‘I want to go on holiday BUT I don’t have enough money’

‘I want to go to the gym BUT I don’t have enough time’

However, switch the sentence around and your mind will be blown…

‘I don’t have enough money BUT I want to go on holiday’

‘I don’t have time BUT I I want to go to the gym’

Notice the huge difference?

Suddenly the statement of negativity will become a statement of positivity, which will help switch your mindset from getting beaten by an obstacle to finding a way to overcome the obstacle.

Maybe I’m just easily impressed, but it blew my mind away… Hopefully it can switch your mindset a little too.

-Mike

This is true on so many levels: anger and frustration shape you so negatively in life – it leads to tempered and irrational decisions.

The problem with anger is that it really only harms you; you’re manifesting the interpretation of that event negatively, and you are letting it significantly affect you – try and take a positive side and learn from the event.

I’m not necessarily talking about the bigger events here, such as fatalities or major family issues – I have no right to tell you how to react.

I’m talking more about the petty things in life like getting cut off in traffic, your train being late, or getting annoyed at your ex because you heard from her friend’s brother’s mate that she hooked up with 2 guys already – what’s the point in letting these events affect you?

First off, more often than not you interpret them negatively; the lady who cut you off may have been rushing her kid to the hospital, the train may have been late due to an old lady collapsing, and your ex’s friends brother’s mate just may like overexaggerating and stirring stuff up… A lot of the time we interpret them in a negative way because subconsciously we want to be angry at the person/event.

Now let’s say you were right about your interpretations – so what? What will being angry and letting it affect you do? When I miss a train I no longer get annoyed, I just think of the worst thing that could happen – I am late for work, my boss publicly rips into me and I have to work an extra 30 mins. Being angry in this scenario won’t fix anything… Will being angry stop my boss from ripping into me? Hell no. Sure, I can learn from my mistake and get to the station earlier, but no way will I let it affect my mood anymore.

Don’t focus your energy on negative past events; use it to be happy, live life to the fullest, and becoming a better version of yourself every day.

-Mike

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It wasn’t until late at night when I took a step back and remembered what my end goals is: own my own business, inspire others, and be an entrepreneur – this takes time, and just thinking about it is not going to get me closer to my goal.

Remember that actions truly speak volumes more than words – take a step back, look at your end goals, then create an action plan for what you need to do today to get you there.

Do not wait! Start now.

-Mike

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But why aren’t they running the world? Why are they slaves to humans?

Because dogs do not have this superpower which humans do:

When a dog enters a room, he knows that he is in the room, but he doesn’t know that he knows that he is in the room – the dog cannot think about his thinking – that’s where humans stand out.

We can take a step back and analyse our thought process and why we are thinking about what we’re thinking; this allows us to think in ways that other creatures simply can’t, which is why we are the most dominant forces in nature.

However, a lot of us do not utilise these amazing capabilities enough; if you feel angry at someone, do you let that anger control you, or do you think about why you’re angry, why you’re feeling the emotions you feel, and how you can utilise this situation to take a rational and sound decision which will help develop your emotional state?

I can safely say that for me I definitely did not use this power for years; I was too overconsumed with myself and never took a step back to think about my thoughts and actions in life.

In recent months I have made the effort to just take a step back a bit more to give myself the chance to analyse my decision making and change it for the better, in order to shape my mind into developing myself into the man I want to be. It is a slow process and I have a long way to go, however I know I’m on the right track because I have got to a thought process where I am starting, to be honest with myself, and am actively trying to improve my emotional state.

Are you using your superpower?

-Mike

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