According to no special scholar or thinker, the end result of a man is determined by his thinking process. This is nothing profoundly deep, or new in reality, but for me it made an impact. So the stages go: 
Thought
                                     Act
                                     Habit
                                     Character
istic                                     Destiny. 
For example: One considers...
Stealing;
                             Steals (
at this point, it was a freak occurrence);
                             Serial/habitual stealer;
                             Thief (
title earned);
                             Behind bars/rich/
not inheriting the kingdom of heaven. 
Just felt to share.