“The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence.  Really, it’s a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.” – Charles R. Swindoll

 American Poet and Philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.”  Do you realize the power that is in your thoughts?  If you think negative thoughts you will have a bad day, no matter what happens that is good.  If you think positive thoughts you will have a good day, no matter what happens that is bad.  Have an imaginary fight in your head and you become angry for no reason.  We have all done it.

 JUNK FOOD FOR THE MIND

Just as when you eat junk food all the time your body will be unhealthy, so if you feed your mind junk it too will be unhealthy.  TV, radio, movies, book or anything that goes into the mind can play a key role in how you feel and act.  Success-Minded People understand that it is vital to feel you mind on positive and beneficial things all the time.  They read good books, listen to motivating and positive music and seek out things that inspire and move them forward.  Success-Minded People know a strong mental diet will produce a strong positive result.

 AVOID THE NEGATIVE

Does this mean you should not watch TV or movies or listen to music?  Of course not.  There are things we like and do not like and there is no one size fits all in these areas.  Having said that, I believe you need to be careful in what you feed your mind.  Does the music you listen to create positive feelings or depress and anger you?  Do the movies you like to watch inspire you of make you feel lonely or upset?  And of course there are those time we just want to be entertained.  This is not rocket science, just check on how the things you feed your mind react on you.  If it is negative, change it.

 KEY TO BEING SUCCESSFUL

When we feed our mind good positive information and entertainment we become more creative, more productive and we are likely to inspire others.  Success-Minded People live out the principal that what goes into your mind will come out in your life.  That my friends, is a fact.  If you want to be a Success-Minded, positive person, feed your mind successful positive things.  William James said, “Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.”  Choose the direction you what your life to go and your thinking can make it so.

 © 2011 John Patrick Hickey