And Tochi Says… Whose thoughts are YOU thinking? » Entries tagged with "mental"
Do You Have Your Exit Strategy Yet?
“I can afford to tell you the plain, unvarnished truth, sir,” she said, “because I have nothing to lose in this game. You have nothing of mine to hold to ransom. I am free to come and go as the wind, and my allegiance is only to myself.” People want us to commit, because they want to feel a high degree of certainty that things will go according to their plans. This is why it is … Read entire article »
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Influence Yourself With Music
It is generally well-accepted that music can elevate or depress the mood. It is a great influencer, and has been used as such for ages. Music affects the mind – both the conscious and the subconscious parts. Many a message has been delivered and reinforced in the mind via music. That is why despotic leaders and governments feel threatened by musicians and their creative outputs, even to the point of putting the artistes to death. How … Read entire article »
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The Need For A Mental Detox
A wonderfully hard time that I had some years ago was participating in a ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat. For ten days, everyone was separated by gender. Technological gadgets, books, prayer beads and medications were stored away. Each day, we were provided with two completely animal-free meals, breakfast and lunch, then a four o’clock tea. Actual meditation was for a minimum of ten hours per day. Absolutely no talking was permitted, except to ask for … Read entire article »
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Nothing Is New – Just The Combinations
In 2002 and 2004, I had written that the time had come for us to be our own priests and our own prophets. What did I mean by this? A priest is one who inquires directly of the divine and receives understanding thereof; a prophet provides advance guidance based on advance information. We have long been in the age where information is purveyed so freely and so easily that we are easily overwhelmed by it all. … Read entire article »
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Advise Only Those Who Require It
inally, I have come to learn that very many who seek advice really do not want to hear it. They only want to talk, and most often hear themselves talking. This act of talking, in itself, does not have to be considered a terrible thing, for many an intelligent person comes to realize the solution to the vexing problem upon its aural articulation and repetition. Some even reach a definite decision or gain a powerful … Read entire article »
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Scuttle That Ship… NOW.
have read variations on how Hernando Cortes with his ragged troop of 500 men and Tlaxcalan allies who marched 2000 miles inland to conquer the Aztec Empire from 1519 to 1521. The bottom line is that he got the full, irreversible commitment of his troops after he scuttled the ships that brought them to Mexico from their homes and families in Cuba. As long as the men could see their ships in harbor, they … Read entire article »
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