“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” (Buddha)
What if I were to tell you that everything you experience comes from the mind? Well, this is true. Now, think of this: If everything you experience comes from the mind then wouldn’t it make sense to walk the path of mastery in terms of mastering yourself and your own mind?
The mind is where all of the magic takes place in your life as well as all the misery. You can either make your life a living hell through the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that your mind comes up with or you can make your life into a living heaven through the very same mechanism.
Self-mastery is hard.
But it's always worth it.
Most people try to control their life. They want to change the past, the want to "get better" or they want to control the outcome.
In reality, the only thing you can control is yourself in the present moment.
Yes, you, here and now. That's the ONLY thing you can control.
So if you master yourself in the present moment, you can literally make anything possible. Past issues will resolve, the future will take care of itself and life won't be able to beat you down no matter what it throws at you.
With self-mastery...
• Self-discipline becomes easier
• Self-love becomes effortless
• Self-confidence becomes natural
• Happiness becomes a side-effect
• Success becomes automatic
You stop complaining, blaming or hating. You become more self-aware and self-reliant. You take 100% responsibility for yourself and your life.
From there, anything becomes possible, one day at a time. Small steps every day towards self-mastery is all you need,
It all begins with looking in the mirror. Success in the public world goes hand-in-hand with success in your private life. Effective leadership flows from effectively leading yourself. I love this quote, so simple yet so profound. Effective leadership flows from effectively leading yourself. You have to know yourself first before you can make a change to better yourself. Self mastery is the ultimate stage of the law of attraction, that is you become what you think about.
Self-mastery gives you control over the one thing you CAN control in any situation: yourself. It allows you to move toward your goals with discipline, persistence and focus. It helps you control emotional impulses and make decisions based on rational thinking instead of heightened emotions.
You can do it if you choose to. Make self-mastery a priority. Everybody gets tempted and afraid, but you can work on it and overcome those temptations and fears.
It’s easy to blame circumstances and give up.
It’s tough to work hard and keep fighting.
You choose which path to go. One is way more impressive (and scarce).
Transform yourself slowly, steadily, and daily. Don’t Let the Motivation Melt Away, Take Purposeful Action.
Have a transforming week xoxo