Learn to control your mind before your mind controls you
01st September ,2007
Do you ever sit to work and then spend most of your time day dreaming? Do you feel that your wandering mind is causing delays in your work? Do you feel a desperate need to control your mind and don’t know how to do so?
3. Throw out negative thoughts
If you had a fight with your boss/spouse or someone said something which you did not like, then I would suggest that you put to practice called “negative thoughts discarding”. Do this. Close your eyes and visualize the person for whom you have negative thoughts. Once you see the person, start talking with that person. Explain to him/her your position and discuss with that person. Visualize the entire sequence of events and towards the end tell yourself that, now you have spoken out all your anger/negativity and that you will never let this anger/negativity bother you.
4. Don’t over stress yourself
With so many tensions piling up today and so much work to do stress is bound to happen. Stress not only affects your body, but also your mind. With stress your mind stops to function and cannot prioritize. Once you lose control over the priority in your life you no longer have control over your mind. Therefore, you will at times feel that some tasks are important than others and the next instant you change your mind and something else becomes important. This happens because you are not able to decide. Read this article on Tips for Stress Management
5. Meditate
As food is to the body, meditation is to the mind. Meditation not only re-energizes you but also helps you regain control over your mind. Close your eyes and learn to relax. Once in relaxed state, visualize an object. Once the visualization is clear, start concentrating on that object. Concentrate on how it looks, its color, its shape, all its features, etc. At first this exercise is very difficult, but with time you will master it. I am in the middle of writing a 10 minute meditation guide. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive updates on the same.
