The power of MAGNETIC THINKING

Until thought is linked with purpose there is no intelligent accomplishment. With most people, the focus of thought is allowed to "drift" upon the ocean of life. Aimlessness is a vice, and such drifting must not continue for those who wish to steer clear of catastrophe and destruction.

Author’s Note: In 1902 English philosopher James Allen wrote a powerful essay titled “As A Man Thinketh.” Over one hundred years later though difficult to comprehend because of its dated composition style, As A Man Thinketh is still considered to be one of the most powerful essays ever written on the subject of self help and personal development. Robert Allen’s insight is profound in that it guides the way for us to consciously mold our character and shape our destiny. This revised updated and condensed series titled “The Power Of Magnetic Thinking --- How To Take Control Of Your Life And Your Destiny” is a modern derivative of Allen’s 1902 public domain essay.

People who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pitying, all of which are indications of weakness, which leads to failure, unhappiness and loss. Weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe.

We should conceive of a legitimate purpose in our heart, and set out to accomplish it. We should make this purpose the centralizing point of our thoughts. It may be a worldly object or it may take the form of a spiritual ideal, but whichever it is, we should steadily focus our thought-forces upon the object. We should make this purpose our supreme duty, and should devote ourselves to its attainment, not allowing our thoughts to wander away into fleeting fancies, longings, and imaginings. This is the royal road to self-control and true concentration of thought. Even if we fail again and again to accomplish this purpose (as we necessarily must until weakness is overcome), the strength of character gained will be the measure of our true success, and this will form a new starting-point for future power and triumph.

Those who are not prepared for the undertaking of a great purpose should fix their thoughts upon the faultless performance of their duty, no matter how insignificant their task may appear. Only in this way can the thoughts be gathered and focused, and resolution and energy be developed, which being done, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished.

The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth, that strength can only be developed by effort and practice, will begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never cease to develop, and will grow divinely strong.

As a physically weak person can make himself strong by persistent and patient training, so can the person of weak thoughts make themself strong by exercising in right thinking.

To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them; and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.

Having conceived of his purpose, we should mentally mark out a straight pathway to its achievement, looking neither to the right nor the left. Doubts and fears should be rigorously excluded for they are disintegrating elements, which break up the straight line of effort, rendering it crooked, ineffectual, useless. Thoughts of doubt and fear never accomplished anything, and never can. They always lead to failure. Purpose, energy, power and all strong thoughts cease when doubt and fear creep in.

The will to do springs from the knowledge that we can do. Doubt and fear are the great enemies of knowledge, and those who encourage them, who do not slay them, thwart themselves at every step.

When we conquer doubt and fear we conquered failure. Our every thought is allied with power, and all difficulties are bravely met and wisely overcome. Our purposes are seasonably planted, and they bloom and bring forth fruit, which does not fall prematurely to the ground.

Thought allied fearlessly to purpose becomes creative force. Those who know this become something higher and stronger than a mere bundle of wavering thoughts and fluctuating sensations. They become conscious and intelligent wielders of their mental powers. (Continued next week.)

Ernie Mitchell, Moose Lake Hill, Orr, MN, © All Rights Reserved 2010.