6 Steps to a Stronger Mind

6 Steps to a Stronger Mind
Our minds are all we've got. They are the source of who we, both personallyand professionally, are. They determine our success or failure. They are ourstrength and our weakness. With the quality of our entire lives resting on our minds, it's unbelievablethat we choose to fill them with so much garbage. The amount of negativityfrom television, newspapers, tabloids and other media that bombards us on adaily basis is amazing. We would never think to fill our bodies with only junkfood, right? Heck no. We know that if we ate nothing but French fries and icecream we would experience negative consequences like skin blemishes, weightgain and rotting teeth. But with mental junk food we don't see the physical consequences right away.When our minds are constantly filled with negativity and bad news, our mindsbegin to decay. That's why we need to develop a strong, Herculean-esque mind.Developing your mental muscles will give you the power to accomplish anythingyou want in life. Sure, it takes some discipline on your part, but look at theworld's greatest bodybuilders. They don't show up at the gym every once in awhile. They create a workout schedule and they are at the gym every day, nomatter what. Hire yourself as your mental manager. Figure out how much you're going topay yourself and make up a job list. Here are six jobs to assign to yourselfto create a stronger mind.
1. Read Right - How much good news do you see in the newspapers? Editorsusually say, "If it bleeds, it leads." Not much chance of positivity there. So, read something else. Read books good books. Books that motivate you.Books that inspire you. Look up some of the great inspirational authors onamazon.com or in your local bookstore. Read them every morning and / or everynight, before you go to sleep.
2. Share Your Mind - Find someone, or a group of someone's, who have the samedesire to share positivity. This is called masterminding. Great successes arecreated when great minds come together and think about the same things.
3. Find A Mentor - I learnt a lot from my Mentor about life than I ever hopedto. Who are the people you admire most, whether you know them or not? Figureout whom you'd like to emulate and study them. If they offer seminars, attendthem. If they've written books, read them.4. Listen to Motivational/ Inspirational CDs and Tapes - This is one of themost important habits you can create for yourself. Find inspirational audiomessages and listen to them over and over. Earl Nightingale, one of the mostbrilliant thinkers of our time, had this to say on the subject: "Tapelistening is the most important advance in technology since the invention ofthe printing press." With audio tapes and CDs, speakers can reach 10 times asmany people as the printed word ever could.
5. Sign Up and Attend Seminars - The motivational messages you hear at seminars, and the inspirational people you meet, reinforce your self-esteemand positive thinking. You can search out seminars via the internet,newspapers or local colleges and universities.
6. Turn Off the Television - On average, the television set in a home is onover 4 hours a day. Just like any bad habit, it needs to be broken. I'm notsaying that all television is bad. No. I'm simply recommending that you cutback on your television viewing. Decide how long you're going to watchtelevision and then turn it off when you're time is up. Try cutting back your television viewing one hour every day at first. You can use that time to reada book, listen to a motivational tape, walk your dog or spend time with yourfamily. After reading these six steps maybe you're saying, "But, I can't do it. I justdon't know if I can be this dedicated to bettering myself? Who else are yougoing to be dedicated to if not yourself? Because when it comes right down toit, folks, you are all that you've got. Jobs and relationships come and go.Children grow up, leave the nest and get lives of their own. Then there youare, alone with yourself. Why not create a "you" you can be proud of."Amaze yourself; manifest your full potential." - Mark Victor Hansen