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I am sure that we all list amongst our friends those who defend the power of theirown freewill vehemently and who brand psychics etc as charlatans; just as many willswear by their accuracy. The rest are perhaps too scared to find out; or as I havediscovered, those who are happy and satisfied with their lives rarely troublethemselves with the question of fate versusfreewill. The burning question of whatdestiny is and how to find one’s own destinyis the domain of those who are dissatisfied,unhappy or in turmoil.Madonna once said, “When youwant something badly enough, it isas if the entire universe conspires tohelp you achieve it.”Prolific writers on this subject like Uri Gellerand Jo Vitale, as well as books like ‘The Secret’contend that one’s life course is totally within our sphere of influence: we, not Fateare in control. They advocate the use of a combination of positive thinking,affirmations and visualisation to achieve one’s dreams. Their bottom line is thatvirtually ANYTHING is possible and the limit is simply one’s own imagination orbelief system. Is it really as simple as it sounds: how fabulous?Madonna once said, “When you want something badly enough, it is as if the entire universeconspires to help you achieve it.” This theory is at the heart of positive thinking.I conducted my own extensive research into this subject and found that therewas more to positive thinking than thinking positive. In order for visualisation,affirmations and the like to be effective, you need to root out both conscious andsubconscious beliefs which can scupper your best efforts at positive thinking. I wasamazed at how powerful subconscious beliefs could be! What I mean by subconsciousbeliefs, is the ideas which are set into or programmed into our thinking which wedo not often think about, but which influence all our decisions. Often these subconscious beliefs are planted by our parents, teachers or religions; here are someexamples: dreams don’t come true; stick to the day job; you aren’t good at maths; actors arealways out of work; everyone in our family is fat; money is hard to come by; being veryrich is sinful; you’re not university material; you’re working class; get a proper job; if youdon’t get married you will be on the shelf; money is the root of all evil; all the bestgirls/guys are taken. In order for positive thinking to be effective we have to eradicateall the negative seeds which others or perhaps past experience has planted within ourpsyche. It is not always easy as often these negative, limiting notions are deep seatedand, it is said that a negative thought is four times more powerful than a positiveone. This is one of the reasons why positive thinking often does not work; all ourbest efforts at visualisation and affirmations are undermined by that little voiceinside saying: this will never work; you don’t deserve it; it can’t be this easy. All ittakes is a small amount of doubt to negate everything.I return to Madonna’s theory and note that single minded, focused attention on a goalallowing no doubt to creep up on you should have exactly the results she has experiencedaccording to the theory.How often have you heard someone say: I’ll believe it when I see it or when I seeresults. However it rarely works that way, as Linda Goodman says, “For all thosewho believe, expect a miracle!” The belief or the mindset is the lynchpin.134