Master Mind Your Success
By Lewis N. Jackson
Successful people truly believe that what they think and feel determines their success. They invest a lot of time and energy preserving the sanctity of their mind.
The mind is the steering wheel of the soul.
If the mind indeed steers the soul it is to our advantage to be the master of our mind. What this means is that the mind, our mind, is subject to our command. It is a powerful computer, which is very proficient in the hands of a good programmer.
Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, our thoughts and feelings affect our mind; and our mind, in turn, affects the welfare of our souls.
Successful people spend a lot of time and energy preserving the sanctity of their minds.
Think of thoughts, any thoughts, and feelings, any feelings, as commands that your computer, your mind, reacts to and obeys. The reason why I emphasize any thoughts or feelings, even the seemingly innocuous ones, is that our mind is very proficient at what it does. In other words, it is intuitive at perceiving what appears to be our objective and helping us realize it.
“Your Wish is My Command”
If you complain about your job; gripe about your bills; revile your ‘friends’; agonize over your health your mind interprets these feelings and thoughts as commands. Your computer takes the program inputs and attempts to realize your perception of the world. So at work a person may find themselves continuing to have conflicts with other employees; the bills seem to grow more numerous and larger; our ‘friends’ begin to distance themselves from us; and our health, indeed, is worse.
“I am always reminded, stop complaining about your lot in life, your circumstances, and other people—do something to change it.”
Incidentally, those ‘other people’ can only affect our mind to the extent that we allow them to affect our thoughts and feelings about our self-concept. If we look to others as a reflection of our self-worth, to validate our existence, we are giving them permission to dictate how our mind perceives us. And we look to others to “see” or fill in the picture of ourselves. Whether our perception originates from our own thoughts and feelings or is influenced by others; our mind tries to actualize that perception.
"When people suggest a thought or feeling to you, they are making an offer. You can choose to accept or reject their offer."
Changing your thoughts and feelings, changes how you react to people and things—and this creates a change in your state of existence. We think and feel different, we make different decisions, and we get different results. It as though those initial thoughts and feelings towards anything initiates a domino effect that sets in motion a flowing cascade of positive events or a catastrophic plummeting of things in disarray.
Let us now move to the crux of our discussion—“How to Master Your Success.” We need to change the commands, the thoughts and feelings that we communicate to ourselves throughout the day. We need to make these thoughts and feelings predominately positive and hopeful so that our mind becomes self-constructive.
Fortunately, this is something all of us can accomplish with consistent mindful effort. We make our feelings and thoughts productive using the following sequence of commands:
Step #1: refute the negative thought or feeling. Disassociate it as something you disapprove of and will not support.
Step #2: become actively immersed in a productive activity and or entertain the possibility of something wonderful happening.
The first command is a refutation of negative thoughts and or feelings. This command need not be specific. It can be as general as, “That’s not going to happen,” “I don’t believe that,” or”That’s not true.” The error to be made here is to allow a mental argument to take place that challenges our refutation of a thought or feeling. Simply negate the perception in one swift stroke and move on to step #2. Do not linger at step #1 as this will only exacerbate a negative perception. Whether you feel you’ve succeeded with this first step is not as important as moving on to step #2.
Create a positive program for your mind to follow…
Dim thought or feeling As integer = 0 or negative
Dim message As String
If perception = 0 Then
message = "That’s not true"
Else If perception = +1 or positive Then
message = "Something wonderful is happening today"
End If
Step #2 is the progressive step that commands your mind to focus upon positive thoughts and feelings. The second command can be as simple as “Something wonderful is soon happening,” “I love my life,” “This is fun,” or “Think of something positive.” Note these are mainly present and future moment thoughts and feelings. But reminiscing about the good things that have happened in your life also produces positive perceptions. Let these commands become your chant or mantra throughout the day and enjoy the affect upon your persona.
As your mind reflects upon the positive perceptions you create it will seek out ways to fulfill what it perceives as your desire. You will find that you are creating within yourself a positive energy or vibe that like minded people around you become receptive and attracted to you. Things will literally begin to fall into place and “success” will seemingly become a natural occurrence.
“Our thoughts and feelings are like a mirror that our mind looks into and says, “That’s me.”
This is it; this deceptively simple truth of being the masters of our mind, which affects the welfare of our souls. Rebuke negative thinking and attitudes and immerse yourself in the good things that are happening and you know will soon be happening in your life—then you will be the master mind of your success.
