thought on Achievement

The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act.

We sow a thought and reap an act; We sow an act and reap a habit; We sow a habit and reap a character; We sow a character and reap a destiny.

What Determines Happiness?  Imagine a movie theater full of a hundred people. These hundred individuals represent the full continuum of happiness: Some are exceptionally happy, others less so, and ...

I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.

A remarkable aspect of your mental life is that you are rarely stumped.

Mind-management is a skill that needs to be learned and constantly upgraded as we grow from childhood into adulthood. For every new experience we need a new set of mind-management tools.

Too often we give real estate to things in our lives that either haven’t earned their land or were never meant to occupy important space in the first place.

Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. What we think shapes who we are.

Another Bible translation says that Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord” (NKJV, emphasis added). What did she mean by magnifies? When you look at something through a magnifying glass, it looks much...

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

When we have the same thought again, the line of the original thought is deepened, causing what's called a memory trace. With each repetition the trace goes deeper and deeper, forming and embeddin...

There is no way out of one’s inner life, so one had better get into it. On the inward and downward spiritual journey, the only way out is through.

Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it.

To most people nothing is more troublesome than the effort of thinking.

The battle for your life is fought and won in your mind. God wants you to take control of your mind, in Jesus' name, through the power of His Holy Spirit. You can think your way into changing your...

One thing is certain: if you don’t shape your life, it will be shaped for you. And to shape your life, you need to know how to shape your mind—you need mind-management.

At the start of the process the idea is just a thought - very fragile and exclusive. When the first physical manifestation is created everything changes. It is no longer exclusive, now it involves a l...

Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.

The insight that we can exercise some control over our thoughts and feelings is deep in Christianity.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

In recent years, an entire discipline of modern psychology has developed called cognitive behavioral therapy. This breakthrough teaching reveals that many problems, from eating disorders to relational...

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

You will always find what you are looking for. Think about the difference between two birds: a vulture and a hummingbird. Vultures soar high in the sky, looking and searching. What does a vulture find...

We think in generalities, but we live in detail.

The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas.

But it’s not so simple, that sort of “quiet hour”. It has to be learned. A lot of unimportant inner litter and bits and pieces have to be swept out first. Even a small head can be piled high inside wi...

I began to see a pattern at work in many of us. Our emotions were leading us to thoughts, and those thoughts were dictating our decisions, and our decisions were determining behaviors, and then the be...

My thought it is a wanton ranger,  It skips away;  I fear 'twill bring my soul in danger  On Judgment Day...

The greatest spiritual battle of our generation is being fought between our ears.

God's Word must be so strongly fixed in our minds that it becomes the dominant influence in our thoughts, our attitudes, and our actions. One of the most effective ways of influencing our minds is...