Sentenced to Success

Posted on June 29, 2010

I once heard a speaker use the statement, “I have been sentenced to success!” I heard that almost twenty years ago, yet it still sticks in my head.

Imagine that. What if we had been given a life sentence to serve, say 75 years, and the sentence was to do time in a place called “Success”? The truth is that we have.

Let me back up. We have been given a life sentence. But, unlike a sentencing in a real life courtroom, we get to actually choose where we will “do our time.”

Here are some of the choices people make:

The prison of poverty.
Poor people are no better or kinder or anything else than people with money. People are people regardless of how much money they have. Frankly, I have had little and I have had a lot, and yes, I will choose having a lot! When you choose to live in poverty you are in a prison that does not allow you the freedoms we were intended to experience. We are unable to help others as we desire. My advice? Don’t choose a sentence to the prison of poverty.

The prison of depression.
Depression is like a blanket that overwhelms you and eventually smothers you. Now before you go accusing me with, “Chris. You just don’t understand.” Yes I do. I have had a history of depression. Depression is rampant in my family of origin. I know firsthand what a prison depression is. When you are locked up in depression you cannot live life as it was intended. But you can get out! My advice? Don’t choose a sentence to the prison of depression.

The prison of the lack of health.
Lacking health is a real pain! The freedom we lose when we choose to live in a state of a lack of health is terrible – and unnecessary! We don’t have to live in that prison. We can choose a different sentence! We can choose health! My advice? Don’t choose a sentence to the prison of the lack of health.

The prison of doubt, worry, and fear.
This is a dark, dark prison. It is one that haunts you the whole time you reside there. It makes you believe that the surroundings are worse than the really are. It keeps you from enjoying life and becoming the kind of person you were intended to become! My advice? Don’t choose a sentence to the prison of poverty. My advice? Don’t choose a sentence to the prison of doubt, worry and fear.

There is another option. You can choose to be sentenced to success! You can choose to actually be set free! You can choose to walk out of that courtroom and live the life that you choose!

What can you experience when you are sentenced to success How about these:

Good health
Financial abundance
Emotional freedom
Positive relationships
A career you love
Spiritual liberty

And how will you experience these? By choice. Your choice. You choose exactly what kind of life you will live. You choose the sentence you will serve here on earth and the experience that you have.

Will you languish in a dark prison or in the open freedom that comes from the sentence of success? That depends on the choices you make.

I challenge you to choose this day to:

Pursue financial independence
Develop yourself spiritually
Make a change so you are in a career you love
Re-commit yourself to loving relationships
Achieve emotional health

Make a choice TODAY. Do not spend another day in a prison where you do not belong!

Where will you serve your sentence? You get to decide.

As for me?

I have been sentenced to success!

Author Chris Widener is a popular speaker and author who has shared the podium with US Presidents, helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams. Join subscribers in over 100 countries for a weekly leadership & success eZine by clicking here. Enjoy motivational audio programs from Chris Widener & other top speakers including Zig Ziglar & Brian Tracy by visiting www.MadeForSuccess.net

The Power of the "Law of Attraction"

Posted on June 23, 2010

The law of attraction is the magnetic power of the universe that draws similar energies together. It manifests through the power of creation in different ways and is ubiquitous.

The earth’s law of gravity is also a part of the Law of Attraction. This law attracts all thoughts, ideas, people, situations and circumstances.

The law of attraction draws to you thoughts and ideas similar to yours. It attracts people very similar to you in nature, thoughts and deeds. It also attracts corresponding situations and circumstances that befall you. It is this law and power that brings people of similar interests together.

Thoughts are great, swift and free; they kindle the light of the universe; they form the great glory of mankind. All your thoughts, all the images in your mind and all the feelings connected thereto manifest as your reality. Every achievement of your life is what your mind has attracted.

Indirectly, happiness and unhappiness in your life are your own creations. In other words, you can create your life consciously – attract those things which bring peace and enchantment to your soul and discard all negative thoughts.

How do we take advantage of this law? It is possible by creative visualization and affirmations. There have been people from ancient times onwards who have been able to practice this law and achieve lasting bliss.

The law of attraction is the most powerful and the oldest of the universal laws. It derives its power from the state of your mind. For your mind, both conscious and subconscious, serves as an unseen magnet which draws into your life circumstances and events according to your thoughts. In other words, you have to be extremely cautious in your thoughts as well as your deeds; they are being turned into reality.

The law of attraction is ethereal but very powerful. It enables a person to command the hand of faith. Always develop a positive attitude towards life. Think of the things you want in life. Have self-belief and be sure that you deserve them.

“How are you going to achieve them?” Do not worry about that. The laws of attraction will attract them and bring them to you. When you are waiting for them to come to you, you can already start your actions under the ardent belief that you already have them. Constant mental practice habituates you – you will realize that it is really effective.

Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.

You must realize that perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. To be an incurable optimist, your self-belief is vital; it is literally the gift of God for through it, you can solve any human problem. No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.

To what extent you can rise in life is not determined by what happens to you, but by how you handle it. Light one small candle instead of cursing the darkness – you will live the life of your dreams. Persistence and determination are omnipotent – talent, genius or educations are not. Filling the mind with happy thoughts will always attract happiness into your life.