Gateway To Success Personal Use Ebook

Table of Contents

Positive Thinking: Better Than You Think! …………………………. 7
As It Turns Out, They‘re All Right! ……………………………… 8
Planning Your Investments …………………………………………. 10
What‘s In Your Mental Bank Right Now? ……………………….. 11
Self-Esteem: Catching the I-Love-Me Disease ………………… 11
The (un)Official Self-Esteem Rating System ………………….. 12
You May Have To Let Your Past Life Go! ……………………….. 20
Exercise: Connect-the-influences ……………………………….. 21
Take A Lesson From The Little Engine That Could! ………….. 22
Fear Is Just Another Dragon To Be Slain ………………………. 25
Busting The Barriers of Trauma …………………………………. 28
―It Could Be Worse‖: Dramatization and Awareness ………… 29
Diaries And Journals Aren‘t Just In Movies! …………………… 30
Meditation: Connecting Above Pain …………………………….. 34
Group Therapy Is More Effective Than Most Think …………… 37
Bad Luck: The Biggest Myth Of Them All! ……………………… 38
Your Mind Is The Cornerstone Of Your Life ………………………. 40
Step 1: Banish Those Demons! ………………………………….. 41
Step 2: Draw Power From Words ……………………………….. 42
Step 3: ―Lather, Rinse, Repeat…‖ ………………………………. 44
Step 4: Reflect and Reassess …………………………………….. 45
Step 5: Become a Positive Energy Factory ……………………. 46
Step 6: See Both Sides ……………………………………………. 47
Step 7: Find a Friend! ……………………………………………… 48
Step 8: Educate Yourself ………………………………………….. 48
Step 9: Dedicate Yourself to the Cause ………………………… 49
Step 10: Self-Motivation ………………………………………….. 51
Step 11: Raise The White Flag …………………………………… 52
Step 12: Wrap It All Up With A Pretty Bow ……………………. 53
Watching Your Investment Grow…………………………………… 54
Learning How To Scope The Market …………………………….. 55
Deadly, Deadly Doubt ……………………………………………… 56
You‘re Not A Psychic ……………………………………………….. 57
No Means No, And That Means YOU! …………………………… 59
You‘re The President of This Bank, You Make The Approvals! …. 62
Develop a Moral Code ……………………………………………… 63
Seriously, The Past is the Past for a Reason! …………………. 64
Assess Your Relationships ………………………………………… 65
Keep Your Family Close …………………………………………… 66
Blame Should Be a ―Four-Letter Word‖ ………………………… 68
Mistakes and Setbacks: ……………………………………………… 70
Easily Overcome ………………………………………………………. 70
Be Your Own Master ……………………………………………….. 71
The Stranger The Mistake, The More To Learn ……………….. 71
Leave Your Ego At The Door! …………………………………….. 72
A Mistake is like a Mystery ……………………………………….. 73
Communication is Key …………………………………………….. 73
Keep Good Records ………………………………………………… 74
Sometimes Investments Don‘t Pan Out, REINVEST! ………… 76
Mom Was Right: It‘s Not The End Of The World ……………… 77
Tragedy Begets Fortune …………………………………………… 78
Safety Net: Never Leave Home Without It …………………….. 79
Expanding Your Portfolio …………………………………………….. 81
Visualization Has Power …………………………………………… 81
Preparing Yourself For The Mental Journey ……………………. 82
Guided Visualization ……………………………………………….. 84
Receptive Visualization ……………………………………………. 85
Altered Memory Visualization …………………………………….. 87
A Little Faith Goes a Long Way ………………………………….. 88
Rose-Tinted Glasses: Get a Pair …………………………………. 90
Be Yourself ………………………………………………………… 91
Be Happy ………………………………………………………….. 93
Be Respectful …………………………………………………….. 95
Be flexible …………………………………………………………. 98
Reaping The Rewards ………………………………………………. 101
The Law Of Attraction: Serious Business! ……………………. 102
Forming Good Relationships ……………………………………. 102
Your Career Can Benefit Too! ………………………………….. 105
Experience Financial Freedom ………………………………….. 107
Realize Your Dreams …………………………………………….. 108
―Old‖ –Another 4-letter Word! …………………………………. 109
Take Your Mental Powers Into The Physical Realm! ………….. 111
Sit Back and Relax ……………………………………………….. 113
The Final Word and The Future …………………………………… 117
Reap the Profits and Re-Invest: Your Long-Term Strategy Comes Into Play ….. 117
Internet marketing resources ………………………………….. 119

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Positive Thinking: Better Than You Think!

“Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t… you’re right. -Henry Ford

Unless you‘re some type of hermit who hasn‘t watched TV, read a book or seen a newspaper in the past 50 years then you‘ve probably heard of positive thinking or the law of attraction at some point in time. The basic idea is that good things can happen to you merely if you believe they will; more accurately, your own positive thoughts and beliefs can affect the outside forces that seem uncontrollable and your mindset will directly affect what happens in your life. For as many people who believe in the power of positive thinking, there are many more who believe it‘s all a bunch of New Age pop psychology drivel or sugar-coated Peter Pan baloney!

As It Turns Out, They’re All Right!

You see, positive thinking is a system of beliefs. So if you believe it doesn‘t work- then, of course, it won‘t work. And if you believe it does work… well, you get the idea. For non-believers, using positive thinking is like trying to get a job after high school. You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get the experience. It can be difficult to know where you‘re supposed to start. But just like any other process, the key to making positive thinking work for you is to start small. Make mental investments, if you will, and then what‘s as those investments grow to be larger and more powerful than you could ever have imagined. Whether or not you‘re a ―believer,‖ positive thinking has solid results; the facts don‘t lie.

Norman Vincent Peale, the father of positive thinking, once said: ―If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.‖ This is the essence of positive thinking. It‘s not so much a theory as it is a contagious disease. Just as anger and negativity spread quickly from person to person, so do humor and happiness—only good feelings spread far faster. Think about it: have you ever noticed that the quickest way to ease a tense situation is to make a joke? The instant someone laughs or smiles, a sense of relief spreads through everyone in the vicinity. Even if the angered parties don‘t feel better, they are at least able to discuss the problem in a detached and objective way, and get on with their lives instead of dwelling on negativity. For that same reason, solo drivers who get cut off in traffic tend to remain angry for at least the rest of the drive- because there is no one else near them to send out good vibrations and break the tension. Makes sense, doesn‘t it?