How does the dialog play out in your mind when you consider pursuing a goal? Winning that state championship or getting promoted to brown belt? “What’s it gonna take?” “What do I have to give up? What sacrifices do I have to make?” “I need to do [X]. I need to stop [Y].” Maybe this […]
Mental Training
Man on a Mission Sensation
In Andy Puddicombe’s words, “Focus is the absence of distraction.” It’s seemingly the absence of self consciousness and, in some cases, consciousness in general. What happens in the absence of conscious thought? Your subconscious thoughts take over, and your “true self” seeps into what you do. If you want to see a person’s true self […]
The Hero’s Journey
Joseph Campbell’s concept of a Hero’s Journey from the book “Hero With a Thousand Faces” caught my eye. Defining a hero as “someone who found, or achieved, or did something beyond the normal range of achievement, and who has given his life to something bigger than himself or other than himself”, he shows examples […]