| Of ALL the things you think about, do you | | | | may contribute, these are merely external |
| ever think about - what you think about? | | | | environmental factors. The distance between |
| Have you ever thought that it matters?Norman | | | | us and everything we want is only 6 inches - |
| Vincent Peale, Napoleon Hill, W. Clement | | | | the 6 inches between our ears.STD'sThere is a |
| Stone and others understood what Earl | | | | distinct difference between what Winners see, |
| Nightingale called "The Greatest Secret" -- | | | | think and do compared with others. Winners |
| the power of the mind to change, achieve, | | | | See Touch Downs - Losers Self Talk |
| conquer, and create. They understood the | | | | Down.Winners see with or through a "vision". |
| biblical injunction found in Proverbs - both | | | | Winners see opportunities and openings in |
| a declaration of the human condition and the | | | | obstacles. They see chances and choices for |
| great promise of its change - that "As a man | | | | change in challenges and they see triumph in |
| thinketh in his heart, so is he." What you | | | | trials and tests.Winners watch what they |
| tell yourself - not only matters - it | | | | think - is it empowering or disempowering? |
| absolutely controls your life. It determines | | | | Does it help them focus on and move closer to |
| the quality of your life and the results | | | | achieving their goals or hold them back? If |
| you'll experience. A rose by any other name | | | | it holds them back, they let go of it quickly |
| may not "be" a rose at all - but what someone | | | | and replace it just as quickly with a winning |
| else tells you it is, or what you think it | | | | thought.Haven't you ever felt that you have |
| is. The same holds true for us. We must | | | | much more potential than you're experiencing? |
| constantly watch our self-talk -- the most | | | | You're right - you do! What do you need to |
| important feedback of all.Dr. Maxwell Maltz | | | | do to "get out of the way" of your own |
| made the landmark discovery he documented in | | | | success?Think differently - think different |
| his book "PsychoCybernetics" that the | | | | thoughts. Think, learn, be and do things |
| sub-conscious mind, and the body, can't | | | | differently - as well as do different things |
| distinguish between reality and what is | | | | - so you can achieve different results.Much |
| vividly imagined. Countless experiments have | | | | like a Michelangelo working with a plain |
| been conducted through the years that verify | | | | looking piece of marble and converting it |
| this.I refer to the principles that encompass | | | | into a masterpiece, I KNOW there's a winner |
| this whole phenomena as the T.E.A.R.S. | | | | inside each of you - just waiting to be |
| syndrome: Thoughts give rise to Emotions | | | | discovered and let out. But YOU are the |
| which lead to Actions that generate Results | | | | sculptor - YOU hold the key.No doubt you've |
| which are Symptoms (both positive and | | | | heard the sentiment expressed that one of the |
| negative - of either success or sorrow) of | | | | saddest things in life is when someone "dies |
| what we were thinking about.It's well known | | | | with their music still in them." What keeps |
| among experts of human achievement and | | | | you from singing YOUR song? What are you |
| performance that we move toward our dominant | | | | thinking? Can you understand better the |
| thought - we become what we continually think | | | | saying, "Whether you think you can or you |
| about. Well, this ALMOST always holds true. | | | | can't - you're right!" ?Of ALL the things you |
| As I heard Brian Tracy once remark, if it | | | | think about, do you ever think about - what |
| were always true then most young men would | | | | you think about? It's critical! T.E.A.R.S. |
| become young women by age 20 and people that | | | | of success or of sorrow. It's all up to YOU. |
| love to overeat would become a pizza!Our | | | | And THAT's something to think about!ACTION |
| dominant thoughts are often determined by who | | | | STEPSHere are two action steps you can take |
| we listen to. Who do YOU LISTEN to? Why | | | | to immediately go to work and start to master |
| them? Often, others put you down to make | | | | your thoughts to help create habits of |
| themselves feel better, saying things like, | | | | success that will lead to your desired |
| "Don't waste your time. I was going to try | | | | results:First, study the T.E.A.R.S. concept |
| that, but I realized it wouldn't work!" or | | | | until you "get hold" of it. Understand that |
| "If it was that doable, then don't you think | | | | even random Thoughts give rise to Emotions |
| everybody would be doing it?" (NO, because | | | | which lead to Actions that generate Results |
| everybody else may be afraid of trying or | | | | that are Symptoms (positive or negative - of |
| hearing these "put downs"!)Some well known | | | | success or sorrow) of what you were thinking |
| examples of people that come to mind are | | | | about. Look at what you are experiencing. |
| Lucille Ball, Michael Jordan, and Walt | | | | Is it what you want? Start with whatever |
| Disney. Lucy was told by her first acting | | | | point stands out and "work" backward and |
| teacher to do anything with her life but act, | | | | forward through the event chain to identify |
| and especially not comedy. Michael Jordan | | | | each of the aspect of the T.E.A.R.S. equation |
| was cut from his high school basketball team. | | | | in that particular circumstance. This will |
| Walt Disney was told by the editor of the | | | | increase your awareness of the power of this |
| newspaper that he worked for that he should | | | | cause and effect relationship.Next, when you |
| do something else because he just didn't have | | | | face a challenging situation, ask yourself |
| any imagination! Thank goodness for all of | | | | this simple question, "What would a Winner |
| us that they didn't listen to these other | | | | See, Think and Do?" in this circumstance and |
| people but persisted in nurturing their own | | | | then immediately "Do it!" This will help |
| dominant thoughts.Do you ever feel that other | | | | your self-confidence and begin developing the |
| people, circumstances or "things" are | | | | habit of embracing empowering thoughts.Until |
| blocking your path to success? While they | | | | next time, all the best and keep winning! |