365QOD- Day1346

Mind vs. Mindset

“What makes millionaire millionaires is their mind.”- Tommy’s belief

This was the opener of a great conversation I had yesterday with Tommy.  I immediately disagreed by pointing out that it was the mindset and not the mind that makes a difference.  Let me explain.

Many years ago I laid on a bed not being able to get up.  My back went out and I felt like a Sumo wrestler was sitting on my back.  I had a ripped stomach and was in the best physical shape of my life BUT I could not get up.  It took me 45 minutes and drenching sweat all over my body to get up. 

While laying there I kept thinking how my brain knew that I was physically in great shape.  It knew that I had no physical problem with my back.  In knew that I had a strong core.  So strong that I used to do up to 750 crunches every other day. 

At that time I recognized that a mind is not the brain.  It is elsewhere in the body.  It could be in the heart, it could be in the stomach, it could be in the brain, etc. 

I concluded that a mind is a terrible master but a wonderful servant.  This began my journey to self-knowledge and growth.  I have read veraciously.  I have attempted to adjust my mindset so that I can control my mind. 

Am I successful at doing it?  I am a lot better than I was eight years ago. 

My conversation with Tommy continued about mindset and the importance of being “preset” and aware.  It was not about having a million experiences but experiencing and understanding this experiences by placing pauses and achieving clarity.

Today’s question is:

“How do you achieve clarity?”