People say: "One can't help one's thoughts." But one can. The control of the thinking machine is perfectly possible. And since nothing whatever happens to us outside our own brain; since nothing hurts us or gives us pleasure except within the brain, the supreme importance of being able to control what goes on in that mysterious brain is patent. This idea is one of the oldest platitudes, but it is a platitude whose profound truth and urgency most people live and die without realising. People complain of the lack of power to concentrate, not witting that they may acquire the power, if they choose.
And without the power to concentrate; that is to say, without the power to dictate to the brain its task and to ensure obedience; true life is impossible. Mind control is the first element of a full existence.
Hence, it seems to me, the first business of the day should be to put the mind through its paces. You look after your body, inside and out; you run grave danger in hacking hairs off your skin; you employ a whole army of individuals, to enable you to bribe your stomach into decent behaviour. Why not devote a little attention to the far more delicate machinery of the mind, especially as you will require no extraneous aid? It is for this portion of the art and craft of living that I have reserved the time from the moment of quitting your door to the moment of arriving at your office.
"What? I am to cultivate my mind in the street, at the office, in the bus, and in the crowded street again?" Precisely. Nothing simpler! No tools required! Not even a book. Nevertheless, the affair is not easy.
When you leave your house, concentrate your mind on a subject (no matter what, to begin with). You will not have gone ten yards before your mind has skipped away under your very eyes and is larking round the corner with another subject.
Bring it back by the scruff of the neck. There you have reached the station you will have brought it back about forty times. Do not despair. Continue. Keep it up. You will succeed. You cannot by any chance fail if you persevere. It is idle to pretend that your mind is incapable of concentration. Do you not remember that morning when you received a disquieting letter which demanded a very carefully worded answer? How you kept your mind steadily on the subject of the answer, without a second's intermission, until you reached your office; whereupon you instantly sat down and wrote the answer? That was a case in which "you" were focused by circumstances to such a degree of vitality that you were able to dominate your mind like a tyrant. You would have no trifling. You insisted that its work should be done, and its work was done.
By the regular practice of concentration (as to which there is no secret; save the secret of perseverance) you can tyrannise over your mind (which is not the highest part of "you") every hour of the day, and in no matter what place. The exercise is a very convenient one. If you got into your morning bus with a pair of dumbbells for your muscles or an encyclopaedia in ten volumes for your learning, you would probably excite remarks. But as you walk in the street, or sit in the corner of the compartment behind a pipe, or "strap-hang" on the Subterranean, who is to know that you are engaged in the most important of daily acts? Who can laugh at you?
I do not care what you concentrate on, so long as you concentrate. It is the mere disciplining of the thinking machine that counts. But still, you may as well kill two birds with one stone, and concentrate on something useful. Something that you like and are passionate about.
I wish you the best of luck in the control of your mind. ( Which by the way I don't belive in, I believe in self-effort, not luck!). Persevere and be patient, you will succeed!
**Attn Ezine Editors / Site Owners** Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your ezine or on your site so long as you leave all links in place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Carl Cholette is a young entrepreneur who is specialized for finding and creating business opportunities.Discover, how you can travel the world at wholesale prices while making $2,000 to $10,000 a month with 95% of the work done for you! Click NOW =====> http://www.coastalcenter.ca
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was one of the worst periods of time in... Read More
How many times have people asked you what you really... Read More
Dr. Wayne Dyer published his best-selling book, "10 Secrets for... Read More
The HungryIn May of 2005 there were over 2 million... Read More
Reading lots these days? Having trouble remembering and recalling? For... Read More
Successful people set ambitious goals. But the high standards and... Read More
An acquaintance of mine once lamented that she was utterly... Read More
I spoke recently with the owner of a large clothing... Read More
Being a spiritual teacher has continually frightened me. Not because... Read More
One of the common elements you see in almost all... Read More
Most of my clients had a vision of the contribution... Read More
Back in my early marketing days, finding the magic ticket... Read More
Why is true success so rare?Why does research show that... Read More
Each and every day, there are people all around the... Read More
Often, what people say about other people behind their backs... Read More
To achieve what you want, what you desire, needs a... Read More
I'll be the first to admit that everyone has his... Read More
Unless you have been living in a cave, you have... Read More
Creating a goal tracking chart is as simple as drawing... Read More
This revelation hit me the other day while I was... Read More
The power went out. Again!I looked out my second story... Read More
I was hired to do some training for a sales... Read More
There is a saying that goes something like this: Getting... Read More
Wealth is more than money. It's abundance, or as the... Read More
Dr. Deepak Chopra is a well-known author of more than... Read More
cleaning lady near Lincolnshire ..Today I feel inspired that I should speak more to... Read More
Following are a series of questions I needed to ask... Read More
Smile brings beauty to your face, charm to your personality... Read More
If you want to make more of your talents -... Read More
There is one big "secret" to success that can help... Read More
Does it surprise you that only 400 cokes were sold... Read More
We've all been driving down the road and seen those... Read More
In 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down and the... Read More
Have you ever met people who exude charm and charisma?... Read More
The story that is being used to illustrate the concepts... Read More
One way to become more successful in your life is... Read More
So, how can you succeed online without ever experiencing the... Read More
Unfortunately we come into contact with negativity everyday. We can't... Read More
If you are like me you have probably lost a... Read More
The simple action of writing the every day grocery demonstrates... Read More
How many times have people asked you what you really... Read More
The problem with writing about success is that almost everything... Read More
Mike, his feet dangling above the city, opened his lunch... Read More
What if I told you that you could be more... Read More
Persistence is the foundation of success. Although there are many... Read More
If you want to be rich and famous, you have... Read More
Management by Objectives, strategic planning, quality, teams, re-engineering. Passing management... Read More
Congratulations! You are the president of your own nation, and... Read More
Why do some people end up with boring jobs living... Read More
(1) Climb up from under the limitations of circum?stances and... Read More
Success |