June 14th, 2010 by sushitune

Your thoughts may be out to get you. Okay, so maybe they don’t literally have it out for you. But your life is directly influenced by what thoughts you entertain at any given moment. Are you happy with life? Do you consider yourself a success? If you’re searching for the secrets of success, then look to your mind – and more specifically what’s in it on a daily basis – as the key that unlocks the door to your ultimate life.

Every single day of your life is shaped by the beliefs and ideas you’ve collected since you were little. This accumulated knowledge is either helping you or hurting you at any given moment. So often,those who are constantly lacking - be it for income, happiness, quality relationships or any other need - rely on false ideas and misguided understandings about themselves, others, and the way the world works. It’s not what you don’t know, it’s what you know that can impact your life in a negative way. Whatever beliefs are rolling around in your head – good or bad – they manipulate your feelings, which affects action and then eventually the results you live with each day. So if you’re not happy with your life, consider in a heartfelt way the ideas you have about the things you lack and how they are producing the results you don’t want.

Since wealth is a problem for many, let’s examine some beliefs and ideas you may have about it. Do you find yourself envious and even angry towards the rich? Do you believe the wealthy are where they’re at because they “screw people over?” Do you feel the common, working man is a better all-around person than someone who’s wealthy? Now reflect on your thoughts surrounding the workplace. Do you feel only the “suck-ups” get the high-paying promotions? And do you think you would get that raise if only the high-paid executives would stop hoarding it for themselves?

The list is endless. But understand that these kind of thoughts and assumptions keep you from creating wealth. Your past experiences and mental conditioning are laying boobie traps that do nothing more than create anger and jealousy – just the kinds of things that keep you from getting what you want. When you’re busy thinking about how badly you feel and the poor state of your life, and how it’s the fault of everyone else but yourself, then not only do you get more of the same, but you certainly won’t be taking steps to create something better. You revel in your own pity party which is unfortunately the path of least resistance and the quickest route to keeping your life exactly as it’s always been. Those who know that cultivating success skills lead to a better life understand the best way is to replace negative thoughts that weaken their success with constructive ones that empower them.

No matter what life offers up, you either create new success or rehash old results based on what you allow to shape your thoughts and attitude. Remember: you put trash in and you get trash out. Replace the trash with thoughts of value and you’ll reap the riches of life.