~ Carolyn Guilford CNC ~

             Our minds are our best assets. It’s the source of who we are, both personally and professionally. It is the source of our strength and our weakness, and determines our success or failure. Self Discipline is a wonderful thing.

Understanding that the quality of our lives rests with our minds, it's a tragedy to fill it with junk. The amount of negativity from television, newspapers, tabloids, and horror stories related by friends, that we allow to invade us on a daily basis, is incredible.

Stop it now. When we allow a constant stream of negativity and bad news, our mind will begin to decay. We must control of our minds.

Here are my tips to control what you think about:

1. Be selective about what you read 
How much good news do you see in your daily newspapers?  You’ve heard, "If it bleeds, it leads."  Not much chance of good news there.  So, read books that motivate you. Books that will inspire you. Read them every morning or every night, before you go to sleep.

2. Share your mind
Great success is created when great minds get together, discussing great ideas.  Start a mastermind group of like minded persons to share great thoughts.

3. Get A Mentor
My mentor was a great thinker and scientist, and I’m still learning from her. Who are some of the people you admire         ( living or not )? Talk with them, read about them, and read their works.  Who would you like to emulate? 

4. Listen to Motivational CDs or Tapes daily
This is an important habit to create for yourself. Get something inspirational and listen to it over and over.  Listening to books on tape at work, in the car, or as a background at home can increase your IQ, ( and your children’s ). Ever wonder how you know some important fact? You heard it somewhere and may not remember where.

5. Attend Seminars and workshops
There are always motivational and inspirational seminars, and wonderful people to meet, to network with. Add them to your mastermind group, to reinforce your self-esteem and positive thinking.

6. Turn Off the T V

Just like any bad habit, it needs to be broken. Not that all television is bad.  I'm merely recommending that you cut back on your television viewing. Decide how long you're going to watch television and then turn it off when that time is up. Try cutting back your television viewing by one hour every day.  Use that time to read a book, listen to a motivational tape, walk or spend time with your family, or practicing a new skill.

Focusing our energy toward a purpose will give us the power to accomplish anything we want in life. Start by writing down all the things that you want to accomplish and make an effort to achieve them. Self Discipline is a wonderful thing.

  “Health is Wealth”