The Economy,The Weak Minded, and You

January 17, 2012 in Success with 2 Comments

Well the Economy has fallen apart and is now on some miraculous return, at least as far as the media tells you. I have to say that I am not a firm believer in whatever the “media” sells you. Yes I said sells on purpose. You see the media is mainly comprised of a bunch of weak minded individuals with agendas. There truly aren’t many in the media these days that have the ability to think for themselves.

I challenge you to NOT automatically download everything you hear straight to your brain as truth. The reason why is simple. Whatever your brain accepts as truth, it believes. Whatever your brain believes then affects your attitude, which in turn affects your emotions, which in turn affects your actions. So lets look at it like this.

NEGATIVE TRUTH=NEGATIVE BELIEF=NEGATIVE ATTITUDE=NEGATIVE EMOTIONS=NEGATIVE ACTIONS.
On the other side of the equation…

POSITIVE TRUTH=POSITIVE BELIEF=POSITIVE ATTITUDE=POSITIVE EMOTIONS=POSITIVE ACTIONS.

You pick which one sounds like it would be more productive for you. Seems pretty simple to me.

All of this rambling was to get me to the topic at hand, YOU! It is a well known fact that the “ECONOMY” is not able to control anyone. The truth is that the “ECONOMY” is only what you make it to be. A strong minded person will see nothing but opportunity during an economic downturn. A weak minded person turns inward and starts asking questions like, “Why is this happening to me?” or “Is it even worth trying now?”. You can see the previous pattern that I outlined above showing itself throughout that persons thought process. Negative in Negative out. One of the main characteristics of a successful person is their ability to control their thought process. They can take information, analyze it, and figure out how they can use it to their advantage. Sounds simple. However, many people struggle with it.

Here is the key…. try to create a buffer between the stimuli and your reaction. Don’t just react instantly to everything. Give yourself a few seconds to look at the stimuli from outside the constraints of your immediate desires. Try to work out possible solutions and their outcomes, pick the best one, then react.
So, the short of it is… Think before you react. Check the water before you dive. Most of all, look for the opportunities available in every situation. Well, that is it for now. I have a quick question to end this post with:

If you could have any Super Power what would it be AND how would you use it?

  • Chris Richards

    Having had a few years to make mistakes I would pick wisdom. Wisdom Man! And having the wisdom of the last guy that picked wisdom I would not make the same mistake he did in his “vanity”. The wisdom to know the difference perhaps or the ability to always see truth. Then I could truly be anxious for nothing. I also may pick logic. LOGIC MAN! This works well in most situations but not always in marriage. Sometimes I have to leave my logic in my car. I have been attempting to do a 100 mile run and so far have had too much “trash in”. You see I know my body is capable of doing this. It’s been said that running 100 miles is 90% mental and the other 10% is is mental. ( sorry I can’t make paragraphs on my phone). In my training for selling securities I have learned that the key to maintaining a successful portfolio isn’t knowing what’s going to happen, ( no one knows that) rather controlling behavior. The economy is driven by fear or the lack thereof. the bear will come! That we do know. If it doesn’t I think the whole thing would explode! Excellent Ken! I like your blog. Anxious to hear you play sometime. Perhaps we’ll get a chance to play together sometime.

    • admin

      Thank you Chris! Those are 2 excellent Super Powers. I think the Logic Super power would be an awesome super power to be able to give away to people sometimes. At the grocery store you see someone that looks like they could use a little more logic and BOOM here is some logic! Stay tuned, I will be posting a series soon on some Secret Super Powers that I have discovered, that can change your life! Thanks again for reading.

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