22 February
2011
Written by Brian Martin
Successful people keep their mind fixed and focused on what they want in life, not what they don’t want.
I have a saying, "where focus goes, energy flows," which I have mentioned many times before. After teaching for more than 20 years, through our seminars and executive coaching, I think that this saying is so true. Decide clearly, specifically, passionately and positively what you want as part of our Nine Steps of Successful People.
It seems that it is virtually impossible not to become what you think about, and what is foremost in your mind. I often ask students in a seminar, "those who know what they don’t want in life, please put your hand up," and almost every participant of the program put up their hand. When I ask the next question, "how many of you know what you really want clearly, specifically and passionately," maybe only two or three hands go up.
I am sure that you know that if you think negative thoughts and problems, you will find them. There’s a saying, which I am sure you know: "seek and you shall find." This works equally well for negative thoughts as for the positive ones.
I think most of us have self doubts and fears. The difference is that the successful person understands and learns to overcome their fear by focusing on positive thoughts which will create the outcome that they want for their aspiration or dream. The good news is that the mind can be trained, so focus on what you want, and not on what you don’t want.