How To Focus Your Mind Through Thought Traffic!
Maybe this sounds familiar to you. You have an idea for an article, a product, a book, etc. You sit down to meditate on your idea, to develop it, and get a clearer understanding of the next steps. All of a sudden, every thought since the dawn of mankind is racing through your mind. What do you do?
Focusing on a single idea, a single thought has always been a challenge. The very process has even been given a variety of names, like “writer’s block,” for one. For most, the harder they try to focus on that single idea, the bigger the thought traffic-jam.
Well, there are a couple of things you can do to help this situation and at the same time, help to strength and clarify your idea, so your subconscious mind can better assist you as a resource.
First things first, let’s begin with an understanding of the mental process going on. Your conscious mind is great at scanning your surroundings and giving you up-to-date info on your environment. It’s also good for remembering short-term events and bits of information.
But ideas, real ideas, have their birth place in the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind with its vast storehouse of memory is also your gateway to intuitive information (as in access to the universal mind).
The subconscious mind is constantly receiving information from this universal mind and a variety of other sources. So how does it judge what it should try to make you aware of, as a conscious thought? I can sum it up in one word…emotions! Emotions are the tags we put on thoughts to let our subconscious mind know what’s important and what isn’t.
That’s why, for example, if you sat down to get some idea on how to make more money, when you’re already worried about your bills, a majority of the thoughts that pop into your mind are fearful thoughts about poverty, going broke and not being able to pay your bills. Is your subconscious mind working against you? No! It’s just paying attention to the signal you’re sending it. The emotion attached to the thought!
Here are some helpful steps you can take to relieve the thought traffic jam and better focus on your ideas.
For starters, don’t try to focus on your idea when you are feeling fearful, overwhelmed or uncertain about things. Before you sit down to meditate on your idea, get yourself in a better mood. Remember, your thoughts can only attract like thoughts and that will be governed by the emotions.
Next, talk about your idea out loud, in a mirror if possible. You want to hear the words you’re using to describe your idea. It’s the only way you can determine if you have the right emotion associated with your idea.
You might find the way you were silently explaining it in your mind, just didn’t carry strong enough emotion. So you change a few words and BAM, you notice the idea taking on more positive intensity. And the more intensity, the more excited you become, and with that more good content is attracted to that thought and added to your overall idea.
“How To Change Your Life?”
You know, the thing I have seen client’s wrestle with the most over the years, is the concept of change. Everybody seems to want it. They all talk about it in one form or another. Lord knows they spend billions of dollars every year trying to learn about it.
But when it comes down to it, they fight change tooth and nail. And, for most, it’s only out of desperation they ever really travel that road and commit themselves to change. Why?
Here is where the real challenge comes in. The “why?” you fight change. Part of the problem lies in where you assign the thing or things you believe are holding you back from change. People usually have a laundry list of people, places, and events they believe block their path to change.
My spouse, my friends, my boss, my job, my town, my education, you know. And the list continues to grow the older you get. ‘That’s some of that good-ole experience factor kickin-in’.
Well then, let’s get right to it and look at two important things you must do if you’re serious about change. The first is, and I know you’ve heard this many times before, you have to take responsibility for your life.
Not in the sense of finally being able to say with confidence, “I was wrong,” but as acknowledgment that you are the creator of the events that occur in your life. That’s what the true meaning of the law of attraction is all about.
The second thing is to create the change you want to experience. Think about it. Imagine what it would be like to experience that change. How would your life be different? What could you do that you believe you can’t do now? How would it be to experience that level of freedom?
All change requires these two necessary parts. Now the one thing that most people glaze right over and never give a second look to is what happens right before you begin to work on these two things. I can sum it up in one word, commitment! Without it, there is no change.
You must first be committed to changing. Convinced that path is the path, the only path, you need to be on. That’s why I say most people must get to the point of desperation before they really turn toward change. Some need to reach that point before they are honestly ready to commit.
To begin, have a long talk with yourself about change. I recommend that you do so in a mirror so you can see your response as you hear the words you use to describe your idea of change. You might need to tune a few of those words to match the vibration of what you feel inside.
Once the words match the inner vibration of the thought, the idea of how that change would be, you’re ready. Really ready!
I have some more in depth thoughts on change I’d like to pass on to you. I have a twenty minute audio on change. It’s free to download. All you have to do is follow this link. How To Change My Life.
“How To Use The Law of Attraction To Climb Out Of An Emotional Hole”
“I just can’t figure out how to get out of the hole! If I could only get to the bottom of my problem, I could break free and move on.”
How many times, as a life coach, did I hear these statements and many like them from clients. You can become obsessed with getting-to-the-bottom of things. You believe that only by getting-to-the-bottom can you finally move on, put the whole thing behind you, and look to the future.
But the truth is, more people than not spend an entire lifetime and never get to what they think is the origin of their problems, beliefs and limitations. Why?
Here’s a little insight about vibrations that might just provide you with an excellent clue to this problem. The nature of vibrations, thoughts and ideas is that they attract their own kind. Nothing new here, this is all basis law-of-attraction 101.
But let’s give this some deeper thought. Your thoughts, ideas, and beliefs, only attract similar things-similar events, similar people into your life. It also means that when you engage these thoughts, become preoccupied with these thoughts, there are limited resources at your disposal, and therein lies the key.
Let me see if I can give a little more clarity to this. You see when you are faced with a challenge that keeps coming up, over and over again, there is a reason why you can’t seem to break free. It may be easier to explain this with an illustration.
Imagine for a moment a circle. Within the circle are all of the issues about the challenge you face. The emotions, past events, past failures, all of the people involved and all of the beliefs you have managed to establish concerning this challenge.
Most people believe that a greater understanding of the issue will somehow break the spell and let them move on. Some believe that if they could just get a break for a moment (a break here meaning a resource that lies beyond the circle) they could somehow finally overcome the forces of their challenge and that would be that, freedom!
What escapes you is the fact that as long as you are focused on the problem, the things within the circle, you can only draw on the resources that lie within that same circle. To consider anything else would be to think outside the circle.
So you keep searching and using the resources that are in the circle. You may even experience some momentary relief, but soon find yourself repeating the same pattern. You may even develop the belief, as many have, that it’s just the way it is, and won’t change.
Well, there is a way out. But, the answer may not provide much comfort at first-which is probably why most people past on it initially and keep repeating the some old pattern.
There are three steps to this process. All three are important and to skimp on any of the three will find you back in the circle repeating the same mistakes over again.
Step One: You see to break free, a clean break, you must abandon the circle completely. That means, for the moment giving up all possibility of understanding your problem. Coming to terms with the fact that you will never get to the bottom of it. You will never finally become aware of what you believe is the one event, one word or phrase, or the one person who has caused you to experience this issue.
But take heart, once you are free of the circle, everything will become crystal clear. Why? Your vantage point has changed, you have new resources at your disposal and you see things from the new perspective that you couldn’t see before.
Step Two: If you don’t intend on living life in that old circle anymore, where will you live? The mind is predictable about this. It demands you always take progressive creative action. Which means, if you don’t create somewhere new to hang out, your mind will go back to the old program. Or, as one of my clients referred to it, “Your default program!”
Your mind will not operate in a vacuum. It will always move forward. It will always demand you create the next moment… either consciously, through imagination and the use of will power, or through established beliefs. There is no neutral.
You don’t need to know everything about this new place, these new thoughts, this new idea. You can begin to build it a piece at a time. You become aware of this new idea of living directly in proportion to how much of the old circle you let go.
A part of your mind has already laid the building blocks for it. If that were not so, you would not be able to experience the discomfort of recognizing that you are stuck in old patterns. You would just keep living life like every other creature. But you are aware that things could be different. The emotional distress you experience is the recognition of the distance between where you are, the old circle, and where you want to be. The new circle your mind has already created!
Step Three: Action, action, action! Although this should be the easiest part, moving toward something you truly desire. The life you really want to live, the job, or relationship you want most. This is the step where most people hit the wall.
This is the step that takes belief, faith in the things you can’t see. Faith in the things, events, people and circumstances you haven’t experienced. The faith to move forward into what you consciously consider as the unknown. Now you’re thinking, “A guide would make this so much easier.” And it would. And you do have one!
This is not faith in religious teachings, although most religions speak about it. This is faith in your own higher consciousness, your unique connection to the source. And the guide that will help you along is your own emotions.
As you move forward, you activate the plan in your consciousness. Move closer in harmony with that plan and you feel positive emotions. Move further away from that plan and you experience discomfort, uncertainty and doubt.
Letting go of the past, stepping into the future and expecting the very best you can imagine is not like jumping from a plane without a parachute. It is a process like ascending a mountain. You must move each foot from the past position to a future position to move upward. And, you do so one step at a time.
Remember, no external resources like books, audios, videos, seminars, etc are answers in themselves. Their real purpose is to help you connect with the inner resources you already possess. You can find the resources that will help move on that path by visiting Your Infinite Success.
Law of Attraction Webinar
I’ve just posted a new law of attraction webinar, “5 steps to achieving success through the law of attraction. In this webinar, we take a closer look at how to set up your goal so that you can use the law of attraction to your benefit.
Remember. You will create. This is not a choice! The choice comes in with what you create. But you must choose. So, you want to keep in mind that you have basically 2 main choices. One is to create unconsciously, that is through your belief system. Which also means through your doubts, fears and uncertainties.
The other way is through a conscious act. By this you consciously create the image of what you want to experience. You then add the color of characteristics, feelings to the image. By doing this you make the image real, give it life and direct the law of attraction.
Anyway. Please enjoy the video webinar. It is about 41 minutes long.
Life Coaching and Personal Development Tips In Louisiana
http://www.1successtips.com Louisiana personal development coach and executive consultant has 20 proven tips to help you reach your goal. Here is tip #2. Continue reading
“Tip #1 – 20 Proven Tips You Need To Know To Reach Your Goal In 2010″
One common question that I hear a lot today is; “How do I stay focused on my goal when there is so much chaos and turmoil in the world today? I want a new career, yet so many people are losing their jobs?
I think we would all agree that there is a lot of stress in the world today. But, it’s not the stress of the world that gets to you, it’s the way you personally relate to the stress that gets to you.
Keep one thing in mind, The condition of your mind, that is the thoughts that you dwell on and the mind-set you keep is going to make itself know in the circumstances that you face in the outside world!
The secret is no secret; you must stay focused on your goal. There are 3 things that you will want to do if you want to reach your goal.
The first is to ask. Sounds simple enough, but until you commit to a goal, all the wishing in the world is not going to bring you one inch closer to realizing your goal. You must commit your goal to writing so that you may constantly refine that thought and the image you associate with that goal until you have certainty.
Next you must be willing to receive. I know this sounds crazy to say, but it is the truth, and right here is where most goal setting difficulties, that people experience, happen. And, I can sum it up in one word that I will cover in the 2nd video tip.
The third thing is action. Often people become overwhelmed with the thought of what action to take. They can’t think of anything. The reason for this can almost always be traced back to not fully expanding on the first step.
Believe me, when you are going to create a clear picture of what you truly desire, action is going to come easy and effortlessly. You will have a natural desire to want to learn more about what you are going after. As you seek out that information and the people that can help you with your goal, you will be taking action. And that kind of action will always lead to greater action and more positive results!
“Tip #2 – 20 Proven Tips You Need To Know To Reach Your Goal In 2010″
“The Second Part Of Reaching Your Goal Is Your Ability To Receive”
More and more I hear people vent their frustrations at having a good education and also having job experience but for some reason, and this is the frustrating part…they always seem to fall short of their goals. Year after year they just come up short of their goals.
They naturally ask, “Why?”
I believe that I can sum up their problems in one word…beliefs! You see it’s your beliefs that are the operating programs you live by. Your beliefs define what is possible and impossible. The real kicker is that most of your beliefs are not really even yours. They are beliefs handed down by others…who by-the-way didn’t get much of a result from them either, and accepted by you at an age when quite honestly you just didn’t have the experience base to know what you were doing.
Negative beliefs can sabotage your most earnest desires by giving you the sensation that you aren’t smart enough, you didn’t go to the right school, no one else in your family was successful so why you? Beliefs can also bring with them the sensation that even if you were successful, you wouldn’t be able to handle the success, or worst you just can’t handle another failure.
None of these circumstances are really true; they are simply your beliefs. Where I find people really running into problems is how they try to handle their beliefs. Most want to struggle against the beliefs, try to deny them, fight them, or just try to block them out of their minds altogether.
The problem is that all of these approaches only make the beliefs stronger because they focus energy and attention to the beliefs. This approach is never going to produce the results you’re really looking for.
You don’t have to understand the old belief to move on. What you do need to do is create a new belief, a new habit, one that is directed toward your goal. Not one riddled with doubt but one dripping with certainty…the certainty that you have already achieved the object of your desire.
In my first video tip I mentioned that there were 3 things necessary to reach your goal. You must first ask, and then, second, be willing to receive and finally, third, you must take action. The process of creating a new belief is that process of receiving. If you have set a worthy goal, that is one that will not only benefit you but those around you, but some belief keeps getting in your way time and time again, then it is time to create a new belief that is congruent with your goal. This is part of the process of asking.
What good is a pitcher without a catcher…it wouldn’t be much of a baseball game. The same applies here. What good is a goal, to ask for something that would improve your life, without the belief that allows you to accept it?
To learn more about beliefs and setting goals, get my free eBook, “20 Proven Tips You Need To Know To Reach Your Goal In 2010” by going to http://www.1SuccessTips.com and claiming your free copy.
“The Law of Attraction – Part 2 Interview With Andy Smith – Andy Smith Band”
Skill and talent are never enough in the face of the fear of old beliefs. They will derail your success every time. You must create new beliefs and forget the old one that just don’t work! This is the process of finding your true self. Listen as Andy Smith, of the Andy Smith band, explains how his fears stopped his success dead in its tracks… and how he used the techniques he learned in our master mind group to move through his fear. He learned the power of commitment and purpose. You can hear it in this video.
“The Law of Attraction – Part 1 – Interview With Andy Smith-Andy Smith Band”
This is part 1 of an interview I had with Andy Smith of the Andy Smith Band on the law of attraction.
The Law of Attraction is always in operation in our lives. We may think that it only comes into meaning for the BIG events in our life. But the truth is, it’s the smaller consistent events that occur which lead to the extraordinary attraction that become life changing events.
Listen to this interview with Andy Smith of the Andy Smith Band as he explains how this law of attraction process and the techniques he learned in my master mind group led to extraordinary events in his life and his band’s direction that brought him and his band success.
“Free Law of Attraction – Personal Success Teleseminar”
Tuesday night, May 26, 2009 at 7:00pm central time, we’re going to have our law of attraction-personal success teleseminar.
Needless to say, with all of the questions coming in (and still coming in) from all over the world, we have a lot to talk about.
People have a lot on their mind and they are looking for answers. They’ll get just that on this call. Watch the video below then go to this link to register for the call.
To register… go to http://www.yourinfinitesuccess.com/events.html and sign up.
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