Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, metaphor, persistence, philosophy on June 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I like to think of myself as a mechanic working to convert my mind into an engine of success. Like a piston pumping back and forth in perfect rhythm, I want my mind to produce the results I want, when I want it, and with predictable consistency. I want this because I understand that my role models did not get that way by making success a one-off mark, but by making it an unshakable habit. (more…)
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged courage, decisions, discipline, journey, metaphor on March 31, 2013| 8 Comments »
“The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too.”
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
How many of you thought I wasn’t going to meet my stated goal of 8 posts this month?
I’m sure there were at least a handful of you. This month presented a good opportunity to write about this topic, a time when I would be stretched so thin that I might actually fail and have every excuse to do so. But there are no excuses. It does not matter that I got sick twice this month, that I had to host 2 friends in my apartment from out-of-state, that I was doing continuing education, or going to a Tony Robbins seminar, that I was working more than I’ve ever worked in my entire life. When you decide on a personal standard, you must commit to it, no matter what. No exceptions. There is not a human being on this earth who has ever done anything of note without setting a personal standard and committing to it.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged discipline, how to, philosophy, procrastination, work on March 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
What goes on in your head when you don’t do the right thing?
I’ve been asking myself this question whenever I’ve failed to act in accordance with my stated goals. You know what you should do, I tell myself, but you don’t always do it. I know you, reader, have been through the same thing, because we are human, and by our nature we are imperfect.
Posted in Step Up, tagged confidence, courage, discipline, interpersonal, philosophy on March 3, 2013| 1 Comment »
This post is meant as a wake-up call for lifelong complainers and excuse-makers.
When you look at someone who has what you want, do you ever try to rationalize away his success?
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged balance, discipline, how to, metaphor, willpower on February 12, 2013| 2 Comments »
Willpower, the workhorse of the conscious mind, is relatively tame compared to instinct and habit, the twin engines of the subconscious mind. Yet without willpower, you and I become nothing more than passengers riding along a predetermined course. The subconscious, the unthinking part of the mind, controls our thoughts and actions under times of great stress, fatigue, hunger, insecurity, and fear. If you are driving and a car comes barreling at you unexpectedly, there is no time to think about your speed, the other driver’s speed, whether to veer to the right, veer to the left, stop, or even how to brace for an impending collision. All of this is weighed and determined instantaneously by the unconscious mind. (more…)
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