I am really working at noticing and then focusing on what I am focusing on. Having a magnifying glass handy has helped as a reminder of “the power of focused and directed thought”. In full transparency, it has been a difficult exercise for me this week much more than last week.
It seems as soon as I stop to focus on a photo as an example or as soon as I practice sitting quietly for 15 minutes my mind races to fill the void of stimulus and I am reminded of the dozen tasks that need to be accomplished before the end of my day.
However, as I purposefully calm my mind, slow my thinking, reduce my inputs, smile and see that I am in control, I begin to relax. I am able to refocus my thinking and order what needs to be done and then release them into their correct place and reset.
Learning to notice what is happening in my own mind, and seeing that I have a tendency to diffuse all of my energy when I scatter my thinking has been a triumph for me. Even when days are hectic, I know that I have the ability to stop and refocus.
I am learning to see myself a bit as an outside observer which is helping me to work toward my DMP as opposed to just working…
Thanks so much for being so candid about your experience of the brain training we are doing these weeks, Ken. Your words are sure to help others. Haanel was so right, right? It’s hard mental labor. Congrats on finally being able to say “Even when days are hectic, I know that I have the ability to stop and refocus.” How great is that observation of your strengthened power. BTW, we know that the more energetic “monkey mind” is a sure sign that we are succeeding–so cheering you and all of us on in our brain training! It’s so worth the labor.