Mind Series Summary – It is all in the Mind
Success or failure is all in the mind. We have it in us to control how we feel and how far we go in life. Investing in developing your mind is the best investment you can make. You can have a beautiful mind by feeding, nurturing and training your mind.
I hope you have enjoyed and were inspired by the mind series. Here is a quick recap on some of the things we have looked at in this series.
Many people spend more time at the gym or beauty parlors, than in taking care of their mind. To succeed in life, you and I need to have beautiful minds. A beautiful mind does not just happen; it has to be made that way, through training and practice.
If you develop your ability to reason, see life from different perspectives, think positively etc, you will be better suited for success. Your mind helps you control your luck and prospects in life. Your mind helps you control your emotions and actions. A beautiful mind leads to success.
A winning mindset will bring joy to your life. If you think and behave like a winner, you will win and succeed beyond your wildest dreams. Have a winning attitude and you will enjoy success.
The average man’s ejaculate is 280 million sperms. Only 1 is required to make a baby. If you are reading this it means you won a nearly impossible swimming championship. Even champion swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe never had to compete with that many people at the Olympics. Always remember that you were once a winning sperm. Even when faced with life’s difficulties, remember you were born a winner.
A beautiful mind asks why things happen. Do you have a beautiful mind? What kind of questions do you ask yourself? What kind of questions do you ask others?
Asking the right kind of questions helps us have clarity of purpose, inspires thinking and problem solving. Questions are the fuel for action. They help us get off the zombie state and move us to action. Asking questions also helps us be accountable, and at the same time helps manage expectations.
The kind of questions you ask yourself determine your destiny. Ask yourself the right kind of questions today and experience a shift in your mindset and fortunes.
Concentration Precedes Success
Concentration means intense mental effort directed at a specific objective. It also refers to great and constant diligence and attention. It is very difficult to succeed without concentration. A mind that concentrates is a beautiful mind. It is a mind that will get results and give you power to overcome challenges.
Concentration means focusing on a single idea or action with intensity. Concentration helps you solve problems and come up with the fastest path to attain your goals. Avoid the fallacy of multitasking by completing one task before embarking on another. Be aware that information overload can be a drain on productivity.
The Value of Specialized Knowledge
Getting specialized knowledge and skills will give you an edge over people with only general knowledge. Time and effort spent in gaining specialized knowledge pays handsome dividends.
General knowledge is wonderful and very impressive. Knowing the names of all countries in the world is general knowledge. Knowing the names of leading brands of mobile phones is general knowledge. General knowledge may set a good foundation for your success, it will get you through the door, but you only get real results by acquiring and applying specialized knowledge.
Gaining specialized skills is a good way of enhancing your prospects for success. Specialized knowledge is actionable and will give you more confidence and make you more relevant in the market place.
Speed reading is a collection of reading methods which attempt to increase rates of reading without greatly reducing comprehension or retention. Improving your reading speed can help you get more out of life. It is a valuable skill to have and would be well worth your time to acquire it. Imagine if you could double or triple your reading speed? How would that affect your success?
We have to consume increasing amounts of information to gain an edge. Those who can read quickly and accurately excel more in their studies and careers.
The more successful you want to become in the information age, the more likely you will be exposed to a lot of information. Being able to read, understand and apply information is critical for success and prosperity in a knowledge economy (information age).
Live Courageously – Put Fear in its Place
Fear is an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). Fear is a powerful force, but a beautiful mind does not let fear become its chief guiding force. Fear prevents action and modifies behavior in ways that slow down your journey to victory. Fear has its good side; it just needs to be put in its right place.
Fear has its place in survival and behavior modification, but it can paralyze progress. Successful people should learn about fear and manage it, and even harness it to get the results that they want. Understand fear and put fear in its place. What kind of fears do you have? Are they limiting your success? What can you do to face or address your fears?
The Quickest Path to Happiness
Happiness is a state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. The quickest way of being happy is to decide to be happy. Tell your mind to be happy. Do not put conditions to your being happy. Just resolve to be happy today, not in future.
Many personal development or self improvement blogs such as this one, and even books, seminars, tapes and workshops teach you ways of attaining success. They propose that following their doctrine will make you happy. Fortunately for you and I, there is a faster way of being happy, and that is by conditioning your mind to be happy.
A beautiful mind is one that gets results. Many people do things to either avoid pain or gain pleasure. In other words people do things in order to be happy. Do yourself a favor and find the quickest way to happiness. Hint: It is all in the mind.
Summary
You can harness the power of the mind to turbo charge yourself to success. Do not let fear paralyze you, instead focus on your desired outcomes, and take action.
Aspire to develop your mind every day by learning from others, through reading and challenging yourself. Ask yourself the right kind of questions. Asking the same question over and over will only provide the same answers. Be prepared to ask yourself hard questions regarding your success.
To be able to prosper in education and careers, you will need to develop your concentration and speed reading abilities in order to be able to acquire actionable knowledge. Remember that the power of any knowledge is in the application.
I hope you were inspired by the “Mind Series”.
The mind is a powerful component of success. I dare say that it is all in the mind. If you can win in your mind, it is very likely that you will win in the physical realm.
Please share this blog post with your friends who may not be reading the blog yet. Thank you for all the comments and visits to this blog.
I would love to hear your thoughts (by commenting) not just on this blog post but the entire mind series.
Kind Regards
Daniel Ngari
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I like wot i am reading … ‘A beautiful mind does not just happen; it has to be made that way, through training and practice’. it hard i know bt you reap abundantly from that
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Thanks for ministering to me about being happy and where the greatest battle lies, that is in the mind.lets not postpone happiness despite the circumstance . I choose to be happy from now.
Keep up the good work.
nich
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You wont believe, I have made it my personal ambition to be visiting your site every day for new postings. This is quite something! Mind set series are quite a booster. For me, this is true investment-visiting the blog.
You are truely Kenyan. God bless you!
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Really inspiring…keep up the good work!
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This is quite inspiring. I couldnt have read it at better time. Thanks. Keep up the inspiration.
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Thanks Dan, this this seriously inspiring
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Dan i can only say yes! I practiced be4 it works. Joses
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ilike this encouraging words thanks alot.if you can be sending these to my face book profile i would realy appreciate it.
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‘A beautiful mind does not just happen; it has to be made that way, through training and practice’. This is my most favorite statement. I have read numerous material on the power of the mind but most do not state this. The ball is in my court!
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I love the insight that you are providing. Keep It UP..:->
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You mean we have come to the end of this series? How fast? Dan all this was very inspirational and powerful.. thank you for posting them… I am reminded of so much on each post and I muat cinfess I am working on some of the principles.. I can’t wait for the next series…
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Thank you Dan for such a powerful series of articles. The mind is a complex area but you have done well to touch on a few areas that we all needed reminding. What is your next series about? I hope it will be as insightful and inspiring as this one. Keep up the good work. You are impacting many people and your blog will continue to grow.
Charity
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