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what one thing do all successful people have in common? What one thing separates those who go to the top from those who never seem to get there? The answer. Good thinking. Those who embrace good thinking is a lifestyle. Understand the relationship between their level of thinking and their level of progress. They also realized that to change their lives, they must change their thinking a different way to think. I've been a student of good thinking all my life, so I know how important it is for making progress. In the first book I wrote back in 1979 titled Think on These Things, I said, Your life Today is a result of your thinking Yesterday Your life Tomorrow will be determined by what you think today. The title of that book was inspired by the words of the Apostle Paul, who admonished us, Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. My father, Melvin Maxwell, often quoted those words to me. He felt they were important. Why? Because he is an example of someone who changed his life is a result of changing his thinking. If you met my dad, he would tell you that he was born with a naturally negative bent to his thinking. In addition, he grew up during the Depression, and when he was six years old, his mother died. He was not a happy or hopeful child, But as a teenager he began to see that all the successful people he knew had one thing in common. They filled their lives with positive thoughts about themselves and others he desired to be successful like them. So he embarked on the daily task of changing his thinking to his delight. After much time and effort, his thinking changed him. People who know him today see Dad as a totally positive person. They would be surprised to find out that he started his life with a negative mind set. This change in his thinking allowed him to rise to a level of living that seemed above his potential. He went on to be the most successful person in his professional circle. He became a college president and touched the lives of innumerable people. To this day he is my hero. Changing from negative to positive thinking isn't always easy, especially if you have a difficult time with change. For some, it's a lifelong struggle. Do you know what most people's number one challenges when it comes to making positive personal changes? It's their feelings. They want to change, but they don't know how to get past their emotions. But there is a way to do it. Take a look at the truth contained in the following syllogism major premise. I can control my thoughts. Minor premise. My feelings come from my thoughts. Conclusion. I can control my feelings by controlling my thoughts. If you were willing to change her thinking, you can change your feelings. If you change your feelings, you can change your actions, and changing your actions based on good thinking can change your life.