Whenever we toss the now back into business – we equip the human mind for ringer success. I mean that moment of epiphany, and adventure that adds urgency to a day’s work.
It’s related to the way human brains rewire for winning action. A highly focused person creates new neuron pathways to adventures that remain hidden to people stuck in their past or fast forwarding their minds to future concerns. How so?
In as much as the past holds all our regrets, our failures, and our disappointments … it also causes mental noise of sorts. Racket that drains current energy the brain needs for peak performances.
When caught like a deer in headlights of anxiety for the future, the mind loses brainpower for adventures at hand. Susceptible to stress the anxious brain tends to severely limit or shut down mental energy required to meet daily goals. Have you been there?
At times, in my younger years, I barely survived financially, because regrets of past failures as well as fears for future inadequacies drained any mental energy for solutions. That was before I discovered the brain’s capability to rewire itself daily to conquer the now with new zest.
What epiphany do you see today, that will inspire an adventure with zip? As soon as you spot it … go for it … and watch your brain leap frog over speed bumps that slowed you down in past.
Ellen, a terrific and (for me) timely reminder about the importance of "the moment"--and the brain-based reasons supporting it.
All one has to do is follow your lead, focus on "now", and literally feel any existing stress or anxiety fade.
A good reminder for all of us who want to practice what we preach. . .
Posted by: Steve Roesler | August 18, 2008 7:45 AM | Permalink to Comment