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  Perhaps
the most powerful single factor in your
financial success is your beliefs about yourself and money.
We call this the Law of Belief. It says simply this: Whatever
you
believe, with
feeling, becomes your reality.
What Successful People Believe
Whatever you intensely believe
becomes your reality. That we have a tendency to block out any
information coming in to us that is inconsistent with our
reality. What we've discovered is that
successful people absolutely believe that they have the
ability to succeed. And they will not entertain, think about, or
talk about the possibilities that they'll fail. They do not even
consider the possibility of
failure.
Positive Thinking Versus Positive Knowing
You always act in a matter
consistent with your beliefs. The most important belief system
you can build is a prosperity consciousness where you absolutely
believe that you are going achieve your financial goals. We call
this positive knowing versus
positive thinking. Positive thinking can sometimes be
wishing or hoping. But positive knowing is when you absolutely
know that no matter what, you will be successful.
The Foundation of Willpower
Another principle related to your
beliefs is willpower. We know that willpower is essential to any
success. Willpower is based on
confidence. It's based on conviction. It's based on faith.
It's based on your belief in your ability to triumph over all
obstacles. And you can develop willpower by persistence, by
working on
your goals, by reading the biographies of successful people,
by listening to audio programs, by reading books about people
who've achieved success. The more information you take into your
mind consistent with success, the more likely it is that you
will develop the willpower to push you through the obstacles and
difficulties you will experience.
Beat the Odds on Success
Remember that success is rare. Only
one person in one hundred becomes wealthy in the course of a
lifetime. Only five percent achieve financial independence. That
means that the odds against you are 19-to-1. The only way that
you're going to achieve your financial goals is if you get
really serious. To succeed, you must get serious. You must get
busy. You must get active. You must get going. Remember,
everything counts.
Resolve to Achieve Greatly
Self-mastery, self-control,
self-discipline are essential for anyone who wants to achieve
greatly. And control over
your thoughts is the hardest exercise in self-mastery that
you will ever engage in. See if you can talk and think about
only what you desire and not talk or think about anything that
you don't want for 24 hours. Then you'll see what you're really
made of. It's a hard thing to do but with practice, you can
reach the point where you are thinking about your goals and
desires most of the time. Then, your whole life will change for
the better.
Action Exercises
Here are two things you can do to
build a belief system consistent with the
financial success you desire:
 First, continually repeat to
yourself the words,
pictures and thoughts consistent with your dreams and goals.
Whatever you repeat often enough, over and over, becomes a new
belief.
Second,
set a goal for yourself to think and talk only about the
things that you want for the next 24 hours. This will be one of
the hardest things you ever do. But if you can keep your mind on
what you want and off of what you don't want for 24 hours, you
can begin to change your entire future. |
