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You might think that this is a strange way to start an article but the point I am making here is extremely important and this light-hearted example makes the point very clearly. What point I hear you asking. Well, if you were to ask Paul McKenna he would say “The mind does not process negation.” which is gobbledygook to most sane and normal people. However, if you re-read my first sentence above, the meaning will become very clear to you. What this means is that “the mind does not process negation…” but seriously, it means that your mind does not give value or attention to negatives. For example, if you say “I want to lose weight.” Your focus and attention is on “weight” and consequently your mind will assist you in maintaining your current weight and even increasing it. Another example would be you say “I want to be wealthy.” This one is more subtle because you are making this statement in a positive tone; however in your mind you are thinking “I don’t want to be poor.” And as your attention is on “poor” you will maintain and attract to yourself more “poor” or poverty. Is this becoming clear to you now? I do hope so. If not then I suggest you go back to the beginning and read this section again more slowly.  

To make positive changes in your life, you must think and make statements of what you want, not what you don’t want. And don’t tell me that these two things are the same, because they are in fact opposites and the results or consequences will be poles apart. You must have this clear in your mind to gain any real benefit from this article.    

Okay, now that the above is clear (I hope!) let us continue. To initiate any significant changes in your life the first step is to be very clear about what it is you really want. For example, let’s say you want a new car. You would not say “I don’t like my car and want to change it.” as this is a negative focus. Also you would not be too general with your request to the universe and say “I want a new car.” What will draw your new car to you is to be very specific and detailed such as “I want a new black Mercedes SL350 convertible, with cream leather upholstery, parking sensors, a built in satnav, black floor mats and a 6 CD autochanger.” Now if you want to gain a huge advantage and draw your new dream black Mercedes car towards you with lightening speed you should also do the following:

• visit a Mercedes car showroom and sit in your dream car; wrap your hands around the steering wheel, smell and feel the new soft leather… now let your eyes drink in the elegance of the interior and the style and beauty of the body design.
   
• then book a test drive and think about driving this beautiful car and imagine the wind on your face and rushing through your hair. 
   
• and now, when the time comes for your test drive, really enjoy it and drive it as though you own it and imagine that this beautiful black Mercedes SL350 is in reality all yours.
  

The final part of this is to hold onto your mental picture and to the feelings you have associated with owning this new car, and believe with all your being that this new elegant and stylish Mercedes is on its way to you and nothing can stop it. As Dr Wayne Dyer would say “You will see it when you believe it.”

Here is another example for those of you who may be more spiritually minded and want to develop qualities and skills and not material things. Let’s say you want to be a good public speaker. And remember that you don’t want to think “I don’t want to be a poor public speaker.” First of all you would state very clearly, perhaps out loud and in your mind and even write it down “I want be to a good public speaker.” or even better still “I am a good public speaker.” Next visualise yourself giving a great talk to an interested and appreciative audience. They are smiling at you. They are leaning forward in their chairs to catch every word you say. The expression on their faces shows that they are so impressed and interested in what you are saying. Your words are flowing easily and you feel inspired. [feels good, doesn't it!]

Now take action to project this new image you have of yourself and to reinforce the new confident and eloquent speaker that you are. Practise giving a 5 minute talk on something that you feel passionate about. Relax! The first practice step is to do this on your own. Next, when you are comfortable with the first step choose a good friend or perhaps your partner or spouse (plus one or two other people if you are feeling confident) and give the same talk. You might want to repeat these two steps a few times until you have adopted and ingrained into your being that you are a good speaker. See this in your minds eye and believe it and feel it. Know that the more you believe you are a good (or even great) speaker and you speak in public the more this will be embedded into your whole being and public speaking will be very natural for you. And when I say ‘public speaking’ I am not necessarily referring to speaking to hundreds of people, although you may have this as your goal, ‘public speaking’ may be feeling more confident and comfortable telling a joke at a dinner party or standing up at a formal event and sharing your views with the participants or giving a short presentation at work. Whatever it is, if you follow these steps YOU can and will do it!    

The most important message I have tried to convey in this short article is to help you to gain a clear understanding that to be successful and to draw good things, events, qualities and people into your life and into your experience you must focus on the positive and on what you really want. And the very best way of putting this to the test is simply to try it. Well, what have you got to loose? or rather I should restate this in the positive and say “You have everything to gain.”

I wish you well.

Anthony Fleming
www.Passion4Life.org

STOP what you are doing right now and ask yourself just what is stopping you from making a start on this marvellous and exciting journey into a better life? What is preventing you from realising your potential? Why does financial abundance seem to elude you? Why do you fail in your attempts to stop smoking or to lose weight? Why does good health continue to be a stranger? What hinders you from being more creative or from becoming an inspirational speaker? Why do your dreams remain unfulfilled?

Is it that you don’t believe you can achieve marvellous things because you haven’t done so before? Is it that you fear failure? Is it that you are a prisoner wrapped up in your conditioning and have adopted the limitations that have been taught to you? Is it that you can’t accept that your natural condition is health or that God has created everything in abundance and for your benefit and enjoyment? Perhaps it’s your guilt that holds you back or you just don’t believe that you deserve the good things life has to offer? Whatever your reasons are I have good news for YOU!

First of all you are unique. There is only one of you. No one else is like you. You have a unique and valuable contribution to make to life that only you can make. Secondly, you have the spirit of God within you and God has no limitations. If you don’t believe in God then believe in the power of the universe that is at your disposal like your own personal unlimited powerhouse and Genie. Know that excessive guilt is a useless and limiting emotion – you cannot change or undo past actions so it’s best to learn from them and to move on.  

Believe that your natural condition is perfect health and happiness. Believe that financial abundance is not limited and decide to have a positive attitude towards money and you will attract more of it into your life. Think of yourself as a powerful magnet that attracts to itself whatever are the dominant reoccurring thoughts in your mind; and if your good and positive thoughts are linked to passion or to a strong emotion then you will attract their realisation even more quickly into your life and into your experience. “Believe it and you will see it!”

A Great Teacher once said: “Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value.” and “All things have I willed for thee.”

He knew our great and unique value and compared us to a “mine rich in gems of inestimable value.” and He told us that “all things” have been created for us and for YOU!  

So really the answer to “What is stopping you?” is YOU!  Today you can take the first small step towards great changes! First, just decide whether you want to become the very best you can and to achieve your true potential.

You must be asking yourself, “What do I need to do to realise my dreams?” Well, this is very easy and you can start with these three small steps:

1 – Have a strong desire to change and believe in yourself

2 – Open your mind to wondrous possibilities and opportunities

3 – And finally, take just one small step forward… and remember that
every journey starts with this first step – so take it today!

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”

- Ben Stein

“If you take the first step you are already one step closer to accomplishing your goals.”

- Author Unknown

“Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is startled, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.”

- Robert Collier

“Every journey starts with the first step.”

- Chinese Proverb

In my experience the very first step is to have or to create a strong desire to change. When you have the desire to change it is not only possible to change but it can be very easy; and when you have a burning passion within you then changes can be made with lightening speed.

Without a strong desire or passion, change is very difficult if not impossible. However, as you are reading this article this obviously doesn’t apply to you so take your first step today!    

Until we meet… “Strive to exceed the limitations of your imagination.” and “Let the power of the Universe pulsate through your veins.”

Anthony Fleming

www.Passion4Life.org

Anthony is a Life Coach, a Business Entrepreneur and an Internet Marketer. He is the founder of www.Passion4Life.org; a shareholder and director at www.PrestigeNetwork.co.uk; and an Associate for www.Crossroads-Global.com.

His passion is people. Anthony loves to help people to become their very best and to exceed the limits of their imagination. He is an NLP practitioner and an avid reader of self development and self help books and materials.