The mind is about the most important part of the human make up, it is the determinant of lives outcome, no wonder the bible says "guide your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life (proverbs 4:23). Everything in life starts and ends with the mind, it is the mind that determines the destiny of an individuals life; the mind is the rail path on which the journey of life drives. The progress and entirety of an individuals life is a function of the ability of his mind to paint and accommodate the right pictures, this is true because the bible says " beloved i wish above all things that thou prospers and be in health even as thy soul (mind) prospers" (3 John 2).

More so, you can see that the prosperity (total advancement) of a mans life is directly proportional to the pictures on his mind, as a man thinks in his heart so is he, therefore your mental picture will always determine your actual future. You cannot live above your persuasion, how far you will go in life is a function of the destination on your mind,your health, wealth, family and all your lives endeavour are all at the mercy of the pictures on your mind.

Whatever the mind can conceives it can achieve, the mind is likened to the film in a camera, whatever object the camera snaps the image of the said object is imprinted on the film in the camera, and whenever the pictures are produced, it is exactly the image of the object snapped. There is no way the film will produce what was not imprinted in the camera, that will be abnormal.

Among many, one major component of the mind is the imagination, this part of the mind is responsible for creative thinking.There is a nation that has never known defeat, it has never lost a battle, it is the richest off all nations, this nation is the IMAGE-NATION it is nowhere on the map, where is it? you may ask, it is in you and it is your imagination.

One good thing about the mind is that it can grow and can be developed, therefore if the mind is this important, then something has to be done about it to increase its capacity and productivity.

You will be as you have always been except for two things; the books you read (information) and the company you keep (association).

INFORMATION;
A world celebrated figure Helen Keller once said "if books are opened we will discover we have wings and can fly" the difference between two people is the information that one has and the other does not, successful people are people with quality information at their disposal, this goes to say your worth in life is predicated on the quality of information at your disposal. The more informed you are the more developed your mind becomes and the more useful you become in the society. Thank God for technology, browse the net, read books get information at all cost; because your relevance in the 21st century is a function of the information you have and apply.

ASSOCIATION;
There are several ways to predict a mans future one of these way is to know his association, you are a product of the influence you get, and who else influences you like the people with which you often mix up, you become what you see, hear and feels; what you constantly look at you eventually look like. your friends will determine to a great extent your values which in turn determines the outcome of your life. Choose to invest in your mind, make it a priority, it is your greatest asset. whatever you invest in your mind will produce after its kind, your mind is your life guide it.

I am Amaha Jeff-Anthony, an author and a motivational speaker, i am the president of the Total Human Empowerment Mission (THEM), an all encompassing networt of ministries, E-mail; totalhumanempowermentmission@yahoo.com, i have just authored a book tilled "GRADUATES, WHICH WAY" I am also working on another one tittled "IT'S A DREAMERS WORLD" I am also the editor of the magazine "TOTAL EMPOWERMENT" a bimonthly publication of our organisation, which is geared toward empowering the total man (body, soul and spirit). I am also a contributor to other magazines and publication like LIVING LETTERS, LIVING WATERS, WORD IMAGE and LIGHT HOUSE. We organise serminars, conferences, lectures and talk shows for the categories of people we reach out to, examples youth, widows, retirees, disabled and students, all of this are all part of the vision of the organisation to bring these individuals to the discovery and the realization of their potential and raising achievers in different field of human endeavour.