Furnish your mind with quality thoughts – Anonymous
Avoiding Mental Complacency
Through mental complacency, we languish in the mire of stagnancy. But when we engage in mental renovation, we introduce something new instead of operating off old destructive thought patterns. We remove the mental kinks that tether us to the same pattern of beliefs, thoughts, and emotions, preventing us from reaching our intended places. How do we engage in mental renovation?
Commit to Internal (not just external) Growth
You cannot grow where you choose to know nothing new or different. Knowing that you don’t know is the beginning of a desire to succeed. There are tools everywhere to feed a hunger to grow, but the one thing no one can give you is the desire to grow. It must come from within. It must be intentional. Your input (what you feed your mind) determines your output (what comes out in your life).
Commit to Nonconformity
Have you ever asked yourself this question: Where did ________ come from? Especially when it comes to a way of thinking or doing something. “It is better to fail at originality than succeed at imitation,” said the author of Moby Dick, Herman Melville. Nonconformity is a road less traveled because it requires rocking the boat and questioning the status quo. Sometimes, it is the only way to break out of the ruts of thinking created by culture, background, and systems that cause mental asphyxiation instead of transformation. Ralph Waldo Emerson challenges, “One must consider the rich realm they abdicate when they become a conformist.” We can only discover areas of conformity by committing to constant evaluation of our thinking.
Your input (what you feed your mind) determines your output (what comes out in your life).
Commit to Evaluating
The goal of an evaluation is to assess and improve performance. If you are stranded at the mall, you usually locate the closest directory to find where you want to go. Knowing where you want to go is excellent, but where you are is equally important. This is why the next thing you look for on that map in the mall is where you are. This evaluation aids in reaching your destination instead of wasting time wandering the mall. The late great basketball coach John Wooden was right in saying, “Where there is no self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.”
Final Thought: At the heart of this mindset is deconstructing old thought patterns and constructing new healthy thought patterns. By committing to internal growth, nonconformity, and constant evaluation, you can make the necessary adjustments to renovate your thinking and improve your quality of life.
Keep on keeping on!
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