By Ryhen Satch
When I was younger and more vigorous than I am today, I had the natural ability to ignore success tips that I got through email or other sources that I came across with. I counted three reasons: first, I was inexperienced and too young to care; second, I was too preoccupied to even try it out; and third, I was dubious and thought about it as a lot of pretentious nonsense. Maybe life was just too good for me back then and there were no cogent forces that pressured me to seek better ways to improve my life and my career.
Of course, the carefree moments didn't last. Six years ago I got my wife (girlfriend at the time) pregnant, married her, and then eventually welcomed our daughter into our lives. Things changed dramatically and I suddenly found myself financially challenged. They say that life is just like a wheel. There are times when you feel glorious at the top, but there are moments that you hit rock bottom and you're all covered with dog turd.
So that's where it all began. After realizing that I can't bring back the life that I once had, the next goal was to make this one better. That is when I started to pay attention to personal development, success tips, and the people who talked about them. The message that those successful people were sending out has become clearer and now has more meaning all because of the fact that I reached a turning point in my life and have experienced the downside of it.
All of you out there (slackers exempted) are set out to do the same thing. No matter how poor you are or how rich you are, you will always need to aim for something greater. Why? It's because that's just the way life is supposed to be. Every living thing that exists on the planet, in the mere act of living, must increase itself. It took me a long time before I became aware of this principle, but now that I am, I believe that things will be much easier to figure out at this point. I hope that all of you bloggers out there could benefit from this timeless wisdom I compiled to guide you with whatever task you set out to accomplish. Here are the 12 Mind Blogging Tips for Success:
1. Meditate
"Oh no! Ryhen's gonna go yoga and all. I can't take this crap!" Well, excuse me my Search Engine Opti-orgasmic friend. The title has the word "Mind" in there, doesn't it? It's just natural for meditation to be included here and, yes, a lot of people don't do this. How many minutes during the day do you spend reflecting, staring at empty space, thinking about nothing, thinking about yourself, or thinking about everything? A lot, I see, but the question is: do you do it effectively?
Your mind is your primary tool in everything you do. Take care of it by giving it time to recharge. The Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims, etc., all have different techniques when meditating. You can teach them how to blog and they can teach you how to meditate.
Seriously, however, you should at least give some time for your mind while you are awake so that you'll learn how to discipline it, calm it, explore it, and maximize its potential. There are many other forms of meditation. You don't even need to shave your head and wear a robe. Here's one: find a quite place, sit down, close your eyes, and think about nothing. Sounds pretty easy, doesn't it? The hard part though is to "think about nothing." If you can do that, I'm going to call you Buddha and offer you incense.
2. Focus on the Positive
Do you wonder why so many negative things happen to you? Has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason why those things happen is because you're always thinking about them? You always think about negative things and you worry. Why waste your time with these negative thoughts and, instead, think about more positive things. In ancient Philosophy, idealistic philosophers state that everything stems from thought. Everything that exists came from "ideas." Stop producing negativity in this world and in your own life by "not" worrying. Positive people attract more people towards them. If you want more people to come towards you, then start thinking positive. Here are some techniques that you can try:
Have you ever experienced suddenly having a wonderful idea inside your head then eventually forget about it throughout the day? Happens quite a lot, doesn't it? Remember, a single idea may be worth a million dollars. If your memory isn't as sharp as Einstein's, you better put that idea on to something and you better have it with you all the time. Leonardo da Vinci carried a small notepad with him where he writes down every idea that entered his mind. He could use an Iphone if he was still alive today, but that's just sad.
4. Maintain Your Objective
Your priorities could change, but your objective in life should not. What is it that you ultimately want? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to be happy? Do you want to meet extraterrestrials? Whatever it is that you want, state it and write it down. I suggest that you even frame it and hang it on your wall. This makes it easier for you to stay on track so that whatever changes that you encounter along the way, at the end of the yellow brick road, you still know what you've come for.
5. Charge Up Your Will Power
A person with a strong will shall remain imperturbable. Nobody will be able to stop you from what you want in life or what you want to accomplish if you remain steady with your goals. Motivate yourself if no one is there to motivate you. Motivate others if you can't motivate yourself. As long as you put fuel into your own engine, you'll get to your destination. Have you read about the frog who made it? Here are 3 other things that you can try to enhance your will power:
This guy says that there are 70 sextillion observable stars when we look at the universe with our powerful telescopes. I find the figure pretty arousing. Anyway, if you think about how high the probability is of a planet just like ours existing out there, wouldn't you say to yourself: "man, I can't be the only one who's feeling f*cked up right now!" How true could that be? You might even find a community if you Google the word "depressed." So, do you want to be like these people or do you want to be someone who's different? Problems have solutions, but you won't find one unless you act. If your mind is filled with problems, start trying to fill it up with solutions. That should keep you busy enough to keep you away from your sorrow. And if you have some time to spare, help others find solutions to their problems as well. If you can accomplish this task, then you've done something efficient.
7. Mission and Vision Statement
Our life is our business, and just like any business, we should have a mission and vision statement. Have you ever tried creating your own? Have you ever stated and written down something like: "My Mission is to be one of the top 10 highly paid bloggers in 2009 and my Vision is to create more interest in people for the understanding of human behavior."
Most business, management, and leadership books state hundreds of principles that should guide you through an organizational environment. It is, however, also true that these principles could be applied on our everyday lives. It's all about human behavior. We all deal with people anyway so why don't we incorporate those leadership, business, and management skills into our ordinary lives.
8. Read, Read, and Read
I always stress this out and I will never get tired of repeating it. Knowledge is power. Poverty and crime are always attributed to lack of education. Ignorance is bliss, but can eventually lead to failure. Illiteracy means lack of potential. Do you get my point?
Don't think that just because you got out of school means that you need not lay another hand on those books. Doctors read medical publications, Scientists read journals, Engineers read manuals, etc., etc. That makes you lucky. You don't have to read any of those boring stuff. You can read anything you want and anything you want is virtually available now compared to the time before the internet was invented. Take advantage of it. Here's a tip. Most biographies contain strategies and ideologies of great men and women. Modeling these people could tremendously increase your ability to succeed. Read about them from time to time.
9. Breathing and Relaxation
The mind is not separable from the body. Both cannot exist independent of the other. Hence, if one is week, the other gets affected. If you are sick, you won't be able to think strait. If you're insane, you won't be able to take care of yourself. The interdependency of each part of your entire being is so strong that neglecting one is detrimental to the other. OMG, what the hell am I saying?? Ok, take a deep breath, Ryhen. Pfft!
We breathe because the cells in our body need oxygen. When we are in situations that are far from typical, we tend to interrupt our normal breathing patterns. Hence, the supply of oxygen in our system gets interrupted as well. The less oxygen supply there is in our blood, the less we have in our brain. And since we use our brain to think, we need to give it a steady amount of oxygen so that it can function properly. Breathing properly helps us replenish our oxygen supply which keeps our mind sharp and active. I once saw on TV something about oxygen therapy and the benefits it could give. I'll try to do some research and maybe write something about it another time.
10. The Power of Autosuggestion
When faced with a task at work, whatever the level of complexity, how often do you say to yourself that you can finish it effectively and on time? Quite often, I suppose. Hmm… but with other things, how often do you say to yourself that you can "do it?" Probably not all the time. Do you know what the job of a coach is? Yeah, the coach gets paid to train the team, think about the strategy, unify the group, and lead them to victory. But, we are forgetting something. During training or even at the game, you'll hear the coach say "you can do it" to his team and he'll force each member to say it to themselves. Why? It's because it's not enough that he makes the team think that they can do it. The members have to be sure about themselves that they can do it.
You are your own coach. You have to believe in yourself before you expect to be successful. What you think you are won't hold you back. It is what you think 'you are not' that puts you in a state of frustration and utter disappointment. Remember that I said that everything originates from your thought. What you are now is the result of what you, in the past, have thought of becoming. If you want to become someone who is greater than who you are today, start thinking that you are already that someone. That is the power of autosuggestion.
11. Take Care of your Body
I mentioned in item 9 that the mind is not a separate entity from your body. Philosophers are still arguing about the absence of an identifiable meeting point between the non-physical mind and its physical extension (the brain). Nontheless, it doesn't take a Rene Descartes to figure out that a mentally deranged person doesn't really bother joining a fitness club.
Being physically fit also means being mentally well and vice versa. You can't expect to have a balanced state of mental awareness if you are suffering from any type of disease. And even if you don't have a disease and you just feel physically stressed, it could still add some weight on your shoulders and prevent you from reaching your goals. If you have time to go to the gym, do so. If you don't, try thinking of physical activities that you can incorporate on your daily rituals like walking your way to work or using the stairs instead of the elevator. Putting a picture of someone on a dart board is not exercise!
12. Know the Enemy
The only enemy here is "yourself." If you get discouraged, you can only blame yourself because you gave up. Always keep in mind that in all the things you do, success can be determined by the number of times you stand up every time you fall. It's always a challenge, it's the game of life, and it's a never ending obstacle. That's the whole point of succeeding. Even if you blame other people for your failure, remember that, in the end, it would still be just you. Know thyself.
Peace out!
Ryhen Satch
DISCLAIMER
(First of all, I would like to thank Ryhen Satch for allowing us to reprint this article he sent through email. However, Seek No More cannot vouch for the accuracy or the opinions of this article and assumes no responsibility for their content. Please e-mail us if you have any questions about the services of this blog).
When I was younger and more vigorous than I am today, I had the natural ability to ignore success tips that I got through email or other sources that I came across with. I counted three reasons: first, I was inexperienced and too young to care; second, I was too preoccupied to even try it out; and third, I was dubious and thought about it as a lot of pretentious nonsense. Maybe life was just too good for me back then and there were no cogent forces that pressured me to seek better ways to improve my life and my career.
Of course, the carefree moments didn't last. Six years ago I got my wife (girlfriend at the time) pregnant, married her, and then eventually welcomed our daughter into our lives. Things changed dramatically and I suddenly found myself financially challenged. They say that life is just like a wheel. There are times when you feel glorious at the top, but there are moments that you hit rock bottom and you're all covered with dog turd.
So that's where it all began. After realizing that I can't bring back the life that I once had, the next goal was to make this one better. That is when I started to pay attention to personal development, success tips, and the people who talked about them. The message that those successful people were sending out has become clearer and now has more meaning all because of the fact that I reached a turning point in my life and have experienced the downside of it.
All of you out there (slackers exempted) are set out to do the same thing. No matter how poor you are or how rich you are, you will always need to aim for something greater. Why? It's because that's just the way life is supposed to be. Every living thing that exists on the planet, in the mere act of living, must increase itself. It took me a long time before I became aware of this principle, but now that I am, I believe that things will be much easier to figure out at this point. I hope that all of you bloggers out there could benefit from this timeless wisdom I compiled to guide you with whatever task you set out to accomplish. Here are the 12 Mind Blogging Tips for Success:
1. Meditate
"Oh no! Ryhen's gonna go yoga and all. I can't take this crap!" Well, excuse me my Search Engine Opti-orgasmic friend. The title has the word "Mind" in there, doesn't it? It's just natural for meditation to be included here and, yes, a lot of people don't do this. How many minutes during the day do you spend reflecting, staring at empty space, thinking about nothing, thinking about yourself, or thinking about everything? A lot, I see, but the question is: do you do it effectively?
Your mind is your primary tool in everything you do. Take care of it by giving it time to recharge. The Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists, Muslims, etc., all have different techniques when meditating. You can teach them how to blog and they can teach you how to meditate.
Seriously, however, you should at least give some time for your mind while you are awake so that you'll learn how to discipline it, calm it, explore it, and maximize its potential. There are many other forms of meditation. You don't even need to shave your head and wear a robe. Here's one: find a quite place, sit down, close your eyes, and think about nothing. Sounds pretty easy, doesn't it? The hard part though is to "think about nothing." If you can do that, I'm going to call you Buddha and offer you incense.
2. Focus on the Positive
Do you wonder why so many negative things happen to you? Has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason why those things happen is because you're always thinking about them? You always think about negative things and you worry. Why waste your time with these negative thoughts and, instead, think about more positive things. In ancient Philosophy, idealistic philosophers state that everything stems from thought. Everything that exists came from "ideas." Stop producing negativity in this world and in your own life by "not" worrying. Positive people attract more people towards them. If you want more people to come towards you, then start thinking positive. Here are some techniques that you can try:
- Rubber Band Method – Place a rubber band on your wrist. Every time your mind starts to worry or something negative comes up in your head, snap the rubber band. Classical Conditioning (Pavlov) will associate your negative thinking with pain. Everybody hates pain, so I presume you get the idea. If you like pain, however, the internet is not a place for you.
- Visualization – Get a piece of paper and write down your worries and negative thoughts. Now, ignite the piece of paper with a lighter or a match and watch it burn (kids, don't try this at home).
- Opposition Thinking – Each time a negative thought enters your mind, replace it with a positive one. You have to be consistent here because this one takes some time before it turns into a habit.
Have you ever experienced suddenly having a wonderful idea inside your head then eventually forget about it throughout the day? Happens quite a lot, doesn't it? Remember, a single idea may be worth a million dollars. If your memory isn't as sharp as Einstein's, you better put that idea on to something and you better have it with you all the time. Leonardo da Vinci carried a small notepad with him where he writes down every idea that entered his mind. He could use an Iphone if he was still alive today, but that's just sad.
4. Maintain Your Objective
Your priorities could change, but your objective in life should not. What is it that you ultimately want? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to be happy? Do you want to meet extraterrestrials? Whatever it is that you want, state it and write it down. I suggest that you even frame it and hang it on your wall. This makes it easier for you to stay on track so that whatever changes that you encounter along the way, at the end of the yellow brick road, you still know what you've come for.
5. Charge Up Your Will Power
A person with a strong will shall remain imperturbable. Nobody will be able to stop you from what you want in life or what you want to accomplish if you remain steady with your goals. Motivate yourself if no one is there to motivate you. Motivate others if you can't motivate yourself. As long as you put fuel into your own engine, you'll get to your destination. Have you read about the frog who made it? Here are 3 other things that you can try to enhance your will power:
- Let your mind be still – Don't let it wander too much. It sometimes helps to let your mind wander to squeeze out those creative juices, but if you don't control it, it will bring you along wherever it goes. Since the mind doesn't choose places to visit unless you tell it to, avoid getting into dark corners by learning how to concentrate. Writing (essay, literary, poetry, etc.) helps a lot with this because you could always exercise your mind on focusing.
- No pain; no gain – Do you exercise? Have you ever gone through that pain period after your first day at the gym or after your first jog? Your muscles hurt like hell, right? Your will is like that. The first few stages are hard to go through, but the longer you keep at it, the easier it gets. Just keep pushing. Soon those reps will just be like eating popcorn while watching Twilight.
- Discipline – Self improvement requires discipline. If you want to improve at anything, you have to know what discipline is all about. Someone else has a dedicated article for this so here you go: self-discipline.
This guy says that there are 70 sextillion observable stars when we look at the universe with our powerful telescopes. I find the figure pretty arousing. Anyway, if you think about how high the probability is of a planet just like ours existing out there, wouldn't you say to yourself: "man, I can't be the only one who's feeling f*cked up right now!" How true could that be? You might even find a community if you Google the word "depressed." So, do you want to be like these people or do you want to be someone who's different? Problems have solutions, but you won't find one unless you act. If your mind is filled with problems, start trying to fill it up with solutions. That should keep you busy enough to keep you away from your sorrow. And if you have some time to spare, help others find solutions to their problems as well. If you can accomplish this task, then you've done something efficient.
7. Mission and Vision Statement
Our life is our business, and just like any business, we should have a mission and vision statement. Have you ever tried creating your own? Have you ever stated and written down something like: "My Mission is to be one of the top 10 highly paid bloggers in 2009 and my Vision is to create more interest in people for the understanding of human behavior."
Most business, management, and leadership books state hundreds of principles that should guide you through an organizational environment. It is, however, also true that these principles could be applied on our everyday lives. It's all about human behavior. We all deal with people anyway so why don't we incorporate those leadership, business, and management skills into our ordinary lives.
8. Read, Read, and Read
I always stress this out and I will never get tired of repeating it. Knowledge is power. Poverty and crime are always attributed to lack of education. Ignorance is bliss, but can eventually lead to failure. Illiteracy means lack of potential. Do you get my point?
Don't think that just because you got out of school means that you need not lay another hand on those books. Doctors read medical publications, Scientists read journals, Engineers read manuals, etc., etc. That makes you lucky. You don't have to read any of those boring stuff. You can read anything you want and anything you want is virtually available now compared to the time before the internet was invented. Take advantage of it. Here's a tip. Most biographies contain strategies and ideologies of great men and women. Modeling these people could tremendously increase your ability to succeed. Read about them from time to time.
9. Breathing and Relaxation
The mind is not separable from the body. Both cannot exist independent of the other. Hence, if one is week, the other gets affected. If you are sick, you won't be able to think strait. If you're insane, you won't be able to take care of yourself. The interdependency of each part of your entire being is so strong that neglecting one is detrimental to the other. OMG, what the hell am I saying?? Ok, take a deep breath, Ryhen. Pfft!
We breathe because the cells in our body need oxygen. When we are in situations that are far from typical, we tend to interrupt our normal breathing patterns. Hence, the supply of oxygen in our system gets interrupted as well. The less oxygen supply there is in our blood, the less we have in our brain. And since we use our brain to think, we need to give it a steady amount of oxygen so that it can function properly. Breathing properly helps us replenish our oxygen supply which keeps our mind sharp and active. I once saw on TV something about oxygen therapy and the benefits it could give. I'll try to do some research and maybe write something about it another time.
10. The Power of Autosuggestion
When faced with a task at work, whatever the level of complexity, how often do you say to yourself that you can finish it effectively and on time? Quite often, I suppose. Hmm… but with other things, how often do you say to yourself that you can "do it?" Probably not all the time. Do you know what the job of a coach is? Yeah, the coach gets paid to train the team, think about the strategy, unify the group, and lead them to victory. But, we are forgetting something. During training or even at the game, you'll hear the coach say "you can do it" to his team and he'll force each member to say it to themselves. Why? It's because it's not enough that he makes the team think that they can do it. The members have to be sure about themselves that they can do it.
You are your own coach. You have to believe in yourself before you expect to be successful. What you think you are won't hold you back. It is what you think 'you are not' that puts you in a state of frustration and utter disappointment. Remember that I said that everything originates from your thought. What you are now is the result of what you, in the past, have thought of becoming. If you want to become someone who is greater than who you are today, start thinking that you are already that someone. That is the power of autosuggestion.
11. Take Care of your Body
I mentioned in item 9 that the mind is not a separate entity from your body. Philosophers are still arguing about the absence of an identifiable meeting point between the non-physical mind and its physical extension (the brain). Nontheless, it doesn't take a Rene Descartes to figure out that a mentally deranged person doesn't really bother joining a fitness club.
Being physically fit also means being mentally well and vice versa. You can't expect to have a balanced state of mental awareness if you are suffering from any type of disease. And even if you don't have a disease and you just feel physically stressed, it could still add some weight on your shoulders and prevent you from reaching your goals. If you have time to go to the gym, do so. If you don't, try thinking of physical activities that you can incorporate on your daily rituals like walking your way to work or using the stairs instead of the elevator. Putting a picture of someone on a dart board is not exercise!
12. Know the Enemy
The only enemy here is "yourself." If you get discouraged, you can only blame yourself because you gave up. Always keep in mind that in all the things you do, success can be determined by the number of times you stand up every time you fall. It's always a challenge, it's the game of life, and it's a never ending obstacle. That's the whole point of succeeding. Even if you blame other people for your failure, remember that, in the end, it would still be just you. Know thyself.
Peace out!
Ryhen Satch
DISCLAIMER
(First of all, I would like to thank Ryhen Satch for allowing us to reprint this article he sent through email. However, Seek No More cannot vouch for the accuracy or the opinions of this article and assumes no responsibility for their content. Please e-mail us if you have any questions about the services of this blog).
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