MY MIND IS MY FRIEND

Take a moment and reflect:  “What has been the interference in my life?” Maybe you see yourself as a strong, fit person but your gym schedule and workouts are all over the place.  Maybe you see yourself feeling good and healthy, but you don’t eat right or you drink 2...

Why is burnout so common? We have lost sight of what prioritizing “self” actually looks like. We wake up. And go. Make breakfast for the kids, take them to school, go to work, scroll on our phones during lunch, work some more, go pick up kids, make dinner. Rinse and...

Controlling the Controllable is essential to getting to know yourself and stepping up into your potential. It can be trained. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Workout. Take a cold shower. Go on 5am walks. Fast for 24 hours. Be in nature. Meditate. Journal. Video...

All humans are in pursuit of one thing, whether they are aware of it or not. Knowing my truest inner self. I am still in pursuit of it. It’s a never ending pursuit. It takes daily work to peel off one more layer. One day a layer might not even get peeled off during a...

There are 2 lanes for operating in a realm of mental freedom.  Fortifying your mind. And free flow.  Fortifying your mind is extremely difficult. It takes consistent daily work, daily self reflection with intention.  But it’s possible.  So how to start?  For myself...

I remember I was walking with my friend during chiropractic school, and he was expressing internal mental conflict with himself.  I said “can I ask you something?” and he said “sure”. So I asked him, “Are you mentally free?” Being mentally free is extremely difficult...

Is your mind susceptible?  Susceptible to what? Susceptible to distractions. Worries. People. Relationships. A tough conversation looming. Justifying your actions. The list goes on.  Sure we can push those thoughts down and away and not address them as they come up. ...

A blueprint for treating thoughts.  If you look at the end of my prior release of “My Mind is My Friend”, you’ll read: “whatever my mind conjures up is what I’ll actively dive into and just as easily let go of, like water passing over a rock.” That last part, “like...

Ask yourself this: How do I treat my mind? Do you nourish it? Do you train it? Do you challenge it? Do you hang out with it?  If your answer to these is a no, then spend time identifying activities so that next time you ask yourself these questions, the answer is a...

Recall the second thought I had from that November 6th meditation on my previous blog post: “My mind gives me energy” How is that possible? I’ll tell you how. Momentum. You see, performance is directly proportional to morale. In other words, when you have  low morale,...