Yes You Can!
by Dr Kem Thompson
Published on this site: June 17th, 2004
If you could change one thing in your life today, what would it
be? Why don't you have some of the things you'd like to have, and
why do you have some? What's the reason for the inconsistency?
Do you find yourself wondering what people think of you? Has that
line of thinking ever made you doubt your abilities and your potential?
Do you ever catch yourself thinking 'I can't do that, I'm not good
enough' or 'that level of success and prosperity is for them, not
for poor old me', or other similar thoughts?
One thing you must realize is that your success in any venture
starts with your thoughts about it. If you think you can succeed
(in losing weight, stopping smoking, securing a high-income- paying
job, finding your ideal partner, etc, etc), you're already on your
way to getting what you want.
Someone once said (I forget who)'if you think you can or if you
think you can't, you're probably right'. It's up to you to make
things happen in your life.
The way your mind works, it accepts whatever you feed it as reality.
So if you feed it with thoughts of success (eg 'I CAN lose weight
healthily', 'I CAN stop smoking', 'I CAN find a high-income paying
job, etc, etc), it will work to make it happen.
You'll become alert to opportunities (and they are all around you
if you'd only open your eyes and look) to move you towards your
desired results.
Conversely, if you feed your mind with negative thoughts such as
the ones above, your mind doesn't bother to find solutions to your
problems. It closes up. You wouldn't recognize an opportunity to
help you out if it slapped you in the face.
You know, it takes the same amount of effort to think positive
thoughts as it takes to think negative thoughts. If positive thoughts
help move you towards your goals while negative ones move you further
away from them, it makes sense to dwell on the positive.
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Positive thinking is but a step in the journey called 'success'.
You need to back your thoughts with ACTION. You can think
positive thoughts until your brain gets the cramps but if
all you do is think and not act, you'd be wasting your time.
The good thing about positive thinking is that it puts you
in the right frame of mind to take appropriate action.
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Mark Twain (and later Napoleon Hill) said that 'What the human
mind can conceive and believe, the human mind can achieve'.
The problem comes up after conceiving a potentially great idea.
The little voice inside you starts saying things like 'that's a
crazy idea' or 'nobody's ever done that before -who do you think
you are?' . Your friends and family make fun of your idea. You begin
to get discouraged and to think 'maybe it wasn't such
a good idea after all'.
What should you do when this happens? Take control of your thoughts,
that's what. Your mind has conceived it, remember, so your mind
CAN achieve it. You just need to line up your thoughts and actions
with what you want to do.
Tell all those naysayers (internal and external) that you will
succeed in reaching your goal.
The next line of thinking after 'I CAN' is 'I WILL'.
Feed yourself with thoughts like that about yourself (and act accordingly)
and you'll see your confidence, awareness and productivity soar.
You'll find yourself attracting those things you want into your
life.
Who says you can't make it? Tell them you CAN and you WILL. Then
go out there and make it happen.
Dr Kem Thompson is a Success Coach, Speaker and Author.
If you can name your goal, she WILL help you achieve it. Subscribe
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