{"id":54,"date":"2016-10-21T18:17:25","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinkbelievemanifest\/?p=54"},"modified":"2016-10-21T18:17:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T18:17:25","slug":"starts-just-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thinkbelievemanifest\/2016\/10\/starts-just-one.html","title":{"rendered":"It Starts With Just One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just\u00a0one.\u00a0That&#8217;s\u00a0all\u00a0it\u00a0takes.<\/p>\n<p>Just\u00a0one\u00a0negative\u00a0thought\u00a0can really\u00a0make\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0difficult<\/p>\n<p>Often that single negative thought enters you mind without you even noticing it. You don&#8217;t even realize just how much damage that negative thought can create and it can that damage can go on for years.<\/p>\n<p>Negative thoughts (and thoughts in general) like company. They don&#8217;t like to sit in your mind all alone.<\/p>\n<p>So a single negative thought quickly\u00a0attracts another then, another\u00a0 and\u00a0before you\u00a0know\u00a0it\u00a0your\u00a0mind\u00a0is\u00a0filled\u00a0with negative thoughts and thoughts\u00a0of\u00a0doubts,\u00a0worry,\u00a0fear\u00a0and can force you to give up on your goals, dreams and desires.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0negative\u00a0thought it will another negative thought, then another and another.<\/p>\n<p>Before\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0it\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0negative thought pattern and you have a number of negative beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Then\u00a0you\u00a0become\u00a0pessimistic\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0attract more negative situations that lead to failure or make you unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0positive\u00a0thoughts\u00a0you&#8217;ll attract more positive thoughts<\/p>\n<p>Then\u00a0you&#8217;ll\u00a0develop\u00a0a\u00a0positive\u00a0thought pattern and positive beliefs. You\u2019ll be optimistic and attract more positive situations to help you succeed.<\/p>\n<p>You life\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0reflection\u00a0of\u00a0your thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>So\u00a0if\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0not\u00a0happy,\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0to achieve more and experience a successful life but you just can seem to catch a break, then you\u2019ve got too many negative thoughts and negative beliefs sitting on your subconscious mind.<\/p>\n<p>Your\u00a0subconscious\u00a0simply\u00a0creates\u00a0your life based on what you think and believe.<br \/>\nThink\u00a0and\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0you&#8217;ll\u00a0never succeed and you never will.<\/p>\n<p>Think\u00a0and\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0make more money and you won\u2019t make and have more.<\/p>\n<p>Think\u00a0and\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0can&#8217;t\u00a0meet\u00a0the right person and you never will.<\/p>\n<p>What\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0and\u00a0believe\u00a0is\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0will manifest in your life.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0here&#8217;s\u00a0the\u00a0good\u00a0news&#8230;\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0in\u00a0charge of your thoughts and belies. You\u00a0get\u00a0to choose what you want to think and what you want to believe.<\/p>\n<p>What\u00a0others\u00a0think\u00a0and\u00a0believe\u00a0doesn&#8217;t\u00a0matter.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0don&#8217;t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0adopt\u00a0or\u00a0accept\u00a0what\u00a0others tell\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0believe.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0can\u00a0choose\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0beliefs\u00a0that will help you succeed, achieve your goals and enjoy life.<\/p>\n<p>So\u00a0choose\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0beliefs\u00a0that\u00a0allow you to succeed, achieve your goals and enjoy life.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0that&#8217;s\u00a0easier\u00a0said\u00a0then\u00a0done.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s\u00a0because\u00a0you&#8217;re\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0having\u00a0certain thoughts and beliefs and even though they may be negative, they\u2019re no on your subconscious mind.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0may\u00a0not\u00a0realize\u00a0it,\u00a0but\u00a0you\u00a0may\u00a0have formed a negative belief program that your subconscious mind is now following. That\u2019s why no mater what you do you can\u2019t seem to get that break you want.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0all\u00a0because\u00a0you&#8217;ve\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0negative\u00a0thinking and a negative belief program on your subconscious mind.<\/p>\n<p>Now\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0change\u00a0that.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u00a0you\u00a0take\u00a0charge\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0the negative thinking and negative beliefs on your subconscious mind. Today you give your subconscious a new \u00a0program to follow so you achieve the success you want.<\/p>\n<p>You do that by taking control of the thoughts that enter your mind. That means not allowing the negative thoughts to stay and attract more negative thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re in charge of what enters your mind and this gives you tremendous power.<\/p>\n<p>You\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0power\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0ability\u00a0to\u00a0create the kind of life you want by simply taking control of your thoughts. Because what you think is what you will eventually believe. What you believe is what your subconscious mind will eventually create.<\/p>\n<p>So today decide to take control of your thoughts.<br \/>\nDecide to choose thoughts that allow you to achieve your goals.<\/p>\n<p>Choose thoughts that allow you to live a happier, more successful and rewarding life.<br \/>\nToday\u00a0decide\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0those\u00a0changes<br \/>\nToday\u00a0decide\u00a0to\u00a0live\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0life\u00a0possible.<br \/>\nToday\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0those\u00a0negative\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and negative beliefs which are holding you back.<br \/>\nToday\u00a0get\u00a0your\u00a0subconscious\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0you succeed, achieve your goals and live the kind of life you want to live.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t\u00a0wait\u00a0for\u00a0tomorrow.<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t\u00a0put\u00a0things\u00a0off\u00a0for\u00a0another\u00a0day.<br \/>\nNow,\u00a0right\u00a0now\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0charge and\u00a0turn\u00a0things\u00a0around.<\/p>\n<p>Your mind will try to convince you to put things off, you might even hear yourself saying something like: \u201cI\u2019ll start tomorrow.\u201d Or: \u201cMonday, I\u2019ll start on Monday.\u201d Does something magical happen tomorrow or Monday?<\/p>\n<p>No. The time to start taking charge of your life is now. The time to take control of your thoughts and create the kind of life you want is now, this very minute.<\/p>\n<p>When you hear yourself saying that you\u2019ll start later, tomorrow or Monday, don\u2019t accept it. Those words come from your mind which just wants things to stay the way they are. It doesn\u2019t want change. But you do.<\/p>\n<p>So start creating the changes you want now.<\/p>\n<p>Your subconscious mind is ready to create what ever you want. It simply follows your thoughts and beliefs.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts that are repeated over and over again become beliefs. As those beliefs get stronger and stronger your subconscious picks up on them and makes sure they manifest in your life.<\/p>\n<p>If you have negative thoughts then you\u2019re creating negative beliefs and eventually this will force your subconscious mind to create more negativity in your life.<\/p>\n<p>So the next time one negative thought creeps into your mind, don\u2019t allow it to stay. Remove it and replace it with a negative thought.<\/p>\n<p>If you hear a friend saying something negative, change the conversation. Don\u2019t allow a negative comment to spiral into a negative conversation which creates more negative energy.<\/p>\n<p>Create positive thoughts, positive conversations and positive energy.<\/p>\n<p>Try it for a week and let me know how you do.<\/p>\n<p>Choose your thoughts wisely and you\u2019ll create a better, happier more rewarding life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just\u00a0one.\u00a0That&#8217;s\u00a0all\u00a0it\u00a0takes. Just\u00a0one\u00a0negative\u00a0thought\u00a0can really\u00a0make\u00a0your\u00a0life\u00a0difficult Often that single negative thought enters you mind without you even noticing it. You don&#8217;t even realize just how much damage that negative thought can create and it can that damage can go on for years. Negative thoughts (and thoughts in general) like company. 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