Our mind is the greatest asset that we carry in our physical body. It is both an engine and an engineer that drives us. It can make you, on the one hand, the ‘richest person’ in the world, but on the other hand, it can hinder your every progress and hold you back in such a way that you just don’t get anything out of life and remain poor.
By ‘rich’, I mean, rich in all aspects of life, not just wealth – rich in both physical and mental manifestations. And in contrast, poor in these same respects.
One can, however, eradicate the mental blockades by proper education, training and practice. Here are seven simple mental steps that can free you from any sort of mental blockade.
1) Learn - Whatever you intend to be, have, or do, you need to have an education. And often than not, our basic education remains full of potholes, which makes our life-track irregular and bumpy. Just have a look at the so-called ‘Certified Educated mob’ that is emerging everyday now-a-days. What is their state? How good are they with their ‘bookish knowledge’? The successful among them do have something extra. Get that extra.
2) Be focused - The environment is such that it is very easy to get distracted. Distraction is caused both by greed and frustration. There are so many provocations and temptations around with so much promise, that greed, rather than desire, easily creeps in. Stay away from such provocations. Control your temptation. Say to yourself, “I must have some quality before acquiring a ‘certain desired thing’. Now, do I have that quality?” Build the quality first and then go for the goals. And have belief in this statement. Watch a soccer match. Suppose you wish to be soccer player and want to play for Manchester United. Now, can you just go out one day, get into the field in Man.U. shirts and play quality soccer? Can you give a pass to Ronaldo or Roonie to score? Can you score from a Ronaldo cross? The goal is the netted 3 piece goalpost, which is the target for all soccer players. Do you know how many years of life and how much time each day these players WASTE in order to become top target hitters? So stay focused on your goals and avoid temptation.
3) Don’t Quit – The other reason for distraction is frustration. It is when we quit without getting anything back on our initial investments. Now-a-days, we want & love to reap the result with little or no effort. Generally, the results don’t come as we hope. We easily get frustrated. And the obvious result is – we quit. Quitting a job makes you idle. And who doesn’t know that ‘the idle brain is the devil’s workshop’. So don’t quit. If you are not getting the results you have hoped for, then there must be something wrong, in particular with you. Find out what it is and correct it.
4) Do the Job – What job are you in? An insignificant one, do you say? A job is a necessity, just as both rice and bread are staple foods, or a cotton shirt or a jeans and jacket are general clothes. Do your job cordially and with conviction. Do not complain. If you complain, you are not liable to reap the rewards that you expect. If you don’t like your job, then why do it in the first place? And if you have nowhere to go, then what is the point about complaining? Love your job just as you love your food or love your holiday destination. That will bring out more productivity from you. And, after all, what do you need most for high rewards – high productivity, isn’t it?
5) Don’t expect reward – Rewards are not asked for, they are given. If you expect a reward for everything, it is a temptation that will distract you from your focus - your goals. Do not expect reward at each and everything that you do. Reward will come on its own. If the job is executed well, the reward will be well-bestowed. Shift your mind from expecting rewards to executing the job at hand in the most appropriate and proficient manner. Rewards will come. To every cause, there is an effect. If the cause perfects its role well, the effect will do the same.
6) Cherish your job – Do your job lovingly and cherish it. Enjoy doing what you are doing. Imagine that you have the best job in the world. Believe that you are the best in your field. Then stand up and deliver. Who knows, you might come up with the most bizarre, awe-inspiring thing! Most often than not, that had been the case with most of the vibrant, famous and successful achievers. Go through history and you’ll get a heap of names with such stories.
7) Don’t count money – The most amazing and extra-ordinary truth about money is that it always counts less every time it is counted. Counting reduces your store of money. Why do we count? In order to satisfy ourselves that it has at least remained the same, if not magically increased. ‘Even Della counted it three times and each time it was $1.87’ (The Gift of the Magi). So money is not to be counted, money is to be weighed. Weigh it until it feels heavier than what you have hoped for. Ok, I will give you a task. Do this sincerely. Start charting your normal daily expenses from day 1 of a given month. You’ll be amazed to see how your average monthly expenditure will rise. And you won’t have a clue how it happens. Do this exercise as a trial. Then stop counting.
Best of Luck!
Now OPEN YOUR THIRD EYE and enjoy a better life.
By ‘rich’, I mean, rich in all aspects of life, not just wealth – rich in both physical and mental manifestations. And in contrast, poor in these same respects.
One can, however, eradicate the mental blockades by proper education, training and practice. Here are seven simple mental steps that can free you from any sort of mental blockade.
1) Learn - Whatever you intend to be, have, or do, you need to have an education. And often than not, our basic education remains full of potholes, which makes our life-track irregular and bumpy. Just have a look at the so-called ‘Certified Educated mob’ that is emerging everyday now-a-days. What is their state? How good are they with their ‘bookish knowledge’? The successful among them do have something extra. Get that extra.
2) Be focused - The environment is such that it is very easy to get distracted. Distraction is caused both by greed and frustration. There are so many provocations and temptations around with so much promise, that greed, rather than desire, easily creeps in. Stay away from such provocations. Control your temptation. Say to yourself, “I must have some quality before acquiring a ‘certain desired thing’. Now, do I have that quality?” Build the quality first and then go for the goals. And have belief in this statement. Watch a soccer match. Suppose you wish to be soccer player and want to play for Manchester United. Now, can you just go out one day, get into the field in Man.U. shirts and play quality soccer? Can you give a pass to Ronaldo or Roonie to score? Can you score from a Ronaldo cross? The goal is the netted 3 piece goalpost, which is the target for all soccer players. Do you know how many years of life and how much time each day these players WASTE in order to become top target hitters? So stay focused on your goals and avoid temptation.
3) Don’t Quit – The other reason for distraction is frustration. It is when we quit without getting anything back on our initial investments. Now-a-days, we want & love to reap the result with little or no effort. Generally, the results don’t come as we hope. We easily get frustrated. And the obvious result is – we quit. Quitting a job makes you idle. And who doesn’t know that ‘the idle brain is the devil’s workshop’. So don’t quit. If you are not getting the results you have hoped for, then there must be something wrong, in particular with you. Find out what it is and correct it.
4) Do the Job – What job are you in? An insignificant one, do you say? A job is a necessity, just as both rice and bread are staple foods, or a cotton shirt or a jeans and jacket are general clothes. Do your job cordially and with conviction. Do not complain. If you complain, you are not liable to reap the rewards that you expect. If you don’t like your job, then why do it in the first place? And if you have nowhere to go, then what is the point about complaining? Love your job just as you love your food or love your holiday destination. That will bring out more productivity from you. And, after all, what do you need most for high rewards – high productivity, isn’t it?
5) Don’t expect reward – Rewards are not asked for, they are given. If you expect a reward for everything, it is a temptation that will distract you from your focus - your goals. Do not expect reward at each and everything that you do. Reward will come on its own. If the job is executed well, the reward will be well-bestowed. Shift your mind from expecting rewards to executing the job at hand in the most appropriate and proficient manner. Rewards will come. To every cause, there is an effect. If the cause perfects its role well, the effect will do the same.
6) Cherish your job – Do your job lovingly and cherish it. Enjoy doing what you are doing. Imagine that you have the best job in the world. Believe that you are the best in your field. Then stand up and deliver. Who knows, you might come up with the most bizarre, awe-inspiring thing! Most often than not, that had been the case with most of the vibrant, famous and successful achievers. Go through history and you’ll get a heap of names with such stories.
7) Don’t count money – The most amazing and extra-ordinary truth about money is that it always counts less every time it is counted. Counting reduces your store of money. Why do we count? In order to satisfy ourselves that it has at least remained the same, if not magically increased. ‘Even Della counted it three times and each time it was $1.87’ (The Gift of the Magi). So money is not to be counted, money is to be weighed. Weigh it until it feels heavier than what you have hoped for. Ok, I will give you a task. Do this sincerely. Start charting your normal daily expenses from day 1 of a given month. You’ll be amazed to see how your average monthly expenditure will rise. And you won’t have a clue how it happens. Do this exercise as a trial. Then stop counting.
Best of Luck!
Now OPEN YOUR THIRD EYE and enjoy a better life.
