5 Reasons Failure Is OK

By Andrew James Miller

We've all seen it during our school days. The giant red F at the top of the page of homework, or a test. Even if you went through school with a 4.0 (you perfectionist, you) you probably have had nightmares about how soul-crushing it would be to get one. I got one F during my entire academic career (math test), and I remember exactly what it looked like, and its position on the page. It's seared into my memory, because of what it stood for: failure. Of course, the really insidious thing about failure is it causes another F - fear. Fear is like a decease, crippling and devastating if allowed to run rampant in the human frame. So, to avoid fear, we should do everything we can to avoid failure, right?
Wrong. I think we need to embrace failure. Failure's ok, and I'll tell you why.
1. You learn from failure.
Success doesn't teach you half of what failure teaches you. Failure shows you what you have yet to learn, ways you can improve, and (if you let it) can be the best stepping stone to success. However, if you take your failure personally and refuse to learn from it, the would-be stepping stone gets tied around your neck and you get hurled into the ocean. You have to be able to step back from the inherent emotional risks of failure and look for the lessons, or fear will consume you. You must also remember that failure will tend to effect you emotionally if you stake your entire identity on the project in question: be sure to work towards success in other areas of your life so a failing in one can be taken as a learning experience; it's difficult to learn when your entire foundation for your identity has dropped out.
2. Failures show that you're pushing yourself.
People who push the boundaries of their talents and constantly learn and grow tend to succeed. If you haven't made a mistake, had a failure, you're probably staying well within your comfort zone and not fulfilling your potential. If something scares you, do it. Fear of failure can be crippling, but only if you run away from it. If you run towards the projects you fear the most, you'll grow exponentially. Yes, you might fail dismally, but you might be more creative and ingenious than you think and be able to figure it out. Either way, you've learned and grown, if you have the right attitude about failure.
3. Small failures keep you from catastrophic failures.
Once you make a mistake on a small scale and learn from it, you are unlikely to make the same mistake on a larger scale. Imagine a visionary architect who sets out to build a building that seems impossible to most other architects. He draws dozens of pictures of the building, and is constantly changing and refining his design. He builds scale models. He shows the ideas to his friends and illicits their advice. He does the math, researches different building materials and finally has the complete picture and builds the impossible building. What's he done here? He's essentially failed over and over again. When his colleagues tell him a certain part of the building won't work, he's failed a little bit. As he draws and refines the building, the design changes as he fails to get the correct design, over and over again. Perhaps he has to scrap the whole basis of the idea and start clean.
He's failed. Perhaps he realizes while he's making the scale models that something aspect of the building needs to change. Back to the drawing board, he's failed. But finally, when he's done due diligence and the building is built, it's beautiful. It's a success. All the small setbacks and mistakes - all of the small failures - have kept the final building from being a failure. Imagine if the architect just went to the building site and winged it. He would be pulling a lot of nails.
4.Failures change your behavior for good.
Speaking of architects, there's a house in town that is a fine example of a huge, resounding failure. It's a big, beautiful high-end house, and it sits, nearly finished, on a mound of dirt in a nice section of town. The exterior is done, all of the new windows are in. But they've halted production; the inside may never be finished, and the yard has gone to weeds. Why? There's a limit set by the local homeowner's association as to how tall a house can be, and this house exceeds the limit by several feet. Construction has been halted indefinitely. Now, you would think that someone would have checked the requirements for houses in the neighborhood - the contractor, the architect, the unfortunate people who are paying for this mess - but no one did, and now this huge, expensive, failure of a house sits vacant in the lot, while the weeds grow up around it.
But let me ask you: if these people ever build another house, do you think they'll forget to check? Not a snowball's chance in July. The extremely expensive mistake they made (Dave Ramsey calls it "Stupid Tax") has indelibly burnt this into their minds. They probably would check the policies multiple times, consult and throughly impress the fact that their house must be under a certain hight with the architect, and be out on the building site with a tape measure, just to make sure. They will never make the same mistake again, because their failure has changed their behavior. Pain has a way of doing that.
5."Remember that failure is an event, not a person." - Zig Zigler
This is very important for your well-being. You're not a failure. You have to impress this into your mind. Write it on your hand. Put it on your desktop. This idea gives you permission to try as hard as you can and fail miserably. It's ok, you're not a failure. You can just try again. Finished your first novel and everyone who reads it tells you not to quit your day job? It's ok, the novel may have failed, but you aren't a failure. You can go on to the next thing, and the next thing, as many as it takes. Labels are hard to get rid of, but events you can move past really quickly. Failure is an event. Accept it as it is, learn what you can, change your behavior if needed, and keep moving.
What happened after I got the F on the math test? I went crazy. I'm no morning person, but I started getting up a 6:00 to do a set of math problems every morning. I made flash cards. I wrote down everything the teacher said. I aced the next test. I was able to learn from the failure, and was better off for it.

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Life - An Evolutionary Process

By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD

Life is meant to be an evolutionary growth process, which means then that no matter how good your life has become, no matter how available you are in the Laws of Life - you are on a continuous evolutionary process. If you are on a stationary plain, you might notice you feel stagnated or that life is passing you by. You are right. Life was meant to be continuously in an evolutionary pace. However, this is not to say that you need to be creating something earth-shattering every day. To the contrary, it simply means that you need to have a vision for the next phase.
Many people say they want success, but any time one agrees that conditions are difficult, and also talks about how life is unfair, or holds negative thoughts they are out of harmony with the Universal flow of life. Talking about unfairness or holding negative thoughts locks the energy flow is at a lower level of existence and out of harmony with the thing one says one wants. Thus, you are creating resistance against with what you say you want.
Of course, the question is how does one open up? By being in agreement with all that is prosperous and using every means at your command to make it easy for prosperity, abundance and the free flow of life to come into existence. Stop negative beliefs - i.e. how life is unfair Believe that prosperity and abundance is available for everyone.
On this journey called life, difficult issues come about - fair or unfair as it may seem. It is paramount to remember that there is an answer greater than the problem you are experiencing. All problems seem daunting or overwhelming when you have the attitude that things in life are fair or unfair. It is only daunting and overwhelming until you apply the right thinking, and then, the solution reveals itself.
The cliché that unfairness and making mistakes is part of life is what keeps you locked into what you fear the most - unfairness and making mistakes. The power of the Universe is consistent for everyone and in all things. The Universe is available to everyone and everything in the same fashion and intensity. Through proper thinking about the problem, challenges and vicissitudes you have access to the power to receive the answers you need.
Where you are right now as you read this; take a deep breath and accept, that your greatest answer is seeking to emerge through you. All answers to all life's questions are waiting for you to discover them. All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

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Tools to Create Change

By Dee Britton 

Are you living the life that you truly desire? Is everything in your life going just the way you have always dreamed? Relationships? Wealth? Health? Career? Family? If not, then what are you doing about making the change and creating that awesome life that you were meant to live?
Creating Everlasting Change
In order to create real everlasting change in any area of your life you must be equipped with the right tools. One of the biggest problems in society today is that so many people say that they want to change and do nothing about it (except moan about their current situation). Or on the other hand they spend much time and effort gathering the tools required to change, yet never doing anything with them.
Renovating your life is just like renovating your house and it always needs constant up keep. If you are renovating your house you need to know what you want done. What room in the house needs an update, what trades you require, what equipment and tools you need and you need to know how you want the finished product to look. You can either decide to outsource the work or do it yourself. Creating a better life is just the same but many people do not invest in themselves like they invest in their homes.
Preparing Your Own Personal Tool Belt
If you have decided to do the renovating yourself it is like walking into Bunnings (a large hardware store) with an empty tool belt on. You walk in the door and you are overwhelmed. You go up and down all the different aisles and there are thousands of different tools that you could fill your tool belt with but you have only got so much room or so much capacity. You know that only the best tools, the most precise tools will ensure a fantastic renovation.
As you walk down the aisles at Bunnings and you think to yourself:
'Shit, where do I start?
'Which aisle do I go down?'
'What do I need to get this job done?'
You've got this big list of problems that you need to overcome and an even bigger list of the extra stuff that you want out of life. You need a store attendant in overalls or in a Bunnings apron (an expert in the field) to really guide you and show you how to get what you need and guide you to the specific tools that you need, so that you can just leave with all the right tools to get the job done right.
No two renovations are ever the same so the tools must be selected specifically for you.
How Much Do You Want The Change?
In order for the renovation to go ahead you must really want it to happen. You must be so sick and tired of just existing and you understand that there is so much potential, and the investment is worth it. You are aware that there will be a bit of upheaval going on and maybe some unexpected obstacles as the changes take place. But you understand that the finished product will be so much better than the current one.
The Tools Do Not Work All By Themselves
There is no use going out and getting the tools or employing the trades if you are not ready or really sure about what you want. How many renovations do you see half finished? Or do you know of people who have decided to make the change, have gone out and purchased the tools, only to have them sit in the shed collecting dust.
There are many resources available that will equip you with a full belt of tools so that you can feel fully prepared for the change. So, NOW is the time to really think about what type of renovations really need to be happening in your life. Not tomorrow, not next week, not next year, but NOW! Go out and get the necessary tools or trade experts and stop just thinking about it. Life is too short to live in a miserable old shack.
To health, happiness & living the life of YOUR dreams.

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When to Reasonably Worry?

By Steve Wickham 

There is a common cost to love. For our sons and daughters, our mothers and fathers, and our endeared friends there is a burden; a reasonable worry. It is a fallacy, and a biblical false teaching, to reject this form of worry. A cost of love is the cost of life.
We must believe that to be appropriately concerned for our loved ones is God's will.
Occasionally, this will mean our thinking will be preoccupied, our feelings estranged to sense, and our actions invoking courage and grappling with, and resisting, fear.
REASONABLE WORRY CLARIFIED
The sort of worry that Jesus referred to when preaching the Sermon on the Mount - that quoted above - is perhaps a more general portion of worry related to our health, what we'll eat, how long we'll live, and what we'll wear. There are many things we are tempted to worry about that have little bearing on life or love.
Reasonable worry ought to be confined to life and love.
To worry about those things that are within our control, instead of just doing them, seems to be a waste of emotional energy.
Interestingly, those things that are out of our control-things that are usually related to either life or love-are actually valid things to be concerned about. But we convert these worries into prayers. We convert our concern into faith, which is always expressed in action.
BEING 'COMFORTABLY' WORRIED
We can expect that a level of actionable worry - the concern of familial advocacy - is pleasing to God. We have the capacity for it. We can deal with a certain amount of stress.
The Lord has given us charge over these matters. To be ambivalent about familial issues, pretending to or refusing to be concerned sufficiently enough, would be an abomination. Perhaps there are too many parents, adult children, or close friends that brush off concern because it's not 'cool', or they fear their concerns might be ridiculed. But a genuine concern about loved ones is just an honest expression of love.
We can feel vindicated, so far as our obedience to God's will is concerned, when we do something about our concerns or otherwise leave them alone if we can't.
'CONCERN' EXPLORED
Concern is like monitoring a car's fuel or temperature gauge. Monitoring, of itself, needn't necessitate worry; we are just keeping an eye on things. When indications cause an elevated level of concern, then we act if we can. There is always something we can do, even if it's just to express our concern in love.
Reasonable worry is an actionable level of concern; the motivation of love, inspired by the courage to act. Worry beyond the ability to act is pointless and failing to be concerned enough when it matters is negligence. Reasonable worry is the middle ground concern of wisdom.

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Manifesting Is a Partnership

By Nancy Stremmel 


The ego is always looking for gain. The spirit is a state of being looking for a state of being.
Mike Dooley suggests that when manifesting, we go for a feeling that we desire rather than for a bunch of stuff. This is exactly why his manifesting works well. Manifesting a feeling is something the spirit can understand and a prayer that can be forwarded directly to super conscious mind without interpretation.
I often see people looking for money, and if they listen to Napoleon Hill, or some of the other LOA teachers, they might be asking for specific amounts. I have not found this to be helpful. I did the budget. No cash fell from the sky.
I have never failed at asking for a house by the sea. It didn't really matter, how pathetic my economic situation was at the time. And, when I was a child/teenager, I was always able to go to any sailing event I chose, with a boat, a crew and a car. Sometimes these things are given to me, sometimes they are loaned indefinitely and sometimes they are given to me at such a low price that it is almost a gift.
Yet, I am not that great at manifesting abundant money, especially specific money. I have never been evicted though. Somehow, the money that I really need is always available when I need it. I have become relaxed and trusting about this. I do my job which is to be happy and fair and to bring as much hope, love and trust into the world as I can, and the Universe gives me the safety and security that I need to be able to do this work.
It's a partnership.
I love the Universe/Source/One, and my life. I have a great boss, work with a good team and have a great partner. Sometimes bad things happen in my life, but they always, always, always turn out to be good. Or, there are those life events such as the death of a family member, or an old friend, or a pet, which are not good or bad, but simply part of life.
Sometimes I have to negotiate for what I want. The thing that I want is peace of mind or a feeling of team work. I always do Ho'oponopono first, and I always get what I have asked for. - Always. I am ever grateful and delighted and surprised.

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Why Tai Chi Chuan Is The Ultimate Art of Manifesting

By Loretta M Wollering

Ancient China is filled with tales of Taoist adepts who had miraculous powers. While some of these old stories seem far-fetched to the modern mind, and some may indeed be generously embellished, there lie kernels of truth within the pulp. One such popular Taoist practice that has made headway into our modern world is the art of tai chi chuan (note that this is also spelled "taijiquan" in pinyin romanization).
Millions worldwide use this sophisticated, yet simple practice as a holistic health activity, and some use it as a martial arts discipline. No matter for which one you use it, it helps to cultivate the human's least-developed sense of our "five senses" - the sense of "touch." Actually, not the sense of touch as that limited to reflex-level pressure, pain or temperature; instead, it develops our kinesthetic and proprioceptive capacities. "Kinesthetic" refers to keen awareness of the position and movement of your body, and "proprioceptive" refers to the awareness of the stimuli in your body and your environment, and what you do with that sensory information. Engaging in a meditiative, dedicated and consistent practice of tai chi helps take these rather weak "touch" senses and vitalizes them into powerhouse skills. These invigorated skills are thought to be the bridge to heightened powers of intuition and manifestation.
While this may sound a little "far out," please allow me to illustrate why this is actually quite rational. Let's consider the following fact. Our mind determines how we feel and how we move our body. That right there is a perfect example of using your mind to manifest something in the physical world. The interface to the physical world is your body. Before you physically manifest getting up out of your chair to walk over to the door, you must first intend it in our mind. Your mind then creates a game plan - in a split second - of how you will play this out. Which leg, which arm you will move, which direction you will go... all of this was laid out in a mental blueprint (the non-physical aspect of yourself) before it even got to your muscles (the physical aspect of yourself). The event manifests in your mind instantly, but it takes at least several seconds or minutes before your body can fully play out the entire event in the physical world. There is a lag time between the mental blueprint and the physical manifestation of that blueprint.
"Manifestation" is a hot topic in today's self-development literature. Not too long ago, it was relegated to the backseat of science - belonging more to the realm of metaphysics and new age studies. However, as our knowledge of the mind/body connection matures, we can see how something as the example above is simply a mundane example of the art of manifestation.
At a higher level, experts mention that how you focus your mind and how strongly and efficiently you do so will lead you to carry out actions that increase your opportunities for your manifested intent to occur in the physical world. You'll also attract very supportive energies to you. Traditional tai chi offers special training techniques that laser-focus your mind with synchronous movements of your body. That's why throughout the centuries, those who practice these tai chi techniques have exhibited amazing skill and longevity, along with a higher quality of life. They were engaging in a turbo-charges practice of manifestation.
This is the little secret that so few tai chi practitioners don't use, however. They don't realize that they can take a lot of tai chi's mind and energy techniques and apply them for manifesting a situation in their life to occur. The way to do this is to focus on developing the "yi," or "spirit intent," as it is roughly translated from Chinese.
The problem is that most people get overly attached to memorizing tai chi's movements and physical techniques instead of putting in the effort to suffuse those movements with strong meditative "yi." When folks understand and use yi, they start manifesting the energetic aspects of tai chi deeper. These energetic aspects include: stronger "qi" life-fore (vitality), wisdom, heightened artistic or problem-solving skills, inner peace, and spiritual wisdom. Those energies become heightened beyond that of the average person.
So if "manifesting" works for average folks, just imagine what can be accomplished if you use tai chi to develop your energy. The biggest problem is getting yourself to stay committed to the disciplined meditation and "qi" training of traditional tai chi. If you can make that the priority over just memorizing some physical skills and movements, you will then possess turbo-charged manifesting skills. Then, follow any book or program about manifesting or the law of attraction, and meticulously apply your newfound abilities there. Put in a little consistent effort, and fasten your seatbelt - you're in for the ride of your life!

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How to FEEL Your Affirmations and Unleash Their True Power

By James Baty 

Affirmations are a key component of implementing the Law of Attraction correctly. They empower the mind to project a positive wave length. Positive projection encourages both action and reception. Sometimes, people use affirmations and still see or feel no change. Many times this is because the affirmations are not felt. Here are some techniques to help you feel your affirmations.
1.Understand the Power of Emotions
It is one thing to simply think something with some sort of reaction like, "Man, that sure would be nice to have some day." However, the universe will not respond to such a thought. Have you ever noticed that how you or another person feels can have a dramatic impact on your day, week, or even life? This is especially true when that person is of great importance to you, like a spouse, or someone you have a lot of exposure to, like a coworker. If you are around somebody who is feeling happy, you are more likely to feel happy. If you are around somebody who is feeling down, you will probably feel down.
This is because feelings resonate much stronger than thought. What I just said may be one of the most IMPORTANT aspects of the Law of Attraction. So, using deduction, if feeling is more powerful than thought, then one must feel their desires in order for them to be achieved.
2. Use Your Emotion to Fuel Action
In the end, the Law of Attraction is about action. You must actively think, do, and feel what you want. continuing to take action at each new progressive step to reach your goals. Here is a simple exercise. Think about your dream car, not science fiction dream car (of course twin ion engines would be nice), but a car that you want right now. First, just think of the car. You may have a picture in your head or maybe a vision of when that car passed you by on the road. Take note that you are probably feeling something very passive right now. Maybe your feelings are along the line of empathy, you like the car but know it is isn't practical, so you shrug it off. Perhaps you feel envious of those who have the car. Envy is often followed by feelings of negativity regarding your own self-worth and success.
This is what you have to do in your affirmations. You must create feelings of success, wealth, and love. Then, associate those specific feelings with specific affirmations. At the core of human existence lies experience. We pursue and avoid certain experiences based on the feelings they produce. You will be much more likely to take action and to resonate your true desires out to the universe if you truly feel your affirmations. The universe is waiting to give you what you want, all you have to do is truly figure out what that is and go after it; mind, body, and spirit.

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The Law of Attraction and the Six Principles for Success

By Manuel Karkafiris 

Our emotions play a pivotal role in not only in the way we feel, but they are a good indication of the results that we can expect in our life. This means that when we consistently follow principle emotions in our life, we increase the probability of success.
The following summary of the six principles for success indicate how we can attract more good in our life, which ultimately leads to better health, more prosperity and outstanding relationships.
1. LOVE: it is important that you love and accept yourself. If you do not accept yourself with love, then how are you going to love someone else? When you start to appreciate yourself, you in turn start to appreciate others.
No comparisons to others, either! This is a fruitless exercise, for you are unique. Has there ever been anyone else like you, will there ever be anyone else like you? That consideration alone, you need to love.
2. GRATITUDE: Gratitude is a powerful energy, so by you expressing a grateful attitude towards what you have in your life, you are locking into the attraction of abundance in your life. Gratitude can be likened to gravity: you throw it up; it comes back down to you. You get more of what you are grateful about. You need to express it.
3. FORGIVENESS: The first step in this process is to FORGIVE YOURSELF FIRST. The act of unforgiveness can be likened to you carrying around a heavy sack of rocks on your back. It basically means that you are carrying around more baggage than is healthy. The key to fulfillment in life is to release the baggage and walk free!
An effective way of achieving forgiveness is by the act of writing a letter to those you wish to release from your mind and body. (Please note that you DO NOT have to send the letter- it is the intention of experiencing the emotional release.) The idea is to do this quickly, unconsciously, without forethought. You are training your mind to let the unresolved resentment go.
The aim is to bring out the negative associations beginning with anger, sadness, fear and hurt until you can climb the ladder of emotion to love.
Begin the letter with "I am angry that..." and let your letter flow where it may, making sure that you cover all the relevant points. The ultimate aim is to allow yourself the gift of liberation so that you may live your life in peace.
Should the act of forgiveness of others prove difficult to you, it would pay to keep in mind a crucial consideration. Just because that person was in a bad state before, it does not mean he/she will always be in such a state. This alone will assist in your act of forgiveness. There is no such thing as an unresourceful person, only unresourceful thoughts. It was that person's thoughts at that time that made him/her to act in the way that has lead to your needing to forgive them.
4. CONTRIBUTION/GIVING. As in the case in forgiveness, it is essential for you to contribute to yourself first. You can do this by rewarding yourself whenever you have achieved something worthwhile.
When it comes to contributing to others, you will discover that in the act of giving, you have a variety of gifts at your disposal. You can contribute your time, love and knowledge, in fact anything that serves to enrich the lives of others.
The process by which the Universe works is known as the law of reciprocation. If you give to someone, that person will want to give something back to you and so the continuum proceeds.
The key point to remember about the act of contribution is:
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO CONTRIBUTE IT FIRST.
If, for example, you want more love in your life, you need to give love first. The same principle applies to money. Contribution is energy, it has a rebounding effect.
5. ACCESSING PEACE: When you are at peace with yourself, you are actually at your highest connectedness to the Universe and in the state of highest creativity. It is therefore essential to engage in activities that engender peace. Meditation. Fasting. Being close to nature. Detoxifying/cleansing your body. Prayer.
Meditation is vital for accessing peace.Sit silently, ponder and mentally ask questions and the answers that are already there will come to you. You just need to take that first step.
6. FAITH: Faith overcomes fear. Faith and fear are mutually exclusive. Like oil and water, they simply don't mix.
The fact is, that you practice faith on a daily basis. You have faith that your car and your driving skills will get you from A to B, or that the bus driver will deliver you safely to your destination. The key is to actively practice faith in your life. Remember: you will see it when you believe it!
Begin to visualise your life's goal and emotionalise it. Have faith in its manifestation and take the necessary action to bring it into your life.

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Creating Luck for Yourself - How to Become a Lucky Person

By Trevor Johnson

Sometimes it seems that being lucky is something that's reserved for other people. But actually it's remarkably simple to create luck for yourself. You just need to know the tricks that will help you to become a lucky person.
1. You get what you focus on
This is effectively what the law of attraction states (albeit in a slightly different way) but it applies to all aspects of our life and that includes being lucky.
If your focus is constantly telling you that you're unlucky, that's precisely what you will get. But when you turn your focus around and start to tell yourself that you're one of the luckiest people you know, prepare to be amazed at how well this turns round your fortunes!
2. Expect to win
Expectation forms a very big part of our lives. If we expect that personal thunderstorm to follow us around, day in, day out, then that's probably what will happen.
But if your expectation is that you're going to win, that small shift in attitude gives you an edge over other people.
So expect to win and tell that nasty nagging voice in your head that you're not going to listen to its constant naysaying.
3. Develop your intuition
Much like Gibbs in NCIS listens to his gut - that's another name for intuition.
This doesn't mean that you have to be constantly living by your intuition to the exclusion of everything else around you. But it does mean that you need to start paying more attention to those small signals that can make a really big difference in your life, including how lucky you are.
4. Every cloud has a silver lining - make it your job to find it!
That well worn phrase has a lot of truth in it.
And by talking about clouds, we've come back to that personal thunderstorm that you used to have following you but - now that you're becoming a brighter person - is much closer to a small, pretty, fluffy cloud that brightens up a summers day.
Make a point to hunt down and find the silver lining in any cloud. It's there. All you have to do is dig deep enough and you'll find it.
Plus there's some extra good news - it's often very close to the surface, so there's rarely much digging involved.
5. Develop your own force field
You don't have to be Luke Skywalker to be able to use this force.
Just develop your reactions so that any negative - unlucky - remarks and situations are like the proverbial water off a ducks back.
This takes a bit of time but is great when you start to perfect it. Developing your own force field can literally turn your luck around.
6. Stop being a stick in the mud
Quite often we're less lucky than we should be because we've developed habits that constrain us and stop us from even bumping into the things that can make us lucky.

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Law of Attraction - The Law of Attraction Must Include the Law of Action

By Charles Prosper

In essence, the Law of Attraction states that whatever you habitually focus on you tend to attract automatically into you life. This law is very appealing to most people because of its apparent promise of effortless manifestation of the things that we want in our lives. Hey, if we really want something, that means we are focusing on it, and since we are focusing on it, therefore it is being attracted into our lives. Right? Well, there is a little more to it than that. If it were as easy as that then everyone who has ever really wanted something would always walk away with their arms loaded down with all of the stuff they could imagine.
How We Stop the Law of Attraction from Working
There are also many things that can and do get in the way of the Law of Attraction. One of those things is doubt and worry; this is the killer for most people. Another thing that stops the Law of Attraction is the refusal to take immediate and positive action to make that which you say you want to come about. You see, the minute that you focus your energy on something, by the laws of Higher Power, that which you have begun to think about begins to move toward you with the intention of becoming reality.
The Law of Attraction is Really the Law of Opportunity
That which you attract is a movement toward you. That which you attract appears in the form of opportunity. The problem is also that many of us do not recognize the first of the manifestation of our desire because we misread the perfect opportunity when it appears, so that in hindsight we say, "I shouldn't have doubted myself and hesitated. I should have taken the risk and should have gone for it." How often do we miss our cues!
The Law of Attraction Can Only Work through the Law of Immediate Action
If fruit falls to the ground after we have prayed for food, we still have to bend over and pick it up to eat it. If the woman of our dreams is sitting next to us on a two-hour plane flight, we still have to begin a conversation and talk to her. If we get a great money-making idea to change our life situation for the better, we still have to take the leap of faith and act on it. The Law of Attraction is not the law of imposition, that is, we are never forced to realized what we have attracted.
The 2 Secrets to Get the Law of Attraction to Always Work for You
It's very simple. I think that we ironically attract opportunities for that which we pray night and day. The problem is do we see the opportunity? And do we act upon it? Put very plainly, the secret of Attraction lies in its last six letters.

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The 5th Universal Law: That of Intention or Attraction

By Nancy Stremmel 

This is the most simple of the laws, once one has mastered the previous laws. When you have accepted that you are one with Source/Divinity/Creator, and you are engaged in moving energy by giving, and you are actively making karmic choices, you are ready to become an integral being.
The integral being practices acceptance of the moment, responsibility, and defenselessness. This is necessary before you can permanently enter the 4th dimension. The higher spiritual beings are just waiting for you to be ready. They will not let a person who is prone to explosive anger or blaming, fear or regret become a master manifestor because that person would be more likely to cause hurt as to be expansive, thus increasing peace and abundance.
This 5th law gives you the power to manifest love and beauty, peace and abundance, or if you are in opposition to Source, you can also manifest illness and war, distress and destruction. This is why those individuals who are oppositional will be kept largely in the lower frequency of the third dimension. But, as we see in the world today, they do sometimes rise to a level capable of manifesting and cause trouble for us all.
Your Choice is always between Fear and Love:
This law only gives one difficulty when it is taken out of context of the other laws. "Desire is part of your karmic software" says Deepak Chopra. "Intent is what puts into process that which we desire." Make your list based on your heart's atonement to the flow and surrender that list to the womb of creation. Believe, and it is done.
Every decision is between fear and love. Are you going to make that bill payment today? Love will encourage you to do it and fear will encourage you to wait. Are you going to make that phone call to your sister/brother/cousin? Love will encourage you to do it and fear will make you hesitate.
Do you love your work enough to turn off the TV and put in some extra time mastering your craft? Do you love you family enough to do the extra work around your home without complaining? Do you love your partner and your self enough to always tell the truth and to always honor your contracts? Do you love humanity enough to trust that people are basically good and doing the best they can in any given situation?
When you are able to let go of all fear, and embrace love in all circumstances, you will be able to manifest with such speed and accuracy that your manifesting might also be called a miracle. Until that time, you will be practicing your manifesting mastery as a doctor or a lawyer practices their profession.

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Professional Results With Niagara Spray Starch

By Wynne Dillon

Looking your best is key in any professional environment. Having a crisp and clean appearance is every bit an indication of the professional you are presenting, as the work you perform. So when it is time for an individual to look his or her best, it is important to know how to prepare clothes correctly.
While it is true that most loads of laundry can be completed with simple detergent alone, not square peg fits into that proverbial round hole. In fact, many articles of clothing need an extra touch of TLC before being worn. In these specific cases, ironing make all of the difference in the world, as it go a long way to improving the appearance of clothing. However ironing is only half the battle, as the true ingredient to a crisp appearance lies in the use starch.
The lynchpin in the dry cleaning industry, starch has been a common ingredient to laundry for decades. The simple additive has been proven to add extra crispness to clothes, allowing fabrics retain their shape and appearance throughout the day. Although there have been several ways to apply starch over the years, the preferred option is through spray starch. The easy-to-apply convenience of the spray option offers a simple and time-saving way to maintain a sharp appearance throughout the day. Although there are many spray starch options to chose from, most industry professionals have trusted Niagara Spray for decades. Any savvy shopper knows that whatever the pros use, is typically the best combination of price, and quality, leading many to use the Niagara brand.
Perhaps the easiest application process in its industry, the Niagara Heavy Starch Spray offers a clean and quick application system. Packaged in a convenient non aerosol can, the Niagara Spray effortlessly and easily aims, and delivers, providing an even coat throughout each release. This application system ensures that a starch job can be done efficiently and correctly, with minimal waste. This way, regardless if the applicator is a seasoned professional dry cleaner, or a residential homeowner, anyone can use Niagara Spray Heavy Starch, and receive the outstanding and professional results they need.
Overall, Niagara Heavy Spray Starch is seen as the industry standard for high-grade laundry products, providing clothing with an unmatched crisp, sharp, polished appearance. By strengthening clothes, Starch Spray can easily help improve the appearance and lifespan of any fabric. Many have already invested in the continued fresh, professional look that Niagara Spray Starch provides.

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Law of Attraction - Not Sure You Can?

By Jenn Prothero 

Have you been trying to work with the law of attraction in your life, and it's just not working? Are you wondering what is wrong with your thinking that you can't do it? What is wrong with you, don't you deserve to be happy like they say? Do you even get to the point where you feel good one day, then down in the dumps others and you wonder if you are bi polar? If so, relax, you are not alone, and you are not bi polar.
There are many people working with the law of attraction and there are just as many trying to teach you how to do it, or saying they have just the right technique for you to be able to master it. Let me just say that the techniques are great, but in the end all you need is your focused intentions.
I am speaking from experience here, I have felt all of these feelings, and thought all of these thoughts. What I have found out, is that we are here having a human experience, and we like to complicate everything, we like to get caught up in our thoughts and all the drama in life. This is where we fail at the law of attraction. Myself included. This is what I have learned.
It is very important to take control of my thoughts as soon as I wake up, I want to start positive so I can attract more positive. I heard it said, and I'm not sure who said it but it is brilliant, stay positive until 10 am and the rest of the day will look after itself. It's true. Positive affirmations may sound silly, but they are very powerful in attracting good to you. I start every day off with an affirmation, I even take it one step further and add a vision to that affirmation. For example if I were trying to manifest money, I would say, I say yes to all the new opportunities that come my way today to generate income. I will then envision myself with money floating all around me, and just stay with that as long as I can. The trick is to bring all of these thoughts and visions into your heart and feel that energy.
The next step is to go about your day, staying in tune with what you want, and keeping your energy and vibrational level high. In other words, stay with the heart energy, do things from the heart, listen to the heart. When things start to show up that are not in alignment with what you want........in other words the exact opposite of what you want.......simply say thank you and don't give it any other energy. When we put thought into why did this show up, or I don't want that, what we are doing is giving it energy, anything we give energy to will grow. Meaning you will attract more of it. Perhaps it is showing up to let you recognize it and say no, I want this, specifically. The law of attraction is very specific in fact its exact. Look at what showed up and look at exactly what you asked for and exactly where your thoughts have been.
This is the frustrating part, this is where people give up, this is where people begin to think they just can't do it or just aren't deserving enough. One of the laws states that we are willing to sacrifice for what we want, that includes our thoughts. That includes constantly looking for "the good "to show up. That also includes giving up anything that blocks us from having what we want such as limiting beliefs or even physical things we have that we are holding onto. We need to release the old in order to make room for the new. So when the old keeps showing up, just say no, that's not what I want.
I have been trying to manifest a new car, which requires money. My old car was continually breaking down costing me money I wanted to be saving to get a new one. I was always asking how can I save money for a car, when I am always putting it out for repairs. Then I got a brain wave thought, I had to give up the old in order to make room for the new. The brakes went on the car last week, and without any resentment or anger I simply took it off the road, and said you are done. I became grateful for what the car had done for me over the years. I was grateful for learning this value able lesson. I was grateful that I was healthy enough to walk until the said new car shows up. I started to realize how lucky I was. I also was finally able to really start dreaming about the new car I wanted. Prior to this, it was a passing fancy, but now it's real, I can feel myself driving it, I can feel how comfortable and safe I feel in it. That is real manifesting thoughts.
What my problem was that I was too caught up in the past, with what I already had, that was making me unhappy. With that I could not focus my thoughts on what I wanted.
You see even if we think we are doing a great job with our thoughts and energy we always have work to do. In fact this is often the only work we have to do in order to receive what it is we have asked for. The journey is about preparing ourselves to receive, about learning what is blocking us and removing those blocks. That is work enough in itself.
Next time you see something show up that is opposite of what you want, don't get down, don't get negative and don't beat yourself up about it. Simply recognize it, and move on. Train your eye to look only for the good, and to be very grateful for what is in your life. Make a list each day of what your grateful for. There are so many positive things you can do to keep your energy high even when things are not working. Keep a list of things you can try, this way when you are having an off day, rather than staying in your head you can try something that works.
Here are a few ideas,
Light a candle, allow spirit in to help you.
Go for a walk in nature.
Listen to music
Dance, move your body, it shifts energy
Cry if you want to
Write out how you are feeling then throw it out.
Positive affirmations.
These all help to stay out of the mind and stop us from becoming attached to our thoughts. Meditation works wonders to move us back into the heart and out of the head.
The worst thing we can do is give up, beat ourselves up, or give thought to why things are not showing up. With persistence and vigilant watch over our thoughts and emotions, we will bring to us that which we want. It starts out small almost as if wanting us to recognize it and say yes, more please. See the small things, and celebrate them, be peacefully thankful for them and they will grow. We all have the same manifesting abilities, we all deserve to have our desires met, we are all capable of doing this, just keep doing it, it gets better, in fact make a game of it.

Jenn Prothero is an angel therapy practitioner, reiki practitioner, crystal healerIntuitive Life Coach, Author Teacher and Radio Personality. I enjoy empowering people to live the life of their dreams, to assist them in letting go of the past and moving forward into a brighter light.

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How To Stop Anger From Controlling Your Life

By Roseanna Leaton

Some people seem to have the knack of avoiding anger; by this I mean that they just don't seem to get angry no matter what provocation they are subjected to. Other people are affected in a hot and heated manner and feel the bile of anger rising in their throats at the smallest provocation. And then there are those who traverse the middle ground between these two opposite positions.
In reality, a little bit of anger can be a very healthy emotion. To feel anger in an appropriate way allows you to express your feelings and let off steam. Anger can also be a good motivator to take important and necessary action. But anger is only a healthy emotion when it is experienced with a certain degree of control.
Unbridled anger can be a very dangerous emotion to experience and it can become your own controller. Uncontrolled anger can be the perpetrator of many a deed which you feel ashamed of at a later time. This type of anger can destroy possessions, relationships and lives.
We know that for some people anger would appear to be a controllable emotion whilst for others it has free reign. If you wish to change your angry responses to situations then it is important to understand that you can learn from those who deal with anger in a different and more productive way.
We often do not appreciate that almost all behavior and emotion can be tempered and changed. It is too easy to think that you are just a "hot headed" person, shrug your shoulders and accept your fate. But that is a complete cop-out.
We happily watch programs on TV like "Dragons Den" and fully appreciate that to work with and be guided by a successful mentor is likely to assist one to become more successful too. We appreciate that financially successful traits can be copied.
In reality, every trait can be copied. And to learn to control your anger will lead to far greater success, as well as comfort, within your life. In learning to control anger you allow your friendships, relationships and every other type of encounter the chance to prosper.
Uncontrolled anger is a negative emotion, which gets in the way of success. It forms a large and uncomfortable barrier, which prevents you from succeeding in almost every arena in life. But anger can be controlled and you can learn how to do this quite easily. You can learn to control anger by watching and copying those who remain calm. You can also learn to control anger with the help of hypnosis mp3 downloads.
Hypnosis allows you to access your subconscious mind, the part where instinctive habits and responses are held. And so a hypnosis download designed to overcome anger can effectively be an extremely good mentor, which guides you to be a far more relaxed and comfortable person.

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Take Action: Dealing With Emotional Triggers

By April E O'Leary

One of the most challenging steps anyone can take in the process of goal achievement, parenting, financial success, career advancement, weight loss, emotional health or any such personal endeavor is realizing that triggers are not external annoyances as much as they are internal indicators. Once you accept that it is your responsibility to deal with your own triggers, and the best (and only) way to do this is by looking inside of you, rather than trying to control your outside circumstances or the people around you, you are ready to take action!
MAKE A LIST OF ALL YOUR TRIGGERS
The second step to dealing with triggers is to take action and make a complete list of all the triggers you notice that surface in your life on a regular basis. How do you know if something is a trigger? The litmus test to identify a trigger is if you are responding emotionally. Maybe at 5:00 everyday you are impatient to the point of yelling at your children? Maybe when the topic of money comes up with your spouse you get defensive? Maybe when you talk politics with your father you get angry? Maybe there are certain types of people you can't tolerate? Maybe certain foods cause an emotional response? Don't overlook it. Write it down.
It is best to compile as long and complete a list as possible, so you can really SEE on paper what you are dealing with. Think of situations, people and locations. Think of topics of conversation. Try to notice patterns. The idea is that the list of triggers opens up your awareness. Maybe your children fighting causes you to jump in and play referee, so you write it down. Then the next day you notice this same thing happening again. Ah! There it is! You noticed it again. Now you are making progress!
It is not better if it is a short list, or worse if it is a long list. The fact that you are taking ownership of your reactivity and trying to identify personal patterns is in short, amazing! For now it is enough to just make the list. Don't worry about what to do next. That will come. For now, keep listing. Keep a paper taped inside of your kitchen cabinet and add to it over time. After you react, think about it. Try to identify what it was that triggered you and write it down. Congratulate yourself for having the courage to look more deeply and start slowing down when you sense a trigger is coming on. You'll be amazed how slowing down will diffuse a lot of those trigger moments.

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How to Manifest Your Dreams and Desires

By Lianne Fernandes

Welcome Dear Friend to my world of manifestation. Have you ever wondered how to manifest your very own desires with ease? Have you read about the Law of Attraction and do you truly believe in it? Or do you believe in what you have been programmed to believe through religion, society, family and friends. My dear friends I strongly believe in my God and I know that my God wants the best for all of us. He has given us the power to create our destinies by giving us our own powerful minds. You are much more powerful than you may realize. Now even if you do not believe in God that's okay because these are universal laws and it's for all of us out there in the world. You can manifest your desires, transform your life 360 degrees and impact your world in astonishing ways. For this change you need faith, unwavering faith and positive thoughts. However thinking positive thoughts, believing as if it is already yours etc are not enough because Manifestation is About Alignment...
The Alignment that I'm talking about is the Conscious and Subconscious Alignment. Your Conscious desires and your Subconscious intention must match and have the same vibration. If your Conscious Mind wants money and your Subconscious Mind believes that money is the root of all evil (counter-intention) then it is impossible to create what you want. It's that simple, so all you need to do is start working on altering those limiting, negative pre-programmed beliefs to newer more positive beliefs. You can alter your old subconscious beliefs by repeating positive affirmations and thus raising their vibrations to match your conscious vibrations and becoming completely aligned. If you know what your conscious mind wants and work on your negative subconscious beliefs you will indeed create your own world, you will manifest your desires and dreams.
I would like to share with you a technique I use to align my Conscious and Subconscious thoughts. Whenever I catch myself thinking a negative thought I immediately scream CANCEL, CANCEL in my mind and think of any thought that puts a smile on my face i.e. I replace the negative thought with a happy thought. Once the happy thought brightens up my mood, which happy thoughts always do I start repeating and visualizing a positive affirmation opposite to that earlier negative thought. There are times I add a tune to the affirmation and sing it. To give you an example: I am thinking about not having enough money a negative thought right, so I immediately say cancel, cancel in my mind or if I'm at home I say it out loud and then think of my angelic daughter showering hugs and kisses on me. Once I feel better with thoughts about my baby girl I repeat and visualize one of the many affirmations I have. The affirmation may say I am swimming in the ocean of abundance and I always have money when I need it, or more money flows into my life than flows out. You can create your own affirmations but keep them in the present tense.

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How to Use the Law of Attraction Using Three Strategies

By Michael L Nkollo

Once you set out to do something worthwhile, be sure that you do it correctly. That is definitely true for learning how to use the law of attraction. Planning carefully up-front, getting advice and following it, might make all the difference in whether one does something correctly and succeed, or do it wrong and fail. Not carrying this out correctly, or carrying it out poorly, can bring on mediocre results. You could potentially find yourself in a situation where you don't get exactly what you want, or perhaps attracting something you don't want. If you're looking for tips on how to use the law of attraction, these three key factors are necessary to consider to assure your success.
To start with, Focus
Have a clear picture of what you want in your mind and focus on what you want as it aids in averting things in your life that you don't want. Instead of focusing on what they want in life most people focus on what's going on bad in their life. Doing this could lead to experiencing the same cycle of struggle. It's extremely important to focus on what you want not on what you don't want.. So please don't make the miss-step of forgetting this important point.
The second is, Belief
This is actually more important than focus for all those attempting to understand how to use the law of attraction. I'm telling you, this is simply not something to overlook. It's very helpful to understand that without belief in one's self to accomplish ones goal it will be impossible to use the law of attraction effectively. Napoleon Hill said it best "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe the mind can achieve"
Finally, Take action
And finally, when you are working with use of the law of attraction, just be sure you take action. It will help with overcoming limiting beliefs, and that's a major part of the manifestation process. Neglecting to take action regardless of the "internal stuff" that you do like focusing and visualizing could mean you won't attract exactly what you want. Jack Canfield a motivational speaker once said "the only way you can get whatever you want in life without taking action is if you live at the bottom of a hill and whatever you want can roll down to you"
The law of attraction is always working. It's like the law of gravity, regardless if you know how it works or not if you throw a rock in the air it will come back down. When you're thinking of using the law of attraction, then you certainly would like to avoid the different types of mistakes most people make when trying to apply the principals. It's very simple but there are concepts you must understand to use the law most effectively.

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What The Laws Of Attraction Are

By Mattie Taylor

The laws of attraction are aspects which influence the manifestation of life goals. There are people who are probably just born with everything already within their possessions. For such people, it seems like achieving success seems as if very easy for them to do. It is not that they were already born with overwhelming luck but with the knowledge about how to manifest their goals. It seems like they had the better opportunity to get the better chances to learn more and help them with life.

It is a great knowledge to be able to know how to attract abundance in life. To do this, certain manifestation skills are necessary. And though while others do not have such innate skills, it could be worthwhile to discover how own can develop and acquire the proficiency on such talent. As they say, skills can be learned so it may be natural to you but you can develop them if you really will it to happen.
The first step to take towards attracting abundance in life is to understand the laws of attraction. Reality is what we are able to make. We can attract whatever we want in life such as employment, money or relationship if we can focus on our aspirations. It can be as simple as stating affirmations but keep in mind that affirmations will only work if our feelings and thoughts are geared towards the positive. Being positive will bring us something that is positive as well. If we focus on negativity, then it should not be surprising if negative things happen instead of what you were willing to happen.
By focusing on what is positive, we are able to attract all those positive vibes to come into our lives such as better job, more money, etc. Yet focus should not only be on the final outcome like cash or winning prizes but on specific scenarios that will lead towards acquisition of the goal. The more you can focus on the details of that goal, the better it would be for you to work towards that goal.
For instance on aspiring to win the lottery, many of us aspire this because of the belief and perception that the money we have is not enough. Therefore, the primary focus is on the not enough money that a person has and not on the event of winning the jackpot in the lottery. Continuing to think that there is not enough money can only make us think incessantly that we do not have enough money regardless of how much we might have. No matter how much money we receive, we will always think that this might never be enough.

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5 Tips on How to Make a Good Impression

By Peter Sides

You can not force someone to like you nor should you expect everyone to be amazed when they meet you. But you can instead try to put yourself in a good light in the eyes of the people you encounter.
How? A smile does wonders during a conversation, a good joke breaks the ice and a compliment thrown over the shoulder leaves an unforgettable impression that lasts.
We all want to be appreciated, to see a light flashing into the eyes of those we meet. But it's not enough to be intelligent, cultivated and charming if you do not know how to make the others aware of your qualities, of who you really are.

Below are some tips that can make the best of you and turn yourself into a magnet for the people around you:
1.Smile
Smile a lot. Research has shown that the more we smile the friendlier and more sympathetic we look for the others and the explanation is simple: our facial expression involuntarily induces a state of comfort in the person we are talking to (by the way, researchers found that there are 19 different types of smiles!).
2. Give feedback
When engaged in a conversation make sure you react to what your interlocutor is saying and show him that your interested and come up with your own opinions only when needed. Studies have shown that humans tend to love those who know how to listen rather than those who know how to talk.
3. Pay attention
Make sure you are aware of the situation you are getting into and you are not going to make a goof. And keep in mind that non-verbal language says a lot. Look into the eyes of the person you are talking to, have a relaxed attitude, do not move from one foot to another and do not cross your arms as a sign of disgust or aggression.
4. Be funny
Don't be afraid to make jokes out of yourself. Do not be afraid to show your vulnerabilities and your sense of humor can be helpful in this respect so that you don't risk being ridiculous. But do not overdo it otherwise it can turn against you and throw a bad light on you.
5. Have a good attitude
Be energetic and full of life. It is contagious! People feel much better near cheerful, full of positive thoughts and pleasant speaking people than near the cynical, sullen and grumpy ones.

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How To Dominate Your Subconscious Mind By The Power of Visualization

By Steve Lim K. K.

Success. Fame. Fortune. These things may seem elusive to many. Yet there is one mental practice that would help make these three possible by visualization.
Visualization is the process of harnessing the power of your subconscious mind, in so doing, turning creative thoughts into reality.
Can visualization really change your life?
It, definitely, can. The subconscious mind can greatly affect your physical tasks. When you visualize, for instance, having a successful career, your mind will influen
ce your decisions and actions leading you to your subsequent goal. It has been known that when the mind is visualizing, the measurement of the brain waves are similar as to when the body is in actual action.
Athletes are the best examples in visualization. In order to overpower their exhaustion and personal limitations, they control these negative thoughts and turn them into positive, victorious ones.
It may seem hard for those who haven't tried it before. Constant practice will do the trick. In fact, this may be surprising but almost everyone has been doing it for a while now. The key is to focus your thoughts - manage them that they would have a positive effect in your life. Unorganized ones will only add up to your confusion and create more tangles in your mind.
It would be as exhausting as exerting actual effort at first. So, start slowly. Begin by getting comfortable. Relax your muscles and close your eyes. Concentrate on an event that you desire to happen in your life. Focus on the vision. Do this exercise as often as possible. The more you see that mental image, the stronger that vision becomes. As time goes, you will find your visualizations get more intense. It would also help if you combine your visualizations with a positive emotion. This would get your thoughts energized. It would let them move faster in the mental plane. Then, let your visions go. Your own mind will naturally classify your visions as impossible or unattainable. Freeing your mind will challenge you to think on how to achieve them and establish concrete steps in making them come true.
Controlling your subconscious mind is not the same as "mind over matter". It is about handling your thoughts, turning them into life-alternating visions.
Why is visualization so important? It does not only come in handy in alleviating physical pain, in dieting or in overcoming introversion, your mind and visions make up every decision that you go through in life. Each decision that you make will create an impact in your day to day living. Thus, controlling them will lead you to a better life.

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