It is within your power to gratify your every wish. Success is the result of the way you think. I will show you how to think to be successful.

The power to rule and attract success is within yourself. The barriers that shut these off from you are subject to your control. You have unlimited power to think and this is the link that connects you with your omniscient source.

Success is the result of certain moods of mind or ways of thinking. These moods can be controlled by you and produced at will.

You have been evolved to what you are from a lowly atom because you possessed the power to think. This power will never leave you, but will keep urging you on until you reach perfection. As you evolve, you create new desires and these can be gratified. The power to rule lies within you. The barriers that keep you from ruling are also within you. These are the barriers of ignorance.

Concentrated thought will accomplish seemingly impossible results and make you realize your fondest ambitions. At the same time that you break down barriers of limitation new ambitions will be awakened. You begin to experience conscious thought constructions.

If you will just realize that through deep concentration you become linked with thoughts of omnipotence, you will kill out entirely your belief in your limitations and at the same time will drive away all fear and other negative and destructive thought forces which constantly work against you. In the place of these you will build up a strong assurance that your every venture will be successful. When you learn thus how to concentrate and reinforce your thought, you control your mental creations; they in turn help to mould your physical environment, and you become the master of circumstances and the ruler of your kingdom.

It is just as easy to surround your life with what you want as it is with what you don't want. It is a question to be decided by your will. There are no walls to prevent you from getting what you want, providing you want what is right. If you choose something that is not right, you are in opposition to the omnipotent plans of the universe and deserve to fail. But, if you will base your desires on justice and good will, you avail yourself of the helpful powers of universal currents, and instead of having a handicap to work against, can depend upon ultimate success, though the outward appearances may not at first be bright.

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Never stop to think of temporary appearances, but maintain an unfaltering belief in your ultimate success. Make your plans carefully, and see that they are not contrary to the tides of universal justice. The main thing for you to remember is to keep at bay the destructive and opposing forces of fear and anger and their satellites.

There is no power so great as the belief which comes from the knowledge that your thought is in harmony with the divine laws of thought and the sincere conviction that your cause is right. You may be able seemingly to accomplish results for a time even if your cause is unjust, but the results will be temporary, and, in time, you will have to tear down your thought edifice and build on the true foundation of Right.

Plans that are not built on truth produce discordant vibrations and are therefore self-destructive. Never try to build until you can build right. It is a waste of time to do anything else. You may temporarily put aside your desire to do right, but its true vibrations will interfere with your unjust plans until you are forced back into righteous paths of power.

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All just causes succeed in time, though temporarily they may fail. So if you should face the time when everything seems against you, quiet your fears, drive away all destructive thoughts and uphold the dignity of your moral and spiritual life.

"Where There Is A Will There Is A Way." The reason this is so is that the Will can make a way if given the chance to secure the assistance of aiding forces. The more it is developed the higher the way to which it will lead.

When everything looks gloomy and discouraging, then is the time to show what you are made of by rejoicing that you can control your moods by making them as calm, serene and bright as if prosperity were yours.

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"Be faithful in sowing the thought seeds of success, in perfect trust that the sun will not cease to shine and bring a generous harvest in one season."

It is not always necessary to think of the success of a venture when you are actually engaged in it. For when the body is inactive the mind is most free to catch new ideas that will further the opportunity you are seeking. When you are actually engaged in doing something, you are thinking in the channels you have previously constructed and the work does not have to be done over again.

When you are in a negative mood the intuitions are more active, for you are not then controlling your thoughts by the will. Everything we do. should have the approval of the intuition.

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When you are in a negative mood you attract thoughts of similar nature through the law of affinity. That is why it is so important to form thoughts of a success nature to attract similar ones. If you have never made a study of this subject, you may think this is all foolishness, but it is a fact that there are thought currents that unerringly bring thoughts of a similar nature. Many persons who think of failure actually attract failure by their worries, their anxieties, their overactivity. These thoughts are bound to bring failure. When you once learn the laws of thought and think of nothing but Good, Truth, Success, you will make more progress with less effort than you ever made before.

There are forces that can aid the mind that are hardly dreamed of by the average person. When you learn to believe more in the value of thought and its laws you will be led aright and your business gains will multiply.

The following method may assist you in gaining better thought control. If you are unable to control your fears, just say to your faulty determination, "Do not falter or be afraid, for I am not really alone. I am surrounded by invisible forces that will assist me to remove the unfavorable appearances." Soon you will have more courage. The only difference between the fearless man and the fearful one is in his will, his hope. So if you lack success, believe in it, hope for it, claim it. You can use the same method to brace up your thoughts of desire, aspiration, imagination, expectation, ambition, understanding, trust and assurance.

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If you get anxious, angry, discouraged, undecided or worried, it is because you are not receiving the co-operation of the higher powers of your mind. By your Will you can so organize the powers of the mind that your moods change only as you want them to instead of as circumstances affect you.

I was recently asked if I advised concentrating on what you eat, or what you see while walking. My reply was that no matter what you may be doing, when in practice think of nothing else but that act at the time. The idea is to be able to control your unimportant acts, otherwise you set up a habit that it will be hard to overcome, because your faculties have not been in the habit of concentrating. Your faculties cannot be disorganized one minute and organized the next. If you allow the mind to wander while you are doing small things, it will be likely to get into mischief and make it hard to concentrate on the important act when it comes.

The man that is able to concentrate is the happy, busy man. Time does not drag with him. He always has plenty to do. He does not have time to think over past mistakes, which would make him unhappy.

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If despite our discouragement and failures, we claim our great heritage, "life and truth and force, like an electric current," will permeate our lives until we enter into our "birthright in eternity."

The will does not act with clearness, decision and promptness unless it is trained to do so. There are comparatively few that really know what they are doing every minute of the day. This is because they do not observe with sufficient orderliness and accuracy to know what they are doing. It is not difficult to know what you us doing all the time, if you will just practice concentration and with a reposeful deliberation, and train yourself to think clearly, promptly, and decisive. If you allow yourself to woMeditation is a state of concentrated attention on a thought, idea, quote, an object, or on nothing at all. It is a mental/spiritual technique for relaxing the restlessness of the mind and freeing it from anxiety and stress. In its higher forms, it aims for the attaining of peace of mind, inner silence and spiritual awakening.

Here are a few paragraphs from the article “Meditation Advice, Guidance and Tips – Information and Instructions”:
Meditation is more than a method for relaxing the body, as some people think. It is a way for gaining freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, quieting the chatter of the mind, and attaining inner peace and happiness. In its higher levels it leads to spiritual awakening, enlightenment, and to realizing who and what you are.

Though it plays an important role in various religions and spiritual practices, it is actually a practice that is free from all religious connotations, and has always been practiced everywhere, from ancient times until the present day. There has always been the desire to go within, to find what is beyond the physical form, and to find the real spirit and the relation between mankind, the world and the creator.
There are many forms, techniques and traditions of meditation, which are practiced and followed for various reasons and aims, for relaxation and health, for mental mastery and inner peace, and of course for attaining spiritual awakening – enlightenment, and for discovering who you really are.
Meditation calms down the body and the mind, reduces stress and anxiety, normalizes the blood pressure and has a healing effect on the body. It improves the power of concentration, sharpens the mind and strengthens the intuition. Its constant practice reduces the number of restless thoughts in the mind and brings inner peace, happiness and bliss.rry or hurry in what you are doing, this will not be clearly photographed upon the sensitized plate of the subjective mind, and you therefore will not be really conscious of your actions. So practice accuracy and concentration of thought, and also absolute truthfulness and you will soon be able to concentrate.

How to Improve Concentration and Focus: 7 Tips

I’ve written about a range of habits related to learning, but one I have not yet covered is concentration – perhaps because I find it among the hardest of habits to truly master.
I’m as apt as anybody to have my working memory hijacked by the temptations of multi-tasking,
….or simply to become distracted by the shiny new learning objects that I encounter on a daily basis,
…or to start writing about one thing and find myself wandering to other topics as new thoughts occur to me,
…or….uh, right – concentration. Here are some of the approaches to it that I find helpful:

1. Be conscious and intentional

I keep coming back to “consciousness” as the cornerstone of most effective learning habits. Before you are likely to be successful at concentrating you have to make a clear, conscious decision to focus your attention. Sounds simple enough, but more often than not we move from one experience to the next without any real consciousness, and certainly without a decision to concentrate.

2. Set clear goals – and victories

I’ve lamented my own lack of goal setting before. To concentrate effectively, it really helps to have specific outcomes in mind.  Break down longer term goals – like mastering a new language – into smaller chunks that are achievable in short bursts of concentration – like memorizing how an irregular verb is conjugated.

3. Be consistent

A foolish consistency may be the hobgoblin of little minds, but a wise consistency is often essential to enlarging the mind. Great athletes, musicians, writers, and others who excel in their chosen field nearly always have set times and places for concentrated thinking and practice. Consistency of environment helps to normalize distractions and consistency of time helps establish a pattern and rhythm to support concentration. Pick a limited range of places where and times when you do your most focused learning. You can and should vary these over time to avoid falling into rote learning habits, but don’t be too fast or erratic in making changes.

4. Avoid or remove distractions

Part of what sparked me to write about concentration this week is the ongoing debate about the impact of the Internet on our brains. (See, for example, Pinker and Carr on this.)  I’m still undecided about the deeper, longer term impact, but I don’t have much doubt about the ability of the Internet – and countless other modern wonders – to distract us on a minute-to-minute basis and interfere with concentration. You may be able to train your mind to block out such distractions, but for me, the easiest path has always been simply to avoid cognitive overload by turning off the e-mail, the browser, the phone, the iPod, the [add your own distraction here], etc..

5. Set time limits and allow for breaks

Similar to how the body has limits for focused physical activity and needs recovery time from exercise, the mind benefits from periodic short breaks during periods of concentration as well as longer breaks between periods of concentration to help consolidate learning. During shorter breaks, it is better not to turn to other tasks, but to truly take a break and let the mind rest. (For a scientific perspective on this – including a helpful video abstract – see a recent article on “awake rest” in Neuron.). Longer breaks should include essential activities like getting sufficient sleep at night.

6. Take care of mind and body

Speaking of sleep – I’ve written before about the important role it plays in memory. And having sufficient sleep is also likely to positively impact your attitude towards concentrating and ability to concentrate in the first place. Likewise, a balanced diet and plenty of aerobic exercise are very important factors in promoting healthy brain activity and memory. Really, being well rested, well fed, and in good physical shape is the foundation for being able to concentrate well.

7. Practice

Finally, few of us are able to will ourselves to concentrate and become effective at it over night. I wrote recently about the keys to deliberate practice and those keys apply here as much as they do anywhere else. Yes, that’s right – you have to focus and concentrate in order to learn to focus and concentrate. Here are a few simple techniques for improving concentration that might help you in your practice. I’m also a fan of breathing exercises as a way to help clear the mind and focus attention.
So, those are my tips. Got any you think should be added to the list?

PERSONAL INTUITION

 observe facts and realities or pay attention to ideas and possibilities? Identifying your personality preference for sensing or intuition helps in understanding how you choose to focus your attention.

One is not better than the other and, at times, everyone uses sensing and intuition to become aware of realities and ideas. However, one of these describes your preferred approach to the world. Highlight your personal brand by letting people know who you are and how you like to function in the world of work.

Using your personality

Personality type theory tells us there are two qualitatively different ways in which people take in information and become aware. People who prefer Sensing focus first on realities and data gained directly through using the senses of seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling. People who prefer Intuition focus first on links between facts to generate new ideas.

For example, if you ask a sensor what time it is, they may say “2:13 PM”. Ask an intuitive what time it is an they may say, “It’s still early.” Or “We have lots of time.” The sensor is sharing the facts, as they exist, while the intuitive is immediately focusing on what the facts might mean.

Of course, all work requires you to use sensing and intuition. Everyone needs to pay attention to facts and possibilities. If you have a preference for sensing you will learn to use intuition to conceptually organize what you know. If you don’t anticipate the future, you may find yourself heading down the wrong path.

If you have a preference for intuition you will learn to use sensing to attend to the important realities and facts, otherwise you might set unrealistic goals.

Both sensing and intuition are equally valuable and necessary ways of paying attention to data and ideas.

To promote your personal brand, you will need to understand, relate to, and convince people who have either sensing or intuitive preferences.

Here is a description of the two preferences as well as tips for how to effectively communicate with people who have each preference.

The sensing approach

People who prefer sensing are most comfortable and at their best when they can draw on experience to deal with current situations. They observe the world, as it is, through their senses.

Words to describe people who prefer sensing include: observant, practical, realistic, experiential, and factual.

If you want to convince someone who prefers sensing:

• Address immediate problems or opportunities
• Draw on experience as a guide for next steps
• Focus on realities, facts, and relevant details
• Share information in a step-by-step manner
• Find practical applications

The intuitive approach

People who prefer intuition are most comfortable and at their best when paying attention to abstract patterns and possibilities. They prefer to see the world as it could be, rather than as it is.

Words to describe people who prefer intuition include conceptual, imaginative, insightful, original, and inspirational.

If you want to convince someone who prefers intuition:

• Address long-term problems or opportunities
• Draw on ideas and possibilities as a guide for change
• Focus on connections between and meanings of data
• Show them a “big picture” overview
• See future applications and implications

Understanding your preference for sensing or intuition helps you figure out your work style and create a brand that highlights who you are. Communicate your brand using language that appeals to and convinces both sensing and intuitive types.

Author:

Donna Dunning, PhD, is a psychologist, certified teacher, member of the MBTI ® International Training Faculty, and director of Dunning Consulting Inc. She is the author of more than a dozen publications, including her two newest books, 10 Career Essentials and What’s Your Type of Career? 2nd edition. Donna’s guiding principle is: Know yourself, respect differences, learn and grow. Follow Donna on Twitter and Facebook and visit her website.

Solution for Developing Your Intuition

Developing Your Intuition Intuition is the process of perceiving or knowing things to a high degree of certainty without conscious reasoning. Researchers with the Institute of HeartMath and many others who have conducted numerous controlled and scientifically validated studies over more than half a century have expanded the definition of intuition to include not only conscious perception by the mind alone, but also by the body's entire psychophysiological system. This perception often is evidenced by a range of emotions and measurable physiological changes exhibited or detected throughout the body, according to the study Electrophysiological Evidence of Intuition: McCraty, Atkinson and Bradley, 2004.

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

—Albert Einstein, 1879-1955.

Taking into account the array of intuition research, along with findings from years of experimentation at its research facilities in Boulder Creek, Calif., and elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad, HeartMath theorizes that intuitive abilities we're unable to attribute to subconsciously stored memories and experiences or to the conscious brain's analytic processes, make sense in another context: The body is connected by sensory perception to a field of energy that enfolds the information we attribute to intuition.

What the Heart Knows

What we know today about what the heart knows is truly exciting and the implications are great. Relying on a variety of data from numerous studies and experiments, particularly heart-rhythm-pattern measurements, IHM's findings point to the human heart as playing a key role in the intuitive process, and a recent study concludes the heart actually receives intuitive information faster than the brain – by a second or slightly more. This would seem to attribute some independent intelligence to the heart: In fact, the concept of a "heart brain" is widely accepted today.

It has been established that the heart has a powerful electromagnetic field and its own complex nervous system and circuitry that generates up to an estimated 60 times the electrical amplitude of the brain. The electromagnetic signal our heart rhythms produce actually can be measured in the brain waves of people around us. It is no wonder that the findings by researchers at HeartMath and elsewhere conclude the heart has its own organized intelligence network enabling it to act independently, learn, remember and produce feelings – all attributes which, until recently, were nearly universally held to be solely in the brain's dominion.

"… but it is wisdom to believe the heart."

—From a poem by George Santayana, 1863-1952.

You and Your Intuition

Perhaps the knowledge that the heart possesses this intuitive intelligence doesn't mean much for you because your experience has been that although some people seem capable of tapping into their intuition, you haven't been able to do it. As far as you know, you've never experienced intuition, or it is such a rarity that you readily dismiss all such instances as mere coincidence or sheer luck. What would it mean if you could fine-tune this intuitive ability? Is it even possible? The Institute of HeartMath's extensive scientific studies indicate you can develop and enhance your intuition. In tandem with its years of research, HeartMath also has engaged in comprehensive development and testing of tools and programs to help you develop your heart's intuitive intelligence and use it advantageously.

"Heart intuition or intelligence brings the freedom and power to accomplish what the mind, even with all the disciplines or affirmations in the world, cannot do if it's out of sync with the heart."

—The HeartMath Solution, 1999, Childre and Martin

The Rhythm of the Heart

After years of research, the very core of HeartMath's findings regarding the ability of human beings to improve their lives emotionally, physically and mentally is the revelation of what is known as "heart-rhythm coherence." In simple terms, here is what heart-rhythm coherence and incoherence mean, followed by a description of what happens when the heart is in or out of coherence:
A coherent heart is one that has smooth, ordered heart-rhythm patterns such as might be seen in an electrocardiogram.
An incherent heart is marked by jagged, disordered or irregular heart-rhythm patterns.
As testing has shown, events, sights, sounds and other stimuli in the environment around you contribute to your heart-rhythm patterns, and regardless of the favorability or unfavorability of these patterns, the heart transmits them to the brain for processing. This process includes storing and remembering these patterns for future use. When heart-rhythm patterns are coherent, the heart's ability to perceive intuitive information is heightened. Stress chemical pathways reverse, paving the way for increased synchronization between the heart and brain. It is in this synchronized state, which athletes call being "in the zone," that you can achieve optimal mental clarity, cognitive performance and perception of intuitive information.
When you have a coherent heart, you are at your best. If you are accustomed to being appreciative, caring, compassionate, all of which lead to a coherent heart.
Your heart processes your caring attitude and responses into coherent rhythm patterns and these are sent to the brain, which in turn triggers remembered responses appropriate to or learned from previous similar situations.
When heart-rhythm patterns are incoherent – disordered and irregular – your heart sends these unfavorable patterns to the brain, which then searches its stored heart-rhythm patterns in search of a match and simply triggers a remembered emotional response – what you might call learned behavior. When things irritate or anger you and more often than not you respond by shouting or slamming a door the brain is likely to recommend the same emotional response the very next time something angers you. Anger leads to incoherence, which leads to a negative response, which leads to continued incoherence.
The Coherent Heart (Heart-Brain Interactions, Psychophysiological Coherence, and the Emergence of System-Wide Order). McCraty, Atkinson, Tomasino, and Bradley

Your Subconscious: A Reservoir of Intuitive Wisdom

We all have access to a giant data bank containing all the information we could possibly need. This vast reservoir known as the subconscious contains stored memories, creativity, and wisdom. Wisdom in the form of an intuitive flash or insight comes from the subconscious. Your intuition operates to uncover the truth and wisdom within you. There are times when most people allow themselves to be spontaneous and allow pearls of wisdom to roll out.
The logical mind, or thinker, would have a difficult time telling you exactly where the subconscious resides and the intuitive mind graphically show how the subconscious works.
Somehow the straight facts, and that the logical uses becomes “MORE”.

Personal Growth Exercises

• Willingness to Change Opens the Door to Happiness
• Making your Reality an Opportunity to Change
• Live Healthy
• Practice Random Acts of Kindness
• Finding a Positive View
• Benefits of Forgiving
• Benefits of Forgiving Yourself
• Being in the Zone, Now
• An Attitude for Financial Security
• Unconscious About Wealth
• Get The Result You Want - Intention
• Intuition I
• Intuition II
• Intuition III
• Intuition IV
• Intuition V
• Intuition VI
• Intuition VII
• How You Want to Feel
• Stop and Think
• Identify Beliefs About Being Beautiful/Ha

  Inspired Intuition Quotes

  Intuition is a wonderfully personal and unique experience. These intuition quotes reflect this wonderful diversity and describe this experience we all share. (For more information about intuition, see the other pages on this website!)
  I hope these intuition quotes inspire you to listen to your "voice within" even more! Enjoy!
  
  
  
  ”Trusting you intuition means tuning in as deeply as you can to the energy you feel, following that energy moment to moment, trusting that it will lead you where you want to go and bring you everything you desire.”
  Shakti Gawain
  ”Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.”
  Mother Teresa
  ”There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action…Keep the channel open.”
  Martha Graham
  ”All societies, ancient or modern, primitive or sophisticated, have guided themselves by values and goals rooted in the experience of ‘deep intuition’.”
  Willis Harman
  ”A woman uses her intelligence to find reasons to support her intuition.”
  G.K. Chesterton
  "Intuition is neither the ability to engage prophesy nor a means of avoiding financial loss or painful relationships. It is actually the ability to use energy data to make decisions in the immediate moment.”
  Carolyn Myss
  
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  ”The goal for greater wisdom isn't to learn to use larger portions of your brain. It's about developing your intuition, your relationship with your Spirit part of you. As you become a better channel for your Spirit's communication with you, and you follow your Spirit's clear guidance, you access greater wisdom in your life. Using your intuition more is what activates greater portions of your brain and more of your wisdom.”
  Karen Whitaker
  ”Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surprise, no intuitive flash, no great hypothesis, no risk, is in a locked cell. Ignorance cannot seal the mind and imagination more securely.”
  Albert Einstein
  ”You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.”
  Alan Alda
  ”It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It’s my partner.”
  Jonas Salk
  ”The highest endeavor of the mind, and the highest virtue, is to understand things by intuition.”
  Baruch Spinoza
  ”When we mistrust (intuition) or let it atrophy by persisting with exclusively rational-empirical thought patterns we end up tuning in with mono to a stereo world.”
  Phillip Goldberg
  ”Thus, in a sense, mathematics has been most advanced by those who distinguished themselves by intuition rather than by rigorous proofs.”
  Felix Klein
  ”We think what is at the heart of your dilemma is something that is at the heart of almost all dilemmas, and that is finding our own guidance and feeling confident in finding it. It’s alright for you to choose things that are different from what others are choosing. But you have to decide that it is alright. And you have to develop your own relationship with your own guidance, otherwise you’re upside down and all around, you’re sort of lost in the confusion of all of it.”
  Abraham/Esther Hicks
  ”Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.”
  Eileen Caddy
  "SETH said: Logic deals with exterior conditions, with cause and effect relationships. Intuitions deal with immediate experience of the most intimate nature, with subjective motions and activities that in your terms move far quicker than the speed of light, and with simultaneous events that your cause and effect level is far too slow to perceive.”
  Jane Roberts
  More Intuition Quotes...
  ”The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
  Albert Einstein
  ”There are things so deep and complex that only intuition can reach it in our stage of development as human beings.”
  John Astin
  ”Learn to let your intuition-gut instinct-tell you when the food, the relationship, the job isn’t good for you (and conversely, when what you’re doing is just right).”
  Oprah Winfrey
  ”Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
  Steve Jobs
  ”If you were utterly following your inner guidance, you would always be reaching for the best memory or the best possible scenario. Following your bliss is following your inner guidance."
  Abraham/Esther Hicks
  
  
  I hope you liked these intuition quotes! Do you have any other favorite intuition quotes you would like to suggest for this site? Please send them to me !ndsome

ALL ABOUT YOUR INTUITION...AND HOW TO IMPROVE IT
From an interview with Thomas Condon
Intuition is a lot like dreaming. We don't know how we do it, but we do it. Intuition is knowing something - but not knowing how you know it.
Intuitive knowledge comes to us spontaneously and directly, without the use of reason or logical thought.
Some people trust their intuition - they "believe" in it, and act on it. Example : you bypass a parking space because you "know" there will be a space closer to where you're going.

Others deny intuitive information, or distrust it as "irrational." But most of us can recall an instance when we ignored a "feeling" or "hunch" about someone or something - and later regretted it.

Knowing how to cultivate your intuition can help in every aspect of our lives. So, to help our readers get ahead, we spoke to the expert in this area, Thomas Condon. His insights:
Intuition can be loosely defined as the ability to synthesize and make deductions from all of our accumulated unconscious experience.
Most of the information we use in our daily lives is unconscious. We "know" much more than we realize.
Example: Which way doors open - in or out. Our senses provide us with ongoing information that never reaches our conscious awareness, unless we turn our attention to it.

Similarly, intuitive information comes to us through our senses.
Examples : Some people get a "gut feeling" about things.Others hear "a little voice," "see the light" or see "a fleeting image." Still others sense good or bad "vibrations."
Those who learn to "tune in" to their intuition find it a useful tool in their personal and professional lives.
Increasing Intuition
We can expand our intuitive capacities, like any other of our physical or mental capabilities, with training and exercise. The process :
1. Evoke, or awaken, our intuitive capacity, by identifying our personal intuitive messages.
2. Focus our intuition on practical outcomes ... improved relationships, confident decision-making, clear goal-setting, increased creativity and productivity, correct judging and forecasting.
Your Personal Intuitive Style
In my research and workshops, I have learned that each person experiences intuition in a different, highly individual way.
* Identify your intuitive style by remembering times you just "knew" something. Try to relive the experience. How does such information come to you? Do you see, hear or feel it? Is it loud and clear? Niggling and vague? Intuitive images, voices or feelings tend to have a consistent source. Examples:
"Suddenly the big picture flashes before my eyes".
"I feel a sense of sureness in my stomach - a 'grounded' feeling."
"I hear my own voice inside my head."
"I literally feel pulled in one direction."
"I get a feeling in my chest that something 'wants out'."

Object: Learn where to look, listen, or turn your attention when you want intuitive information.
Exercise: Hone in on the part of yourself that transmits intuitive information - the voice in your ear, the screen in your mind, the feeling in your chest and belly. Pose clear "Yes or no" questions and be receptive to the responses you get.
Result: The bridge between your conscious, active awareness and your unconscious is strengthened.
You will find that intuitive information is readily available - even if you are highly skeptical at first. Your "inner translator" will become more clear and accessible with more practice.

Skeptics seem to respond especially well to intuition exercises.
Reasons: Underutilized intuition often seems to blossom when it is cultivated. Skeptics don't "believe" in intuition, so they can play with the exercises free of any expectations, judgments or defenses. They react with surprise and delight when it works.
To Improve Your Intuition
* Notice when you are being intuitive, and squeeze one hand with the other. Purpose: To create an association response so you can learn to access your intuition by squeezing your hand.
* Learn your physical intuitive habits. Do your eyes move in a particular way ? Do you have a characteristic posture or facial expression ? Gestures or actions ? Assume these motions to access intuitive information.
* Practise maintaining an open-minded, playful, experimental, non-judgmental attitude.
* Daydream, doodle, brainstorm, and write down words or phrases that come to you when problem-solving.
* Practice making wild guesses. Examples : What a salespersons's name is, what a new person or place will look like, who is calling on the phone. Imagine laughing when you are wrong about insignificant facts. Purpose : To free you to make wild guesses
* Listen to your "inner dialogue."
* Make positive suggestions to yourself ... pose positive, specific questions to your intuition.
* Take up rhythmic exercise such as swimming, yoga or t'ai chi. Also helpful : self hypnosis, meditation.

When seeking intuitive information about yourself or others ... relax and get comfortable. Quiet your inner dialogue and look past the inner images that run through your mind. Focus your attention on the "blank screen" behind them. Immerse yourself in the activity of receiving the information that comes.

Observation exercises : In restaurants, on trains, shopping, etc., practise noticing non-verbal behavior in others ... posture shifts, hand motions, vocal tone or tempo. Guess how your subjects are feeling or what they are talking about.

And have fun ! Some people may believe that their intuition only works in tragic or exceptional circumstances. But that is like saying we only use our common sense in emergencies. Intuition, like common sense, is with us all of the time - if we are willing to use it.
From: Privileged Information - the Newsletter of Innovation
Thomas Condon gives workshops and in-house consultations at various locations around the country. If you are interested in sponsoring an event in your area, please call or write The Changeworks for details.

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What Is Intuition?

A human being's ability to think beyond the five senses is something that has always fascinated me. Have you had feelings of having a certain power to foretell things before it happened or had this gut feeling that what you're doing is not right?
I ‘know' because I've gone through it. Sure there have been many instances where I have ignored such feelings and ended up in trouble. They say "hindsight is 20/20 vision," and know I know that it was because I had no real knowledge about intuition; I had no way to accurately understand and interpret the signals that my intuition was sending to me.

As I've developed my intuition further, I've started to consider the possibility that we all born with intuition. The only thing that varies is our natural alignment and awareness of our intuition.
On this hub, we'll explore some of the ways you can develop your intuition more effectively.

Unlock Your Intuition

Awakening Intuition Through Left / Right Brain Integration

Here's one simple (yet surprisingly challenging) brain exercise that you probably haven't heard of nor tried before.

As you know we have two parts to our brain, the left side and the right. The left part of our brain usually does the verbal, analytical, rational and all the logical tasks. When it comes to planning, doing systematic work, and all sorts of serious work, it is our left-brain that plays the dominant role. The right-brain on the other hand is good at identifying nonverbal cues, etc. It is the right-brain that is more creative and intuitive.

So if you want to encourage your right-brain to work more than the left, then you must intentionally find ways for the two halves to connect. One such way is to draw. Yes... drawing, but not in a way that you're typically accustomed to. Instead, you must draw with your non-dominant hand while looking at pictures that are upside down.

I know this sounds a bit crazy, but bear with me...

The rationality of this is that you put the left-brain into a confused state, leaving space for the right-brain to get more active and play the dominant role.   Have you ever heard somebody say that the best way to solve a problem is just to sleep on it?  Well, when your left-brain gets too tired of this whole confusing upside-down thing, it will give up on the task and let the right brain get involved.
   
As you continue with this exercise (frustrating as it may be), eventually solutions will seem to appear out of "thin air."  These solutions are coming from your intuition - from a place where wisdom, knowledge, ideas, and creation all merge together. For many people, this is a place that many of us never even knew existed.

To help with this exercise, I've placed an upside-down image below that you can try drawing. :)

Awakening Intuition Through Left / Right Brain Integration

Here's one simple (yet surprisingly challenging) brain exercise that you probably haven't heard of nor tried before.

As you know we have two parts to our brain, the left side and the right. The left part of our brain usually does the verbal, analytical, rational and all the logical tasks. When it comes to planning, doing systematic work, and all sorts of serious work, it is our left-brain that plays the dominant role. The right-brain on the other hand is good at identifying nonverbal cues, etc. It is the right-brain that is more creative and intuitive.

So if you want to encourage your right-brain to work more than the left, then you must intentionally find ways for the two halves to connect. One such way is to draw. Yes... drawing, but not in a way that you're typically accustomed to. Instead, you must draw with your non-dominant hand while looking at pictures that are upside down.

I know this sounds a bit crazy, but bear with me...

The rationality of this is that you put the left-brain into a confused state, leaving space for the right-brain to get more active and play the dominant role.   Have you ever heard somebody say that the best way to solve a problem is just to sleep on it?  Well, when your left-brain gets too tired of this whole confusing upside-down thing, it will give up on the task and let the right brain get involved.
   
As you continue with this exercise (frustrating as it may be), eventually solutions will seem to appear out of "thin air."  These solutions are coming from your intuition - from a place where wisdom, knowledge, ideas, and creation all merge together. For many people, this is a place that many of us never even knew existed.

To help with this exercise, I've placed an upside-down image below that you can try drawing. :)

More Resources for Developing Your Intuition

There's actually a lot of resources to help develop your intuition. One of my challenges is that discovering intuition has been primarily about trial and error. Like I mentioned before, it's taken me almost a decade just to start taking my intuition seriously, but one thing that has helped me is just going with the flow, and you can read more about that here:
Developing Intuition By Going With the Flow
Fortunately, intuition is finding more and more applications in our lives, and people are taking it more seriously. There's entire programs devoted just to using intuition in business. The real challenge is finding out which intuition development programs are the most effective, and also which ones are realistic, practical, and aligned for where we are uniquely at in our journeys.
For example, if you want to explore more left / right brain integration, then be sure to check out The Monroe Institute or Holosync. Both of these programs use audio technologies to easily connect the left and right brains.
Another program that I am currently exploring is called Intuition Zone. I'm only part-way through the program, but so far it has been really helpful for me and I'm looking forward to exploring it further.

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What Might Your Awakened Intuition Look Like?

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Maximizing Study Time

Brain wave entrainment and Affirmations for Radical Success

Brain wave entrainment, Affirmations and Success Success!

The difference that a statement can make in the life of a man, woman, or child is nothing short of phenomenal.

Change your mind - change your life!

Brain Wave Entrainment

Brain wave entrainment is the brain's response to either audio or visual stimulus. In other words it is all about the brain's electrical response to rhythmic sense stimulation. Leveraging this technology for personal growth and success just makes very good sense. Your success will be radical when you use it.

Brain wave entrainment, is also referred to as brain wave Synchronization.

Brain wave Synchronization happens when the frequency of your brain's naturally occurring brain waves change and become synchronized with the strongest external stimulus. The most common form of external stimuli that cause this phenomenon are audio and visual signals.

Brain wave synchronization is different than 'hemispheric synchronization'. Hemispheric synchronization is the process where both halves of your brain start working at the same frequency. When the hemispheres are not in synch, bad things can happen.

Your Brain & Brain Wave Entrainment

The physical construction of your gray matter consists of billions of specialized cells called 'neurons'. These cells, use electricity to communicate with each other. When billions of brain cells start communicating with each other the net result is an electrical storm.

Scientists can detect this electrical storm of neuron activity using sensitive medical equipment like an EEG. (Electroencephalogram)

You don't have to know how an EEG operates , but it helps to know what it does.

When an EEG measures the electrical activity of your mind it detects a distinct pattern. The pattern is cyclic and if you were to draw it, you would see a wave pattern like this:

The most useful part of this information is that along with the discovery of brain waves came the discovery that electric activity in the brain will change depending on what your current activity is. For example the picture above represents what your brain waves look like when you're awake. When you are sleeping the waves look less chaotic they become much slower.

Modern technology is on the cusp of finding out exactly what the various brain waves mean and what they can tell us about a person's health and state of mind.

It's an obvious step - improve your concentration to improve your memory. To concentrate simply means to focusing intensely. If you aren't focused, you won't be able to memorize new facts or recall information you memorized previously. Here's some great news: Concentration is a mental skill you can develop. There are two ways to improve your concentration:

First, increase your brain's natural ability to concentrate regardless of the environment - in other words, increasing your attention.
Second, adjust your environment to make concentrating easier. This approach is especially important when you are actively studying something new for school, work, or leisure.

Step 1: Power Up Your Brain

To improve your concentration takes a little time and effort, but it can be worth it. In my experience you can make noticeable improvement in a relatively short time.
As recent books on neuroplasticity such as Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain (by Sharon Begley) explain, the structure and function of the adult brain is not set in stone as scientists have always said. In fact, each time you learn a new skill, memorize information, or develop new habits, the neurons and connections in your brain grow and change.
This is an exciting discovery, and is further evidence that your brain's abilities - including the ability to concentrate effectively - can be changed for the better. Research shows that these changes do not occur overnight, however. You have to work at it consistently and regularly. After all, you are literally reshaping your brain!
So, where should you begin if you want to improve your concentration? Start building into your daily schedule habits that lead to increased brain power. These include:

• Mindfulness meditation. Start with five minutes in the morning and five minutes before bed, every day. A great guide if you are just getting started with meditation is Andrea Weiss' book Beginning Mindfulness. I have this book and am working through the 10 week course in mindfulness it describes. See the Mediation and Memory page for more information.
• Proper sleep. Sorry to say it, but unless you are getting sufficient restful sleep, you are not going to be as mentally focused as you could be. See the Sleep & Memory page for tips and more information.
  Here's an idea: consider upgrading your crummy old mattress. You know, the one that's so uncomfortable it makes you toss and turn all night? I recently bought a new Spring Air mattress to replace my old bad mattress and have never slept better. It wasn't cheap, but I look at it as an investment in my health (and my memory!).
• Vitamins and other supplements. I've tried a number of brain enhancement supplements and other vitamins for memory. One in particular that seemed to help me concentrate better is "Attend" by VAXA. This is a non-prescription supplement for adults who may have Adult Attention Deficit Disorder.
  I have never been diagnosed with ADD, but I found this product almost immediately improved my ability to focus. The effect is like being "in the zone", where you visually and mentally lock in on the person you are speaking to, or the material you are reading.
  I can't guarantee it will improve your concentration as much as it seemed to improve mine, but I'm a believer. The cheapest I've been able to find Attend is on Amazon.com, but you may want to shop around. You might also want to take a look at Synaptol, a supplement for concentration sold by MicroNutra.
  Second, I recommend you take a mulitivitamin each day. That way, just in case your diet is not the greatest, you can perhaps avoid a vitamin deficiency that could hurt your brain. It also doesn't hurt to supplement with Vitamin C and fish oil capsules which are good for brain health.
  One important note - always consult your doctor if you have questions about your diet or any supplements you plan to take.
• Brain games. The more you use certain skills, the more they are reinforced in the brain, research shows. So it makes sense that playing concentration games and games that require you to focus will improve your concentration ability.
  My Brain Games page has over 25 free brain games you can play anytime. Again, though, you need to be consistent. Play for at least 10 minutes each day. Have fun, and get the benefits, too.
• Eat healthier. Your brain needs the proper nutrients to allow you to focus, and your blood sugar needs to be properly regulated (the brain consumes glucose, a sugar, as its primary fuel). See the Diet & Memory page for more about this.

Document Actions The power of concentration Concentration means inner vigilance and alertness. There are thieves all around us and within us. Fear, doubt, worry and anxiety are inner thieves that are trying to steal our inner poise and peace of mind. When we learn how to concentrate, it is very difficult for these forces to enter into us. If doubt enters into our mind, the power of concentration will tear doubt to pieces. If fear enters into our mind, the power of concentration will chase away our fear. Right now we are victims to unlit, obscure, destructive thoughts, but a day will come when, on the strength of our concentration, disturbing thoughts will lie afraid of us. Concentration is the mind's dynamic will that operates in us for our acceptance of light and rejection of darkness. It is like a divine warrior in us. What concentration can do in our life of aspiration is unimaginable. It can easily separate Heaven from hell, so that we can live in the constant delight of Heaven and not in the perpetual worries, anxieties and tortures of hell while we are here on earth. Concentration is the surest way to reach our goal, whether the goal is God-realisation or merely the fulfilment of human desires. A real aspirant sooner or later acquires the power of concentration either through the Grace of God, through constant practice or through his own aspiration.

Concentrate on Courage

Achieving Your Dreams And Goals

Turning dreams into reality
By Remez Sasson
Achieving your dreams and goals depends on several factors:
1. You should have a specific goal.
2. You have to be sure that you really want to achieve your goal.
3. You need to have a clear mental image of your goal.
4. You need a strong desire.
5. You need to disregard and reject doubts and thoughts about failure.
6. Show confidence and faith and persevere until you gain success
How many people fulfill all the above-mentioned requirements? Just a few! Most people do not know that there are some laws governing success, which should be followed.
It is so easy and simple to daydream and then say, "Well it is just a daydream. It will never come true". It is so easy to give up due to lack of faith.
Achieving your goals shouldn't be a tough ordeal. In fact, it can be fun and pleasure, if you go in the right way. It is not hard physical work that brings success. Great success does not require hard physical labor. In fact, you need to do mental work.
Visualization and repeating affirmations make up this mental work, and are important stepping stones to achieving success. When you visualize and affirm you focus and channel your energies toward your goal. Your mind is geared toward finding solutions to bring your goal into manifestation.
By thinking in a positive manner on your goal, and not letting any doubts enter your mind, your intuition starts working, you see opportunities, and you have energy at your disposal to follow your goals and dreams.
Some people listen to subliminal messages, for programming their minds for success. There are many CD's available today, which implant subliminal messages into the mind, so as to activate its power. Some people prefer to use them, because this does not require any effort on their part. It is said that these subliminal messages, which go straight to the subconscious mind, bring faster results. Maybe they do, but then you have no control on what goes into your mind.
When you visualize and affirm your goals, you gain much more then just programming your mind passively with subliminal messages. The attention, intention and energy you channel toward visualizing and affirming, develop in you inner strength, concentration, willpower and self-discipline. You actively develop your inner powers.
One of the advantages of visualization and affirmations is that you can use them wherever you are, at any time, without the necessity of any external instruments. All you need is your mind.
Success appears in various ways, sometimes in a miraculous way, sometimes in an ordinary way, and sometimes through an opportunity that appears. A door opens, but you have to get in and take advantage of the opportunity.
Correctly following these methods will bring you more ambition, inspiration and motivation, which would enhance your chances of success.
Remember, there are big goals and there are many small daily goals, which visualization and affirmations can make them easier and faster to achieve.
People often erroneously think that goals mean only big goals, such as:
becoming wealthy,
getting an expensive car,
possessing a big house with a swimming pool,
building a very successful business.
The truth is that the following are no less important goals:
getting to work on time,
spending more time with the family,
reading a book,
going to see a movie,
eating less.
How do you visualize and affirm?
Are there any special rules and instructions?
Yes, there are!
Like any other subject, if you want to do it right you need to study it right. It is simple and easy to learn to achieve success through visualization and affirmations. Anyone can learn to use them right. Browse the website, and you will find a lot of practical and useful information.

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Books on Achieving Dreams and Goals

"Visualize and Achieve" and "Affirmations - Words of Power" are two books that teach everything about creative visualization and affirmations, and how to use them to improve your life and achieve dreams and goals.
These books were written in a very clear and easy to understand language that everyone can understand and follow. Everyone desiring to improve his or her life will find them very useful and practical.

Visualize and Achieve
Affirmations - Words Power

The Power of Affirmations

By Remez Sasson
Affirmations are positive statements that describe a desired situation, and which are repeated many times, in order to impress the subconscious mind and trigger it into positive action. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the affirmations, they have to be repeated with attention, conviction, interest and desire.
Imagine that you are swimming with your friends in a swimming pool. They swim fifteen rounds, something you have never done before, and as you want to win their respect, you want to show them that you can make it too. You start swimming, and at the same time keep repeating in your mind, "I can do it, I can do it...". You keep thinking and believing that you are going to complete the fifteen rounds. What are you actually doing? You are repeating positive affirmations.
Most people repeat in their minds negative words and statements concerning the situations and events in their lives, and consequently, create undesirable situations. Words and statements work at both ways, to build or destroy. It is the way we use them that determines whether they are going to bring good or harmful results.
Often, people repeat negative statements in their minds, without even being aware of what they are doing. Do you keep thinking and telling yourself that you cannot do something, you are too lazy, lack inner strength, or that you are going to fail? Your subconscious mind accepts as true what you keep saying, and eventually attracts corresponding events and situations into your life, irrespective whether they are good or bad for you, so why not choose only positive statements?
Affirmations program the mind in the same way commands and scripts program a computer. They work in the same manner as creative visualization. The repeated words help you focus your mind on your aim, and automatically build corresponding mental images in the conscious mind, which affect the subconscious mind. The conscious mind, the mind you think with, starts this process, and then the subconscious mind takes charge. By using this process consciously and intently, you can affect your subconscious mind and thereby transform your habits, behavior, mental attitude and reactions, and even reshape your external life.
Sometimes results appear quickly, but often more time is required. Depending on your goal, sometimes you might attain immediate results, and sometimes it might take days, weeks, months or more. Getting results depends on several factors, such as the time, focus, faith and feelings you invest in repeating your affirmations, on the strength of your desire, and on how big or small is your goal.
It is important to understand that repeating positive affirmations for a few minutes, and then thinking negatively the rest of the day, neutralizes the effects of the positive words. You have to refuse to think negative thoughts, if you wish to attain positive results.

How to Repeat Affirmations

It is advisable to repeat affirmations that are not too long, as they are easier to remember. Repeat them every time your mind is not engaged in something important, such as while traveling in a bus or a train, waiting in line, walking, etc., but do not affirm while driving or crossing a street. You may also repeat them in special sessions of 5-10 minutes each, several times a day.
Relax any physical, emotional or mental tension while affirming. The stronger the concentration, the more faith you have in what you are doing, the more feelings you put into the act, the stronger and faster will be the results.
Choose only positive words, describing what you really want. If you desire to lose weight, do not tell yourself "I am not fat" or "I am losing weight." These are negative statements, bringing into the mind mental images of what you do not want. Say instead, "I am getting slim" or "I have reached my right weight". Such words evoke positive images in the mind.
Always affirm in the present tense, not the future tense. Saying, "I will be rich", means that you intend to be rich one day, in the indefinite future, but not now. It is more effective to say, and also feel, "I am rich now", and the subconscious mind will work at overtime to make this happen now, in the present.
The power of affirmations can help you to transform your life. By stating what you want to be true in your life, you mentally and emotionally see and feel it as true, irrespective of your current circumstances, and thereby attract it into your life.

Positive Affirmations

- I am healthy and happy.

- Wealth is pouring into my life.

- I am sailing on the river of wealth.

- I am getting wealthier each day.

- My body is healthy and functioning in a very good way.

- I have a lot of energy.

- I study and comprehend fast.

- My mind is calm.

- I am calm and relaxed in every situation.

- My thoughts are under my control.

- I radiate love and happiness.

- I am surrounded by love.

- I have the perfect job for me.

- I am living in the house of my dreams.

- I have good and loving relations with my wife/husband.

- I have a wonderful and satisfying job.

- I have the means to travel abroad, whenever I want to.

- I am successful in whatever I do.

- Everything is getting better every day.

POWER OF CONCENTRATION

The Power of Concentration - Part One

By Remez Sasson
When I was a child, I saw how a magnifying glass could burn a piece of paper, when the rays of the sun were focused through it. The fire could start only when the sun's rays were concentrated to a small point. When the magnifying glass was moved too far away or too close to the paper, the rays were not focused enough and nothing happened. This experience describes vividly the power of concentration.
This power can be described as focused attention. It is the ability to direct the attention to one single thought or subject, to the exclusion of everything else.
When our mind is focused, our energies are not dissipated on irrelevant activities or thoughts. This is why developing concentration is essential to anyone who aspires to take charge of his or her life. This skill is essential for every kind of success. Without it, our efforts get scattered, but with it, we can accomplish great things.
Concentration has many uses and benefits. It assists in studying and understanding faster, improves the memory, and helps in focusing on any task, job, activity or goal, and achieving it more easily and efficiently. It is also required for developing psychic powers, and is a powerful tool for the efficient use of creative visualization.
When this ability is developed, the mind obeys us more readily and does not engage in futile, negative thoughts or worries. We gain mental mastery and we experience true peace of mind.
This ability also plays an important role in meditation. Without it, the mind just jumps restlessly from one thought to another, not allowing us to meditate properly.
Do you now realize, why it is very important and worthwhile to develop and improve the ability to concentrate?
To develop this power you need to train and exercise it. Forget all your excuses about not having the time or being too busy. Do not say that the circumstances are not appropriate or that you cannot find a quiet place to exercise. With a little planning, desire and motivation you can always find the time to exercise each day, no matter how busy you are.

The Restless Mind

Thoughts claim our attention incessantly, and waste our time and energy on unimportant and useless matters. They actually rule our life. We have become so used to this slavery, that we take it for granted, and have become unconscious of this habit, except on certain occasions.
While breathing, we do not need to pay attention to each inhalation and exhalation. We become conscious of the process of breathing, only when we have some difficulty with breathing, such as when our nose is clogged, due to a cold, or when we are in an unventilated room.
It is the same with thinking. We become conscious of the constant onslaught of our thoughts, and of our inability to calm them down, only when we need to concentrate, solve a problem or study. We are also acutely aware of them when we have worries or fears.
Look at the following familiar situation. You need to study something for your job or for an exam. You sit comfortably on the sofa with the book in your hands and start reading. After a while you feel hungry and go to the kitchen to eat something.
You return to read, and then hear you people talking outside. You listen to them for several moments and then bring your attention back to the book.
After a while you feel restless and switch on the radio to listen to some music. You continue to read for a little while, and then remember something that happened yesterday, and you start thinking about it.
When you look at your watch, you are amazed to find out that one complete hour has passed and you have hardly read anything.
This is what happens when one lacks concentration. Imagine what you could have accomplished, if you could control your attention and focus your mind!
Work that requires physical strength, such as carrying heavy loads for example, develops physical strength. Yet, it is not as exercising daily to the gym in a systematic manner. It is the same with concentration. Reading, studying and trying to pay attention to what we do, develop some of this ability, but practicing exercises diligently each day is something else, it is like training in a gym.

Inner resistance to developing concentration

In order to develop this ability we have to train our minds. Most people think that concentration is a strenuous and tiring activity, and that it involves exertion and tension, which are difficult and unpleasant.

This belief starts at an early age. Parents and teachers expect children to study, do their homework and get good grades. This brings up in the children a feeling of being coerced and forced to do something they don't like doing. When they are too often told that they are not concentrating good enough, they develop a loathing for concentration, and often for studying too. These become associated with coercion, lack of freedom, doing something they do not like to do, and which is against their will. When they grow up, it is no wonder that their powers of concentration are weak, and they have no desire to strain their minds.
Though most people acknowledge the fact that good concentration is a great asset, yet most of them do nothing to strengthen it, because they don't know how, and because they lack the motivation. It is hoped that this article will provide the necessary information and motivation.
Concentration can be fun, if approached in the right way. It should be practiced with joy, positive attitude, optimism, and understanding of its great possibilities.

The benefits of developing concentration

Sometimes you can find strong powers of concentration in yourself. When you really and earnestly want to excel in your studies, pass an important exam or solve a problem, this power becomes available to you. In such cases, it appears because of some need or desire, but developing it in a systematic way brings it under your control, and grants you the ability to use it intentionally, whenever you need it. To do so, you need to practice special exercises on a daily basis.
Here is what you can gain by developing this power:
-Control of your thoughts.
-The ability to focus your mind.
-Peace of mind.
-Freedom from futile and annoying thoughts.
-The ability to choose your thoughts.
-Better memory.
-Self-confidence.
-Inner strength.
-Will power.
-Decisiveness.
-The ability to study and comprehend more quickly.
-Inner happiness.
-Enhanced capability to develop psychic abilities.
-More powerful and efficient use of creative visualization.
-Enhanced ability to meditate.
-And much more...

Seems too good to be true? Develop the power of concentration and find out for yourself!
So what about starting to develop concentration power today?
In part two of this article you will find advice and exercises for developing and strengthening this ability.
The Power of Concentration Part Two