What does Gratitude have to do with Success?

"The truly successful individual is one who lives in a perpetual state of gratitude." — James Arthur Ray The Science of Success It seems fitting, while looking forward to a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, to explore this topic about which I am so passionate. It never fails... when I speak of success principles and mention "gratitude" as one of the most powerful principles for success, I get looks of confusion. What does gratitude have to do with becoming successful? Everything! Follow this process through: Every thought has a corresponding image. Every image has a corresponding vibration (everything is energy, and energy vibrates—see The New Science of Life by Rupert Sheldrake). Every vibration has a corresponding action. Every action has a corresponding result (see "The Law of Cause and Effect" in The Science of Success). Here's the flow: Thought > Image > Vibration (or Feeling) > Action > Results. With this understanding, begin to think about the underlying thought that must be present to be ungrateful. To lack gratitude, you must believe that your situation is permanent and "as good as it gets." Think about it... if you KNEW your current situation was temporary and that new results and goodness were on their way, you would not be ungrateful. You would be excitedly anticipating the future. Wouldn't you? Not quite with me on that one? Let's think of the opposite. To be grateful regardless of current circumstances necessitates that there is a strong underlying belief that: "I may not be totally excited about my current results, but I KNOW that they are nothing more than the outcomes of my past thinking and action. Because I KNOW that goodness and improvement are on the way, I am excited and grateful in advance." Think about it again... If you absolutely KNEW WITHOUT QUESTION that your desires were coming to you, would you be worried now or would you be excited, confident and grateful in advance? You would also never toil, strain or hurry. You would confidently go about your daily tasks in a focused and centered manner—because YOU KNOW what's coming! "The mark of a champion is the ability to be grateful in advance of receiving the physical manifestation of the result." WOW! Think about that one for a week or two! :o) This proverbial "Attitude of Gratitude" (the Thought in the equation above) creates powerful images, powerful feelings, powerful action and amazing results. My challenge to you is to live in a constant state of awe, amazement, joy and gratitude. Make Thanksgiving Day every day, and you will be a magnet to money, people and everything you desire. Here's an exercise to help you end your day with gratitude: I have made it a daily practice, every single day (even when I'm on the road), to begin my day with two words: "Thank you." Then, I begin to think of all the things that I'm truly grateful for in my life. Small things are just as important as large. I end my day with gratitude as well. Every night before going to sleep, I ask myself, "What am I grateful for today?" I then must come up with 5 things (yes 5!). Often they are small things, yet there is so much for which to be continually grateful. I challenge you to implement this exercise with someone you love (or even with yourself) just for this week and experience how powerful it will be in your life. Have a grateful month and make your life magnificent! Your coach and mentor, James Arthur Ray President/CEO James Ray International P.S. I'd like to give you a free gift just because I'm grateful that you're one of my subscribers. I have put together a free e-coaching program called Seven Steps to a Winning Life. It's designed to give you principles and tools guaranteed to grow results in all areas of your life. By enrolling in this high-impact program, I will coach you over the next 21 days to accelerate results physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually. Sign up by clicking here: http://jamesray.com/resources/e-coaching.php