365 Exciting Ways to Live - Excitement # 50 - Your 'Thought Factory'!

You and Your ‘Thought Factory’.

A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks, he becomes;

– Mohandas Gandhi

What are you producing in your ‘thought factory’? If your mind is occupied by lofty thoughts, your actions will be noble. If your mind is occupied by petty thoughts, you will end up with doing ordinary things. Ralph Waldo Emerson said that the ancestor of every action is thought.

You may be sidetracked by some happenings, which are not to your liking or may be someone will hurt your feelings and ego. You may be emotionally hijacked. Someone may irritate you touching your hot buttons. Or, a temporary failure may derail your strategic thinking and inspiration.

Get back to your normal self by saying ‘cancel, cancel’ internally and refocus all your thoughts on your empowering goal. It is something like a road block to your destination. If your destination is exciting, you will find out how to overcome the road block. On the other hand, if your destination is not so exciting, you will use the road block as an excuse to give up your travel! Resolve to bring back all your thoughts on your empowering goal! Fix your goal ten times tougher than your past achievement and notice how your thoughts work wonders for you!

(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')

N C Sridharan

www.thetimefoundation.com

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