Are You Programmed To Succeed?

[Olise Atenaga]

It is not uncommon to hear that your thoughts produce your feelings, which determine your actions, and that your actions ultimately determine your results in life.

But the question that is not addressed usually is what generates the thoughts that take an individual down the path of feelings, action and result?

The answer is simple, it’s your programming. It’s what you have in you - the ideas that have been fed to you and in some cases is still being passed on by others or self administered. It’s your experiences and expectations based on what you heard and witnessed. Your programming is the source from which your thoughts are generated and if your programming is faulty, so will your thoughts and ultimately your results.

Change your programming and the thoughts that come out will be right and produce the right results you want and deserve.

Changing, adjusting or fine tuning your programming is not a one off or onetime event, it’s a process. The way you go about it is by putting in the new information that will ultimately lead to producing results that you want through your ears, eyes and mouth. Through reading, listening, watching and the things you say.

One’s programming is so important and can be likened to the foundation of a building.

In my favourite book of all times, there was a story about a young man named Joshua. His people were in transition to a better place. During this time, his master and mentor, Moses, died and God appeared to him and gave him the huge responsibility of leading the people on. He was instructed by God to carefully obey all the advice Moses his master had given him without deviating from them. He was told to meditate on them day and night in other to be successful in everything he did. He listened and was very successful.

In this story, Joshua was being taught to work on his programming and just like the young man Joshua, if your input is right, so will your output.

Do not spend time beating yourself up for having thoughts which you do not want, you will only end up thinking those same thoughts over and over again. Change your programming. Listen and absorb materials that contain the ideas you want to think on, soon, your thoughts will reflect your input.

Whatever your current programming, begin to input the cause of the result you seek and in no time at all you will have a new or better programming generating the thoughts that lead to your feelings which produce the actions you need to achieve the results you want.