CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHT LIFE

   CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHT LIFE

 

I remember once being in the beautiful city of Bendigo and driving past a circus. Over to the side I saw the huge circus elephants. There was a large elephant tied by a chain to a small stake in the ground. I thought to myself, ‘why, he could easily rip that snake from the earth and be free. Why doesn’t he do it? Then the answer dawned on me. As a small elephant, he could never break free. After much pain, his mind was conditioned, he would always be enslaved.

The tragedy is that many people are like this. They are beaten from the start thinking they will never amount to much in life. They will never gain skills or accomplishments. They will always have to stay in the same old rut. Its not what we think we are, but what we think we are not, that is often the problem.

Your brain would have to be the most complex mechanism in the world. It is certainly the most influential organ of your body. With it you think, remember, love, hate, feel, reason, imagine and analyze.

The average brain consists about 12 billion cells, each of which is connected to 10,000 other brain cells, totaling 120 trillion brain connections. No wonder a scientist stated, ‘The human brain is the most complex arrangement of mater in the Universe.’

Technology, with all its advancement with computers, has not even come close to duplicating its capabilities. The type and content of information you allow to be fed into your brain is tremendously important. The wise writer of proverbs observed, ‘As a man thinks in his heart, so is he’

Your brain has three very important functions, your intellect, emotions and will. It is little wonder that with all the negative input into our minds today, we have so much negative reaction to life. I refuse to read the newspaper first thing in the morning because it is filled with bad news. The only success is in the sport pages and then so many have lost. What a way to start the day

IF YOU DO NOT CONTROL YOUR THOUGHT LIFE, YOU WILL BE A SLAVE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS

The saying is so true- ‘Life responds to our attitudes’                            

The world’s greatest area of undeveloped territory lies beneath people’s hats. It was the great Benjamin Disraeli who said, ‘;Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you never go any higher than you think’’ the choice is ours whether our thoughts will be constructive or destructive and will determine the ultimate results of our lives.

IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU , MUST THINK UNTIL IT HURTS

To control your mind, to make time to think, its just plain hard work but the fantastic results cannot be measured. Most of us are mentally lazy by nature. We always choose the path of least resistance. Once you overcome the inertia of getting your mind ticking then the hard grind is over. The thinking apparatus has become trained.

Your mind is like a muscle, it must be exercised to grow. This has become one of the greatest discoveries of my life. Don’t limit your potential. As you exercise your body to develop, grow and keep healthy, so learn to stretch your mind. What you don’t use, you lose.

One of the greatest ways to develop your mind is through reading. Remember- READERS ARE LEADERS

THINK AHEAD OF TIME

Pre-plan your mind to act in situations ahead of time. If you get too much change, you would give it back. Of you had the opportunity to read unwholesome literature, you would refuse it. Pre-condition your mind ahead- it really works

TAKE TIME TO THINK-IT’S THE SOURCE OF POWER                                                                          

Don’t say you haven’t time to spend thinking. Time given to thoughts is the greatest time saver of all. A woodsman never loses time when he sharpens his axe.

OVERCOME WORRY, DOUBT AND FEAR

The three worst mental enemies you will have to fight and conquer are worry, doubt and fear. You face them every day. They will waste your time and sap your strength.

     TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WORRIED ABOUT YESTERDAY

There is an old Swedish proverb that says worry often gives a small thing big shadow.

Here are keys to overcoming worry, doubt and fear.

1.     Clearly analyze the concern you have

2.     Evaluate the possible outcome

3.     Establish whether they truly have any substance or not

4.     Is it fear of the past or a fear of the future?

Remember 40% of the things we worry about never happen, 30% of the past and cannot be helped. 12% concern the affairs of others that aren’t our business, 10% are about sickness, real or imagined, and 8% are worth worrying about. Attack the 8% with faith and action and you can eliminate most of the worries, doubts and fears that seek to prevent your happiness and the attainment of your goals.

The mind is the most delicate, te most sensitive instrument in all creation. Just as the body is what the body is fed, in the same way, the mind is what it is fed.

LEARN TO THINK BIG

Petty minded people never really succeed in life. Even some people I know who are in top positions are really quite small in their thinking. Their quality of life is a way down. Keep your mind focused on big objectives, you may win arguments but not friends. You can prove your marriage partner wrong by winning arguments but drive away peace and happiness from your marriage. You may make major issues out of minor errors with a student or employee, but fail to develop their potential.

Big men do not laugh at big ideas. People who tell you it cannot be done are almost unsuccessful people. They are often strictly average or mediocre at best in terms of accomplishment. Be extra cautious about this.

Don’t allow negative thinking people destroy your plan to think your way to success. They are everywhere and they seem to delight in sabotaging the positive progress of others.  Often they feel inadequate in themselves, so they want to make a mediocre person out of you.

                 DON’T LET THE DISSENTERS BE THE DECIDERS

You are judged by the company you keep. Birds of a feather flock together. Be sure you are in the flock that thinks right.

      THROW THE THOUGHT POISON OUT OF YOUR ENVIRONMENT

Each of us is responsible for our attitude and mental outlook. The body produces substances called ‘endorphins’ that operate at different sites in the brain and in the spinal cord. They reduce the experience of pain and censor out unpleasant stimuli. In fact the presence of endorphins, which are secreted by the brain, actually causes a feeling of wellbeing. Researchers today have learned that optimistic thoughts and positive attitudes can stimulate the production of endorphins.

Control your thought life, don’t let it control you. Picture the person you want to become and move forward becoming that kind of person. I you see yourself a failure- a failure you will be. If you see yourself as someone with purpose and direction in life then that is the kind of person you are becoming.

                  AS A MAN THINKS IN HIS HEART- SO IS HE

Never surrender your dreams to noisy negatives

Refrence:

10 EXCITING KEYS TO SUCCESS (The power of a successful life) By BILL NEWMAN