The greatest force within our control
“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force” –Tom Blandi
Our attitudes are controlled by our own mind, it is therefore important to control the mind. Your mind is the single most powerful weapon you possess; this weapon is superior to all known technology and can control your entire environment. The mind operates and can chime ten thousands of thoughts out per day, these thoughts have an influence on your attitude, it has an influence on your behaviour, and ultimately an influence on your life. Your outcomes are determined by these influences, and the creation of success is a direct result.
Like any part of the human body the mind needs well directed exercises, you need to control your thoughts, guide them within the vision you have for yourself. John Kehoe teaches us that the mind is like a piece of land, if you do not sow the flowers and plants you need to reap the weeds will take over.
The mind is the greatest trickster you will ever know if you allow it to get out of control, if you allow the weeds to grow. Have you ever experienced how the mind can trick and control you, let me give you an example of? You are waiting for a loved one to return to you in the evening, she is normally home at six o clock and you are quite contempt and happy waiting for her, the mind is at rest. At six the mind starts working, at first it is calm, it will only question you with questions like, I wonder where she is? Or even state softly she is late. At ten past six it will start imagining and make statements like, “she must be stuck in traffic.” At twenty past six it will start to drive you up the wall with statements like “hope there was no accident” “perhaps you should call the emergency room”, “think she is high jacked? “Tight up in the boot of a car”, “perhaps dead.” You then take your phone and call, and the voicemail answering service answer, now the mind start, you suddenly remembered that handsome co-worker. “Hope she is not with him.” It get worst and worst up to the stage where you start visualizing your loved one dead you become sad, and then suddenly you visualize her with someone else and you become mad with anger. Your emotions start to control you, from sad to mad in a few seconds. Then the door open and your loved one entered, if your emotions are sad at that moment you are so glad to see her you might want to hug her, but if your emotions are mad at that moment you might want to kill her. The loved one explained that she had to stop for fuel and picked up bread and milk for tomorrow. You might become mad swing around and accuse her that it does not take an hour to fill a car and get bread and milk, and as you point to the clock you realise that it is only twenty five past, all these horrible thoughts went through your mind in only five minutes.
Avoid this become the driver, control the mind, and the mind will guide you and your emotions. Sow the seeds of success and you will grow success. Remember if you think you can or you think you cannot you are always right.
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