5 Tips to Thinking For A Change

5 Tips to Thinking For A Change

Real change is the result of thinking about the differences between where you are and where you want and desire to be. That is one reason why goal setting is such a powerful instrument of change. With goal setting you are directing all your thought and energy towards a clearly defined and desire change for your life.

To achieve change you have to conceive change. This requires thinking for a change. Thinking is said to be one of the hardest sustainable efforts you can make, yet it is vital to create a life and legacy you can be proud of. In this day and age is it extremely important to engage your mind by reflection on the direction you want your life to take because there are soo many things to distract or entertain.

Avoid the escapism that is so rampant these days as a result of multisensory entertainment through music videos, movies and video games. It is certainly a great thing to escape and get away and to enjoy good entertainment on a regular basis. However, you should make sure that in an effort to entertain yourself you aren't neglecting stewardship and management of your life's progress and personal success.

Embracing change is the essence of life. Change is life's constant companion and those who find themselves trapped in failure and are unhappy have probably resisted change in some aspect of their lives. You are responsible for your own happiness.

You should never complain about what you continue permit. Do you complain about your job, your boss, or your relationships on a regular basis? If you find yourself continuously complaining about anything in your life, that is a clear indicator that change is knocking at your door.

Change always starts with you and it starts with how you think. Thinking makes the difference in how you interpret and respond to your life's events. If you think the world is against and that no one loves you, that is all you will see and you will act in a way that rejects love and acceptance even if you already have it in great quantities.

On the hand, you will be received according to the value you place on youreself. If you act like a leader you will be perceived as one. If you act like you are successful you will be perceived as successful. If you know that you are loved and accepted you will act with love and acceptance drawing even more of the same into your life. Your thinking sets a vibe in your life and others pick up on it.

Your problems will not go away by themselves and problems should not discourage you or depress you. Problems are necessary to stretch you and grow you. The first step to personal success is deciding to change. Thinking for a change is deciding that you will solve your most pressing problems no matter what it takes. You must confront issues that are preventing you from achieving happiness and success. You cannot change what you are unwilling to confront.

You may have heard the saying that goes...

"by the mile it's a trial and by the yard it's hard, but by the inch it's a cinch"

Don't get overwhelmed. Take one issue at time. Avoid the trap of being frustrated by a lack of change in your life to being frustrated by the lack of change taking place instantly in your life.

Here is a powerful quote from Mike Murdock -

"Champions make decisions that create the future they desire, losers make decisions that create the present they desire".

What future do you desire? Think about it. Say no to random living and take control of your life's direction at this very moment by deciding to think for change. With that decision to think start to think on those things that will make for real change in your life.

Here are 5 tips on thinking for change.

1. When in doubt, doubt your doubt. You may be thinking that you can't change or that change it hard. Give yourself more credit and give less credit to thoughts of doubt. Assert positive thoughts as a replacement for doubt. Avoid low-energy thinking like fear, doubt and unbelief that robs you of precious energy and momentum to pursue your goals and dreams.

2. Implement the Five-Fold Focus. You must focus on what is right in your life and not on what is wrong. Solutions come to the mind that it solution focused or solution oriented. Be vibrant and positive in your thinking and your mind will unfold a wonderland of opportunities and options. Here is the formula straight from the bible in the book of Ephesians chapter 4 verse 8 which tells to to think on the following things:

• Whatsoever things are true
• Whatsoever things are honest
• Whatsoever things are just
• Whatsoever things are pure
• Whatsoever things are lovely

3. Replacement is the key to displacement. If you have the habit of thinking negatively then you must displace negative thinking by replacing it with positive thinking. You cannot stop thoughts from popping into your head all the time but you can prevent them from nesting there. Thinking negatively is a habit established overtime based on certain events in your life over time. You can change your life powerfully by starting the habit of positive thinking and meeting each day powerfully optimistic and with empowering thoughts!

4. Stop thinking about what to think and start thinking about how to think. What you think is only for the moment. Thoughts come and go by the moment. How you think will last you a lifetime. Learn how to develope thinking that supports your dreams, results and goal achievement and energizes you for a lifelong happiness and satisfaction. Mind management is key to reaching your dreams.

5. Don't bankrupt your mind. Feed your need to succeed. Embrace change and treasure knowledge that can help you make the changes you desire. Your mind is more than capable of handling complexity and change. Pursue the information you need and grow your knowledge. You are infinitely upgradeable and your only limit will be your learning. When you upgrade your mind you will upgrade your life.

Turn your thoughts into allies and your mind into a weapon of mass destruction and wage war on mediocrity. Commit to living above the level of mediocrity. Make a difference in your world by thinking for change in your life.

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Comments

[ahsan khan]

nice sayings gusys, i want to find some change in my life and for this i need first to be changed by myself.

[Everything Counts]

Chalking out a definite path is an absolute necessary to success. Setting up goals help us define this path. All that we now need is to honor these goals and do our best to achieve them. If we honor them by achieving them in definite time, they automatically lead us to success and as we all know nothing succeeds like success.

[honest]

this article is beautiful, it has really changed mmy thinkin.

PLEASE send me more articles, about decision making, and how to love

[Brian]

the best way to confront a fearful thought is to doubt it - it works cause i have done it

[Gabriel]

Great thoughts!!
The most troubling question I have is: How do I confront a fearful thought effectively? Can you recommend any literature?

[Thomas]

Hi Tim! Thank you for the comments!

~Thomas

[tim]

Wow Great post...

I love how you articulated the phillipians passage into common sense!