HOW TO MASTER YOUR MIND?

 

THE HEALTHY MINDSET

OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS OUTDATED, DESIGNED FOR A TIMEWHEN FARMING WAS THEN NORM, AND FINANCIAL EDUCATION WAS NOT A PRIORIT. TO BE FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL IN TODAY'S WORLD, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HAVE A SOLID UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MONEY AND ASSETS WORK.

ONE OF THE MOST CRUCIAL THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT TAUGHT IN SHOOL IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN ASSET AND A LIABILITY.

THE WEALTHY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN ASSETS THAT EARN MONEY WHILE THEY SLEEP, UNLIKE LIABILITIES, WHICH COST MONEY AND PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO RETURN.

ANOTHER CRITICAL PIECE OF KNOWLEDGE MISSING FROM OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS THE USEFULNESS OF CORPORATIONS. THE WEALTHY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CORPORATIONS TO MINIMIZE TAXES AND LIMIT THEIR EXPOSURE TO RISK.

IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE A CHOICE AND TAKE ACTION

OUR FINANCIAL BEHAVIOR IS DEEPLY INGRAINED, INFLUENCED BY THE ADVICE OF OUR PARENTS AND THE NORMS OF SOCIETY. WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND PAY TAXES, BUT THIS BELIEF LIMITS US. THE FEAR OF REJECTION CAN BE PARALYZING, BUT WE NEED TO MASTER IT TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.THE DESIRE FOR WEALTH CAN BE OUTWEIGHED BY THE FEAR OF LOSING THE ILLUSION OF FINANCIAL SECURITY, RESULTING IN A CONFLICTS BETWEEN GREED AD FEAR.

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE TAKE RISKS AND WORK ON CONTROLLING THEIR THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. WE CAN CHOOSE TO BREAK FREE FROM OUR ANCESTRAL INSTINCTS AND DECIDE FOR OURSELVES. BY TAKING A LONG-TERM VIEW AND WRITING DOWN OUR FINANCIAL FEARS, WE CAN BEGIN TO OVERCOME THEM AND MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO LEARN IS BY OBSERVING OTHERS, BOTH SUCCESSFUL AND UNSUCCESSFUL, AND THEN TRYING THINGS OUT FOR YOURSELF.TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, YOU MUST TRAIN YOURSELF TO SEE WHAT OTHERS OVERLOOK AND SEIZE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN THEY ARISE. DON'T BE AFRAID OF FAILURE. IT'S OFTEN THE BEST TEACHER, AND THOSE WHO ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL EMBRACE IT.

• DO YOU FEEL TRAPPED WITHIN THE WALLS OF YOUR OWN MIND, WITH WORRIES, FEARS AND DOUBTS TALKING OVER YOUR THOUGHTS AND HINDERING YOUR MENTAL FREEDOM? YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
• BUT IT'S TIME TO BREAK FROM THAT PRISON. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER IS OURSELVES, AND IT'S TIME TO TAKE THAT POWER BACK.
• DONT LET ANXIETIES AND UNCERTAINTIES STEER YOU AWAY FROM YOUR OWN LIBERATION.
• UNEDUCATED PEOPLE BLAME OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE DOING BADLY, THOSE WHOSE EDUCATIONIS UNDERWAY BLAME THEMSELVES, BUT A FULLY EDUCATED PERSON BLAMES NO ONE.
• A CALM MIND ALLOWS YOU TO SURROUND YOURSELF WITH TRUE FRIENDS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MANY WAY IT HELP YOU BUILD A GOOD LIFE.
• MANY PEOPLE ASSOCIATE WITH THOSE FROM WHOE THEY HOPE TO GAIN SOMETHING, SUCH AS FLATTERY, WEALTH, OR STATUS. THOSE WHO CULTIVATE INNER WISDOM, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAVE NO NEED TO SEEK THESE THINGS FROM OTHERS.

WITHDRAW INTO YOURSELF, AS FAS AS YOU CAN. ASSOCIATE WITH THOSE WHO WILL MAKE A BETTER MAN OF YOU.WELCOME THOSE WHOM YOU YOURSELF CAN IMPROVE. THE PROCESS IS MUTUAL, FOR MEN LEARN WHILE THEY TEACH.

TRUST IS A CRUCIAL FOUNDATION OF ANY RELATIONSHIP, BUT DON'T GIVE IT AWAY FREELY. WHEN YOU DO FIND A TRUE FRIEND, CHERISH THEM AND TRUST THEM FULLY. REMEMBER, IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A FEW GENIUNE FRIENDS THAN MANY SHALLOW ACQUAINTANCES, AND HAVING NO FRIENDS IS BETTER THAN HAVING FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS. SO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR RELATIONSHIPS AND CULTIVATE INNER WISDOM TO BUILD A FULFILLING LIFE.

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME AND ENERGY TRYING TO IMPRESS OTHERS WITH YOUR WORK OR SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. TO TRULY BE YOURSELF, FOCUS ON YOUR UNWAVERING QUEST FOR TRUTH, FREE FROM THE OPINIONS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS. BY TAKING THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH SERIOUSLY, ANY EXTERNAL DISTRACTIONS WILL BECOME IRRELEVANT. A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF LIVING IN HARMONY WITH YOUR EXISTENCE IS AVOIDING THE ACCUMULATION OF WEALTH OR INDULGING IN EXCESS. MONEY, A BYPRODUCT OF DESIRE, HOLDS ON IMPORTANCE IN STOIC PHILOSOPHY.

YOUR THOUGHTS SHOULD BE GROUNDED IN TRUTH, WITHOUT A SHADOW OF DOUBT. CONSISTENCY IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO FORMING NEW HABITS, BY STARTING SMALL AND PRACTICING HEALTHY HABITS REGULARLY, WE'RE MOR LIKELY TO MAKE BETTER CHOICES IN THE FUTURE.

MAKE A LIST OF THE FIRST SIGNS THAT YOUR MOOD ISSUES THAT RESOLVED. WHAT WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY AND HOW WOULD YOU LIVE? THIS ASSISTS  US IN SHIFTING YOUR PROBLEM A SOLUTION AND MOVING FORWARD. YOUR FORGIVENESS AND UNDERSTANDING SHOULD EXTEND TO EVERYONE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED YOU. EVERYONE HAS REASONS FOR ACTING THE WAY THEY DO, BUT THIS IS NOT AN EXCUSE,

HOW TO CALM YOUR MIND?

• OUR MODERN WAY OF LIFE CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO A DISCONNECT BETWEEN OUR MINDS AND BODIES. 
• WE ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT WHILE SITTING IN OUR OFFICES OR WORKING ON OUR LAPTOPS, BUT OUR MINDS WANDER.
• WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME RUMINATING ON THE PAST OR WORRYING ABOUT THE FUTURE THAT WE FORGET TO APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY OF THE PRESENT MOMENT.
• THE BEST WAY TO GROUND OURSELVES IN THE PRESENT MOMENT IS TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME AWARE OF OUR BODIES THROUGH MEDITATION.