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What goes on within you holds more importance than what goes on around you. As a matter of fact, more often than not, it is what goes in within you (which is your thoughts) that defines what happens around you through your actions. What you will become in life has a direct relationship to what your dominant thoughts are. Obviously, your dominant thoughts give rise to the actions, which are repeated to form your habit and your attitude, which then defines your future.

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One of the major problems facing humankind is related to the mind - that is the way people think. This is just like it has been said: an empty mind is more pathetic than an empty pocked. With a positive mentality and mindset, you can engage your mind and your hands productively and then the pocket will become full. But if the mind is empty, there is a high probability that it will also sap the pocket of its resources. If people can solve the problem of mindset, then they would have overcome the major problem of humankind.

It is true that things may not be moving in a particular predicted form or it may not even be going as you have planned it, or it may be outrightly negative, but you should not empower the already negative situation with a negative thought. When you bring in a negative mindset into a negative situation, the complementary actions will also be negative and you will end up with gross negativities. 

To win the battle against negativities, you have to start by having a positive mindset and then let your actions be influenced positively by your mindset. Take this instance: if a room is dark, the only way to salvage the already dark situation is to bring in light. In the same way, in this world that is already ladened with gross negativities, the solution lies in first having a positive mindset and then allowing it to reflect in your actions. Your actions are basically extensions of your thoughts. You can predetermine someone's potential actions just by knowing their thoughts.

It is worthy to note that, more than anyone can realise, someone's actions and their lifestyle are controlled by their dominant thoughts. Your thoughts of yesterday serve as a superset for you actions of tomorrow. If you want to shapen your tomorrow, then you should start by realigning your thoughts positively. Anyone that cannot control their thoughts will not be able to control their actions and this will also tell on their future. Note this: your mind is not a garbage for unwholesome thoughts. Everyone may be given a mind to think, but thoughts are the absolute prerogatives of each person.

To be able to take charge of your mind and control your mindset aright, you need to be cautious of certain things. Firstly, be cautious of what you hear and see. More than you can ever imagine, what you hear and see will influence what goes on in your mind. You cannot constantly listen and watch negatively inclined materials and hope to have a positive mindset. You can control what you watch and what you listen to in order to control what you think in your mind.

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In addition to being cautious of your sights and sounds, you should also be cautious of the kind of acquaintances and friends you relate with. There are certain types of people that you will company with and you will begin to think negatively - that is the people that always think and speak negatively. In the same way, if you keep company with the people that think, speak and act positively, you will be influenced positively by them and you will also see yourself tilting towards positivities. The truth is that the influence that your friends and acquaintances have on you cannot be denied. You cannot choose their influence on you, you can only choose the kind of friends to make. So make the wise choice.

***Thanks for reading***

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