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TableofContents

Introduction................................................................................................... 6
PowerOfTheMind........................................................................................ 7
2.1UnderstandingThePotentialOfTheMind........................................... 7
2.2BeingAwareOfWhatYouCanAchieve................................................ 8
ConditioningYourMindForSuccess............................................................ 13
3.1AvoidingSelfSabotage....................................................................... 13
3.2AcceptingTheCircumstances............................................................. 16
3.3BelievingInYourself ........................................................................... 21
3.4StayingPositive................................................................................... 26
3.5RelaxationExercisesToStayInControl .............................................. 31
3.6SeekingSupport.................................................................................. 38
SettingGoals ................................................................................................ 46
4.1WhatAreGoals?................................................................................. 46
4.2PlanningYourGoals............................................................................ 49
4.3StickingToYourValues....................................................................... 57
TheLawOfAttraction.................................................................................. 59
5.1IncreasingYourWealth ...................................................................... 60
Conclusion.................................................................................................... 66

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Introduction

Iamsurethattherearemanythingsinlifethatyouwishedyoucouldhaveachievedbut
neverdid.Whetheritisinyourjob,yourpersonalrelationshipsorthewayyoulead
yourlife,youarenotabletogetwhatyouwantortheendingthatyoudesireallthe
time.Most,ifnotallpeoplethatyoucomeacrosswilltellyouthatthisisthesadfactof
lifethatyouhavetosettlefor.Thesepeoplehowever,arewrongmostofthetimes.In
fact,thesituationthatyouareincanbeimprovedandenhancedusingthevarious
techniquesdiscussedinthisEbook.

Youarethecontrollerofyourlifeandyoupossesstheabilitytochangethewayitis.In
fact,youhavethepowerwithinyoutomakeyourlifeasuccessfulone.Mostpeople
todayareunawareofthepowersthattheirmindshave,soeffectivelyutilizingthem
putsyouaheadofyourpeersandmakesyoumoresuccessfulthanwhatyouwere
previously.

Yes,thisISreality.Itistimeforyoutocreatethelifethatyoudesireusingthepower
thatlieswithinyourmind.Expandyourmentalcapacitytoachievethesuccessyou
deservetoday.Learnhowtodoitwellandachievetheimpossibleeasilywiththese
mentaltechniques.

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PowerOfTheMind

Thewayyouleadyourlifeandthechoicesyoumakedependonthewayyourmind
processesinformationandthoughts.Infact,everythingonearthstartedfromthoughts
andideas,andthenlaterdevelopedintoactionsandproducts.Yourmindhasan
amazingabilitytoturnthoughtsintoreality,ifyouknowhowandwhatyoushoulddoto
achievethesuccessthatyoudesire.Youmaybedoubtfulofthisnow,butbearinmind
thattherearemanythingsinlifethatpeopletakeforgrantedandneglecttodowhen
tryingtoreachfortheirgoals.Ifyouarereadyandabletofuseallofthesetechniques
together,succeedinginlifewithagreatermentalabilitywouldprovetobemucheasier.

2.1UnderstandingThePotentialOfTheMind

BothyouandIwerebornwithanamazinggiftTheHumanMind.Themindisthemain
controlsystemofourentirebody,helpingusachievethingsthatwewouldneverhave,
ifnotforitsabilitytohandlecomplexandtrickyfunctionsalongsideeverythingelse.

Studieshaveshownthatthehumanbrainisproficientenoughtoprocessupto30
billionbitsofinformationpersecond,with6000milesworthofcablingandwiring.
Neuronspresentinthebrainhelpstotransmitinformationfromthebodys
surroundingstothebrainsoastodeterminethetypeofactiononeshouldtakein
responsetoasituation.Thesesmallyetpowerfulneuronsworkseparatelyfromone
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another,transmittinginformationfromcelltocellwithinthenervoussystem.Inother
words,theyaffecttheactionswetakeandthechoiceswemake.

Youmaybesurprisedtoknowthatcomputerswepossesstodayarenotabletoworkat
speedsandcomplexityasadvancedasthehumanbrainis.Eventhemostexpensiveand
speediestofallcomputersisnotabletoprocessasmuchinformationorgenerateas
manylinkagesastheaveragehumanmindisabletoatonetime.Thisgoestoshowthe
capabilitiesoftheaveragehumanmind,andhowalltalkaboutcomputerssurpassing
thehumanabilityarebutinvalidandbaselessclaims.Itisevidentthatwithourabilityto
workatsuchspeedsandcomplexity,oursuperiorexistencemakesuscompetent
individualswhoshouldbeabletostayincontrolofourlives.

Withthepotentialthatyouhave,turningyourdesiredthoughtsintorealitycanbeeasily
attainedifyouknowhow.

2.2BeingAwareOfWhatYouCanAchieve

Bynow,youshouldbeconvincedofyourabilitytoachievegreaterthingsinlife.Being
awareofyourpotentialandhowmuchyoucanactuallyachieveisthesteppingstone
towardsattainingsuccessinlife.Also,creatingatrustingrelationshipwithyourselfis
whatyouneedtoensurenexttogetyourgoals.

Yourthirstforsuccessstemsfromyourinterestanddesiretoachieveyourultimate
goal.Thisresultsinyourmindworkingonthesubconsciousplanetobringintothefield
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ofconsciousnessmanyideasofvalueandimportance.Itisexactlytheseinterestsand
desirethatwillmotivateandspuryouontoachieveyourgoalsontheconsciouslevel.
Thismakesgettingyoursubconsciousmindfedwithpositiveinformationcrucial,ifyou
wishtohaveyourconsciousselfsucceedingintasksathand.Assuch,feedingyour
consciousmindnewtechniquessothatyoursubconsciousisabletodisplaysimilar
positiveactionsautomaticallyinthefutureisnecessaryinensuringamorepositive
behaviorontheconsciouslevel.

Yourconsciousmindhelpsyoustayawareofyoursurroundingsandfacilitatesyour
entireexperienceasahuman.Theinformationreceivedfromtheconsciousmindis
transmittedtothesubconscious,whichthenprocessesemotionsandthoughtsin
responsetothatgivensituation.Responsefromthesubconsciouswillthenbereflected
totheconsciousmind,guidingthewayyourmindthinksandhowyourbodyworks.This
emphasizestheimportanceofensuringthatyoursubconsciousmindistrainedtothink
rationallyandoptimistically.

Thereareseveralmentalexercisesthatyoucanexecutetohelpyourmindgain
awarenessofyourselfwhiletrainingtoperformpositively.

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KnowingYourMind
Itisimportanttoknowhowyourmindfunctionsandreactstonewinformationand
situations.Understandingthewayitworksputsyouinabetterpositiontofindnew
approachestomaximizetheuseofyourmind.

Beginbyfindingaquietplacewhereyoucansitandthinktoyourself.Closeyoureyes
andthinkofsomethingnew.Asthisideacomestoyou,recognizethatitisyourmind
reactinginaparticularwaytonewideasandthoughts.Dependingonhowitcomesto
yourmind,itreflectshowitprocessesthoughtsandperceivesthings.So,ideasyouget
couldbeintheformofimagesorsounds.Inthiscase,youcandevelopmorebalancein
thewayyourmindworksbyperceivingtheminotherways.Forinstance,ifideasare
usuallyintheformofvisuals,youmaywishtoenhanceyourabilitytocaptureaudio
soundsthatyoumayhavemissedpreviouslybygivingmoreattentiontoyourauditory
sensors.Repeatthisexerciseoverseveraltimestotestforyourmindsactualinclination
towardsnewideas.

Thisbasicexercisehelpsyouidentifythewayyourmindworksandteachesyouhowto
achieveafinebalancebetweenwhatyouhaveandwhatyoudonot.Inthisexercise,
consciouslysuggestnewwaystoletyourmindfunctionbetterandmoreefficiently.
Suggestionsmadetothesubconscioushelpstogenerateamorepositiveoutcomeon
theconsciouslevelinthefuture.

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AffirmingYourCurrentLife
Youarewhatyouareandwhereyouarebecauseofthecountlesschoicesthatyouhave
madeduringthislifetime.Eachchoicehasaninfluence,howeverslight,uponyourpath
inlife.Understandthateverychoiceyoumakehasanendresult,thus,itisyouwho
placeyourselfinapositiontoeitherbecomesuccessfulinlifeornot.

Toenhancecomprehensionofyourcurrentlifeandofhowyourmentalabilitiesareable
tofacilitatethewayyouachievesuccesstoday,startbytakinginventoryofallthatyou
have.Youarewhereyouarerightnowbecauseofthechoicesyouhavealreadymade,
sotakingatlookatthepasthelpsyouunderstandthetrueimpactthatchoicesyouhave
madehaveonyourlife.Youshouldtakeinventoryofeverythingyouhaveand
everythingyouhavedonethathasanysignificance.Thesethingshappenedbecauseofa
seriesofchoicesthatweremadeforyouasachildandbyyouasyoumatured.

Next,askyourselfaquestion:Whatdoyoureallywantoutoflife?Reflectingonthat
questioncansaveyouanenormousamountoftimeandheartache.Manypeople
pursuegoalsthataresetorinfluencedbysomeoneelse,butpursuingthosegoalsthat
arenotyours,itdoesnotnecessarilyproducemaximumsatisfactionorsignificant
accomplishmentsforyou.

Thebeginningpointforthemomentousundertakingoffiguringoutwhatyouwantfrom
lifeisanotepad,aquietspot,andtimetoponderthequestionatlength.Thinkalong
thelinesof"IfIwereabsolutelycertainthatIwouldnotfail,andifIhadallthe
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resourcesnecessarytogetthere,whatwouldIreallywanttobe,have,ordo?"Letyour
imaginationrunwild,andpermitnojudgmenttofollowtheimpulsesthatyouputon
thatpieceofpaper.Donotusemoneyasyouryardstick,butdonoteliminateitasa
desirablegoal.Moneyisfrequentlytheresultofperformanceandservice,butmaking
moneyyourprimegoalinfluencesotherchoicestoalargedegree.

Thisexerciseaimstohelpyouidentifywhatyouwantinyourlifeandhowmuchofit
youalreadyhave.Bybeingfullyawareofwhatyouwantandhowyoucanachieveyour
goals,youareastepclosertoachievingsuccess.Thiseffectivelyhelpstoreprogram
yourmind,settingitintherightdirectiontoreachyouraims.



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ConditioningYourMindForSuccess

Oneofthemostfundamentalstepsinachievingsuccessishavingtherightmindframe.
Youneedtobeabletoacceptthingsthataretakingplace,accessthesituationquickly
andevaluatewhatyournextmoveshouldbe.Conditioningyourmindforsuccessis
thereforecriticalinensuringthatyouareintherightmentalstateanddirectionwhen
workingtowardsyourgoals.

3.1AvoidingSelfSabotage

Whatmanyfailtorealizeisthattheyareconstantlyengagedinselfsabotagewhenthey
haveloseconfidenceintheirownabilities.Instead,theyallowpastorcurrent
experiencesgovernthewaytheyleadtheirlivesinthefuture,whethergoodorbad.
Withoutadoubt,allofuswouldhavesufferedtheupsanddownsoflife,andhave
correspondinglydevelopedstrengthsandweaknessesoutoftheseexperiences.Thus,it
isimportantthatyoudonotletfailuresinyourlifetakecontrolofyouormakeyou
thinkitiswhoyouare.

Selfsabotagingbehaviorspreventyoufromconditioningyourselfforsuccess.Changing
thoselong,establishedbehaviorpatternslikeselfsabotageisasdifficultasrecognizing
andunderstandingthem.
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How,then,canyoueliminatesabotagingbeliefsandemotions?

First,understandandacceptyourselfbeforeattemptingtounderstandandaccept
others.Youhavetotakeajourneywithinforpersonalevaluation.Thismeanslooking
insideyourselfandlisteningtoyourinnerdialogueorselftalk.Remainopenmindedto
whatyouseeandhearwhenunderstandingyourbeliefs.

Thisisessentialwhenmakingconstructivechangesinyourbehaviors.Decidinghowfar
anddeepyouwanttogobeforeintrospectionisyourdecision.However,youcantake
yourlifetoanewlevelwhenyoudiscoverempoweringinsightstoeliminatedamaging
selftalkandunderminingbehaviors.

Lettinggoofselfsabotagingbehaviorsthatstopyoufrommakingchangesinyourlife
takescourageandpersonalcommitment.Thismeansovercomingresistancesand
sabotagingbehaviorsthathavepreventedyoufromexperiencinganoptimisticattitude.
Nomatterwhatobstaclesyouface,developinganoptimisticattitude,andchanging
unrewardingbehaviorsandbeliefs,willawakenyoutoeliminateselfsabotaging
behaviors.

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Thereareseveralcoursesofactionsthatyoucantaketobecomeawareofand
overcomeyoursabotagingbeliefsandselfdefeatingemotions:

1.Recognizethatyouareatthecrossroadswhereyourdecisionsandchoicesareyours
andyoursalone.

2.Realizethatyouaretheonemakingtheconsciousdecisiontochangeyourdamaging
selftalkandunderminingbeliefsandbehaviors.Nooneelsecandoitforyou.

3.Change"Ican't"or"Iwon't"to"ICan,IWill"onaconsistentbasis.Payattentionto
theemotionalchangesgoingonwithinyou.Bepreparedtophysicallydescribeyour
changesandwritethemdown.Repeattheprocessofwritingdownyourchanging
feelingsandbehaviorsandcompareyournoteseveryday.

Measureyourprogressbythevisiblereoccurrencesofpositiveselftalkandhealthy
behaviors.Recognizethatcontinualnegativeselftalkwillcreateresentmentsand
disempoweringbeliefs.Selfresentmentistheseedthatgrowsintoselfsabotaging
behaviors,anditiswhatyouneedtoavoid.

4.Planttheseedsthatproducepositive,empoweringbeliefsandactionsinstead.Ask
yourself,"Aremyactionslinkedtopleasureproducingsituationsortopainproducing
situations?''Taketheroadthatgivesyoupleasure,notgrief.Thepersonalgrowth
experiencedfromfacingafearfulorpainfulevent,oradversity,isimportantforself
improvement.However,donotmakeasteadydietofit.Youcangrowandchangeby
cultivatingpositiveemotionssuchasjoy,excitement,andhappiness.

Eliminatingselfsabotagingbehaviorsandadoptingamorepositivemindframe,
enhancestheconfidencethatyouhaveforyourself.Italsobuildsastrongerandwider
foundationforyouwhendevelopingyourjourneytosuccess.Thisissoashavinga
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greaterbeliefinyourselfbetterpreparesyouforthefuture.Therefore,youneedto
recognizethisfactandempoweryourselfwithmorepositivethoughtsandemotions.

3.2AcceptingTheCircumstances

Acceptingyourcurrentcircumstancesisanimportantindicationthatyouareatpeace
withyourself.Thethingsthatyouhavegonethroughandtheexperiencesthathave
madeyouwhoyouareneedtoberecognizedandacceptedbyyoufully.

Whenanindividualhasanattitudeofpartialapprovalorpartialacceptanceofhimself,
anattitudeofconditionalacceptancedevelops.Statementssuchas,"I'llacceptmyself
when..."Thiscouldcreatehurt,anger,fear,anddistrustwithintheindividual.Whenyou
attachunreasonableconditions,youropportunitiesforaccomplishmentandenjoyment
willnaturallydiminishifyouarenotabletomeetthedemandssetout.Assuch,an
attitudeofconditionalacceptancecreatesresistancetoahealthypersonaldevelopment
foryou.Settlingforbeingpartiallyacceptedasapersonisnotenoughbecauseitdoes
notprovideenoughemotionalandphysicalnourishment.

Conditionalacceptancehindersyourselfrespectandcreatesresistancetowardgrowth
andchange.Startacceptingandconfirmingyourselfasatotalpersonphysically,
emotionally,mentally,andspiritually.Startbehavingandbelievingthatyouare
unique,a"crownofcreation."Whenyouexpectmoreofyourselfyouwillgetmore.
Whenyoucommunicatethroughanegativeselfimage,yourmessagelacksconfidence
anddetermination.Conditionalacceptancebreedsmistrust,fear,andrejectionby
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yourselfandothersaround.Thisconditionalsocreatesdamagingselftalk,decreasing
selfesteemandproducingnonharmoniousrelationships.

Overcomingresistanceisdifficultwhenoneisdiscouragedanddemotivated.Taking
risksisnotahighpriorityforthepersonwhoexperiencesconditionalacceptance.When
thepersonisdisheartenedanddiscouragedtheymaysay,Whytroublemyselfwith
anything?WithmyluckIwasboundtofail.I'mnotgettinganywhere."These
statementsaresignsoffrustrationandhopelessness.Conditionalacceptancecreates
discouragementandresistancetowardchangeandgrowth.Unconditionalacceptance
createsencouragement,warmth,andunderstandinginrelationships.Resistanceto
growthiseliminatedwhenoneisfeelsunconditionallyacceptedbyhimandothers.

However,youmaywonder,Isntacceptingthingseasy?Isntitonlynaturaltoaccept
whengoodthingscometoyou?

Ideally,itissupposedtobeeasyandverynatural.Unfortunately,thisisnotalwaystrue.
Somepeopleactuallyfindithardtoacceptgoodthingsinlifeastheyareexperiencing
negativeemotionsthatblocktheflowofgoodthingstothem.Whenpeopleexperience
lowselfesteem,resentment,fearorguilt,itisdifficultforthemtoreceivefromothers
aroundthem.

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Somepeoplehavebeenusedtolivinginlackandhardships.Thismayresultinthem
havingacharacteristicofpoorselfimageorlackofselfesteem,consciouslyor
unconsciously.Inotherwords,theydonotfeelthattheydeservetoexperienceany
goodthingsinlife.Worse,somemayactuallysabotagetheirowndreamsusually
unconsciously.Thismaymeanthattheycouldalreadyclosetotheirgoals,whenthey
suddenlydosomethingthatwilltakethemfurtherawayfromit.

Suchfeelingsofunworthinessusuallyspringfromchildhoodormaycomeintheformof
traumafromasingleeventorrepeatedevents,athomeoratschool.Thetraumamay
havealastingimpactonthoughtpatterns,selfimageandbehavioreveninadulthood.

Tocheckifyouarecapableofacceptingyourselfandtheoutcomeofyourdesiredgoals,
youcancarryoutthefollowingexercises.

1.Askyourself:AmIwillingtoreceivethisfully?Areyouinalight,happymood
wheneveryouthinkaboutyourgoal,visualizeit,andimagineitsoutcome?Ordoyou
getknotsinyourstomach,howeverfleeting?Doyousometimesfeel,evenbriefly,that
youdonotdeservetheoutcomewhenyouvisualizeit?Doyoufeelguiltinanyway?

Ifyoudofindthatapartofyoufeelsthatyoudonotdeservetheoutcomeofyourgoal,
honestlyaskyourselfwhy.Ifthistriggersapainfulchildhoodmemory,thenyoushould
allowthatmemoryandfeelingsenteryou.Avoidfightingitandinsteadallowyourselfto
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feeltheemotionsthataccompanythem.Shouldyoufeelthatyouneedhelpsortingout
yourfeelingsandmemoriesinordertohealyourpast,youcouldseekhelpandsupport
fromafriendorprofessionalcounselor.

Asyourememberthatmemory,youcancloseyoureyesandacknowledgeitinyour
mind.AddressitandsayYouhavehurtmebeforeandIhavecarriedyouforalong
time.ButIwillleaveyounow.Younolongerhaveanypoweroverme.Imaginewalking
away,feelinglighterandlighterwitheachstep.

2.Tohealyourpast,youcancarryouttheUnloadingExercise.Closeyoureyesand
imaginethatyouarecarryingseveralheavybagsandloadsofmanykinds.Assigneach
bagorloadtorepresentapainfulmemoryinyourpast.Nowputthebagsdown,oneby
one,andfeelyourselfgettinglighterandlighter.Afterputtingallyourbagsdown,walk
away.

Now,toreplaceallthenegativefeelingsassociatedwiththesepainfulmemorieswith
positiveonesthatboostyourselfimage,makeaffirmationsaboutyourwortheveryday,
ideallyuponwakingupandbeforegoingtobed.

Examplesare:
Iamaunique,wonderfulhumanbeing.
Idonotneedtopleaseeveryone.Ilovemyselfandthepeoplewhomatterloveme.
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Ideservethebestinlife.
Ihavealottocontributeandpeopleacknowledgeit.
Iacceptallthegoodthingsinlifethatcometome.

3.Youcanreinforcethesepositivefeelingswithaselfappreciationexercise.Closeyour
eyes,takedeepbreathsuntilyoufullyrelaxthenpictureapersonclosetoyoutalkingto
youandtellingeverythingtheylikeaboutyou.

Evenifyoufeelembarrassed,trytocalltomindtruthfullywhatthispersonwould
saytoyou.Aftertheyarefinished,reverseroles.Assumetheidentityoftheother
person,andwhileyouaretellingyourselfwhatyouappreciate,feelthefeelingsof
warmthandappreciationthispersonclosetoyouhaswhiletalkingtoyou.Seeyourself
throughtheireyes.Noticehowyoufeel.
Eventhoughyoumayhavesufferedforyearsfrompoorselfworth,restassuredthat
continuousdailyaffirmationsandregularappreciationexercisescancounterbalanceall
those.Eachtimeyoucatchyourselfthinkingbadlyofyourself,saytheopposite(e.g.I
amnotgoodenoughtoIammorethangoodenough!).Youcanalsoreciteoneofyour
dailyaffirmations.Asyoubuildupyourselfimage,youarealsobuildingupyourmind
powertomakeyourdreamscometrue.

Ridyourselfofallnegativefeelingsthatweighyoudownandfillyourselfupwith
positiveones.Withthisnewdisposition,youcanfullyacceptallthegoodthatwillcome
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toyou.Thiswillalsoenableyoutocreatemoregoodnessinyourlifefortheyearsto
come.

3.3BelievingInYourself

Believinginyourabilitytosucceediscloselyrelatedtohowwellyouwillachieveyour
goals.Bysurroundingyourselfwithpositivethoughtsandawinningattitude,youput
yourselfinabetterpositiontoaccomplishwhatyouwant.

Weallhavedreamsandthoughtsofwhatwewanttoachieve.Toenablethemto
materialize,youneedtobeabletotrustyourabilitytodoso,believeinyourminds
capabilitiesandwhattheworldcanofferyou.

Youwerebornwiththeabilitytoturnthoughtsintoreality,dependingonyouractions
andmotivations.Acknowledgingthefactthatwhatyouwantwilleventuallybeyours
maybedifficulttograspatfirst,butthepowerofthemindisactuallyaverynatural
processthatmanytakeforgranted.Harnessingitspowertoyouradvantagewill
definitelybenefityouinthelongrun.

Itistruethatyouneedtosetagoal,focuspassionatelyonit,visualizeandbelieveitwill
happenandnothingcangowrong.Beliefisessential,asnomatterhowfocusedyouare
andhowclearyourvisualizationis,anykindofdoubtcanseriouslypreventyourgoal
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frommaterializing.Havingdoubtblocksyourpowerandthemanifestationofyour
goals.

Worse,ifyouputyourenergyintovisualizingtheoppositeofwhatyouwant,thenitwill
mostlikelyhappen.Statementsexpressingdoubtsuchas,Thatsimpossible!,That
hasneverbeendonebefore!andHowcanyougobeyondthat?preventsyoufrom
livingthelifethatyouwantanddeserve.

Ontheotherhand,ifyoubelieveinthepowerofyourmind,nothingisimpossible.In
fact,itisthepeoplewhorefusedtoacceptthesestatementswhodidtheimpossible.A
quickglanceatthosewhohaveachievedgreatsuccessinthetodaysworldwouldshow
thatallofthemholdthecommonbeliefoftrustingandhavingfaithintheirown
abilities.Itispreciselythesecharacteristicsthatyouneedtoadopttoachieveasimilar
levelofsuccessinyourlife.

Tohelpyoucreateamindsetofbelief,youcanusethefollowingaffirmationsdaily.
Repeattoyourselfeveryday,Anythingispossible,Thereisalwaysawayand
EverythingIwantisnowslowlymaterializing.

Theseaffirmationswillgenerallyhelpyouassumeamoreopenandbelievingattitude.
Meanwhile,toensurethatyourspecificgoalsmaterialize,makespecificaffirmations
afteryourvisualization.Youcansaythingslike,Ibelievethisisnowmaterializing,and
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trytofeelthefeelingassociatedwiththatbelief.Itisimportanttodosoasnotbelieving
inyourselfconsiderablydiminishesthepowerorenergy,ofyourgoals.

Ifyoufindyourselfexpressingapprehensioninyourownabilitytoachieveagoal,recall
thebeliefthatyouhaveinyourself.Recognizethefactthatanythingispossiblethrough
themind.Ifyoubelievethis,whyshouldyounotbelieveinyourself?Itisimportantto
realizethattheonlylimitsyouhavearethelimitsyousetforyourself.Otherthanthat,
youareaninfluentialhumanbeingwithpowerful,unlimitedpotential.

Whenfeelingatingeofselfdoubt,repeatthefollowingaffirmationstoyourself:
Ihaveaspecial,amazingpowertomakemydreamscometrue.
Icandoanythingthroughmindpower.
IcanaccomplishanythingIwantrightnow.

Yes,anythingisindeedpossiblewiththepowerofyourmindandyourentireself.
Creatingempoweringbeliefsandbehaviorsenhancesthewayyouviewyourself,
encouragingyoutotakemorepositiveactioninthefuture.Asyoubecomemoreself
determined,youwillfeelmoremotivatedtocontributetothewelfareofothersaswell.

Yoursuccessfulselfimageconsistsofhealthyfeelingsandbehaviorsneededtoachieve
yourdesires.Havingempoweringbeliefsandactionswillkeepyouontheroadto
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continualselfimprovement.Whenyoubelieveinyourself,youwillfeelcapableof
encouragingyourselfandothers,professionallyandpersonally.

Possessingahighlevelofselfesteemandapositiveselfimagewillhelpyouovercome
problemsthatmayotherwiseoverwhelmyou.Beliefinyourselfwillultimatelyresultin
havingothersbelieveinyou.Whenyouhaveadirection,andknowwhereyouare
going,youwillincreaseyourabilitytoperformaparticulartask.

Also,whenyouhavesocialandemotionalsupportfromothers,youwillfeelmore
hopefulandexperiencelessstress.Youwillfindthatyouhaveanamazingabilityto
copewiththedamagingeffectsofnegativeorcondemningstatementsfromothers.
Hopeandselfesteemarethemedicinethattransformsanegativeselfimageintoa
positiveone.

Thereareseveralexercisesyoucanpracticeperiodicallytobuildconfidenceand
empoweryourselftohavemorebeliefinyourabilities.

1.Identifyyourstrengthsandaccomplishments.Takeapieceofpaperanddrawupa
tabledescribingthestrengthsandaccomplishmentsthatyouhaveorhavemadeover
theyears.Behonestandlistdownthethingsyouhavedonethatyouareproudof.State
whereandhowthesesituationshavebecomeasignificantpartofyourlife.Then,recall
howhardyouhaveworkedandhowmucheffortyouhaveinvestedtogettowhereyou
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aretoday.Runningdownthelist,realizethatnoteveryonehasthesameopportunity
andabilitytodowhatyouhavedone.

2.Closeyoureyesandtrytofeelmorepositivelyofthecircumstancesthatyouarein,
yourmentalabilitiesandyourstrengths.Tellyourselfhowproudyouareofallthatyou
haveachievedandhowthesestrengthscanbefurtherutilizedinothersituationsto
helpyouachievesuccessinthefuture.Realizethatafterhavingachievedsuccessinthe
past,doingthesameinthefuturewoulddefinitelypossibleandattainable.Visualize
yourselfhavingachievedthesuccessyoudesireandtheendingyouwanttoenable
yourselftofeelmoreconfidentofyourabilities.Havingfeltthefeelingofsuccessand
seeingyourselfsatisfiedwithwhatyouhavethen,givesyoumorepowerandmotivation
torespondtothatmentalimageinreality.Thismeansthatyourconsciousselfwill
behaveinresponsetothatfeelingwhichreinforcesyourconfidenceandbeliefthatyou
haveforyourself.

Empoweringyourselfwithpositivethoughtsanddevelopingagreaterbeliefinyourself
willhelpsetyourmindintherightdirectionwhenconditioningyourselfforsuccess.
Remember,ifyoubelievestronglyinyourself,thosethoughtswilleventuallyturninto
realitywiththepowerofyourmind.Thisisbecauseyoursubconsciouswill
correspondinglyacttoreflectthestrongerandbetterpersonthatyouare.

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3.4StayingPositive

Yourjourneytowardsuccesswillflowmoresmoothlyifyouridethe"right"attitudeall
thewaytothetop.Statementslike"IthinkIcan"beats"Ican't"everytime.An
optimisticoutlookonlifehelpsyoutoachievegoalsinrecordtimeandenhancesthe
wayyoumakefriendsandlifelongbusinessassociatesalongtheway.Thisisbecause
everyoneenjoysbeingaroundsomeonewhoisasolutionfinderandonewholooksfor
thegoodinsteadofthebadineverything.

Thewayweviewourselvesandouroutlookonlifeisusuallybasedonthevarious
experiencesthathaveimpactedus.Theyaffectourjudgmentonissuesandwedevelop
responsestothemthatgraduallybecomeapartofwhoweare.Wetherefore
progressivelyadaptandconformtocertainbehaviors,reinforcingthem,whetherornot
theypositivelyaffectourattitudes.

Forinstance,ifyouwererepeatedlypraisedasabrightchild,youbegantobelievethat
youwereone.Youryoungmindworkedovertime,comingupwithnewwaystoshow
howbrightyouwere,andtoelicitfurtherpraise.Thisisthewaybeliefsareformedand
assimilated.

Asadults,however,wehavethepowertooriginatebeliefsofourownchoice.Wecan
replacenegative,limitingbeliefsaboutourselveswithfreshlychosenalternatives.Our
mindshavetheabilitytogetridofbeliefsthatdonotsupportus.Infact,toliveour
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dreamfully,anewbeliefsystemthatenablesustobeourbestisanecessity.Ourold
beliefshavegottenusthisfar,andweneednewonestotakeusfurtherintoour
dreams.

Awinningattitudeoftentakesworktodevelop.Animportantpartofthisworkinvolves
formingpositivestatementsaboutyourselftoreplaceold,negativeandselfdefeating
thoughts.Toadoptnewandpositivethoughts,weneedtosystematicallychoose
affirmingstatements,andconsciouslyliveinthem,believinginwhattheyrepresent.
Theywillbecomeincreasinglytrue,untilwearecertainthattheydescribewhoweare.

Youcanbeginbytakingacloserlookatthewayaffirmationsareformed.Anaffirmation
isafirm,positivesentencedesignedtoconveyamessagefromyourconsciousmindto
yoursubconscious.Itassertssomethingthatyouknowistrue,eventhoughitmaynot
havemanifestedinyourlifeyet.Whenthesubconsciousmindreceivesthismessage,it
goestoworkonasubconsciousleveltoalignwithitandbringitabout.

Aneffectiveaffirmationmustalwaysbeinfirstperson(I),thepresenttense,andmust
bestatedpositively.Soinsteadof,"Iwillnotcatchacoldandbesicktomorrow",which
focusesyourmindontheideaofsickness,youshouldinsteadtellyourself,"Iam
radiantlyhealthynow.Mybodyfeelswonderful!Iseemyselfperformingbeautifullyin
mydancerecital."Now,youhavereplacedthenegativethoughtwithapositiveand
morecolorfulimage.Asthemindcanonlyholdonethoughtatatime,thethoughtof
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sicknessisremoved,andyoursubconsciousmindhasgrabbedholdofthehealthyidea,
swingingintoactionbycreatingbetterhealthforyou.

Whenyoubegintodiscoversituationsthatraiseyourselfworthandselfconfidence,
takeadvantageofthosesituations.Insteadofsayingtoyourself,"Whatdoesitreally
matter,"believethatyouhavecontrolofchangingyourlifeandsay,"I'mgoingforit,""I
feelsooptimisticthateverysituationisanexcitingchallenge,""I'munstoppable."

Changeyournegativevocabularyandselftalkintopositivevocabularyandselftalkona
continualbasis.Identifyingstatementsthatcreatenegativeemotions,forexample
anxiety,fear,andinsecurityandstatementsthatcreatepositiveemotions,forexample
excitement,joy,andchallenge,affordsyoutheopportunitytochangeyourstatements
tocreatepositiveemotionalandmentalstates.

Ultimately,thiswillchangehowyouacttowardsyourselfandothers.Yououghttoget
involvedinhealthyandoptimisticsituationsthatgeneratepositiveoutcomesandhelp
youovercomeyourfears.Fearsareinnerbarriers,orroadblocks,thatcanberemoved
bychangingnegativethoughtsintopositiveonestocreatepositiveaction.Forexample,
whenyoufearfailure,yourmotivationistoavoidfailureratherthantoachieveorseek
success.Youcanfearyourbestaswellasyourworst.Thesebarrierswillalsoprevent
youfromexertingyourself,notbecauseyoucannotperform,butbecauseyoufearthat
youarenotabletoperformwell.
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Assuch,itiscriticalthatyouconstantlyengageinpositiveselftalktodevelopapositive
attitudewithinyou.Therearevariousmotivatingaffirmationsthatyoucanuse
everyday.Repeatthefollowingstatementstoyourselfeverymorningtogetyourday
andweekofftoagreatstart:

1.Iclearlyunderstandthatfailureisanevent,notaperson;thatyesterdayreallydid
endlastnight;andthatsuccessisn'tfinalandfailureisn'tfatalbecauseIonlyfailifI
quit.

2.IhavethecouragetoadmitamistakeandtosaythatIwaswrong.Ihavethe
couragetoaskforhelpandthecouragetosay"Idon'tknow."Ihavethecourageto
continuallystrivetobethepersonthatIamcapableofbecoming.

3.Ihavevisioninmylife,whichmeansthatIseenotonlywithmyeyesbutalsowith
myheart.

4.IamsuccessfulbecauseIbelievethattobetrulyeducated,Imustbementored
eitherinbusinessorinmypersonallife,byreadingorbyassociationbysuperiorminds
withgreaterskillsandmaturespirits.

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5.IdisciplinemyselftodothethingsthatIneedtodowhenIneedtodothem,
becauseIknowthatdoingthemwillenablemesomedaytodothethingsIwanttodo
whenIwanttodothem.

6.IclearlyunderstandthatifIdevelopyearningpowerandapplylearningpower,Iwill
increasemyearningpower.

7.IamsuccessfulbecauseIdon'tconfuseactivitywithaccomplishment.IknowthatI
can'tmakeitinlifeasawanderinggenerality,soIamameaningfulspecific.

8.Iamlikeaneraser.Irecognizemymistakes,Ilearnfrommymistakes,andthenI
erasethosemistakesfrommymemory.

9.Imoveforwardinmylifeeveryday,evenifit'sonlyatinystep,becauseIknowthat
greatthingsareaccomplishedwithtinymoves,butnothingisaccomplishedbystanding
still.

10.TodayIwillseriouslylookforthegoodineverysituationandfindsomethingabout
whichtopraiseeverypersonwhoworkswithme.TodayIwillbefriendlytothepeopleI
workwithandwilltreatthemasthoughtheywerecompletelyresponsibleformy
career.TodayIwillexpressgratitudeforthecareerthatIhaveandthesocietyofwhichI
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amapart,andspecificallyformyfamilyandfriends.Iwillalsoexpressgratitudeforthe
factthatmycareerisrewardinginwaysthatgofarbeyondfinancialremuneration.

Thepracticeofengaginginaffirmationsallowsyoutoreplacestale,wornout,or
negativemindchatterwithmorepositiveideasandconcepts.Itisapowerfultechnique,
onewhichcaninashorttimetransformmanyofourattitudesandexpectationsabout
life,therebychangingwhatwecreateforourselves.Affirmationscanbedonesilently,
spokenaloud,writtendown,orevensungorchanted.Eventenminutesadayof
repeatingeffectiveaffirmationscancounterbalanceyearsofoldbadmentalhabits.If
youareawarethatyouarerepeatinghabitualnegativethoughtpatternsorattitudes,
thentrysayinganaffirmationtoyourselfafewtimesrightthenandthere.

Therefore,itisevidentthatempoweringyourmindwithpositivethoughtstranslatesto
havingawinningattitudethatisnecessaryinfacilitatingyourjourneytosuccess.

3.5RelaxationExercisesToStayInControl

Whenconditioningyourmindforsuccess,donotforgettoincluderelaxationexercises
inyourdailyroutine.Doingsohelpstokeepyourmindinoptimumworkingorder,ready
toreceivewhattheworldhastoofferyouandtheopportunityforyoutotaketimeoff
toevaluateandvisualizewhatyouactuallywant.

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Theserelaxationexerciseswillalsohelptoeasethestressandtensionthatyouare
facinginyoureverydaylife,astheycouldhinderyourmindsabilitytoachieveitsfullest
potential.

Beginbyconductingsomeshortexercisestocalmyourmindandbody.

1.Sitbackandrelaxinaquietroom.Closeyoureyesandlistentoyourselfbreathe.Feel
yourselftakingeachbreathslowlyoneatatime.Takedeepbreathsandstartcounting
from1to10,andrepeatthisprocessoverseveralintervalsuntilyoufeelrelaxed.Doing
soalsoallowsyoutoshiftallfocustoyourbreathing.Inthisexercise,remindyourself
thatyouarefeelingcalmandateasewithyourselfandthethingsthatarehappening
aroundyou.

2.Closeyoureyesandletyourbodyrelax.Feeleachmusclelosingitstensionfromyour
headtoyourtoes.Adjustyourpositionifnecessarytofeelyourmusclesrelax
completely.Tellyourselfthatyouarefeelingcalmandincontrolofeverything.Enjoy
theexperienceofbeingrelaxedwithnothingtoworryabout.Repeatthisprocessover
severalintervalsuntilyouareconvincedthatyouareingoodmentalstatetotakeon
whattheworldhasforyou.Feelingcomfortableaboutyourselfandyourlifeisessential
inhelpingyoudeveloptheconfidenceyouneedonyourwaytosuccess.

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3.Whenstressedorfeelingoutofcontrolofthesituationthatyouarein,takeashort
breaktogetyourselfbackontrackandfocused.Closeyoureyesandimaginethatyou
arebythesea,enjoyingthebreezeandsoundsofthewaves.Takedeepbreathes,relax
andtellyourselfthatyouarecalm.Youmaywishtoletoutsoftandgentlesoundsat
thesametime,allowingthemtoclearyourmindofallyourfrustrations.Asyou
graduallyfeelmoreandmorerelaxed,leaveeverythingbehindandopenyoureyes.
Transmitthispositiveenergytothethingsthatyouaredoingandinfluenceyouractions
andbehaviors.

Conductingthese3simpleexercisesoneatatimewillhelpyouregainandestablish
controlofyourself.Recognizingthefactthatyouareintotalcontrolofyourmindand
body,tellsyoursubconsciousandconsciousmindthatyouarereadyandopentoaccept
whatthefuturehasinstallforyou.Doingsopreparesyourmindtofacethechallenges
thatlieahead,helpingyouovercomeanymentalbarriersthatcouldpossiblyhinder
yourjourneytosuccess.

However,iftheseexerciseshavelittleornoeffectonyou,oryouaresimplytoopressed
fortime,considertryingoutthesesimilarexerciseswhichpromiseeffectiveresults.
Otherthanhelpingyourelax,theseexercisesalsohelpyougaincontrolofyourlifeas
youmapthejourneytoyourgoalsmentally.

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4.Getintoacomfortablesittingposition,closeyoureyesandbreathedeeply.Imagine
thatyouareinacomfortableplacerelaxingwithyoureyesclosed.Itcouldbeyour
favoritebeachorthecinemathatisplayingyourfavoritemovie.Focusoneachmuscle
ofyourbodyandleteachrelaxonebyone.Keepbreathingdeeplyuntilyoufeelthat
youarefullyrelaxed.Arelaxedmindandbodywillallowyoutofocusmoreonyour
thoughts,inthiscase,enjoyingtheseabreezeorthemoviethatisplayed.After
imagining,takeseveraldeepbreathsagainandslowlyopenyoureyes.

Thisexercisehelpsyoutoregainfocusandrecomposeyourthoughtsquickly.Havinga
peacefulmindiseffectivewhenyouwishtogetyourselfbackontrackafterhavinglost
yourtrainofthoughtsonabusyday.Thisexercisemayprovetobelesseffectivefor
some,asitchallengesthemindtoprocessseveralthoughtsandemotionsoverashort
periodoftime.However,regularpracticeswillenableyouandyourmindtogetusedto
thisprocessandthereforedeveloptheabilitytomasterthistechniquequickly.

5.Attimes,youmayfeelthatthejourneytoyourdestinationisalongandhardtoreach
one.Insuchcases,youmayfeelthatthingsareinamessandoutofyourcontrol.

Whatyoushoulddothenisvisualizeyourgoalsrepeatedly.Thisisparticularlyhelpful
forlongtermgoals,asrepetitionmakesyourvisualizationsmorepowerful.Inaddition,
itwouldbeespeciallyhelpfultoyouifyoucanmakeitintoahabit.Thismeansmakingit
apointtoimagineyourdesiredendingorgoalsatleastoncedaily,uponrisinginthe
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morningorbeforegoingtosleep.Ideally,youshoulddoitbothinthemorningandat
night.Thiswillnaturallygiveyouthedriveandmotivationwhenyouareconsciousto
worktowardsyourgoals.

Visualizationwillhelpyoutodiscovermoreenergyandjoyinlifeasyoutuneintoyour
innerself.Itwillalsohelpyougainthecompetitiveedgeinyourpersonaland
professionalrelationships.Thisisbecausevisualization,alsoknownas'mentalimaging,'
isapowerfulskillthatcanbepracticedregularlytoimproveyourcommunicationskills.
Itisaprocessofrelaxationthatenablesyoutoconsciouslyevokeyourdesired
sensationsandimages.Itworksasifyouarewatchingyourselfandyoursurroundings
onaninnerscreen.Whenyouvisualize,youaregivingsignalstoyourbodytoeither
increaseordecreasesensation.Visualizationsenableyoutobeintotalcontrolofyour
sensationsoffeeling,hearing,smelling,seeing,colorandtemperature.Assuch,when
youvisualize,youcontrolyourfeelingsandthoughts.Itisthereforeimportantto
communicatepositivesignals,feelings,orideastomaximizepleasantthoughtsand
situations,andeliminateunpleasantonesinyourmind.

Topracticevisualization,beginbychoosingaplacethatisrelativelyquietandwhereyou
canbealoneforfifteentothirtyminutes.Thencloseyoureyesandconcentrateonyour
breathing.Breathedeeplyandcalmyourbodyandmind.Imagineyourselfsittingonthe
beachwatchingthesunsetovertheocean.Trytolistentothesoundofthewindand
waves,andfeelthesunasittouchesyourface.Admirethebeautyoftheclearbluesky,
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touchtherocksandsand,andfocusonanythingelsethatpleasesyou.Upon
completion,openyoureyes,relax,andgetreadyforthenextsegment.

Next,closeyoureyesandtrytocreateasrealanimageoftheactualsituationthatyou
wanttochangeorhopetoachieve.Focusonwhatisinthebackgroundandthe
foregroundofyoursurroundings.Nowchooseabehaviororaskillthatisimportantto
you.Makesurethatitisonethatyouwishtomodifyorchange.Forexample,itcouldbe
anewskillthatyouwanttoimproveuponsuchaspublicspeaking.Whenyouhavethat
particularsituationinmind,visualizeyourmovementsandbegintoslowyourselfdown
bybreathingdeeply.Imagineyourselfspeakinginfrontofagroupandlistentowhat
youaresaying.Observeyournonverbalgesturesandvisualizethissegmentasifitwere
inslowmotion.Youneedtopaycloseattentiontoyourownmovementsandsounds.

Followingthat,begintochangeandcorrectyourverbalandnonverbalbehaviorsthat
couldfrustrateyourcommunicationandperformance.Replaceyourunproductive
actionswithonesthataremoreappropriatetoimproveyourskillsandincreaseyour
performance.Withyoureyesstillclosed,allowyourselftoreviewthesituationagain,
onlythistimeinthenormalspeedandinthenewway.

Remember,youneedtopaycloseattentiontoyourverbalandnonverbal
communicationconstantly.Afterdoingso,youshouldbegraduallyexperiencingfeelings
ofconfidenceandinnercalmnessdevelopwithinyou.
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Finally,imaginetheaudienceapplaudingandyouachievingthesuccessthatyoudesire.
Whenyouhavefinished,openyoureyesandenjoythewaythatyouarefeelingabout
yourself.

Forsome,itmaybeusefultowritedowncertainpartsoftheexperiencethathave
significantlyaffectedonesbehaviorsorthoughts.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthis
formofguidedimagerycanbeimplementedonaregularbasis.Infact,itis
recommendedthatyoupracticethesestepsfifteenminutesaday,increasingyourtime
incrementally,tothirtyminutes.

Asyougraduallyfeelyourselfimprovingfromthesechanges,consideradoptingthis
methodtochangeotheraspectsofyourlifethatpreviouslypreventedyoufrom
achievingthesuccessyoudesire.Visualizationisthereforenecessarytohelpyouregain
calmnessofyourmind,whilemakingpositivechangestoyoursubconsciousbehaviors
thatwilleventuallyalteryourconsciousactionsandfeelings.

Thus,itisevidentthatconductingvisualizationexerciseswillbeeffectiveinhelpingyou
achieveyourgoals.Also,havinggoalshelpyoudeterminewhatsuccessinlifeis.Having
knownwhatyourdesiredendingis,youcanvisualizeittohaveactuallyhappenedusing
thistechnique,andgetmotivatedasyoudiscoveryourmentalpotentialtoreachyour
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destination.Assuch,imaginingthatithasalreadyhappenedandmakingsubconscious
improvementstoyourmindfacilitatethewayyoureachyourdesiredending.
3.6SeekingSupport

Manytodayareconcernedwiththeimpressionstheyleavewiththosearoundthem.
Youmaybesurprisedtoknowthatsomefearembarrassingthemselvesorfearfailingto
meetexpectations,suchthattheydevelopasenseoflowselfesteemorconfidencein
theirabilities.Theyconditiontheirmindstobelievethattheywillneverbeasgoodas
othersorthatnooneisabletounderstandorhelpthem.Thishoweverisanunhealthy
mentalitythatmustbegottenridofandreplacedwithpositivethinking.

Insteadofbeingafraidtocommitmistakesorfailattasks,youshouldattempttolearn
fromtheseexperiences.Itiscrucialthatyousurroundyourselfwithpeoplewhohave
achievedsuccessintheirlivesorareavailabletoprovideyouwithgoodadviceor
supportyouneedtoassistyouinyourdevelopmentprocess.Donotbeafraidofhow
peoplemightjudgeyouandinsteadbewillingtoadoptamoreopenperspectiveto
shareandlearnfromthem.Ofcourse,youneedtodecideforyourselfwhetherthe
adviceoropinionsofferedbyothersisafairorgoodonethatbenefitsyou.Getting
supportandhelpfromothersisnotasignofweaknessbutonthecontrary,courageand
determinationtoimprove.

Whenyouhavesocialandemotionalsupportfromothers,youwilldevelopamore
positiveoutlookinlifeandexperiencelessstress.Managingtheupsanddownsoflife
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willthenseemmucheasierasyouknowthatthereareothersaroundwhocareandare
thereforyou.Youwillalsohaveanamazingabilitytocopewiththedamagingeffectsof
negativeorcondemningstatementsfromothers.Thisisbecause;hopeandselfesteem
arethemedicinethattransformsanegativeselfimageintoapositiveone.

Thus,havingsupportfromothersincreasesyourmentalabilitytoachievesuccessinlife.
Yourmindispositivelyinfluenced,asyouknowthatthereareothersaroundwhowill
assistyoualongyourjourneytorealizingyourdreams.
Inseekingsupportfromothers,remembertosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewhohave
anoptimisticoutlookinlife,andwhoareconstantlylookingfornewwaystoimprove
andhelpyou.Inotherwords,minimizecontactwiththosewhoconstantlycriticizeor
ridiculeyourambitions.Rememberthatnodreamistoobigorimpossible,unlessits
mastersetsitouttobesoanddoesnothavefaithinhisownabilities.

Youshouldalsoavoidspendingtoomuchtimewithpeoplewhopossessnegative
dispositions.Theirblaming,whiningandcomplainingcanbringdownthelevelofyour
mindpowerandoptimism.

Asatip,makeamentalnoteofthepeoplewhomyouspendtimewitheveryday.Are
thesepeoplesupportiveofyouanddotheymaintainapositiveattitude?Orarethey
generallynegative;drainingyourenergyandmakingyoufeelbadafterbeingintheir
company?
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Iftheyappearpositiveandsupportiveofyou,thentheyarejustthepeoplethatyou
havebeenlookingfor!Identifywhotheyareandmakeanefforttoremaincloserto
them.Ensurethatyouhavethemaroundwhenyoushareyourthoughtsandplansof
achievingyourgoalswithothers.Havingtheirsupportandfeedbackmakesyourjourney
tosuccessaneasierandquickerone.

Iftheyarenothowever,thenyoumaywishtoconsiderspendinglesstimewiththem.If
theyareyourlovedoneslivingunderthesameroofasyou,thenrefrainfromsharing
yourdreamsandgoalswiththem.Thisisbecause;theymayunintentionallyor
subconsciouslycriticizeyourambitionswithoutevenknowingit.Yourlovedonesmay
nothaveconsideredtheconsequencesoreffectsthattheiropinionscouldhaveonyou.
Beawareofthisandinstead,trytocheerthemupormakethemlaughwhentheystart
complainingabouthowbadthingsare.Thisistobringtheirenergylevelsupbeforethey
canbringyoursdown.Itiscriticalthatyouareabletofindoptimisminthethingsthat
youdoandthepeoplearoundyou,soastomotivateyourselftosucceedinlife.

Alwaysspendtimewithpositivepeopleandthosewhohavethedrivetosucceedinlife.
Expectthatyouwillmeetpositiveandsuccessfulpeople,andvisualizetalkingtothem
regularly.Soon,youwillfeelthatyouhavemoreandmorepositivepeoplearoundyou.
Themoreyourmindbelievesinitsabilitytodosomething,theclosertorealityyouwill
getovertime.
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Aslongasyouhaveoptimisticandsupportivepeoplearoundyou,seekingsupportfrom
themcanbedoneeasilyinavarietyofways.

1.Youcangetsupportandadvicefromafriendorsomeoneclosetoyou.Before
makingabigdecisionordoingsomethingthatyouareuncertainabout,youcanaskfor
encouragement,advice,orjustgoodluckfromafriendorsomeoneyouarecloseto.
Whetheryouarepreparingforabigpresentationorplanningyournextcareermove,
gettingadvicefromthosewhohavehadsimilarexperienceswilldefinitelybebeneficial
toyou.Otherwise,havingsomeonetherelisteningyouisalsohelpfulingivingyouthe
supportyouneed.

Shareyourdreamsandgoalswithpeoplewhomyouknowwillsupportandnotridicule
them.Aslisteningisperhapsthesimplestwaytogivesupporttoaperson,sharingyour
thoughtswhiletheylistenwillalreadyfillyouwithenoughenergytomotivateyou
towardssuccess.Ofcourse,dogatherfeedbackfromthosethatyoudeemsuitableand
seeiftheyareofanyusetoyou.Donotgetdiscouragedbyviewsthatarenotaligned
withyours,andinsteadjudgeforyourselftoseeifthosesuggestionscanworkforyou.

Wheneveryouarefeelingdown,talktothepersonwhoyouknowwilllistentoyouand
liftyourspiritsup.Donottalktosomeonewhosimplysympathizeswithyouand
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complainsaboutyoursituationonyourbehalf.Thisisbecausedoingsowillonlyletyou
wallowinselfpityandcauseyoutodwellonunhappysituations.

Togetsupportonaregularbasis,youcanasksomeonetobeyourdreampartner.
Shareyourdreamswitheachotherandupdateeachotheronaregularbasisonthe
progressofmakingyourdreamscometrue.Also,encourageeachotheronaregular
basis,andmostespeciallywhentheotherisfeelingdoubtfulandlosingsightoftheir
dreams.Helpingothersaroundyousucceedwillalsopositivelyaffectyourmentalability
tosucceed.

2.Considerjoiningorformingadreamgroup.Muchliketheconceptofthedream
partner,adreamgrouphelpsitsmembersachievetheirgoals.Asidefromtheusual
updateontheprogressofthegoaleverymeeting,youcanalsodogroupaffirmations.
Forexample,amembercanstandupinfrontoftheothermembersandsay,Iamnow
happilyearninga<amount>salary.ThegroupcanreplyYes,youarenowearninga
<amount>salary!

Youcouldalsoagreetoreadamotivationalbookorarticleanddiscussitatthenext
meetingtofurtherinspireandmotivateoneanotherinachievingyourgoals.Youcan
alsoinviteasuccessful,happypersontooneofyourmeetingsandletthemsharetheir
story.

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Withadreamgroup,thepossibilitiesareendless.Youcanthinkupofactivitiesthatnot
onlysupportoneanotherbutalsocontributetoyourpersonalgrowth.

3.Lookingforamentororrolemodelisalsoeffectiveinhelpingyouaffirmthequalities
thatyouwishtoachievewhenyousucceed.Ifyouknowpeoplewhoarehappyand
successful,especiallysomeonewithgreatmindpower,thenbyallmeans,talktothem!
Askfortipsandhavethemsharetheirsecretstosuccess.Theywillbemorethanhappy
totellyouashelpingyousucceedisalsoanindicationoftheiroverallsuccess.

Ifyouwouldlikeyourconversationstobeheldonaregularbasis,youcanalsoaskthat
persontomentoryou.Mentorsareespeciallyhelpfulastheycangiveyouvaluable
insightsfordecisionmakingorduringtimesoftrouble.Advicefromyourmentorcan
saveyoutimeandeffortandalsosaveyoufromalotofheartaches.

4.Asidefromseekingsupportfrompeople,youcanalsosupportyourselfbyreading
selfhelpormotivationalbooksregularlyandattendingsuccessseminars.Theywouldbe
especiallyhelpfuliftheirfocusisonmindpowerandsuccesstechniques.Allthe
knowledgeandpositiveenergyyougetfromthesebookswillhelpyoureachyourgoals.

5.Togetfurtherinspiration,youcancreateyourownsuccessnotebook.Writedown
yourfavoritequotesonsuccessandpositivethinking.Compileandpastearticlesrelated
tosuccess,especiallyarticlesaboutpeoplewhomadeit.Thiswillmotivateyouand
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conditionyourmindtoachievesuccessonestepatatime.Youcanalsoincludepoems,
otherliteraryworksoranythingrelatedtosuccessthatstrikesyourfancy.Updateyour
successnotebookfromtimetotimeandlookatitregularly,especiallywhenyouare
feelingdown.

Ifforexampleyoustillencounternegativepeoplewhobringyourenergyleveldown,
reciteaffirmationsthatwillhelpraiseyourenergyagain.Or,youcancontactyour
dreampartnerorsomeoneclosetoyouforencouragementortosendyoupositive
energy.

Bearinmindthatyouarenotaloneandthattherearemanypeoplewillingtohelpyou
andsupportyou.Learntoseeksupportfromtherightpeopleandobservejusthow
muchfasteryourgoalsarerealized!
6.Alsoremembertosupportyourselfalongtheway.Thismeansrewardingyourselffor
goodworkdone.Rewardscanprovideafunliftalongtheway.Youcancreatesmall
weeklyormonthlyrewardstostaymotivated,sinceeverystepalongthewayisastep
towardsuccessandworthyofacknowledgment.Giveyourselfapatonthebackortreat
yourselftoagiftornicemealifyourprogresstosuccesshasbeengood.

Gettingsupportisnecessarywhenconditioningyourmindforsuccess.Feelinggood
aboutyourselfandwhatyouhavekeepsyouinapositivementalstateatalltimes.You
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willthenbemorereceptivetothingsthatmaychallengeyouinthefuture,makingit
easierforyoutomanageandhandlethemeffectively.

Havingadoptedthetechniquestoconditionyourmindforsuccess,itistimeforyouto
identifytheexactgoalsyouwishtoachieveinyourlife.









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SettingGoals

Thedefinitionofsuccessvariesfrompersontoperson.Dependingonthegoalssetand
theexpectationsthatonehasofhimorherself,successcanbeachievedinvariousways.
Nonetheless,whateveritisandhoweveritappearstoyou,successishavingreached
goalsthatyouhavesetforyourself.Thus,identifyingyourtruegoalsinlifeisnecessary
indeterminingyourlevelofsuccess.

4.1WhatAreGoals?

Beforesettinggoals,youneedtoknowwhattheyareandwhattheymeantoyou.So,
whatexactlyarethey?

Goalsareexperiencesthatyouhavenotyethad,placesyouhavenotyetbeento,
peopleyouhavenotmet,alevelofincomeyouhavenotachieved,atypeof
relationshipyouarenotenjoyingnow,orhavingsomethingthatyoudonotcurrently
own.Likeyourdreams,thereisnolimittothenumberofgoalsyoucanset,otherthan
thelimitsofyourimagination.Andalthoughgoalsrepresentwhatyouintendtoachieve
inthefuture,theyarealwayssetandworkedoninthepresent.

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Goalsarealsospecificandmeasurableresultsthatyouwanttoproduceata
determinabletimeinthefuture.Yourgoalsarethesteppingstonestowardthe
realizationofyourdreams.

Establishinggoalswillhaveapositiveimpactonyourlife.However,ifwhatyouhopeto
achieveinlifeisbasedonyourexpectations,ratherthaneffortstoreachestablished
goals,thenyouaresettingyourselfupforthepossibilityofdisappointmentandfailure.
Expectationsdealwithhowyoubelieveotherpeopleshouldbehaveandhowtheworld
shouldbendatyourcommand.Takecautionthatyourexpectationsmayresultinalarge
amountofgrief,whereasestablishedgoalswillresultinalargeamountofsatisfaction
andsuccess.Differentiatingbetweenthese2reinforcesthenecessityofsettinggoals
andhowgoalsplayasignificantimpactonyourlife.

Thewinningchoiceisclear:developyourgoals,dropyourexpectations.Itisamistake
toexpectthatyouwillaccomplishanygoalbecauseyoudeserveitorbecausethereis
somethinginyourpastthatentitlesyoutoit.Unfortunately,thereisnosuchthingas
"deserve"inlife.Thetruthisthatyouneedtoworkhardandputinefforttogetwhat
youdesireintheend.Assuch,whatyouachieveinlifeisduetotheplanningand
controlthatyouhaveinoveryourlife,andnotbecauseyouhave"paidyourdues".
Whenyouarewillingtosetgoals,yourmotivationbecomesmorefocusedandbecome
lessconfusedineverydayinteractions.Settinggoalsanddesigningyourdreamsand
aspirationsisacommitmenttoparticipateinadynamicrelationshipandinteraction
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betweenyourselfandothers.Committingyourselftoarelationshipwithothershelps
createanenvironmentofselfsupport.Thewillingnesstodefineyourgoalsandthe
aspirationsyouhaveprovidesthemotivationyouneedtofocusonachievingyourgoals.

Bearinmindthatyourwillingnesstotakeactionandachieveyourgoalsisdifferentfrom
wishingyourgoalstocompleteontheirown.Wishing,likeexpecting,isadesireforthe
possibilityofsomeactorstatearbitrarilyoccurring.Thishowever,willnotbetrueinall
situationsforeachindividual.

Whenitcomestomakingyourgoalshappen,wishingcanbeselfsabotaging.
Willingnesstodosomethingisaselfresponsiblebehavior.Assuch,whenyoutake
consciouscontrolofyourlife,youactivelyplanyourcourseordirection.Determining
yourdirectionbuildspositivemomentuminyourlife.Thus,youshouldalwaysattempt
tocreatepositivemomentumandenthusiasminthethingsyoudoifyouwishto
progressivelymakeimprovementstoyourlife.

Nowthatyouknowwhatgoalsareandwhattheyshouldmeantoyou,thenextthing
youshouldtodoischooseagoalforyourselfthatisimportanttoyou.Ifyouneedtoset
goalsforyourcareer,findajoborprofessionthatisimportanttoyou,beyondthebills
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Itisvitaltoyourgrowthasapersonthatyourworkismorethanjustajobtoyou;that
youhaveahigherpurposefordoingwhatyoudo.Thiswillgiveyouthedriveand
motivationyouneedtoachieveyourdreams.Insteadofviewingyourworkasachore,
developingasenseofenjoymentandloveforyourworkmakesyourlifemorefulfilling.

Sometimes,wegetintocareerpathsorrelationshipsthatarereallynotwhatwewant
andstruggletomakethemwork.Asaresult,webecomefrustratedandconfused,
feelingthatweareworkingfornogoodpurpose.Thus,settingsuitablegoalsfor
yourselfpreventsyourselffromgettingcaughtinsuchsituationsandisessentialin
helpingyoudevelopaclearerpathforyourpersonalsuccess.

4.2PlanningYourGoals

Goalsgiveusthedriveandmomentumtochallengeourselvesandachievegreatthings
inlife.Havingthemmotivateandforceustouseourmindsthebestofourmental
abilitiestorealizeourdreams.Theyalsohelptoharnessthepowerofoursubconscious
mind,asallthoughtsarethennarrowedintofocusonachievingsuccess.

Thus,yourmentalpowercoupledwithyourinnateabilitiesmakesyourjourneyto
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Goalsettingisanongoing,reciprocalprocessbetweenyouandtheworld.Beingableto
accomplishyourgoalshelpyouovercomeinnerbarriersoffearandaffirmyour
confidenceasasuccessfulindividual.Planningyourgoalsisnotnecessarilyamundane
processthatyouwillalwayshavetodreaddoing.Thisisbecausegoalsettingwill
naturallygenerateyourhumanneedforselfdriveandaccomplishment.

Thisdriveforaccomplishmentisinnateandcomesfromwithinyou.Settinggoals
completeyourentireexistenceasahuman,physically,mentallyandemotionally.It
enablesyoutofeelmoreconnectedtoyourselfandtotheworld,makingyourlifeon
earthmoremeaningful.

Withoutgoalsandadirectioninlife,youwillmissoutonmuchpotentialfor
experiencingthepositiveemotionsofexcitement,aliveness,enthusiasm,joy,andeven
happiness.Withoutgoals,youcanenduplivingfromproblemtoproblem,insteadof
fromopportunitytoopportunity.

Settinggoalswillsteeryoutowardopportunitieswhileenablingyoutoovercome
obstacles,andbreakthroughbarriersnecessaryforyouraccomplishments.Tobe
effectiveinthegoalsettingprocess,youmustgofarbeyondtheusualideasofgoal
setting.

Therearemanythingstodowhencreatinggoalsforyourself.
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1.Beginbyaskingyourselfquestions.WhatdoIwanttoachieveinlife?Whatarethe
thingsinlifethatmattertomemost?WhatcanIdotofeelmaximumsatisfactionin
mylife?AmIlivingeachdaytoitsfullest?

Answerstothesequestionsmaynotcometoyouimmediately,andmayevenfrustrate
orconfuseyou.However,taketimetothinkthroughwhatyoudesiretoachieveinlife.
Pendownimmediatethoughtsthatcometoyourmindandgraduallylistdown
everythingthatyouthinkyoushouldandcando.

Havingyourgoalsclearlylisteddownonpaperhelpsyoudefineanddeterminewhat
youwanttoachieveinlife.Atthisstage,yourideasmayeitherbegeneralonesthatyou
thinkispossibleorspecificgoalswhichyouknowyoumusthave.Listdownlessthan15
goals,betheysmallorbigones.Yoursmallgoalscouldbeonesthatyouneedto
accomplishbeforereachingyourultimatebiggoal.

2.Reflectonyourlife.Reflectonthelifethatyouhavehadandtheexperiencesthatyou
havebeenthrough.Thinktoyourselfiftherearethingsthatyouwishedyoucoulddo
butneverdaredto.Aretherealsothingsyoudidandwishyoucouldmakeamendments
to?Aretherelessonsthatcanbedrawnfromtheseexperiencestomakeyouastronger
person?Cantheyhelpredefineyouridentityandpersonalgoals?

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Iftheexperiencesyouhadwerefulfillingandsatisfying,thenyouwouldbehopingto
achievesimilarlevelsofsuccessinthefuture.Takenoteofwhatyoushouldandshould
notdotogettowhereyoudesire.However,iftheywerenot,avoidsuchsituations
againinthefutureandlearnfromthemistakesthatyouhavecommitted.

Havingthisthoughtprocessenablesyoutoreevaluatethegoalsyouhaveforyourself
anddeterminewhetherornottheyworkforyou.

3.Imaginethatyouareabletoachieveyourgoals.Visualizeithappeningandfeelthe
entireexperience.Areyousensinglotsofhappinessandjoyordoyoufeelthat
somethingisstillmissing?Afterthat,reevaluatethegoalsthatyouhavesetoutfor
yourselfandseeiftheyshouldbechangedorreprioritized.Recorddownthe
differencesthatyouwishtomakeandvisualizeifthatistheexperienceyouwanttofeel
attheendofyourjourney.Bearinmindthatlimitingyourselfmerelylimitsyourability
tosucceed.Inotherwords,youarethemasterofyourowndestiny.

4.Aftergoingthroughseveralthoughprocesses,itisimportantthatyoustartplanning
thespecificgoalsthatyouwishtoachieve.Yourgoalsmustbespecific,measurable,
attainable,realistic,andtimely.Thismeanswritingdowneverygoalyouhaveand
puttingboundariesaroundthemsothatyouwillknowwhenyouhaveachievedthose
goals.Somegoalsmustbebigandsomegoalsmustbelongrange.

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Youneedtobeabletoidentifyhowyoucanbenefitfromthegoalsset.Thisisbecause
somepeopleoftenfailtoreachtheirgoalsbecausetheyconcentratetoomuchonthe
costsratherthanthebenefitsofthem.

5.Listdowntheobstaclesthatstandbetweenyouandyourgoals.Identifyobstaclesin
ordertoberealisticandavoidbeingsurprisedatuntimelysituations.Manypeoplehave
experiencedtimesatwhichtheyhadnoideapursuingtheirgoalsweregoingtobeso
demanding,requiresomucheffort,takesolong,andinvolvesomanyunexpected
pitfalls.Assuch,havingcarefullyplannedyourgoalsinadvanceeliminatesmuchofsuch
disappointment.

Nonetheless,youmustalsounderstandthatyoucannotalwaysseeroadblocksthatlie
ahead.Thisiswhycommitment,attitude,responsibility,andfocusonthebenefits
remainconstantnecessitiesandqualitiesthatgiveyouthedriveandmotivationto
continueonyourdreams.Patienceisalsoextremelyimportant.Remember,keeping
yourselffocusedonyourgoalsenableyoutoseethebenefits,justtheobstacles.

6.Whensettingyourgoals,bearinmindthatyouneedtocreaterealisticandobtainable
goals.Themoreeffectivelyyoucanmeasureagoal,themorelikelyyouwillbeableto
completethegoalbecauseprogressitselfisatremendousencourager.Eventhoughyou
arenotabletoseetheprogressbytheday,youwillbeabletoseechangesand
improvementsbytheendoftheweek,orcertainlybytheendofthemonth.
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Manypeoplesetgoalsthatarecompletelyoutofreach,whereasotherssetthemsolow
thattheyrepresentnochallenge.Bothapproachesareunrealistic.Manypeople
knowinglysetimpossiblegoalssothattheyhaveabuiltinexcusefornotachieving
thosegoals.Thispracticeisclearlyselfdefeatingandonewhichyoumustavoid.You
musthavearealisticchanceofreachingagoal,combinedwithabeliefthatyouwill
reachit,inorderforittohavelongrangemotivationalimpact.

7.Whenplanningyourgoals,doincorporatethepracticeofprioritizingthem.Recognize
thefactthatnotallofyourdailyactivitiesareofequalimportance,andthatyoushould
insteadorganizeandprioritizethemintoaworkingplan.Yououghttoworkyourplanin
order,fromthehighpriorityactivitiestolowpriorityactivities,untilallarecompleteor
tillyourunoutoftimeattheendoftheday.

Ifyouareasbusyasmostpeople,youwillfindyourselfrunningoutoftimefarmore
oftenthanyoucompleteyourlist.However,thereisnoneedtoworryasthereisalways
thenextdaytoworkwith.Nonetheless,itisthenumberofpriorityactivitiesthatyou
cancompleteeachdaywhichwilldeterminehowmanyofyourgoalsanddreamsyou
achieveeachyear.

8.Whenyouaresettingthecourseforyourfuture,ensurethatyoudoitwithanopen
mind.Rememberthattheopportunitiesavailabletoyouarelimitlessandplentiful.So
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avoidrestrictingyourselfandstickingtothesameoldmindsetthatyouusedtohave.
Rememberthatchangeisnecessarytomakeyourjourneytosuccessaneasyone.

Takeintoaccountthatwhenyoucommittoagoal,themethodstoachievethatgoalwill
graduallyappear.Whenthemethodsdoappear,theymaynotalwayslookfamiliarto
you.Manypeopleareinthehabitofsaying"no"toallnewexperiences.Partofthisis
duetotheirpreferenceforworkingwithintheircomfortzone:"It'snew,sodon'tdoit."
Assuch,youneedtotakecautionandbreaksuchhabits.Implementingnewideasand
suggestionsasapartofyoursuccessplanmaysometimesbehelpfulandbetter
alternativestoyourcurrentplan.

Alas,sayingnotosomethingbeforeweevenknowwhatwearesayingnotoisnot
alwaysthewisestchoicethatoneshouldmake.Thisisbecausebeingprejudicedagainst
anideaorprejudgingitmayresultinyoulosingfocusofitsintendedbenefit.Yet,
humanbeingsdosoallthetimewithoutevenrealizingit.Thus,untilyouconsiderall
sidesoftheopinionoridea,thenshouldyoucometothedecisionastowhetherornot
toadoptitaspartofyourplan.Keepinganopenperspectivetonewexperienceswill
thereforegreatlyimpactandbenefityouasyousetgoals.

9.Thegoalsyousetshouldbesetbyyoualone.Inotherwords,neverletotherpeople
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Askyourself,doyouallowotherstosetgoalsthatoverwhelmyouandleaveyouwith
feelingsofdoubtandfear,especiallywhenyoufailtoreachthem?Whensomeoneelse
continuallysetsgoalsforyou,yoursenseofselfesteemisdiminished.Onthecontrary,
youincreaseyourprobabilityoffollowingthroughonataskwhenyousetthegoal
yourself.

Whenyousetagoal,donotallowotherstorestrictyoubytellingyouthatyourgoalis
unrealistic.Youhaveachoice.Youcanlettheirlimitedvisionpersuadeyoubytelling
yourselfthattheyarerightor,youcanpersuadeyourselfbyusingpositiveselftalkthat
willhelpyouconcentrateonfulfillingyourgoal.Utilizingpositiveselftalkwillprepare
youfortakingthenecessarystepstomakeyourgoalsareality.

10.Havingsetyourgoals,askyourselfiftheyarethefinalgoalsthatyouwishtoachieve
attheend.Ifso,reaffirmyourselfbyusingpositiveselftalkanddevelopingadesireto
achievethem.Believeinyourabilitytoreachthegoalsthatyouhavelistedandfeelthe
emotionsthatyouexpecttofeelwhenyoudosucceed.Thiswillgiveyouthe
opportunityofevaluatingyourgoalsandtoreinforcethebeliefyouhaveinyourself.
Rememberthatusingyourmindsabilitytosucceedcanbecomearealityifyouonly
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Theprocessofplanningyourgoalsmayseemlikealonganddauntingone.However,it
isimportantthatyourealizetheimportanceofdoingsoandhowithelpsguidetheway
youworktowardsyoursuccess.

4.3StickingToYourValues

Goalsthatyousetforyourselfandthedreamsthatyouwishcouldcometruemustbea
reflectionofwhoyouwanttoseeyourselfbecome.Thus,youneedtoaskyourselfifthe
goalsyousetarealignedwithyourvalues.Generally,whenyoureachyourdreams,you
shouldbefeelinghappyandinharmonywithyoursurroundings.

However,ifyourdreamsgoagainstyourvaluesystem,youmayfeelillateaseandnot
becompletelyhappyonceyoudoattainit.Whenyoudonotfeelparticularly
comfortablewithsomethingthatyouhopetoachieve,gobacktoyourmotivationsand
questionyourself.Whydidyouwantthatthinginthefirstplace?Whatwasthevalue
behindit?Lookingatyourhierarchyofvalues,doesitviolateanyhighervalueyouhold?

Afterexaminingyourmotivations,youcannowlookatyourdesiredoutcome.Init,do
youseeanythinghappeningthatcompromisesorcancompromiseyourvalues?Ifyou
answeredyestoanyorbothofthesequestions,reexamineyourdreamagain.Itmay
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Whenreachingforyourgoals,youwanttofeelcertainandknowthatwhateveryouare
doingisgoodforyouandyourfuture.Thus,ensuringthatyouractionsarealignedwith
yourvaluesisessentialtodeveloptheconfidenceyouneedwithinyou.

Whenindoubtofthingsthataretakingplaceorofwhatyoushoulddo,letyourinner
voiceandintuitionguideyou.Getintouchwithyourfeelings.Ifthedreamisright,you
willfeelit.Ifitdoesnotfeelright,stopandtrytofindoutwhy.

Thesequestionsmayalsobeaskedinthecourseofachievingyourdreams.Thisis
becauseyourfeelingsandcircumstancesmaychangealongtheway,andyoumaybegin
toquestionifwhatyouaredoingisright.Theimportantthingistostopwhenthingsdo
notfeelrightandgiveupthedream,ifnecessary.Howeverifyoufindyourselfonthe
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TheLawOfAttraction

TheLawofAttractionisatheorybasedontheprinciplethatyoushouldneverdwellon
thenegativeaspectsoflife.Itsaysthatyourthoughtsinfluenceyourdestiny.Inother
words,whatyoubeliefandthinkwilleventuallybecomeyourreality.

Thelawofattractiondrawstoyouthoughtsandideassimilartoyours.Itattractspeople
verysimilartoyouinnature,thoughtsanddeeds.Italsoattractscorresponding
situationsandcircumstancesthatbefallyou.Itisthislawandpowerthatbringspeople
ofsimilarintereststogether.

Thoughtsaregreat,swiftandfree.Allyourthoughts,alltheimagesinyourmindandall
thefeelingsconnectedwillthereforeeventuallymanifestasyourreality.Thistheory
meansthateveryachievementinyourlifeiswhatyourmindhasattractedandcreated
foryou.

Thelawofattractionderivesitspowerfromthestateofyourmind.Yourconsciousand
subconsciousmindservesasaninvisiblemagnetthatdrawsintoyourlifecircumstances
andeventsaccordingtoyourthoughts.Inotherwords,youhavetobeextremely
cautiousinyourthoughtsaswellasyourdeeds.Thisisbecausetheycouldeventually
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Assuch,yououghttoconstantlypracticepositivementalexercisestoinculcatepositive
thoughtsandideasinyou.Optimismistheonequalitymoreassociatedwithsuccess
andhappinessthananyotherthatyoushouldworktowardshaving.Thus,fillingthe
mindwithhappythoughtswillalwaysattracthappinessintoyourlife,makingiteasier
andmorefruitfulforyoutoachievethesuccessyoudesire.

5.1IncreasingYourWealth

Increasingyourwealthusingthelawofattractionmayseemunbelievabletoyouatfirst.
However,thewaytosucceeddoingitisnobigsecret.

Hereare3importantstepsthatyouneedtocarryouttoensurethatyouareableamass
wealthusingthelawofattraction.

1.Youshouldplanandhavewelldefinedobjectives.Thismeanshavingaclearobjective
howmuchyouactuallywantinnumericalterms.Forinstance,ifyouaregoinginforthe
investments,thenyoushouldhaveinmindthepercentageofreturnsthatyouare
lookingfor.Itcanbe5%,10%oreven25%.

Theonlythingtonoteisthatyoumustsetarealisticrateofreturnobjective.Thiswill
assistyouinfocusingontheobjective,thusallowingyoutoplanyourfuture
accordingly.Thisalsoenablesyoutomakethecorrectdecisionstoachieveyourtarget.
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2.Youneedtopossessapositivementalattitudeinwhateveryouaredoing.Alwaysbe
positiveinwhatevertargetyouwanttoreachinyourfinancialholdings.

Thinkandstartlivinginanenvironmentofachievementanddrawyourplans
accordingly.Thiswillgiveyoupeaceofmindandyourattitudewillautomaticallybe
positive.Apositivementalattitudewillresultinyoudevelopingapositiveoutcome.

3.Planninghowyouwishtoachieveyourfinancialgoalisessential.Infact,itisthemost
crucialpartofyourachievements.Youcanaccomplishonlyifyouhavewellcharted
plans.Investmentswithoutplanswilltakeyounowhere.Soalwayshaveidealand
realisticplansbeforeventuring.

Yourpositiveattitudealongwiththelawofattractionisonlyatool.Youhavetomake
useofthetooltomanifesttheconditionsthatwillmakeyouwealthy.Thetoolwillnot
createthewealthitself,butitwillhelpyouachieveyourgoal.Thus,yourhabitswill
determineyourwealthylifestyle,whichinturnwillhelpyoutoimproveyourfinancial
position.Sousethelawofattractiontoenhancethewayyouachievefinancialsuccess
byreinforcingpositivethoughtsinyourmind.

5.2SuccessInLife
Themeaningofsuccessvariesfromeachindividual,thusnoonecantellyouwhat
successisforyou.Neithercanyouchasesuccessorrunafterit.Instead,youhavetobe
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patient,workhardandallowsuccesstograduallyreachyouasyoureffortpaysoff.This
meansthatsuccessneedstimeandplanningtoaccomplish.Afterplanningforyour
success,youhavetoactuallyworkhardtoachieveit.

Success,inthecontextofthelawofattraction,entailsabundance.Abundancehere
doesnotmeanmeremonetarygainorinstantfame,butgoesmuchdeeper.Thelaw
givesyoumaximumhappinessinrelationtoyourcareer,yourfinancesandyourlifein
general.Thephilosophyasksustoapproachlifefromadifferentviewpoint.

Thelawofattractionasksustoexamineourinnerself.Italsotellsustounscramblethe
unconsciousmindandrecognizethetrueintentionofliving.Todoso,weneedtolisten
toourinnervoiceandfeelings,andallowthemtoguideusalongtheway.

Thelawwillassistyouinrealizingyourtruepotential.Itisbecausethedoctrine
distinguishesyoufromoutsideenvironmentalfactorsandencouragesconcentrationof
themind.Meditationandaffirmationsaretwoproposedmeansbywhichthelawwill
contributetosuccessinyourlife.

Thelawalsosaysthatsuccessentailsdefeatingnegativeinfluencesinlifethroughthe
abilityofthought.Inotherwords,thepowerofyourmind.Thisispossiblebecauseif
youpreserveapositivepositionandcomposureofmindanddonotgiveintonegative
statesorthoughts,youcanriseaboveyourproblems.Thisissobecausepositive
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thinkingandlisteningtothelawcreatesasenseofpreparedness.Thisgivesyouthe
strengthtofacechallenges.Thiswillthereforehelpyoutoovercomefearandyour
negativethoughtswilldisappear.

Thelawalsotellsusthatifyouwantwhatyoudesireinlife,thenyouhavetoapplythe
truesecretofthelawofattraction.Wehavetoworkonhowwefeel.Itmightseemto
beachallengeatfirst,butispossibleforustochangeournegativethoughtsinto
positiveones.Thisiswhatwillbringsuccessinourlives.

Toachievesuccessinlifeusingthelawofattraction,thereareseveralthingsthatyou
needtobeawareofanddo.

1.Recognizingthelawofattractionisthemostcrucialstep.Whateverhashappenedin
yourlifewasattractedtoyoubythelawofattraction.Itmayhavebeenintentionallyor
accidentally.Thus,youhavetorealizethisasitwillgiveyouthepowertochange.So,
remembernottocomplainaboutanythingbadhappeninginyourlife.Thisisbecause
themoreyoucomplain,themoreyouwillstartattractingthebadevent,thesubjectof
yourcomplaint,toyou.

2.Settingclear,realisticandattainablegoalsareimportant.Asmentionedpreviously,
theyshouldalsobemeasurableandtimely.

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Thelawofattractionisatooltogetwhatyourwant.Useitproperlyandyouwillsurely
succeedinyourlife.

3.Imaginewhatyouwantinyourlifeandlivewiththoseimaginations.Visualizeby
creatingpicturesofwhatyouwantandfeeltheemotionsthataccompanythem.Thisis
thesteppingstonetosuccessthroughthelawofattraction.

4.Youneedtofeelthesuccessthatyouwishtoachieveeveryday.Thelawofattraction
isnotjustvisualization.Italsoinvolvessendingthoughtsandemotionsthatattractwhat
youwantforthewholeday.Thus,youneedtostayinapositiveenvironmentand
remindyourselfaboutwhatyouwantregularly.

5.Trytoshareyouraimswithpeoplewhoareinfluencedbyyourgoals.Thiswillcreate
anenvironmentinwhichtheywillalsoattractyourgoalsforyou.Ifyouhavepeople
aroundyouwhoattractgoalsforyou,thenyoucanattractwhatyouwantfasterand
easilytoo.

Itisamazinghowthelawofattractioncanhavesuchsignificantimpactsononeslife
anddeterminehisorhersuccess.Thus,bypossessingthecorrectmindsetandpracticing
thesuggestedexercises,achievingsuccessinyourlifebythelawofattractionwillbe
easilyattained.

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Thethoughtsandemotionsyoupossesgreatlyinfluencewhatyouachieveinlife.As
such,positivelyusingyourmindspowerwillhelpyoutransformyourlifeintoa
successfulone.Realizethepotentialofyourmindandallowittobeatoolforyouto
achievethesuccessyoudesire.

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Conclusion

Successinlifewillnotcometoyoujustlikethat.Youneedtoworkhardandpossessthe
correctattitudetogenerateyourdesiredoutcome.Recognizethatthelevelofsuccess
youattainandhowfulfillingyourlifebecomesdependsonyourconsciousand
subconsciousthoughts.Hence,itisessentialthatyouharnessthepowerofyourmind
fullytoenableittoworkforyou.

Understandingthepowerofyourmindandconditioningyourmindforsuccessprepares
yourmindtoachievesuccessinthefuture.Inaddition,youalsoneedtoplanyourgoals
wellandusepositiveenergytoattracttheoutcomethatyoudesire.

Thus,bypracticingthetechniquesandcarryingouttheexercisessuggestedinthis
Ebook,youwillbeguidedandsetontherightpathtowardsachievingsuccessinyour
life.Theywillhelpyoureplacedistortedthoughtswithmoreoptimisticonesthatcan
expandandenhancetheuseofyourmind.

Finally,fulfillyourdreamsandreachyourgoalsbyincreasingyourmentalpowerwith
thisEbook.

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