Successful Thinking

This is an excellent article that will give you insight
into the mind of successful people...

How Successful People Think

Successful people think successful thoughts. They know that
entertaining thoughts of failure and defeat is a waste of
time. Successful people think of future possibilities, not
of past set backs.

Now, plenty of people think that it's easy for successful
people to be positive and think thoughts of success,
because they are successful. But the reason successful
people are successful is because they carry thoughts of
success.

I recently read part of an interesting interview with actor
Jim Carrey. The article reported that he said the
following:

When I wasn't doing anything in this town, I'd go up every
night, sit on Mulholland Drive, look out at the city,
stretch out my arms and say , "Everybody wants to work
with me. I'm a really good actor. I have all kinds of
great movie offers." I'd just repeat these things over and
over, literally convincing myself that I had a couple of
movies lined up. I'd drive down that hill, ready to take
the world on, going, "Movie offers are out there for me, I
just don't hear them yet."

It really doesn't matter what you think of Jim Carrey. The
point is, he is successful enough to earn around $20
million a picture.

I don't mean to imply that his affirmations every night on
Mulholland Drive were the only contributing factors to his
being successful. I really don't know what else he did.
But I do know that successful people think successful
thoughts.

In many motivational books and courses, you will read over
and over that the way you change your life is by changing
your thinking. Many people instead think that once they
get the success that they desire, then will be able to be
positive and think thoughts of success. They really think
that the reason successful people are positive is because
they are successful. Just the opposite is true.

We are all a product of our thoughts.

Is it a paradox?. Some might think of it as foolish mind
games. How can you think thoughts of achieving your
desires, if you have no idea of how to get there? Some may
say, "You're just kidding yourself." Others would say,
"It's not reality; it's not true; you're just lying to
yourself."

Well, consider this. Have you ever planned for a vacation?
Were you lying to yourself? Have you ever looked at
brochures for your vacation destination? Have you ever
been excited and pictured yourself relaxing and enjoying
yourself at your vacation spot? Have you ever told anyone
about it?

I remember the first time we went to Hawaii. I was so
excited that we were finally going! I had many exciting
thoughts about going, even months before we left. I could
picture myself there, I could see and hear the ocean in my
mind, and I just couldn't wait to get there!

Planning your success is a lot like planning a vacation.
You get clear on where you desire to go. You pick a date.
You start making plans.

And something you would never say in planning a vacation to
Hawaii, would be, "Oh, I'll never go to Hawaii." On the
contrary, you would be saying, "I am going to Hawaii."

Why not do the same thing with your goals and the desires
you have? Why not picture and see in your mind your
desired destination? Why not absolutely expect for those
things to happen in your life?

Too often, people get talked out of their dreams and goals
because they just can't figure out how it can possibly
happen. You know something? The "how" will take care of
itself, if you will get the picture clear and stay focused
on it. Your dreams and goals will come into reality as
you keep your mind locked into the desires that you have.

Change your life by changing your thinking. And then,
continually repeat those successful thoughts in your mind.

About the Author:

Michael A. Verdicchio is a husband, father, minister,
author,and broadcaster. He has been the voice on numerous
productions over the years. Michael has a free newsletter
called, THE PEP LETTER, at
http://www.christianinspirationalgifts.com/pepletter.html