This document discusses the power of thought and consciousness to shape one's reality. It explains that an individual must first "be" a certain way through their thoughts before they can "do" or achieve certain things. A key passage from Charles Haanel's "The Master Key System" is analyzed, stating that one's thoughts are a creative vibration, and the quality of one's conditions depends on the quality of their thoughts. The document advocates aligning one's thoughts with the "Universal Mind" to create positive results, while also noting we are responsible for the consequences of our thoughts, whether constructive or destructive. The overall message is that by changing one's thoughts, one can become a greater person and achieve more in life than they ever

1. PART I……Recognition of Your POWER
“All great things come through recognition. The scepter of power is
consciousness and thought is its messenger, and this messenger is
constantly molding the realities of the invisible world into the conditions
and environments of your objective world.” (CF. Haanel)
There is a „Power‟ that has been made available by the Infinite Creator to every
man and woman who will become aware of it and seek to exercise it in their
lives. In CF. Haanel‟s wonderful work „The Master Key System‟ He refers to this
Power that comes from searching within ourselves well over 100 times in his 24
week correspondence course written almost 100 years ago. After reading and
studying the Master Key System 8 times now since I first discovered it through
a friend in 2006 I personally feel that this „Finding of your Power‟ to be the
major theme or apex of Haanel‟s whole work. For those who can find
,assimilate, and apply this Power in their life what they can “Be, Do, and Have ”
in their lives is almost unlimited
With that in mind I would like to explore what I call “The Power of Being” (or
Becoming) mid-week here at „Matthewsmatters‟ for the next few weeks in order
that you might better grasp „Your Power to Be or Become‟ and thereby craft a
Life that you would love to Live and attain. It is possible for anyone who so
chooses starting today to begin to Be or Become the person they choose to Be–
as Haanel says in week 4 “I can BE what I will BE” .
In week 20 (“The Spirit of Things”) Haanel makes an amazing statement that
is the focus of my thoughts on the matter of „Being or Becoming‟…..
“Thought is creative vibration and the quality of the conditions created
will depend upon the quality of our thought, because we cannot express
powers which we do not possess. We must “be” before we can “do” and
we can “do” only to the extent to which we “are,” and so what we do
will necessarily coincide with what we “are” and what we are depends
upon what we “think.

2. Every time you think you start a train of causation which will create a
condition in strict accordance with the quality of the thought which
originated it. Thought which is in harmony with the Universal Mind will
result in corresponding conditions. Thought which is destructive or
discordant will produce corresponding results. You may use thought
constructively or destructively, but the immutable law will not allow you
to plant a thought of one kind and reap the fruit of another. You are free
to use this marvelous creative power as you will, but you must take the
consequences.”
From this passage above please consider the following Ten „Key‟ thoughts:
1. Thought IS a creative Vibration
2. The Quality of the conditions we create depends on the quality of our thought
3. There is a „Power‟ to be Possessed which we may not yet have
4. We must 1st „BE or BECOME‟ before we can ever do or achieve
5. We can only „DO‟ or achieve to the extent of who we „ARE‟ as a person
6. Who we are as a person depends on WHAT WE THINK
7. You can align your thoughts with a Greater Mind-The Universal Mind (Infinite
Creator)
8. You have a FREE Will to choose and therefore Create conditions (good or bad)
that you determine
9. You can not think a thought of „one kind‟ and expect an opposite result
10. There ARE consequences to your thoughts.
So in my study of this of this passage I contend today If you want to do and
achieve greater and more positive results from your life you must become a
bigger or greater person than you currently are. All of us daily, by our thoughts
(vibrations) are creating something anyway. It is my intention in this series to
begin to show you, that you and I are far more capable of an awesome life than
we have ever before imagined, If we will but stand up and occupy the place the
Infinite Creator has destined for each of us.