Willie Horton's Personal Development Ezine

Issue No: 236 - November 7, 2011

Today's Quick Tip

Calm down, take the rush out of life, stop doing useless stuff that you don’t need to do – and really pay attention to the important things you do need to do. Pay attention using your five senses – in other words, come to your senses - immerse yourself in the important tasks. That mental focus will lead you to where you want to go...

Today's Personal Development Video

Today's Reflection

THE HABIT OF SUCCESS - PART 4: MIND MANAGEMENT

STOP - REFLECT - CHOOSE

Not all habits are bad for us - it's automatic habitual 'living' (or merely existing) that does untold damage in our lives. You need to know the difference between when it is appropriate to employ habitual behaviour and when you can use habitually performed tasks as a mental exercise to enable you develop your mental focus. And you need to come up with a daily action plan to manage your mind accordingly.

Watch the entire video series - The Habit of Success - on YouTube

Obviously, I’m not sure at what time of day you’re reading this. Undoubtedly, however, you are surrounded and pre-occupied by the priorities (rightly or wrongly) of the day, the cares of the world. “Pre-occupied” is a very expressive way of summing up the way our minds can be hijacked by squatters – thoughts, cares and worries that are already there when we try to calm ourselves and clear our minds.

But clear our minds we must. So, as you read these words, simply stop yourself in your tracks. Check to compare whether your state of mind is all that it should be – clear and present, just to this moment – nothing more, nothing less.

If you find that you’re mind is pre-occupied, you’ve a choice to make. Otherwise, you will fumble through your day like all the other mindless morons who credit themselves on being normal. You need to choose to take at least five minutes out of your busy day – to make sure that you’re at your very best for the rest of the day and that you can do just what you need to do (the right priorities) whole-heartedly.

Otherwise, you’re on a highway to nowhere.

This Week's Recommended Read

Today's Personal Development Article

AWARENESS by Tony de Mello

GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!

With the end of the year in sight, it might be time to think of a couple of books that could accompany you throughout 2012. I favour small, to the point, practical books. And Awareness certainly fits that description! Short excerpts from deMello's seminars make up a book of about 100 pages - of in-your-face practical advice or, in fact, wisdom! deMello's perspective on just how crazy normal people are sometimes shocks, I've known it to offend. But, most of all, this book may just wake you up... God knows he uses the phrase often enough!

How to find wisdom? No searching required, you'll find it within...

Your subconscious mind controls every aspect of your daily behaviour - so, you subconsciously create your version of "reality". Unfortunately, most people - "normal" poeple, don't know how to grab a hold of their subconscious power. You need to get your head in the game - make sure that you start each day totally switched on. If you do, you'll create a whole new experience - a whole new you - a whole new life.

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