Sam Adeyemi

YOUR MIND CAN BE TRAINED

I agree with you that the mind is the most important asset for any human being. I also agree that taking control of one’s mind is the most difficult exercise people face. What would you suggest as the most important steps for taming the mind, the ones that have helped you especially?" “The most important steps for taming the mind are feeding the mind with higher quality information consistently, disrupting old thinking patterns, meditating to gain new insights, and acting on new ideas. I have fed my mind with information through reading, watching and listening to a large volume of books, CDs and audios, attending conferences, having mentors, taking postgraduate courses, and travelling. I identify the negative thoughts I don't want to continue and whenever I realise I'm thinking them, I shout, jump up, or simply say the new thing I believe. Prayer helps a great deal here. I do this consistently to break thinking habits. I “kill” negative thoughts. I take time to think deeply (meditate), especially early in the morning. I do new combinations of ideas and gain insights. Then, I act on the new ideas I get. It is through action that I understand and establish the ideas that work. Hanging with people who think like I want to think has helped greatly. Association can bring promotion or destruction because it has one of the greatest influences on one's thoughts”.