Posts Tagged ‘mind’
Any Idea How Powerful Your Thoughts Are?
If you were to see your mind as a perfect creative force, bringing into physical existence all of those things that you consistently focused on, would it change the way you think? You have probably heard the phrase, "garbage in, garbage out" applied to the mind of man. It was a phrase used in early days of computer science eluding to the fact that computers will process whatever information you put into them, and correspondingly spit out a result based on that information. So, if you put nonsensical data in, you would get nonsensical [...]
From A to B And All Points In Between
I had some business to tend to out of town the other day, so I took a trip on an airplane. I have traveled quite a bit over the years for business, and I have done a little for pleasure as well. I enjoy it for the most part, although it usually leaves me a little tired and weary at the end of the day. It did occur to me though, that one of the coolest parts about traveling is how you can start the day, for example, having breakfast in New York City and end the day with your head on your pillow, home sweet home, somewhere in [...]
Who Do You Think You Are, Anyway?
What is it that you really want to do? I mean really want to do? Who is it that you really want to be? What's the goal...the ultimate achievement? What is the one thing that you would like to accomplish if there was nothing holding you back? Think about it. (You can pause here if you like) Get it set in your mind. (Really, do this, it will be fun, revealing, and quite possibly life changing) Have you got it? Okay, now what if I told you that I know exactly what it is that's holding you back...and that by getting this one thing [...]
Are You Insane?
Here’s one you’ve heard before: “Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity”. If you are in sales, you no doubt have heard it a hundred times. Actually, I’m now starting to think that the real definition of insanity might be hearing that definition of insanity and still doing absolutely nothing differently. Doesn’t that sound like craziness to you? To illustrate - I was in a training meeting not long ago, where I was talking with some of my brightest sales people [...]
Imagine That…or This
I was hanging out with my kids the other night and we were talking about all sorts of cool stuff. We were laughing and having a wonderful time, as we often do in our crazy household. At some point during the conversation it occurred to me that one of the best parts about talking with the kids is in just listening to what they come up with next. Kids have such wonderful imaginations. They are pure and they are free. They haven’t taken the cultural beat-down that we have as adults. They haven’t been introduced to limitation. [...]
Take a Second to Become the Best
The idea of being the best at something will no doubt stir all of us in some way. Try this little exercise – think about the concept of being the best for a moment - what feelings comes over you or what pictures pop into your head? I imagine when most people think about being the best, thoughts of Michael Jordan or Oprah Winfrey or Robert DeNiro immediately manifest in their minds and they think something like, “I could never be like them. Well, I could, but only if…(fill in one of 1,001 excuses here).” It feels pretty [...]
Dare to be Happy
You want happiness? Then be happy! One of the greatest discoveries you can make in all of life is that you are fully capable of being happy at any time and in any place just by deciding to be. I often tell people to become conscious of their thoughts and feelings and if they don’t like them…simply change them. Of course, just as often I get that “you must be crazy” look back from them. But it’s true - You can become more positive right now, wherever you are just by making the decision to be. Literally, it only takes a [...]
