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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One the most important Self Improvement skills to develop to... Read More
If you have read this far, we both know you... Read More
This morning, on TV, I was amazed to see how... Read More
Here is a great way to create affirmations that may... Read More
I'm going to begin this article by sharing a little... Read More
Many of the problems we have with discipline are caused... Read More
Having clear goals and desires for our future, and planning... Read More
The 2004 final of the World's Strongest Man METRx Championship... Read More
Fourteen thousand civilised people died when the tsunami hit Andaman... Read More
"The principal purpose of business is to create a customer."... Read More
In the first part of this article you learned some... Read More
Today I was glad that I had bothered to read... Read More
Lets face it, no one enjoys rejection. But the reality... Read More
In this brief article we will explore four methods that... Read More
It has been truly said, and history confirms, that the... Read More
Change is one of the biggest concepts facing today's society.... Read More
If you help yourself, God and humans will help you... Read More
How many people do you hear complaining about their job,... Read More
If you are like me you have probably lost a... Read More
What do Sam Walton, Ray Kroc, Hilton, Marriot, Firestone, Elvis... Read More
Smile brings beauty to your face, charm to your personality... Read More
When you look into the eyes of a winner, what... Read More
Temp your way to the top Want to take the... Read More
I used to see a chiropractor who handed out a... Read More
"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the... Read More
Granger limo Chicago ..Your personal image: It's the most important YOU asset you... Read More
Material or physical success is often measured by the level... Read More
Smile brings beauty to your face, charm to your personality... Read More
There is a disquieting trend emerging among women particularly -... Read More
(1) Climb up from under the limitations of circum?stances and... Read More
Here is a great way to create affirmations that may... Read More
Think how often you see a friend or an acquaintance... Read More
Something's missing! As a Hispanic in this great country, I... Read More
Do you have what it takes to be really successful?Have... Read More
Anytime you are making ground and moving toward success, there... Read More
On your journey to moving past using food to cope... Read More
The starting point of all great success and achievement is... Read More
The simple action of writing the every day grocery demonstrates... Read More
Skills or beliefs; this may well be another example of... Read More
About a month ago, I was hit by a car... Read More
It is high time you know the truth about yourselves.... Read More
I've just sent an email to my mailing list based... Read More
All of us could work on our skills in influencing... Read More
Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation... Read More
Find a higher reason to reach your goal than just... Read More
There have been a lot of really good movies made... Read More
"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key... Read More
Those of you who know me, know that I am... Read More
Today I feel inspired that I should speak more to... Read More
One of the common elements you see in almost all... Read More
Success |