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Before You Think Another Thought: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Create Your Life

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For those who don't want to spend years in Applied Linguistics classes (I used to teach the subject), who have read "What To Say When You Talk To Yourself," and who don't want to wade through the philosophical mire of the Seth books and other similar pedantic tomes again, this little blue book is for you.

In one hour the reader can learn, through easily read text and simple to remember graphics, the basics of how our beliefs create our thoughts, and in turn, how our thoughts create our experiences. Written in a modern, upbeat, non-metaphysical style, Mr. Doyle says what needs to be said without any gingerbread. The exercises are simple and incredibly enlightening.

I passed this book around my circle of colleagues, and most said something to the effect of "I wish I were teaching THIS! It's about how to deal with oneself in the real world, which we all need to know before tackling chemistry or English or sports."

I've read all the texts and taught many, both good and not-so-good, and Mr. Doyle's "little" book is the best.

In Before You Think Another Thought, Bruce I. Doyle III, writes that "thoughts and beliefs are the basic elements of all creation. They exist as tiny waves of energy called thoughtforms, whose sole purpose is to carry out the intent of the thinker." He further explains that the lives we live, whether happy or miserable, are the direct result of what we think.

Doyle uses real-life situations to show how our underlying "core" beliefs are developed, and how thoughtforms are created that support those beliefs. The thoughts and beliefs lead to feelings, which then lead to reactions. Those reactions determine our life's experience, leading Doyle to maintain that "beliefs determine experience."

He says "the good news is that with the recognition that you are creating your own life, you can start taking charge--as the designer of your life, no longer a victim of life's random circumstances. You become self-responsible." He explains how developing a positive attitude can change beliefs, and thus change experiences. He offers suggestions for developing positive attitudes so as to get whatever it is that you want from life.

He adds that we can't avoid unpleasant feelings, but we can experience them, and then move on. They don't have to hold us back unless we think they do. He also says that we need to be patient, as "everything in your life will [not] change miraculously overnight."

The appendix includes exercises for recognizing and removing your limiting beliefs and thoughtforms.

Doyle says that "every one of our thoughts is a thread in the fabric of what we experience in our lives. And each one of us weaves our own cloth." In Before You Think Another Thought, he offers readers "new insights into achieving the life you deserve" by teaching them how to transform their negative thoughts and beliefs into positive life experiences.

This book is the most exciting and refreshing eye opener for me in 10 years. Some people say you have to see it before you believe it. I know that the way the universe and real life works is that you must first believe and visualize positive thoughts in order to see them created. This is the first step for people seeking to end hopelessness and self-pity. Don't overemphasize the negative elements of your life. Give more weight to positive and simple pleasures of life. This book would make an excellent gift to graduating seniors.

Before You Think Another Thought: An Illustrated Guide to Understanding How Your Thoughts and Beliefs Create Your Life
by Bruce Doyle

Before I go into the review proper, let me ask one question?

Have any readers watched the award-winning movie, 'What the Bleep Do We Know!? Down the Rabbit Hole', starring Marlee Matlin & directed by William Arntz?

It's part documentary, part story, & part visual effects & animations. but mind-blowing! In many respects, it's also controversial! It plunges the viewer into a world where quantum uncertainty is demonstrated - where neurological processes, & perceptual shifts are engaged & lived by its protagonist (Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, a very fine actress) - where everything is alive, & reality is changed by every thought. Watch it, with an open mind, if you haven't done so.

From this movie, I come to know about the work of Dr Joe Dispenza, one of fourteen scientists, researchers & thinkers featured in the movie.

According to Dr Dispenza, "quantum science tells us an observer directly affects the nature of reality. Electrons behave like waves of probability until an observer looks for their position; then, they demonstrate characteristics of particles, i.e., solid matter. If observation - putting conscious attention on any one thing - can affect the material world, then by mastering that ability, can we have greater control over our future?
Neuroscience is showing us how thoughts shape reality. The brain's one hundred billion neurons connect in diverse combinations called neural networks. When we welcome new thoughts and experiences, our neurons respond by wiring together, a learning process termed neural plasticity. Through concentration and repetition of thoughts, neural circuits become "hard wired."

Are we basing our thoughts on what we've already wired in our memory, restricting the level of mind with which we view reality? Is our familiar environment monopolizing our thoughts, producing only routine experiences? As observers within the quantum field of potentials, perhaps we are only limited by our knowledge and observation skills. If by developing these abilities we can rewire our brain, we should produce tangible changes in our life."

Dr Dispenza has also made this amazing observation:

"Most people are distracted by the external world, so they don't use the frontal lobe properly. Everything in our environment in constantly feeding the brain information. Our senses are what allow us to interprete reality. As long as we believe the external world is more real than the internal, we'll always be using the same brain circuits to process information. The moment we accept that our internal world affects our external world, then we must begin to use our frontal lobe." Wow!

Why am I writing all about these observations in this review & what's the connection?

Well, I have come to realise that this wonderful book by Bruce Doyle, which I have read in the mid-nineties, provides useful tools & strategies to help readers to rewire their brains & bring tangible changes to their lives.

I like this book because it reinforces the fact that we have the power to choose our internal world, - & at the same time, the power to discreate it, if it's disempowering. Personal breakthoughs come from changing our internal world. The book is also very well written. It's crisp, succinct & yet illuminating! Best of all, the author offers some positive suggestions & simple exercises. I strongly recommend anyone who wants to take full charge of his/her own life to read it.

This book is for those who truly want to take RESPONSIBILITY for their lives. So that means, one does not just read the book once and put it on the shelf to collect dust. This little guide is full of information and tools which one constantly needs to refer to and use on a regular basis. When I feel "stuck", I ask myself "what am I doing to create what is occuring at this point in time?" Sometimes I have to refer to a certain chapter in the book and, combined with some introspection and self-discovery, I usually find my answer and move forward! Since reading this book, I have become increasingly aware of my 'limiting' thoughts (when they occur) and now have the tools to eliminate them! Thanks to the author for sharing some of his personal experiences and for caring enough to write such an easy-reading, enligtening book! I sincerely hope he is working on Part II! I have a lot of "living" to do and intend to enjoy every moment!

This is a basic book on how your thoughts are vibrations. They vibrate out into the Universe and you get exactly what you vibrate. This is a good book to carry around in a purse or pocket to remind yourself of this simple Law of Attraction.

Short and sweet. As other reviews point out, yes, this may not have anything new, but it is written so well and so simply, that all you've read before finally sinks in!

What I like about this book is its brevity. It teaches the same things as the other metaphysical books, but with fewer words. Examples would be like the acronym F.E.A.R., false evidense appearing real; what you think about expands; staying positive and removing limiting beliefs by replacing them with a corresponding empowering belief. Example would be "I am a good speller" instead of "I am a bad speller." If you don't want to wade through thousands of words on metaphysical truths but would rather have the short, abridged version of metaphysical self help, then buy this. Also Maxwell Maltz's book called Psycho-Cybernetics which I think was published back in 1960 would be a good complement to this one.

Before You Think Another Thought is short, insightful and to the point. It is easy to read and the thought process is well developed.

There is no question that your circumstances are a direct result of your thought process. While this is a difficult concept for most folks to grasp, it is true and Doyle does a good job of leading the reader to this conclusion.

The book is written in simple terms and has a fairly good set of exercises in the appendix.

While the concepts are simple, like any process that requires you to change, they are not necessaily easy. In fact the author cautions against trying to make massive changes in your life. Rather giving the sound advice of taking small steps and making one change at a time.

These concepts are not new. But they are presented in a fresh and easy to understand manner and can serve as a great way to reinforce what you may have been taught by others.

It is certainly worth reading.

Although "Before you Think Another Thought" is a relatively small book (less than 125 pages), it's filled with amazing and easy to understand insights about how our underlying beliefs are creating our experiences on a daily basis.

The best news is that, although our limiting beliefs have had a great impact on our lives so far, once we identify & explore them, we have the ability to CHOOSE whether or not to keep them as they are, or to change them. If we choose to change them, and replace them with an empowering belief, our lives will begin to change.

Mr. Doyle has included many great illustrations & examples to help the reader better grasp the ideas he presents, and has also included an appendix that includes several tools for identifying, exploring and changing our limited underlying beliefs.

Overall, I found this to be an interesting, easy to read book with far reaching implications. I would highly recommend it!