The Gold Mine Within You

In 2004, Professor Wiseman, an English psychologist, announced the result of an eight-year study carried out by his team. He concluded that good luck or how lucky a person becomes, depends on that persons mental attitude. In other words, the study found that consistent good attitude produced the so-called good luck in the people studied. Also, poor attitude led to ill fated results in those observed. The second conclusion by Professor Wisemans team was that the way the mind is attuned using affirmations or positive mental declarations influenced how lucky people are. In other words, if you keep repeating to yourself that you are a success which in itself is an affirmation, you are bound to succeed.

That same month of May, there was the unusual story of one Mr. Tokoyumi, a 96 year-old Japanese student, probably the oldest university student in the world! Some curious inquirer asked Toyokumi his longevity secret and he replied in just two wordsPositive Attitude.

One afternoon in April 2004, I was thinking of how to contact my wife when my phone rang and guess who was on the line-my wife, of course. But the interesting part was when she asked: Did you try to phone me? and I replied: No, but I was only thinking of calling. We both laughed.

Now what do you find common to all three stories I have just told you? Just one thingthe power of the mind or what I have popularised as MIND POWER, which I developed over the years into a philosophy. Most people are unaware about the enormous power of their minds. Do you realise that there is a gold mine lying dormant within you?

What is the mind? You may ask. Some psychologists describe the mind as the active and spiritual nature in man, which utilizes the brain and the nervous system to express itself. Basic human functions as reasoning and perception among others are all mental processes for which the mind has been equipped.

However there is something more important than these. Man has evolved over the generations to become the king of all creatures. But for his superior mental ability, he would have stood no chance of survival against such ferocious and powerful animals like the lion, tiger, leopard, elephant and others. Based on physical strength alone, the human race would have been wiped out millions of years ago. Mans sovereignty over creation has been aided by the use of the most powerful weapon available to him, his mind. Even the Holy Books of the worlds two great religions, Christianity and Islam, acknowledge this human dominance. Reference is made to this fact in the Holy Bibles Genesis and the Korans suras 18, 25 and 35.

Mankind has come a very long way in terms of progress measured materially and intellectually. Yet, many of us continue to impose iron clad limitations upon ourselves. Some of us adopt a fatalistic view of life, ascribing our failings and misfortunes to divine manipulation. No one should in fact place a ceiling over his head as to how much he can achieve in life. Each one of us should use the greatest gift we were given at birth, our mind. Use it to discover what you are best at and then go for that thing and excel in it. Certainly, there is that gold mine in you, waiting to be mined. For some, they are already doing this and would easily appreciate this message. No one should ever place artificial ceiling over his or her head.

It follows therefore that the only limitations we face in attaining success are those we impose upon ourselves. Those limitations are purely mental, but then they manifest physically. Therefore in order to liberate ourselves from the shackles of self imposed limitations, we must start from the mental realm, where the gold mine is lodged within you. Here the philosophy of Success through Mind Power described step-by-step in the book and can be easily followed. You are guaranteed success.

Author: Michael Obi

Southern Buddhism
Brian Tracy