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The
Power of Thought
Roger Ellerton
Look around you.
Perhaps you see a chair. This chair is real and exists in time and
space. Yet before it came into being, it first existed as a thought. In
fact, everything in the room existed as a thought at some point in
someone’s mind. Who you are today and the reality you have created are a
result of your thoughts - your thoughts about what is possible and
what’s not. These thoughts are influenced by your spirituality – your
purpose - who you see yourself being, and your beliefs and values.
It is said that a person has over 60,000 thoughts every day. That’s over
forty thoughts a minute! Yet, of the 60,000 thoughts you have today,
ninety percent of these are the same as the 60,000 you had yesterday and
the day before, leaving little room for new thoughts. No wonder life can
seem tedious at times. Unless you start to think differently, you are
destined to continue to create and repeat the same old reality every
day. Is it not time to change your thoughts, live your dreams and let
reality catch up?
Most of our thoughts and actions are habits, and we go through the same
motions each day, with little change in our behaviors or outlook. What
would happen if you challenged these habits or customs? If you were to
step out of your comfort zone and explore new ideas or new ways of doing
things? Would your life not change as a result?
Often our thoughts are about not measuring up, being incapable or
inadequate, avoiding failure or beating ourselves up because we did not
say or do the right thing. Just as thought preceded the creation of the
chair, your thoughts precede the reality that you create for yourself.
The future lies ahead of you, determined by your current thoughts. These
are the only thoughts over which you have any control. What thoughts
will you choose for yourself that will be the cause of a different
future for you?
Thought is a form of energy. Does this energy propel you forward or hold
you back? You have a choice about the thoughts you think. How many times
in the past have you chosen to disregard your positive thoughts and
focus on your negative thoughts? At this moment, if you were to be at
cause and to focus on your positive thoughts while discounting your
negative thoughts, how would your life change?
“You become what you think about.”
– Earl Nightingale
To realize your dreams, pay attention to what is happening around you.
Be curious. Notice how your thoughts about yourself, your thoughts about
others and your thoughts about what others may be thinking of you
influence what you are able to achieve. Start to think, see and
experience things, people, places and events in new ways. Recognize what
happens when you begin to think differently about yourself and what you
are capable of achieving.
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About
the Author: Roger Ellerton PhD is a certified NLP trainer, certified
management consultant and the founder and managing partner of Renewal
Technologies Inc. (www.renewal.ca).
This article is an extract from his book “Live Your Dreams Let Reality
Catch Up: NLP and Common Sense for Coaches, Managers and You” (www.live-your-dreams.biz).
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