We've heard from every self-improvement authors - Stephen Covey, Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle.... In one respect, they all make the very same point:
There is a GAP between a thought and an action. You hear a thought, then control the subsequent action. How you manage that action (or don't) will be a HUGE determinant in your life.
We all experience a lot of noise in our minds. Thoughts – negative and positive – constantly stream in and out. No one knows for sure where these thoughts originate. Freud said the mind is "an arena of antagonistic impulses and thoughts battling back and forth all the time." That's as good a description as any.
Less important than where the thoughts come from is how you deal with them.
Here is how Eckhart Tolle explains it:
1. You are not your thoughts.
2. You are the superior being hearing your thoughts.
3. You can control how you react to the thoughts in your mind and thereby sculpt what you want your life to be.
In other words, just because you may have negative or lazy thoughts doesn't mean you have to listen them. You're in control of your thoughts, so you can disassociate with a poor idea and choose to take another direction.
When you manage the gap between thought and action, you override any impulse that may be destructive to your ultimate goals.
"Life is about responsibility. Said another way...‘response – ability.’ Each of us has the ability to control the response to whatever it is prodding us to act or not. By controlling the response, we control our life." - Stephen Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People"
Check out the work-in-progress book 'Street Smarts 101: Lessons Textbooks Miss.'
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