Destroying Negative Imaginations Called Fear

Do you know what the biggest obstacle in your life really is? The one that stops you from living the life of your dreams?

I am sure that several different possibilities may come flashing into your mind. If you stop and analyze each one of them you will find that they all have one root in common: FEAR.

• Fear paralyzes your mind and your emotions.
• Fear stops you from taking action.
• Fear is the greatest hindrance to your dreams.

Those negative imaginations:
When you are faced with a challenge in life, an obstacle or even a crisis your mind may have a tendency to steer towards certain negative imaginations I call the "what ifs".

Here is how they work:
As soon as an obstacle appears in your path, or you receive news about a crisis situation in your life:
Your mind races towards the worst outcome. What if ........ ? Fear hits your emotions like a bomb as you start imagining what could happen in the situation you are facing.

Once fear has hit you, no longer can you think clearly. You are paralyzed. Instead of focusing on solutions, you are dazed into fixing your mind on the problem which is rehearsed over and over in your thoughts.

Sound familiar?

Why does this happen?
You may not like the answer. (I know I did not when I first discovered it).
The answer is, your mind was trained this way over the years. Yes, that's right, your mind is trained to expect the worst.

So how can you change this?

You have to retrain your mind.

Here is something else you may not like, but I trust you will accept as a challenge!
How long did it take you to train your mind to steer towards the negative imaginations? Years right?

So how long WILL it take you to RETRAIN your mind?
This will depend on your determination, daily discipline and dedication to a training program, BUT it WILL take time.

You cannot undo overnight what took years to do, but you CAN retrain your mind.

Retraining your mind:
Make a decision to follow a daily diet of watching strong motivational videos (such as these free ones). You can also find many good ones on YouTube to get started. Simply search for Jim Rohn, John Di Lemme, Tony Robbins, Les Brown.

• Listen to at least one good motivational cd (or mp3) every day. (Download some for free here)
• Read at least 10 pages of a good non fiction book every day. For example Champions Are Born, Losers Are Made. 
• Spend some time every day deliberately fixing your mind on your dreams. Visualize yourself enjoying the lifestyle you would REALLY like to live. Allow yourself to dream BIG.
• Put up strong motivational pictures in your study or den as well as photos of your dream house, your dream car, vacations etc. Make sure they are in a place you can see often during the day.
• Discipline your mind to react to every LITTLE happening in your life by immediately focusing on solutions. (This will train your mind to be ready for the big events).

Remember

What you WATCH feeds your imaginations (the visual side of your mind)
What you listen to and read feeds the logical side of your mind.

You need both.

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