Brain Vs Mind and Success
Brain and Mind seem similar, this article may help you to find this difference by own self. Here you will find a few questions in terms of thoughts, the best way is you can sit with a piece of paper and keep writing replies to all your thoughts, surely you will reach the final answer and will be able to appreciate the importance of both and how your success revolves around the symbiosis between brain and mind.
The brain’s primary function is to keep you safe and comfortable. If you are setting any goal which is not comfortable either physically or emotionally, your brain will not cooperate with you. You can think of any example from your life and will find this statement true. As simple as getting up early in the morning or staying away from your favourite dessert, just think that how many times your brain has supported you. However, there is something that keeps on supporting you as well and you achieve success in your desired domain. Thought 1: sit calmly and ask yourself a question who is telling me to go to sleep for 5 more min and who is telling me it’s time to get up, I am habitual of listening to whom, comfort or determination.
Imagine a situation where you are getting up every morning and consciously knowing and telling yourself that I am thriving in all areas of my life, open to learning more and looking forward to the day. Thought 2: Who is speaking and who is listening, choose between comfort and determination.
Whenever you are feeling that I am successful what parameters you are assessing your success? How many times you have tweaked your comfort and felt that there is a new definition and new dimension to comfort? Let’s do one more exercise, rate your success on the following parameters on a scale of 1-10 (1 as lowest and 10 as highest):
Health, Happiness, Career, Relationship, Time, Money, Personal Growth, Service to others, Emotional well-being, and Spiritual well-being. If your score is above 80 you can consider yourself successful. Further, you may decide in which domain you are listening more to whom, Comfort (Brain) or Determination (Mind). You can decide in which direction you need to sail your boat.