“If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” Jim Rohn You can become a more optimistic person by planning each day in advance. This exercise frees your mind from the stress of trying to remember what you …
“Do not say, ‘It is morning,’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.”Rabindranath Tagore Just as you become what you eat, you also become what you feed into your mind. Your mind is most receptive to new ideas first thing …
“Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build.” Robert Collier One way to unlock the energy and power contained in your emotional nature is for you to get the feeling that you would enjoy if you had already achieved your goal. …
“He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.” Lao Tzu Many people are slaves to their emotions. With very little control over their feelings, they continually react and respond to other people and situations.They have no minds of their own. One of your chief responsibilities to yourself …
“Nobody can impose beliefs on you. It’s always you who in the last instance can permit a belief to be true for you or not!” Marc Reklau The fourth element in mental programming is emotionalization. This requires that you create the feeling that would go with successful accomplishment of your goal. This is the part …
“The only people who see the whole picture are the ones who step outside the frame.”Salman Rushdie The French general Napoleon dominated the continent of Europe for almost 20 years. He led his armies to victory in dozens of battles, and lost only three battles in his entire career. He lost almost 600,000 men when …
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”Stephen Covey You can use mental rehearsal and preprogramming to wake up at the desired time without an alarm clock. No matter where you are, or in what time zone, you can “set your mind” on a certain time be fore …
“Programming your mind with positive thoughts each day will go a long way to keep you from allowing external criticism to derail your dreams.”Ken Poirot You can use this technique to preprogram your mind for a variety of things. For example, let us say you have a problem that you are worried about. Just before …
“Always think in terms of solutions. Focusing on the problems usually gives us more of them.” Sam Owen There are three techniques combining verbalization and visualization that you can practice to achieve your goals faster. These are often referred to as “mental programming techniques.” They are amazingly effective in preparing yourself and your mind for …
“The clearer you are when visualizing your dreams, the brighter the spotlight will be to lead you on the right path.” Gail Lynne The third part of the five-part process of supercharging your thinking is visualization. You already know how powerful this can be in helping you to achieve your goals. It is only when …