Good Monday Morning!  The sun is shining in Indianapolis and our beloved Indianapolis Colts won another close game, 23-17!  GO COLTS!

We have all heard it before, but it is worth repeating and taking the time to reflect on.  Our life is a result of the way we think!  Its that simple.  

Want to lose 20 lbs?  Say, I CAN DO IT!  Want to have a new car or toy?  Say, I WILL!  Want a new job?  Say, I CAN!  Want to payoff your mortgage in 10 years?  Say, ABSOLUTELY, I CAN do it! 

The biggest challenge.... is your first thought after asking those questions!!!  You will find an excuse for everything:  "I don't have time to work out, I work 70 hrs/week and raise 3 children"  "I have no money and putting 2 kids through college, there is NO WAY I can buy a new car or pay my mortgage off early!"  "I cannot get a new job, I don't have any other skills!"  Well, guess what, you are exactly right..  you are where you are because your thoughts dictate your action.  Your body, your mind, your happiness, your job, your friends, your financial situation, your daily attitude, your life, everything you have and do is determined by the way you think.  Kinda scary, huh?  Actually, its pretty cool..  YOU and only YOU get to decide on how you think, no one else.  

That means you are in control of what your life looks like.. not someone else. 

It is MONDAY MORNING and I want everyone to be very aware today of all your thoughts.  Instinctly, you will have negative thoughts throughout the day, but be aware of those initial thoughts and immediately turn them into positive ones.  Smile throughout the day.  It is impossible to be in a bad mood when you are smiling, just try it.  Find something to really 'belly' laugh at today at least 3 times.. 

At the end of the day, you will not have let anything limit your success or happiness, you will have been happier and less stressed and more than likely, you will have made other people happy along the way.  

Beginning this week.. no more I CAN'Ts and negative thoughts.  Its pretty cool when you think about it.. your whole life can change, just by the way you think!  

Happy Monday!

Derek Gutting, The Gutting Group, Keller Williams Realty, www.GuttingGroup.com