DOMINANT THOUGHT

                                   DOMINANT THOUGHTS RULE THE DAY

                 THE IDEA THAT WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK ABOUT HAS ALSO BEEN EXPRESSED AS THE LAW OF DOMINANT THOUGHT. THIS MEANS THAT THERE'S A POWER WITHIN EACH OF US THAT PROPELS US IN THE DIRECTION OF OUR CURRENT DOMINANT THOUGHTS.

             THE KEY WORD HERE IS DOMINANT. YOU CAN'T EXPECT POSITIVE RESULTS WHEN YOU SPEND 10 SECONDS A DAY THINKING POSITIVELY AND THE REMAINING 16 WAKING HOURS DWELLING ON NEGATIVE OUTCOMES!

            HERE'S THE BOTTOM LINE. A LITTLE POSITIVE THINKING DOESN'T PRODUCE POSITIVE RESULTS. JUST LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIET DOEN'T WORK. IT'S LIKE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT BY EATING A HEALTHY, LOW--- CALORIE BREAKFAST ...... AND THEN PIGGING OUT ON CAKE AND ICE CREAM FOR THE REST OF THE DAY! THE SAME IS TRUE OF EXERCISE YOU CAN'T DO A FEW MINUTES OF EXERCISE ONECE A WEEK AND EXPECT TO BE PHYSICALLY FIT.

           LOOK AT POSITIVE THINKING IN THE SAME WAY. A LITTLE BIT JUST DOES'T GET THE JOB DONE. INSTEAD, YOU MUST TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MENTAL ACTIVITY AND THINK POSITIVELY THROHOUT EACH AND EVERY DAY UNTIL IT BECOMES A HABIT. REMEMBER, IT HAS TO BE YOUR DOMINANT THROUGH PATTERN.

          TAKE A MOMENT TO CONSIDER YOUR DOMINANT THOUGHTS IN THE MAJOR AREAS OF YOUR LIFE. ARE THEY SERVING YOU.... OR HOLDING YOU BACK?

JOB

                                           GETTING THE JOB YOU WANT

 

           YOU CAN USE VISUAL REMINDERS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE IN A LOT OF WAYS IT'S NOT LIMITED TO CHECKS. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE INVOLVING A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO WE'LL CALL ROBERT JONES. ROBERT RECEIVED HIS PARTY'S NOMINATION FOR A JUDGESHIP, AND HE'LL BE ON THE BALLOT IN AN UPCOMING ELECTION.

          WHILE ROBERT STANDS AN EXCELLENT CHANGE OF WINNING THIS ELECTION, HE'S STILL A LITTLE NERVOUS.... AND DOUBTS CREEP INTO HIS MIND NOW AND AGAIN. I SUGGESTED TO ROBERT THAT HE MAKE A HANDWRITTEN SIGN THAT READS JUDGE ROBERT JONES AND THAT HE PUT THAT SIGN WHERE HE'LL SEE IT EVERYDAY . I ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT HE WRITE THESE WORDS ON A CARD HE CAN CARRY IN HIS WALLET.

           BY LOOKING AT THOSE WORDS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ROBERT IS CONDITIONING HIS MIND TO VIEW HIMSELF AS A JUDGE. HE'S GOING TO START THINKING ABOUT WEARING THE BLACK ROBES. HE'LL SEE EVERONE RISE AS HE ENTERS THE COUTROOM. AS THESE IMAGES BECOME STRONGER AND STRONGER, ROBERT WILL TAKE THOSE ACTIONS THAT WILL BRING THIS PICTURE INTO REALITY. HE'LL CAMPAIGN MORE. HE'LL MAKE SURE HIS PARTY IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET THE VOTERS OUT ON ELECTION DAY.

           WHILE ROBERT COULD HAVE FORMED STRONG MENTAL IMAGES WITHOUT THE USE OF THE SIGN, IT HAS SO MUCH MORE POWER WITH THE VISUAL AID! THE SIGN IS A REMINDER TO ROBERT TO THINK ABOUT BEING A JUDGE.... AND TO RUN SUCCESSFUL IMAGES THROUGH HIS MIND.

            OF COURSE, THERE ARE NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL WORK FOR ROBERT OR THAT IT WILL ALWAYS WORK FOR YOU. BUT ONCE YOU TRY THIS FOR YOURSELF, I THINK YOU'LL FIND THAT IT'S AN INCREDIBLY POWERFUL AID TO HELP YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT! SO, IS THERE A POSITION THAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE? SALES MANAGER... SUPERVISOR.... ATTORNEY......OWNER OF YOUR OWN BUSINESS? WHATEVER IT IS CREAT A VISUAL AID AND YOUR MIND WILL GET TO WORK TO BRING THAT PICTURE INRO YOUE LIFE.

PROBLEMS INTO OPPORTUNITIES

                            TURN YOUR PROBLEMS INTO OPPORTUNITIES

                 WHEN FACED WITH PROBLEMS OR SETBACKS IN YOUR LIFE, WHAT IS YOUR IMMEDIATE REACTION? IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST PEOPLE, YOUR FIRST IMPULSE IS TO COMPLAIN, WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN TO ME? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW? MY PLANS ARE RUINED!.

                 THIS RESPONSE IS ONLY NATURAL. HOWEVER AFTER THE INITIAL DISAPPOINTMENT WEARS OFF, YOU HAVE A CHOICE TO MAKE. YOU CAN EITHER WALLOW IN MISERY AND DWELL ON THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF YOUR SITUATION OR YOU CAN FIND THE BENEFIT OR LESSON THAT THE PROBLEM IS OFFERING.

                YES, YOU'LL PROBABLY FACE A PERIOD OF UNCERTAINLY OR STRUGGLE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A FLIP SIDE TO THE DIFFICULTY. YOU SEE,  A PROBLEM IS OFTEN NOT A PROBLEM MAY POINT OUT AN ADJUSTMENT YOU CAN MAKE TO IMPROVE CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN YOUR LIFE. WITHOUT THE PROBLEM, YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE TAKEN THIS POSITIVE ACTION.

               FOR EXAMPLE YOU PROBABLY KNOW OR HAVE HEARD ABOUT SOMEONE WHO LOST HIS OR HER HOB AND THEN WENT ON TO START A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. OFTEN THAT PERSON WILL TELL YOU THAT IF HE OR SHE HADNOT BEEN LAID OFF, THE NEW BUSINESS WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN STARTED, WHAT STARTED AS AN ADVERSITY ENDED UP AS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

              HOW ABOUT THE TIMES YOU WERE ABSOLETLY CONVINSED THAT A PARTICULAR JOB WAS PERFECT FOR YOU, YOU HAD A GREAT INTERVIEW AND JUST COULD'NT WAIT FOR THE OFFER. BUT THE OFFER NEVER CAME, SOMEONE ELSE GOT THE JOB. YOU WERE DEVASTATED! DAYS OR MONTHS LATER A NEW JOB CAME ALONG, AND YOU REALIZED THAT THE FIRST POSITION WAS MUCH LESS DESIRABLE THAN THE ONE THAT CAME ALONG LATER. THE EARLIER REJECTION WAS, IN FACT, A BLESSING. ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS THE DEAL ON THE DREAM HOUSE. WHICH FALLS THROUGH.... ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY SOMETHING EVEN BETTER..

 

FRIENDSHIP

                                          EVALUATE YOUR FRIENDSHIPS

                  IT'S CRUCIAL THAT YOU EVALUATE YOUR FRIENDSHIP FROM TIME TO TIME EVEN THOSE YOU'VE MAINTAINED FOR MANY YEARS. TRUST ME, THIS ISN'T A MONOR ISSUE. THOSE WHO OCCUPY YOUR TIME HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMAPACT ON YOUR MOST PRICELESS POSSESION YOUR MIND!.

                  ARE YOU SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH NEGATIVE FRIENDS AND SPENDING A LOT OF TIME WITH THEM IN YOUR LEISURE HOURS? IF SO, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT SPENDING MUCH LESS TIME WITH THESE PEOPLE OR EVEN NO TIME AT ALL WITH THEM.

                SOUNDS HARSH, DOESN'T IT? AFTER ALL, I'M SUGGESTING THAT YOU LIMIT OR ELIMINATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH SOME LONG STANDING FRIENDS. WHEN I TELL PEOPLE THIS AT MY SEMINARS, INVARIABLY SOME ONE WILL RAISE A HAND AND ACCUSE ME OF BEING COLD OR UNCARING. THE AUDIENCE MEMBER WILL TYPICALLY SAY, SHOULD WE TRY TO HELP OUR NEGATIVE FRIENDS INSTEAD OF DUMPING THEM?

                 WELL, YOU ARE FREE TO DO WHATEVER YOU THINK IS BEST, AND EACH SITUATION MUST BE DEALT WITH ON ITS OWN UNIQUE FACTS. HOWEVER I WILL FOUND THAT IN MOST CASES, HANGING AROUND THESE NEGATIVE FRIENDS DOES NOT HELP THEM AND IT DOES'T HELP YOU EITHER! EVERYONE GETS DRAGGED DOWN BECAUSE MOST NEGATIVE PEOPLE DONT WANT TO CHANGE. THEY JUST WANT SOMEONE TO LISTEN TO THEIR TALES OF WOE.

                 IF YOU HAVE A STRONG URGE TO SPEND TIME WITH NEGATIVE FRIENDS ASK YOURSELF: WHY AM I CHOOSING TO BE WITH THESE PEOPLE?, CONSCIOUSLY YOU MAY BE CHOOSING TO HOLD YOURSELF BACK, TO BE LESS THAN YOU ARE CAPABLE OF BECOMING.

                 LET ME CLARIFY ONE IMPORTANT POINT. I'M NOT MAKING A JUDGMENT HERE THAT NEGATIVE PEOPLE ARE ANY LESS WORTHY THAN OTHER PEOPLE. I'M SAYING THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU SPEND TIME WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE NEGATIVE. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCE? YOU WILL BE LESS HAPPY AND LESS SUCCESSFUL THAN YOU COULD BE.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE

                                 THE BENEFITS OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

      THERE ARE MANY ADVANTAGES TO HAVING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE. THE ADVANTAGES ARE EASY TO SEE. BUT WHAT IS EASY TO SEE IS ALSO EASY TO MISS!

                                              BENEFITS FOR YOU

      * MAKES FOR A PLEASING PERSONALITY

      * IS ENERGIZING

      * INCREASE YOUR ENJOYMENT OF LIFE

      * INSPERES OTHERS AROUND YOU

      * HELPS YOU BECOME A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY AND AN ASSET TO YOUR COUNTRY.

                                        AND FOR THE ORGANIZATION

      * INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY

      * FOSTERS TEAMWORK

      * SOLVES PROBLEMS

      * IMPROVES QUALITY

      * MAKES FOR A CONGENIAL ATMOSPHERE

      * BREEDS FOR A CONGENIAL ATMOSPHERE

      * INCREASES PROFITS

      * FOSTERS BETTER RALATIONSHIPS WITH EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, AND CUSTOMERS 

     * REDUCES STRESS

SUCCESS RECIPE

                                                 A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

        SUCCESS IS LIKE BAKING A CAKE. UNLESS YOU HAVE JUST THE RIGHT RECIPE, IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK. THE INGREDIENTS MUST BE OF THE FINEST QUALITY AND IN THE RIGHT PROPERTIONS. YOU CANNOT OVER BAKE IT OR UNDERCOOK IT. ONCE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT RECIPE, WITH PRACTICE AND LEARNING FROM THE OCCASIONAL MISHAP, IT BECOMES A LOT EASIER.

        YOU HAVE THE RECIPE: WHETHER OF NOT TO USE IT IS YOUR CHOICE.

                               A CRASH COURSE FOR SUCCESS

        * PLAY TO WIN AND NOT TO LOSE.

        * LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLE OF HIGH MORAL CHARACTER.

        * ASSOCIATE WITH PEOPLE OF HIGH MORAL CHARACTER.

        * GIVE MORE THAN YOU GET.

        * DON'T LOOK FOR SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

        * ALWAYS THINK LONG TERM.

        * EVALUATE YOUR STRENGHTHS AND BUILD ON THEM.

        * ALWAYS KEEP THE LARGER PICTURE IN MIND WHEN  MAKING A DECISION.

        * NEVER COMPROMISE YOUR INTEGRITY.

CHILDWOOD MOVIES

                                 MENTAL MOVIES FROM CHILDWOODE

          WHERE DO THESE PICTURES COME FROM? WELL, BEGIN TO DEVELOP OUR MENTAL MOVIES , EARLY IN LIFE. IF WE WERE CRITICIZED OR FELT UNWORTHY AS YOUNGTERS, WE RECORD THE EVENTS AS IMAGES IN OUR MINDS. BECAUSE WE FREQUENTLY DWELL ON THESE PICTURES, WE TEND TO CREATE LIFE SITUATION THAT CORRESPOND TO THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. FOR EXAMPLE YOU MAY STILL HOLD A VIBRANT IMAGE OF BEING CRITICIZED BY A TEACHER IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, YOU FELT HUMILIATED IN FRONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS. LATER ON, WHEN YOU WERE TEMPTED TO OFFER YOUR OPINION IN SCHOOL OR IN A GROUP OF PEOPLE, YOU HELD BACK AND KEPT QUIET.. ALL THE WHILE REMEMBERING HOW PAINFUL IT WAS WHEN YOU WERE YOU WERE CRITICIZED. THE PICTURE REMAINS IN YOUR MIND AND EXERTS TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE OVER YOUR PRESENT ACTIONS.

           UNFORTUNATELY MANY OF US HAVE NOT UPDATED OR REVISED OUR CHILDHOOD MOVIES, SO WERE CONTINUALLY PRODUCING RESULTS THAT FALL SHORT OF OUR FULL POTENTIAL. WHAT FOLLOWS ARE SOME TECHNIQUES FOR USING THE POWER OF VISUALIZATION TO IMPROVE VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE.