Using the Powers of Your Mind to Succeed

Do you really believe in mind power?

Do you believe that a positive attitude and forward thinking mindset can help you to succeed?

It is interesting that even Johann Wolgang von Goethe, the late 18th century poet and scientist recognized the power of the mind in his essay, “On Action.”

Here is a portion of that essay,

“…the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence
moves too.

All sorts of things occur to help one that would otherwise not have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.”

Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, do it.

It’s important to realize that we have a certain amount of control over our success in life and in work, and it has to do with the mind. If we don’t believe in ourselves and train our minds to be negative, can we really move forward in a positive way?

On the other hand, if we train our minds to think and focus on success, and even picture ourselves being in a successful situation, we somehow find the ways and means of being successful.Here is a case in point:

An young lady wanted to write a book on a particular subject, but didn’t know where to begin. She became passionate about the idea and started to do research on writing a proposal. She completed the proposal and started to present it agents.

She spoke to someone who knew an agent. The agent took her on. The agent told her how difficult it would be for her, an unknown person, to publish the book. She made up her mind to persist. She finished the book, and the agent began to present it to publishers. She received rejection after rejection, although the publishers felt the book was well written.

She decided to self-publish. It was a hard road, but she did not give up. The book was published. A publicist who doesn’t usually take on self-published books, liked the idea behind the book and decided to take it on.

Now, as a published author with a publicist, she began to picture herself selling a lot of books. She pictured herself speaking on radio and appearing on TV. Within two months, the book was on a bestseller list, she had three radio interviews, and by the fourth month, she appeared on TV – something almost unheard of for a self-published author.

Was this luck, or was it the power of her mind? It really was the principle that Goethe discussed in his essay. It was the commitment of the mind. If this young lady decided her book was not worth it and she would not succeed, she would have never gotten this far.

In the meantime, be aware of how you use your mind. Positive thinking, believing in yourself, and visualizing success are ways you can begin to train your mind to succeed.

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