Leveraging the Power of Thought to Get What You Want

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a human being, it’s nearly impossible for you to stop thinking. Here are some quick “thought” facts for you. You’ll understand the weightiness of these a bit later…</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have about 70,000 thoughts each day. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">90% of those are repetitive thoughts.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Half of your thoughts are automatic. (Your unconscious mind is trying to be efficient.)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The majority of your thoughts are negative. (We have a negativity bias to keep us safe from saber-toothed tigers and other dangers)</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thoughts are powerful. I often say that you get what you focus on. And since your focus comes from what you</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">think</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, in essence, your thoughts will determine your outcomes. Especially those repetitive thoughts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You might be wondering, Where do these thoughts come from, anyway?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Good question. Your existing neurology is made up of everything that has happened in your life experience, especially before the age of 5-7 years. Before then, you were like a sponge, soaking up whatever your caregivers told you. Repeated thoughts then became beliefs as the brain sought to make connections between those internal thoughts and your external experiences. Yes, for better or worse, the unconscious mind essentially seeks to validate repeated thoughts.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That’s why it’s so important that we think good thoughts. The brain is going to do work to give the essence of what you focus on, in other words, what you think about! So we might as well make it something good.