Move Ahead 1 Advance News - November 2004
By Special Guest Columnist, Brian Dodge
 Do you want to become the person you always hoped to be? If you do, don't start by trying to change your actions. Start by changing your thoughts that will in turn result in the change of actions. In today's high-tech, fast paced world, it can be difficult to find even one place that allows you the quiet time to work on your thoughts each day and to contemplate how they impact your overall results. Where is the best place to think? Everybody is different. Some people think best in the shower. My brother thinks best when he is running; my sister thinks best when she is mountain climbing with her husband. I do my best thinking in the following places:
My truck: I get lots of uninterrupted time to contemplate my thoughts and ask myself why I'm choosing to have these thoughts. Are they thoughts that help me and the people around me? I usually listen to tapes or give concentrated focus to my thought process of the day while in my truck.
On airplanes: Because of my speaking schedule, I spend a lot of time on airplanes. I either read to generate ideas or spend the time taking down notes about my thoughts and ideas that can help people get closer to the truth in life.
My barn: During my live seminars, I always mention “the barn” as the place I find balance in my life. It is where my children, my dogs, and my horse love to be. I have some of my most important thoughts during my “barn time.”
My spa: This is one of my favorite places to go and just relax for I remind myself of the most important thoughts that I will never lose. Each time I'm in the spa, my thoughts seem to find a better place in me. I really think it is the relaxed mood in which I find myself during the spa time. This is the one place that I don't find the thoughts they seem to find me.
In general, thoughts rarely come to mind fully formed and completely worked out. Most of the time, individuals need to contemplate on their thoughts to fully understand them. With time and effort towards your daily thought processes, you can and will produce that person in the mirror that you have always hoped you would be. Your thoughts matter, because you are a product of your thoughts.
As you shape your thoughts, you find out whether an idea has potential to make a difference in your life. Too many people want others to change their thoughts when it is you that must change first. Once you do, you will truly obtain a clear picture of why certain thoughts are so important at this time in your life.
Life Is Good!
Bryan J. Dodge | 
