Whatever It Takes

What is thought? Thought is something more than you do. It is what you are as well. Thought composes our entire being except for the portion of us that is form, or our physical body. This newsletter will take an interesting look at the concept of thought, and how to will yourself to happiness and success.

Your desire to improve your life or your health is really the thought to improve. Your will to live is really your thought to live. Your feelings are also preceded by thought. What I’m trying to get at, is that all your behavior is caused by what you are thinking. Everything on the face of the earth is all thought! Now that you all officially think I’m crazy, let’s apply this to a situation. Say, you’re trying to lose some weight. Instead of seeing (or thinking of) yourself as an overweight shell of the person you want to be, begin to think of yourself as that much happier, healthier person you want to be. Get an image and never let that image out. You will then begin to act on that image, and find your eating and exercise habits adjusting to fit that image. Also, remind yourself that the lighter, healthier person that you visualize is already here, even though he/she is surrounded by some excess weight.

Now let’s talk about how to WILL yourself to success. “I gave it my best shot” or “I really tried hard” are missing something; will. You must be willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. That’s part of the visualization process I talked about earlier. If it means getting less sleep, or doing things unconventionally, then so be it. Everything- your dreams, your aspirations- that you picture in your mind are already here waiting for you! You just have to be willing.  If you can think it, it means it already exists, because if it didn’t, you wouldn’t be able to think it. If you don’t believe me, ask Einstein!

Willingness is really a state of mind. It’s an internal statement that says “I will be happiness” and “I will take the next step towards making my dream a reality.” Are you willing?

Also, realize there is no such thing as failure. Get this concept out of your thoughts. You never fail, you simply produce results. If you attempt to lift 200lbs and only lift 150lbs, you didn’t fail, just produce a result. Your concept of failure comes from someone else’s opinion of strength. You can either think you are weak, or you can keep working on your strength and proceed from the results.

Regardless of the circumstances of your life, you are the writer, author, director, and producer of your mental images. You always act on these images. Your circumstances do not determine what your life will be. They only reveal all kinds of images you have chosen up until now. Everything from your health to your finances, to your relationships, you are acting on these images. Your mind stores away all of the images that you elect, and you carry these thoughts out like daily assignments. You cannot have a feeling without first having a thought. If you want to change some aspect of your life, start by changing your thoughts. Once your thoughts reflect genuinely what you want to be, the appropriate emotions and behavior will come automatically. Believe it, and you will see it!

*Ideas and concepts of this newsletter were based on the best selling book, “You’ll See it When You Believe It” by Wayne W. Dyer.


Tyler Hanson
BS Kinesiology
AFAA CPT