The eternal question asked by philosophers and seekers everywhere is- "Who am I?"
The answer involves going beyond the very evident 'physical self' and into the subtle. Leave the physical 'I' behind and go in search of the very subtle 'I', the Self.
This Self is what people call 'Source' as it is the source of everything that you experience. It contains everything that you see and feel around you, yet it is untouched by it all, remains in its most natural state of beingness, and is just pure love and joy.
If you bring the power and qualities of Source to the physical 'I' things start to happen because you have awakened the latent power in you which till date was just pure untouched potential.
Your mind contains just a tiny portion of who you can be. You are much more than who you register right now as 'you'.
Who you think you are gives rise to thoughts. Many people ask how they can think positively because they are constantly living in the current reality of what they 'think' things are like. This is understandable given the current space that they could be in. For example, if you think that you are a woman burdened by life just living in between 'sad' relationships, your thoughts arise from the space of being that woman, drawing more of the same to you and reinforcing your beliefs. If you consciously change the space of who you think you are, your thoughts will change reflecting the new you.
Thinking from the correct space is very important and you can consciously rise beyond your so-called immediate physical reality to become much more, by simply changing your mental space. You can then discover potential that far exceeds your current physical circumstances and go beyond what 'happens' to you and actually became creator of your life journey, and also become empowered to help others do the same for themselves.
Life is like a buffet, and thinking correctly helps you make your life choices from this buffet. Your choices determine who you are, and using the power of your choice, you can move towards who you want to be, someone who deserves good. As you start to provide for yourself now with energy boosting positive people, this indicates your choice of being in the company of the positive and this draws you powerfully into their energy. Allow yourself to be drawn into the company of happy and successful people (success being that place which gives you a feeling of absolute well being).
As you remove your focus from negativity and deliberately put it on the positive, this positive gets drawn to you more and more. This is a skill that you can develop. There is no longer any reason for you to watch failure happen again and again and say "It's happening again, it's my fate". It is not your fate to make failure and unhappiness your constant companions. What happens is your choice. You are the story teller of your life journey. Can you rewrite your story the way you'd like it to be and when you read it, can you go "Wow this is my life, it ROCKS!" I mean it, pick up a pen and some paper (or open a document file on your laptop) and write your life story. Get your juices moving as you fill in details and bring that story into living color. How do you think the producers and directors of movies feel when they make a new movie? They get all involved in their project and they want a success story because millions of dollars are being invested into their movie including their reputation. Well you are investing nothing less precious and that's your life! Write your success story now and smile as you see it come alive.
Know that you have the potential to do whatever you set your mind on. Know that every life area can blossom successfully and it happens simply because that is who you are, successful. Know that you are adored and cared for, because you are adorable and completely deserving of love. Here's to yourself and all that you can be!
Sugandhi Iyer is the founder of Life Business Creations. 
