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     It Starts With Our Thinking

                                                                        by Dennis Harting

     Everything that we encounter in life originally started as a thought. Thinking is something that everyone does yet few take the time to determine why they think the way that they do. Consider that for a few moments-why do you think the way that you do? Is it because of some conscious choice that you made at one time? Perhaps it is the result of a series of decisions you made to have the mindset that you do? Unfortunately, for most of us, we had little input into the system of thinking that we utilize.

     Many of us are a product of our environment. The people around us growing up influenced in ways that we are not even aware of. Everything that they did was imprinted upon our minds. We took it all in perfectly. During the maturation process, our minds filtered through all the information to determine what it found to be useful. This is what created the mindset that we carry around with us today. If there was a lot of negative input into the mind, it is very likely that individual will have a negative outlook. The same can be said for positive influences.

     Everything that is presently in your life is a result of your thinking. Where you are right now is a culmination of all the decisions that you made over the years. Each day, we are confronted with choices. Before we can make a choice, we must first think about the options we are confronted with. Everything goes through the mind, even if it for the briefest of moments. The decisions that we make are influenced heavily by the default mindset we operate under. For example, an overwhelmingly negative person is most likely going to make different decisions than someone who has a positive outlook.

     Thinking is at the center of all that we do. Whatever decisions we make to improve or destroy our lives goes through the thought mechanism that we carry. For people to permanently change their lives, they must first have a shift in their thinking. Changing actions can work in the short-term. However, if there is no altering of the thinking, it will eventually override the change in action. This is why so many people seem to be in the same type of predicament repeatedly. No matter what they attempt to alter on the outside, their thinking ultimately leads them to the same conclusion.

     The age-old definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. To believe that we can affect our lives simply by changing what we do is insanity. Thought is the originator of all action. If we want to have a magical improvement in all we do, changing the default thought process springboards us forward. A change in thought will lead to a change in action.

     Controlling one's thoughts is the key to controlling one's life. Successful people have a particular thought pattern they follow that nets them the results that they get. If you want to be successful, find someone who has what you want and model how they think about things. It will provide you with insight into how they make decisions that arrive at the predetermined conclusions that are desired. Learn the differences in the thoughts the successful have versus what the unsuccessful think about. You will be amazed at the dramatic change in focus that accompanies this.

Dennis Harting is the Head Coach at Your Rich Life. He is an acclaimed speaker, trainer, and best-selling author. His books include Your Easiest Million and The Ultimate Procrastination Handbook. His programs and more information can be found at:

               http://www.yourrichlifeinc.com

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4 Focus, Focus, Focus

4 The Parable of Faith

4 Criticism an Unfortunate Part of Success

4 Procrastination - The Silent Killer

4 Persist to Succeed

4 Bigger Thinking Leads to a Bigger Life

4 Stop Exchanging Time for Money

4 Deadlines - a Major Variable in Getting You to

     Take Action

4 Fear is Not Real

4 Pay Yourself First

4 Expect Success

4 Kickstart Your Life: 9 Ways to Revitalize

     Your Life

4 Dreams - A Lost Art

4 Success - There Are No Excuses

4 It Will Be Alright

Focus, Focus, Focus  Learn the power of focus. Understand why the successful focus upon one thing at a time.

What Lessons Can We Learn From The Yes Man  Danny Wallace listened to a stranger on a bus and his life changed for the better, just by Saying Yes More. What changes in your life could happen if you too became more open to opportunities around you.

Pay Yourself First  This article covers how the wealthy utilize the principle of paying themselves first. The average person who is struggling operates from the exact opposite perspective. Their idea is that they will invest if they have anything left over at the end of the month. Naturally, there is never anything left over.

It Will Be Alright  Learn how to keep a long term view of things. Do not let the minor situations in life get you down. Hold your attitude up by knowing that everything works out.

Success: There Are No Excuses  Successful people get it done. When they don't, they accept responsibility. Learn how this one difference can alter your life.

When Toasting Success, Don't Spread On The Butter  Which three letter word can cause praise for success to be diluted, or even nullified? Read on to find out the word and why.

Criticism - An Unfortunate Part of Success  Criticism is a unfortunate part of success. The more successful one is, the more people will try to tear that person down. One must be prepared to handle the negative responses so as not to be caught off guard by them. The tendency to make decisions based upon the supposition of what others will say must be avoided.

Procrastination - The Silent Killer Procrastination destroys more lives than any other single factor. This habit can grow so out of control that it literally paralyzes a person from taking action. It kills relationships, careers, and self esteem without regard. The key to success is action. Therefore, overcoming the inactivity caused by procrastination is vital.

Persist To Success  The successful persevere through all conditions. Developing persistence in all that you do is one of the key components to attaining success. Life has a way of giving us lessons in the form of negative situations. Learn the lesson and move on. You will be able to apply it in the future.

Bigger Thinking Leads to a Bigger Life  All success begins with your thinking. Most people limit the quality of their life by the size of their thinking. The general tendency is to simply think too small. This creates a ceiling on the life that one can have. Begin to expand the potential of your life by expanding your thinking.

The Parable Of Faith Most of us think that we know what different situations mean. Oftentimes in life, things occur that seem terrible in the moment only to be viewed differently in hindsight. Our perspective tends to change as we receive more information. This parable tells of a man who didn't rush to judgment.

Stop Exchanging Time For Money  The majority of the population exchanges their time for money. Their pay is dependent upon the hours that they work. At the end of the pay period, they receive a paycheck in exchange for the hours worked. The wealthy do not operate under this premise. They put their money to work for them.

Deadline - A Major Variable To Getting You To Take Action  Most people are controlled by deadlines. That is because they are set by external factors. However, we can set our own deadlines and use them to our advantage.

Fear Is Not Real  Fear is one of the main factors that stops people in life. Unfortunately, it is all in our head. Fear is an illusion that does not exist. Allowing it to control us is like believing in the tooth fairy.

Expect Success  Our intentions have a bearing on the results that we get. To create a better life, it is important that we raise our level of expectations. Learn how vital it is to expect success in all situations.

Kickstart Your Life - 9 Ways To Revitalize Your Life  Learn 9 techniques that can be implemented to kickstart your life. Utilize these ideas to get your life back on the path that you desire. Repetitive implementation will enable you to create what you truly desire.

Dreams - A Lost Art  As children we dream the grandest of dreams, knowing no boundaries. When we mature, we are instructed to keep our feet on the ground and be realistic. This kills the desire to dreams which is the beginning of all of great successes. Learn how to release the desire to dream again.

Seven Common Habits of Successful People  Success usually doesn't come to people that exhibit poor habits, such as laziness, a gloomy disposition or attitude, or possess an unwillingness to learn. Instead, it is poor behaviors and practices that hold people back from achieving the success they want out of life, no matter how much they want it to happen. The desire to achieve success is simply not enough, meaning you have to match your desire with effort, determination, patience, and motivation.