Success and Your Thoughts and Feelings

Success and your thoughts and feelings
Repeat aloud the word ‘success’ several times, and notice how you feel. Depending on your mental and emotional makeup, and on the mood of the moment, there are two possibilities. You may become inspired, happy and elated, or despondent, unhappy and bitter. In the latter case, you may start telling yourself how miserable you are, and that success is not for you.It may sound strange, but thoughts about success can evoke negative feelings. People who have entertained negative thoughts and feelings most of their lives, expect failure and do not feel worthy of success. If they have experienced lack and hardships, they believe that success is not intended for them. In these cases, everything associated with success might evokenegative feelings.

It is very important to note that ---Your thoughts and feelings can draw or repel success. They shape your beliefs and expectations about success or failure. Thoughts come and go and change direction like the wind. They influence your mind the same way that the wind affects the direction of a flag. One moment the flag may be fluttering this way, and moment later in a different direction. So do thoughts and change direction, and consequently cause the mind to change direction with them.

When your thoughts, feelings and moods become steady and under your control, your life is also under your control. You become the deciding factor, not outside influences or passing moods.

In order to control your thoughts, feelings and moods and navigate your life, concentration and will power need to be developed. Concentration and will power constitute the steering wheel of your life, with which you can navigate the boat of your life toward success and achievement.



Why is it that people desire success?

There is a desire for growth in each one of us. It is the cosmic desire for expression and expansion. It manifests itself in every form of life. We see it everywhere, even in a blade of grass, whose desire to grow is so strong, that it may even grow on the wall or through a crack in the pavement. The desire for success is the inner natural desire for growth, expansion and expression.

Success is the realization and achievement of plans, desires or intentions. It is the positive outcome of your actions. It could result in more money, a better job, better relationships, getting a desired object, finding the perfect spouse, getting a good reputation or the realization of any dream.

Success is not confined to material objects. There is also mental and spiritual success, such as getting good grades or making advancements in self- improvement or spiritual growth.

There is a common belief, which is not always true, that success bring satisfaction and happiness. Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not. In order not to waste time and energy on something that you might not really enjoy having, it is important that you think and meditate about your desire before you embark on realizing it. You need to find out whether you really want to it, and what will be the consequences of having it.

Your predominant, habitual thoughts and feelings determine whether you will to achieve success or not, and whether you will feel satisfied upon realization or not. This means that you have to be more aware of your thoughts and feelings. It is important to learn to be more positive, less critical and less worried. Then, when success is achieved, you can enjoy thehappiness of realization.

Thoughts, attitudes and habits can be changed. I know it to be a fact. The change does not come overnight. Some inner work is necessary. Always remember that positive thoughts and feelings make you happier and more receptive to success. Also remember that a positive disposition bestows uponyou the ability to enjoy success when it comes.Take it as a challenge, and pay more attention to your thoughts and feelings. Find out what kind of thoughts you think and what kind of feelings you usually experience with them. If they are positive thoughts and feelings of success that’s okay, but if your thoughts and feelings are about failure, unhappiness and dissatisfaction, then you need to do something about them.
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