The Quest for Everlasting Success: September 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

How Can These Thought Control Secrets Make You a Wise, Effective, and Unmatched Professional? (Part 1 of a series)

Are you looking for a change in your life? Do you feel that you’ve stopped growing as a person? Do you feel that your life and career have stagnated and you’re ready to take them to the next level? Are you dissatisfied with your current position and eager to advance to a happier and more prosperous position?

The only way to survive and rise to the top of the successful career ladder in today’s economic conditions is to become a wise, effective, and unmatched professional who cannot be replaced or laid off. You must be indispensable! You must be independent, in control, and able to find and attract the best possible position for your skill set—so that even if you ARE laid off, you can still fight your way back to success. And the only way to achieve all of that is to CHANGE.

Let’s face it—we all need to change and improve our lives for the better in one way or another. Most people do try their best to improve their lives so that they can have all the things they dream of for themselves and their families. But the fact is that very few people follow the right approach to real change. Some try to develop new habits, some quit their jobs and start their own businesses, some go back to school, some relocate to other countries where they can find higher salaries and better positions.

You might have noticed, however, that although everyone tries to change, only a select few actually succeed in that endeavor and are able to make significant changes and improvements in their lives. Those few lucky people seem to possess some hidden secrets that allow them to effortlessly advance and reach higher levels of success.

But you can join their ranks. As a professional, you can easily and effectively change any aspect of your life just by mastering and following the ONE tactic that is responsible for any life change. This ONE tactic has been used by all successful people throughout history—a fact I can state confidently based on my own research and the interviews I conducted with over one hundred of the world’s most successful thought leaders and business experts.

All of those experts understand that they absolutely cannot waste their time and energy on activities that don’t lead to positive outcomes. They know that they need to focus on just ONE thing, the ONE tactic that holds all the power to totally transform their lives.

That one tactic is THOUGHT CONTROL.

Here’s the #1 fact you need to understand and imprint in your mind: When you change your thoughts, you change your reality.

If you want to change any aspect of your life, no matter what it is, you need to first change the corresponding thoughts. Your thoughts drive everything in your life because your thoughts trigger actions and actions trigger results. A thought is the beginning of any manifestation. Thoughts have the power to change the whole world.

That is what we are going to examine in this series of articles. You are going to discover powerful thought control secrets and tactics that can transform you into a wiser, more powerful, and more effective professional who can make a difference.

To demonstrate the power of thought and how it can lead to dramatic change, let me take you back five thousand years and share with you a short scene from the reign of the pharaoh Akhenaten.

Akhenaten was a pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, as well as a philosopher and a thinker. In the early years of his reign, he lived in Thebes with his wife Nefertiti and his six daughters. Initially, he permitted the worship of Egypt’s traditional deities to continue at the nearby Temple of Karnak. In the fifth year of his reign, however, the pharaoh began a major religious reformation that resulted in the deterioration of his relationship with the priests of the god Amun-Re.

This relationship was completely broken when Akhenaten eventually took the decisive step of establishing the sun disc Aten as the exclusive, monotheistic god of Egypt. He then disbanded the priesthoods of all the other gods and diverted the income from those cults to support the god Aten.

Soon after the reformation, the pharaoh began construction on his new capital of Akhetaten, or “Horizon of Aten,” at the site known today as Amarna. In honor of Aten, Akhenaten also oversaw the construction of some of the most massive temple complexes in ancient Egypt. In these new temples, Aten was worshipped in the open sunlight rather than in dark temple enclosures, as had been the previous custom.

Do you see what a life-altering change a single thought can lead to? Like Akhenaten, you too can effect a massive positive transformation in your life simply by changing your thoughts and inhabiting new and powerful ones.

Here’s to the first and most important thought control tactic ever: CLARITY.

You need to understand that all the knowledge and support in the world won’t help you achieve anything unless you KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT.

When you know what you want, you hold the ultimate power to create the ideal life that you dream of. Clarity of purpose is the most powerful thought control tactic ever known.

Before I end the first part of this series, I want to ask you to do one thing: over the next month, think deeply about what you want out of your life. What is your life purpose?

If you need help, you can use the seven easy steps laid out in "The Life Purpose Discovery System" to help you find your true purpose in life.


(You can check it at: http://www.LifePurposeDiscoverySystem.com )

And keep this thought in mind until next month: all achievements begin with a simple IDEA!

To be continued…


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© Copyright 2008 - Mohamed Tohami


Mohamed Tohami is the author of "The Pharaohs' Code: Creating a Joyful Life and a Lasting Legacy". He helps professionals find joy in their lives before it's too late. For more information please visit: www.Tohami.com

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Leaders' Skill Sets

Yesterday, I've answered a question on LinkedIn that I would like to share with you here.

The question was: "What are the skill sets typically shown by those who are leaders as well as those aspire to be leaders?"

Here's my answer:

Two things:

1. Strength
2. Honesty

Yes, only two things!

Leaders are STRONG and HONEST.

Strength is about self mastery and honesty is about relationships mastery.
Strength is about you and honesty is about others.

If you are strong enough and people believe in you then you have it all.

Actions:

1. To increase your strength: develop a clear vision, believe in yourself, increase your self esteem, take bold actions...etc

2. To increase your honesty: be a master communicator, no broken promises, integrity is key, respect others, follow Tony Alessandra's platinum rule that states: "treat others as THEY want to be treated!"

Simple, right?! It only needs some practice.

Feel free to comment on this post and share your thoughts.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Creating a Positive and Productive Work Life

On October 14th, I'll be holding a teleseminar with Joel Zeff author of "Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative and Productive Work Life"

Joel Zeff creates energy. Corporations and organizations nationwide seek him out to motivate and energize their employees on such topics as creativity, communication, teamwork, passion and fun.

How do you Make the Right Choice?

You are definitely working in a time of great change and stress. How do you manage change and stay passionate and energized at your job? Can you be happy during a recession? How do you take responsibility for your happiness when so many changes are out of your control? That's what you are going to discover in this dynamic and energetic Teleseminar.


If you would like to attend this free teleseminar, you can sign up at:



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