Peace of Mind...

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.
-John Wooden

How to achieve peace of mind. Very hard to do. Yesterday I learned that a key to success is having your mind and your heart working together as one. Finding that balance between the constant battle we have on a day to day basis. Your heart says one thing, your mind says another. How could we possibly find balance and inner peace. I read this article that my wife found on the internet and it really made me aware of this conflict which I know happens to a lot of us. The article is called How to Make Your Heart and Your Mind Work Together by Zen Habits contributor Jonathan Mead, you can check it out at http://zenhabits.net/how-to-make-your-heart-and-your-mind-work-together/

In the article he says that "It’s typical in our society to feel a conflict between what we want to do (our heart) and what we feel is practical (our mind)."

As I finished reading the article and took in all that it said, the one thing that stuck out the most to me is the fact that the solution is simple. That we must ask ourselves a simple question before we make any decisions: Is this decision/choice working for me or against me? In order to do this we have to clear the mind, and give it breaks so is not always on. When you calm your mind and your senses, you become conscious of your always-present inner Self. How do we do that, through meditation. It's one of the best, most individual and personal experience I've ever had. This will be my first step towards achieving control over my mind in hopes to have a better sense of my inner self. A free and silent mind is always in meditation, so I encourage one and all to try it. Either go to center to do it or find audio cd's with guided meditations. Whichever route you choose, know that Meditation is the gateway, through which you arrive to the world of freedom.

The power of connections

Yesterday I had dinner with my uncle and we were suppose to talk about marketing since I am going to be assisting him in that department in his medical office, but instead we talked about me. He wanted to know what was my reality today, this instance, based on the circumstance surrounding me. So I did - I talked and talked and talked and let my emotions out. All he did was listen, he only gave advice when he felt it was needed:

Life is all about people and the connections you create with them. To ensure that every person you come in contact with you uplift them and make them feel good about themselves. In turn, that will make you feel good about yourself.

Wow! How do you do that, how unselfish is that. He didn't have to care, he could've just went on talking about his marketing needs. Instead he made me feel good and inspired me to do the same in my relationships. At the end of it all he finishes by telling:

That is marketing, it starts from within and if I touch and uplift each patient that walks through my door then my marketing in done.

I don't think I have been that inspired and that moved in a long time.

How I plan to apply that in my life; is to be and live the change I aspire others to be day in and day out. Let the uplifting begin!