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As A Man Thinketh

As a Man Thinketh - By Roger W. Breternitz - CCht.

As a man thinketh...that's the title of a very thought provoking book by James Allen, you can buy it in any book store for less than $5, yet the information in it is worth untold benefits, both monetarily and personally. How you choose to apply the concepts depicted are up to you. Since my articles are about restructuring your mental patterns to get what you want out of life, ...let's talk about how your mind can complete this goal using some of these concepts.

I have stated in previous articles that "Thoughts are THINGS", yet nobody really grasps the concept that what you think, and how you think, can actually shape your immediate and future reality. You might say, "Yea, yea, I know I should be more positive, look on the positive side of events, and situations", and you really do try to be that way...until the teeter taughter of events begins to slide in a direction AWAY from what you had planned. Then the real test of how your thoughts exert pressure on the actual situation at hand will begin to play out.

Here is an excerpt from the book:

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts. In a justly ordered universe, where loss of equipoise would mean total destruction, individual responsibility must be absolute. A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another. His condition is also his own, and not another man's. His suffering and his happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains."

Like I said, thoughts are Things. So, let's examine how these "Things" affect our goal accomplishment!

In any competition there are two forces, usually two teams, two competitors, or two opposing forces who are both trying to achieve the same goal, becoming the victor. In archery, for example, you have many competitors trying to complete the same goal, to put as many arrows as possible in the highest scoring area possible. This is known as a "non-combative" contest as it relates to the competitors, meaning that the competitors have no actual affect of the immediate performance of each other. An example would be, in target shooting, when you shoot one bullseye it does not cause all the other competitors to MISS that bullseye, unlike in a tennis match you hit a great shot into the corner, it would cause your opponent to return a weaker shot that you could capitalize on giving you a greater edge in getting the point. That would be direct combative competition. It's been proven that the competitor with the most positive attitude and desire usually wins. Let's examine what that attitude really is.

With that in mind, who do you think IS our most feared opponent? Who is the one that keeps us from victory causes us to perform at less that our best level? Why do we perform great in practice, and then when they say, "This is for score" the whole world seems to change? As you may have figured out by now...WE are that worst opponent, WE are the nemeses, that thwarts our winning efforts, and WE are the person who by our own THOUGHTS either walks out the victor or the vanquished. No one else puts us under the pressure that we alone can exert all by ourselves, nobody can whip us like our own hand can , and nobody can stroke us like we like to be stroked and revered like our own inner thoughts, and feelings. So, we have a choice, and it's very easy to see in other competitors how they are punishing or stroking themselves. Watch how these other people deal with adversity and you may learn a lot about your own methods of regulating your thoughts. The really savvy person learns by OTHER people's mistakes and triumphs. He-or-she takes the good from each experience witnessed, and applies it to their specific situation, and most of the time benefits greatly from the event and the information gained, WITHOUT having to go through the pain of experiencing the actual results of wrong choices or destructive thoughts on their own. This is called learning by observation, and NOT experience.

The first lesson is to NOTICE your thoughts. Take note of what you are thinking of, in every situation, and look at how these thoughts make you feel... happy, depressed, aggressive, passive, or compassionate. Each thought is energy in itself, and it affects how you feel, concentrate, and perceive your world around you. Feel like a winner, because you think you deserve to win, you deserve to win because you have paid your dues, training, practicing, and tuning your equipment. Your thoughts must be of confidence that you will make the right choices at the right time, and ALLOW yourself to accept winning as a by-product of your thoughts telling you that you will be successful in your goal of just doing the best job you are capable of doing.

Here are some "Thought excersises" that will improve your entire universe and intern your shooting scores in general.

1. Each day or before going to sleep think of all the good things that happened to you that day. Relive the day from the time you got up until you go to bed. You'll probably remember many good things that you took for granted.
2. Pick one goal, one area of improvement you want to change in your shooting, your life, your future, and give it your full attention, and imagine it as an already accomplished fact.

I guarantee if you were to do this for only one week your performance would improve as well as many other things in your life. Yes thoughts are things, and these things regulate your life and affect your future. YOU are the only one that controls what you REALLY think. Your thoughts are individual energies shaping your future, use them wisely. For more info on winning at your favorite sport or just winning at life you can go to A Winner's Way.

Here's to winning…against all odds and mostly against yourself!

Roger W. Breternitz CCht.

About the Author

A graduate of the National Institute of Hypnotism in southern California in 1982, with over 300 hours of hypnotherapy education,1 year of internship, and 2 years in practice at this institution he has attained certifications as Hypnotist, Master Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist., & Clinical Hypnotherapist. In 1984 founded Vector Studios, and recently, A Winners Way.com, dealing with clients in non-smoking and weight loss as well as sports dynamics and stress management. Having a wide diverse background in many areas of life such as sales & marketing, and sports proficiency he has been dealing with the many phases achieving winning excellence for over 22 years. Receiving extensive training in Neuro Linguist Programming to better gain rapport with clients he realized how NLP could be applied to the arena of sales. He is currently presenting seminars and lectures on how to develop this degree of rapport with sales clients as it relates to direct selling as in the automotive sales, and real estate venues, including the field of telesales. Possessing two degrees in education from Southern Illinois University and Illinois State University, he has applied this knowledge of instructional methods and training, teaching others in the intricate process of successful Persuasion Selling. Much of the focus is on successful office management, stress management, power marketing, and effective interaction with others in the business world. Elevating the ability to successfully interact with each other in a variety of work and social situations has given people new options in all phases of their lives by benefiting from the knowledge contained in these CDs. He is currently offering seminars on a corporate level for organizations desiring greater harmony within all levels of management and production, as well as the sales arena. The information in these CDs when listen to in the prescribed manner for the instructed amount of time of two weeks or 15 days, is guaranteed by A WINNERS WAY and VECTOR STUDIOS to bring about the desired behavioral changes in you and your behavior, or your money refunded minus shipping. Just return the undamaged product in it's original case to our office listed on our Order Page.

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