I continue to be pleasantly in awe of the perennial teachings that some say go back to Hermes.
| Hermes | “As above so below.” |
| James Allen |
“Men imagine that thought can be kept secret, but it cannot. It rapidly crystallizes into habit and habit solidifies into circumstance.” |
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Matthew 17:20 |
“If yea have faith…nothing shall be impossible to you.” |
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Buddha |
“What you are today comes from your thoughts of yesterday.” |
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Marcus Aurelius |
“The Universe is change; our life is what our thought make of it.” |
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Earl Nightingale |
“We become what we think about most.” |
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Tony Robbins |
“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.” |
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The year was 1990 and I had a road trip from Dallas to Amarillo and back. Part of what kept me going on that six hour drive was a tape series by Earl Nightingale called Lead the Field. This is where I first heard, “We become what we think about most.” Oh I had probably heard some of these other phrases before. But this is when I got it.
So my question friend, as we start the New Year is, are you investing the time to manage your mind?
This may be the most valuable investment. As I look back over my life I can see when I was actively managing my thoughts in a positive and productive manner, it showed up in my outcomes – sales made, achievements, and relationships. And yet when I have relaxed and allowed my attention to wander, I have observed that things can get off track.
We are all pulled to activity. We want to be doing, reading, scanning, and listening. Take a look around the airport lounge sometime. There are very few individuals just sitting and thinking. I read this morning that we now have developed the attention span of a goldfish. That’s fifteen (15) seconds. I am not sure it lasts that long for some people I know. Let’s all take another sixty (60) seconds a couple of times a day to remember why we are here (at the office, in the lobby, on a plane. That sixty seconds reconnecting with your goals, dreams and desires will lead to the outcomes you seek. It is a perennial truth…We become what we think about most…
