solve it. People said it was impossible for a heavier-than-air machine to fly. But Wilbur and Orville determined to show the world that it could and would be done.”

Source: ‘The Wright Brothers - They Gave Us Wings’ By Charles Ludwig

All of us are faced with impossible situations, from time to time throughout our lives. But the incredible thing is that within the word ‘impossible’ is found another word ‘possible’.

The more you explore impossible situations you are going to discover some possible solutions that will help you to ride through, over, under or around whatever is standing between you in your present impossible situation and take you to the land of the possible.

Here are four sure-fire ways to help you to turn each and every impossibility you face into a possibility.

1. TAKE RISKS BUT AVOID THE RISKY

Before the Wright brothers ever achieved the impossibility of flying, many a life was lost by those who sought to fly. In 1896 it is recorded that in the August of that year, Otto Lilienthal, the German glider enthusiast was killed during a glide.

However, when the two brothers sought a place to experiment, they knew that they were going to fail and so found a very safe piece of ground to fail on. They didn’t jump off bridges or cliffs. They found a large flat piece of ground with a good strong wind, and practiced failing until the day that they could fly. The place was Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Because they took risks wisely, they were able to change the world forever.

I recently had a discussion with a successful property investor.  His advice was that before you ever pursue any venture, first have your exit strategy in place.

Calculate the risk and ensure, that even if failure occurs, that you will be around to pick yourself up, brush yourself off and push on once again towards success.

YESTERDAY’S IMPOSSIBILITIES ARE TODAY’S REALITIES

2. SPEAK POSSIBILITY

Learn the language of the achiever and the winner. Remove the words, ‘I can’t afford it’ or ‘I can’t do that’, ‘that’s impossible’ or ‘it’s never been done before’ out of your vocabulary.

By constantly thinking ‘outside of the box’, you will be setting yourself up for a rich and prosperous life.

3. CONTROL YOUR REALITY

Financial Reality:

If you find that financially you can never seem to make ends meet, then the best thing for you to do is to have a financial checkup.

Find out exactly what you are spending and where your hard earned income is really going.

Prepare a budget. There many tools available on the Internet that can help you with the process of taking hold of your financial reality. Go to your favourite search engine and type in budget planner.

Health Reality:

Obviously we should check the reality of our health. I do this personally by taking a physical at least once every two years. I service my car every 10,000 km, so it is a good idea to take care of the vehicle that I live in 24 hours a day seven days a week.

Some years back I had a physical that revealed I had extremely high blood cholesterol levels and by simply adjusting my diet and adding to it regular exercise, I was able to rectify that situation before it got too serious.

Spiritual Reality:

I do a spiritual reality check-up every Sunday I go to church. Not only does it keep my compass pointing in the right directionfor  my life, but I often get some great ideas for my future Motivational Memos.

Obviously there are many other areas of our life that require regular reality checkups. Make a list and do your own analysis.

POSSIBLE THINKING LEADS TO POSSIBLE ACTION

4. EXPAND YOUR REALITY

I have a teenage son. When I took over the responsibility for his education a few years ago I had incredible difficulty in getting him motivated about reading.

Now for someone who writes books I found it extremely difficult to understand, but thinking back to when I was his age I could more readily identify with the dilemma.

I realised that it was important for him to expand his reality so that he could grow not only in knowledge but also in wisdom. But how could I find his hot button?

I discovered it. I was reading a book that explained that one way a parent helped his son to expand his reality was through the reading of biographies of people who lived the lives that his son wanted to live.

So from that day on Ben has been reading books, written at his present reading level and interest, about Albert Einstein, Christopher Columbus, Johnny Appleseed, Susanna Wesley, Florence Nightingale, Abraham Lincoln, The Wright Brothers, Isaac Newton, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and the list goes on and on. He now loves reading and we often talk about the latest great person that he is learning about.

This interest in reading has overflowed into his writing. With his renewed confidence he has gone on to run my technical and customer service department for my Web Design company: http://www.oe-design.com along with creating his own websites, which he wrote, with only a limited amount of editing from me. And as far as his tutorials are concerned, the bulk of his students are adults.

Check out two of Ben’s websites: http://www.webmaster-forums101.com/ & http://www.webmaster-resources101.com/

Motivational Quote: Nothing is impossible to the possible thinker.

Where do you live?

‘Scare City’(scarcity) or ‘Abundance Metropolis’?

In order to get there though, you are going to have to cross ‘De Nile’, better known as the river ‘denial’.

But what must you deny?

You must deny anything that would stop you from attaining success. Yes, the success that you’re so richly entitled to experience on planet earth.

You must decide once and for all that you live in the world of ‘too much’ rather than always focussing on the world of ‘not enough’.

‘Not enough’ is only an idea and once you learn how to replace it with the much better idea of ‘too much’, watch how your perspective will be changed in an instant.

You can change your world if you only decide. Decide today to escape to abundance.

There are two ideas that you have a choice to accept. The first is the idea of ‘not enough’ found in ‘Scare City’ (scarcity). The second is the idea of ‘too much’ located in ‘Abundance Metropolis’.

Which idea are you going to concentrate your thoughts on?

For years I have personally fought with the idea that the world was a world of ‘not enough’. But the facts are that poor people remain poor because that is the only world that they know. However, rich thoughts create for you your own world of ‘too much’.

Whatever your reality is on the inside is the reality of what is on the outside. Your reality on the outside cannot and will not be changed until you change the reality on the inside.

Change your reality in your mind and heart and you can change your address once and for all. And this is where we must constantly remind ourselves that there does exist a world of ‘too much’.

The world of ‘too much’ is a real world and it is a world for you and it is a world for me if we only choose to live in it and learn what it takes to live in it.

CHOOSE YOUR WORLD - THE WORLD OF ‘TOO MUCH’ OR THE WORLD OF ‘NOT ENOUGH’

But, ask yourself these questions once more: What world am I living in? Where do you spend your dreams? Where do you focus your thoughts? What vocabulary do you speak? Do you speak words of lack that are filled with lack-lustred excuses or do your phrases expound the abundance of supply that permeates everything you do? Do you worry or do you work with a purpose and a plan?

If you spend more time in the company of Naysayers and ‘do nothings’ then you will live a dismal life.

However, if you choose to place yourself in an atmosphere of hope and possibility and allow yourself to be prodded and your mind stretched, then you will rise up and above whatever life you are presently living.

WHAT YOU INVEST INTO YOUR LIFE NOW WILL DETERMINE WHERE YOU SPEND THE REST OF IT

So what must you invest into your life if you are to escape ‘Scare City’ and find yourself in ‘Abundance Metropolis’?

Time.

Where you spend your time today, tomorrow and the next day will determine the future that you purchase.

Analyse your days.

How much time do you invest in personal development? How much time do you spend in educating yourself in the art of rich living? How much time do you read or listen to material that educates you in how you can start living the ‘too much’ life?

How many seminars do you attend to keep you up to speed in your career, your business, your knowledge of those things that will lead you on to a better life?

How much time do you spend in the presence of mentors? How much time do you devote as a ’student of success’?

Your time is your most precious commodity, so never waste a single drop. Drink deep and live well.

Motivational Quote: Great lives are the culmination of great thoughts followed by great actions.