Your mind is your greatest asset. There is a magnetic force generated within you which draws you to whatever your mind centres upon. As your mindpower develops, so does this magnetic force, attracting conditions and people that promote success.One of the main causes of failure is not cultivating the power of the mind, but this won’t be a problem for you if you apply the powerful techniques on the next few pages.
The Law Of Attraction
The Itia Formula
2 Change Your Way Of Thinking
Step back and observe your self-talk (your thoughts).
- Are they generally positive or negative?
- What questions do you ask yourself?
- Examine your attitudes and beliefs. Where have they brought you so far?
- What are you trying to achieve by thinking that way?
The more positive your thinking, the happier you are and the more likely to succeed.
3 Imagination
- Learn to use your creative imagination and respect your intuition.
- Imagine achieving your goals. What will they look like when brought to fruition? Sound like? Feel like?
- Do this often, especially when you are physically and mentally relaxed.
- Imprint your desires – and the belief that they will come true – on your subconscious mind.
4 Act ‘as If’
- Take small steps.
- Ignore your discomfort – feel the fear and do it anyway.
- Monitor your progress and make adjustments if necessary.
- Keep going until it becomes a habit.
- And don’t be put off by others.
Change never feels right, but when you act ‘as if’, eventually the uncomfortable feelings fade away.
The ITIA formula takes into account everything known about the mind, how it processes information and brings about change. But you must do all four; otherwise the changes won’t be permanent.
The Power Of Thought
The Principle of Cause and Effect states that every action is a cause and every cause produces an effect. But what governs your actions? The answer is – your thoughts.
Every action begins with a thought. Constructive thoughts lead to constructive actions, foolish thoughts to foolish actions, destructive thoughts to destructive actions. Most human beings are severely limited by their thinking.
When you become aware of the effect your thoughts have on your life, you become very conscious of what you’re thinking. You start to take control of your thoughts. Sometimes even small changes make a huge difference – for example, the difference between ‘I can’ and ‘I can’t’ can be massive. Failure always starts with the thought, ‘I
can’t’. The antidote for this paralysing ‘can’t’ consciousness is the affirmation, ‘I can’. Affirm it as often as you can.
How you manage your thoughts is under your control. Therefore, by choosing to think positively you can choose positive goals, positive words, positive actions and hence create positive conditions in your life.
Turning Your Thinking Around
Fortunately, human beings are not like robots. We can decide what to do with our thoughts, but like any new skill, it takes practice. Once mastered, you’ll find that the technique that follows becomes habitual. Within a few weeks, you’ll just do it naturally.
The starting point is to accept that you are responsible for your thoughts and the words and actions that result. Then apply the following four steps.
Step One: Be Mindful
Step Two: Release Disempowenng Thoughts
Watch Your Language
Life coaches listen very carefully to the language you use – it gives all sorts of clues to your motivation, your attitudes and beliefs, self-image and relationship with others. A life coach would be quick to point out disempowering words and phrases, and encourage you to reflect upon and modify them.
The language you use when you talk to yourself is all-important, and there’s much you can do to empower yourself through more uplifting self-talk.