Sunday, December 13, 2009

Mindset

Your mind is your most important asset.

Your mind dictates the reality you live in.

It has the capacity to affect everything you believe possible and it can be trained to improve yourself in all areas of your life.

The way you think determines the direction of your life. Everyone sees the same situation from different perspectives. The way you see and hence approach the situation (or in other words having the right mindset leading to taking responsibility) greatly influences your outcome.

You have to be aware of how your mind works. Sometimes, your mind acts counterproductive to your purpose. This can occur when you want to do something you want but your ego is stopping you, when you place undeserved value on others, let emotion dictate your thinking, lose sight of morals, become too pompous, become conditioned, let time erode significance, misinterpret human interaction or overanalyse.

Self-esteem is more important than any education you can receive. I know some of my best high school friends, some of whom are well educated are in bad depressed states. The common theme is missing self-esteem.

Mindset is greatly affected by habit, belief, environment, superstition, and mental illness. Take superstition for example, which can control people's lives, through the belief that certain numbers, events or objects bring good or bad luck, even though it may not be so.

The only thing we do have control over is our own thoughts and beliefs, if we choose to exercise control.

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