Earl Nightingale's "You Become What You Think About!"

My favorite author, speaker, and business coachme to complete a 30 day challenge where I
Mr. Earl Nightingale once wrote in a book "Youwould continue to be in control of my thoughts. I
Become What You Think About" Ever since thefailed to stay positive many times for 30 days,
first time I read that phrase my life has changedand forced myself to start my challenge over
in a big way and I hope to be able to pass thatmany times. But after I completed my challenge,
on to others.everything was changed forever.
I grew up in a very small town in NorthernIn the next few years I worked on 2 of the top
Canada. The whole time I was growing up Igolf courses in North America, I started two
thought that once you hit the town limits thesuccessful businesses, I got married, had my first
world just came to an end. As I grew up I sawchild, bought our first home and travelled to some
that wasn't the case, but my world was still veryof the most beautiful places in the Northern
small.Hemisphere. I became what I thought about, and
In my early twenties I had chosen my careercontinue to do so today.
path to be a greens keeper on a golf courseI carry a card in my pocket that I look at every
(remember Bill Murray's character from the movieday. As Mr. Nightingale suggested on one side of
Caddy Shack, that was me) I loved my job butthe card it reads:
wasn't always sure it was going to bring me toYou Become What You Think About
the promised land.Ask; and it shall be given to you
On my 24th birthday I received the book "TheSeek; and you shall find
Strangest Secret" It changed my life forever (myKnock; and it shall be opened unto you
Ah Ha! moment) Earl Nightingale wrote "YouOn the other side of the card my most
Become What You Think About" I didn't like theprominent goal is written:
person I thought of myself as, and from thatI am a millionaire earning over 1,000,000$ per
moment on, made a conscious effort to changeyear
my thought patterns to the person I wanted toBy serving families and helping others
be.Become wealthy by the age of 30
It didn't happen overnight. I struggled for a fewCreate your own card today and carry it with
months to see the person I wanted to be, but Iyou. Look at it several times a day and especially
continued to work on it. Mr. Nightingale challengedwhen negative thoughts enter your mind.