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 Master Your Mind, tagged how to, metaphor, peace of mind, stress on March 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Deadlines.
Promises.
Work, projects, and obligations.
Fear of loneliness.
Fear of failure.
Fear of success.
Never enough money in the bank. Never enough hours in the day. Never feel like enough, even if you already are.
Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged how to, meditation, peace of mind, philosophy, presence on February 26, 2013| 1 Comment »
In anticipation of writing this post, I sat in meditation for 20 minutes to approximate as closely as possible a mental state of being present in the moment. Although I think the best way to demonstrate such a mental state is face-to-face, I still think the choice of my words and the cadence of my language will convey it to you on some level. I am no expert in matters of spiritual enlightenment nor do I care to be, but I believe that everyone can benefit from meditation and meditation-like activities. Meditation is simply a process of becoming present in the moment.
Posted in Step Up, tagged charisma, confidence, courage, dating, how to, interpersonal, philosophy, writing on February 19, 2013| 5 Comments »
Of course some degree of self-awareness is natural, but if you are stuck inside your head more often than you would like, unable to express yourself authentically and unabashedly to others, then here are a few ideas you may find useful.
1) Let yourself ease into it. Whether early in the morning at work or early in the night at the club, take it easy. Even if everyone around you is already chatty, laughing, having fun, and you feel like you don’t belong, still give yourself time to shift gears into social mode. You don’t have to go racing out onto the track from the get-go. Realize that most people need time to warm up the engine, as it were, before they can go for a spin.
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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