You are the sumtotal of your past thoughts.

Thoughts are Things

All you have to do is turn on the TV or pick up a newspaper to come to the inescapable conclusion that famous people, rich people, infinitely successful people have nothing over on you. They have huge challenges just like anyone else, but they suck it up and do what they have to do.

Oprah... A big fat, black woman wanting her own prime time talk show at a time when that had NEVER been done. Oh, she could never succeed, right? Now she's the brightest star in the galaxy. A bilyunare living her dreams. Danny DeVito... all 4'10" of him. Wanted to be a movie star. He didn't have a lot of people betting on him. But he still became a rich, famous, "giant" success.

In fact, pick up the paper in your town and look at the business section. The people written about there are no smarter than you. They are no better than you. On the contrary, you probably have it all over most of them in dozens of ways.

I was just reading about Jermaine Dupri, the 5'3" rapper- producer-songwriter-record mogul, Janet Jackson boyfriend. Living an amazing life. He quit school in the 10th grade to pursue a music career. His dream. See? There are an infinite number of ways to get where you want to go. I wonder if he's sorry that he pursued it.

You can have whatever you dream. The only thing different between success and failure is action. Successful people in every area of life set juicy goals and they don't quit. What starts it all off? Bingo! Their thoughts. Dreams are thoughts. Determination is a series of thoughts. Every action you will ever take begins with a thought. I hear about people's problems every day and every day it's complaining about someone else who did and continues to do something to try to keep them down. And it's true . A large percentage of your problems DO begin with other people or from circumstances that you didn't necessarily create. But just like the most successful people who ever lived and who walk the Earth today, if you take total control of your thoughts, you will become whatever you want. You are literally bound by nothing.

You can make your life whatever you want. There are no chains on you. Only the ones that you allow to shackle your enormous potential. I see massive turnarounds every day. People who are so depressed they can't leave their house or can't keep a job turning it all around in months, weeks and even days simply by changing their thoughts. It amazes them how fast it can start and how easy it is. Want to be more successful than anyone in your family? Move into a giant home? Want to get willpower that cannot be broken? Want a body as sleek as an Italian sports car? How about an Italian sports car? A college degree? Then make an effort to change your negative thinking and go forward boldly