It's a fact, especially when you're watching events related



to terrorism, kidnapping, murder, accidents, or calamities.

These incidents make you worry and will leave you feeling weak

and insecure. Imagine the uncomfortable feeling of becoming a

victim someday. This will have a negative effect on your

outlook in life.

Your surroundings have a big impact on you. How can you think

and grow rich if you're bombarded with messages that relates

"how difficult life has become" or "how poor most of us has

turned out to be?"

You can't change your environment, but you certainly can

control your mind. This is where visualization comes into

play. Use your imagination, just as you would when you're

still a little child. Imagine your home as a palace, your

simple meal as fine dining gourmet, and your nearby park as

your favorite vacation spot. Just imagine. Unconsciously,

your thoughts will transform the images into their physical

components.

If the media can indirectly influence you just by reporting

what's happening around, imagine what impact everyday people

have on you. These are the people that you see and meet

everyday. These are also the same people who are expressing

their own views of what is right and what is wrong.

When we grow up in a negative environment, we tend to acquire

the traits and characteristics of people around us.

Many gangsters have been brought up by folks who have either

misguided them or have taught them the wrong things in life.

Through the years, they have instilled within themselves the

vices of people around them.

Here's another case.

Pick a nice person, throw him in a group of bad-mouthed

individuals who incorporates swear words in their everyday

language. Sooner or later, you'll notice that nice person

speaking in the same manner as the group.

This just goes to say that anyone who joins in the company

of a like-minded group will have a big chance of being

influenced by the personality of that group. So what

can you do if you're surrounded by people who deviates

from your way of thinking?

You can't just avoid them. They'll think of you as a snob.

Don't change the way you treat them, but simply learn how

to shield out pessimistic comments or suggestions.

Sometimes, they will dictate you to do what you are against

to do. Be firm with what you believe in. Do not let them

affect your decisions. You know that you can do what they

thought would be impossible. If you have to suffer the

ridicule, so be it. You will have the last laugh anyway.

Moreover, you should be with people who have the same

principles and ideologies as you do. You will be more

encouraged to continue your dreams if you have a support

group or mentor who will prod you to pursue your goals

despite the setbacks.

When I was starting my internet endeavors, no one (and

I mean not even one) of my relatives and friends believed

me. But I did not let their discouragement stop me from

becoming successful.

I remained firm in my quest to make a living online. I

made friends with respected internet marketers who shared

the same vision as mine. They have also experienced the

same treatment from non-believers; but they have proven

that what the mind can conceive, it can achieve. Through

their help, I was able to put aside my doubts and achieve

my goals.

You have the power to make your dreams a reality. Now

show the world what stuff you are made of.