Accept the present as the canvas you will paint your future upon; forget the past, since you can’t alter. To me, an occasional recreational personal development reader (I skim quickly and I don't do all the exercises) this book was a solid introduction to concepts that are likely pretty basic to a serious self-help junkie.

In this book two leaders in their fields set out strategies that will stretch, strengthen and tune your mind, to help you cope with the rigours of everyday life. Maybe you praise yourself for always making sure to wear your helmet, tell yourself you’ll be better prepared for the race next year, or feel grateful you didn’t break anything else. It won’t happen with the snap of your fingers, but with sustained effort, you’ll be able to focus your thoughts on more productive, positive things. No matter how much any of us may know or understand about life, the psyche can render that knowledge and experience useless as we get caught up in a negative attitude. We know that positive thinking and optimism can actually improve our health and physical well-being.Concrete Examples – You’ll get practical advice illustrated with examples of real-world applications or anecdotes.

There is a general aura that I receive from this book, a very helping aura and the knowledge base that was put into it. Once you feel calmer, you might have an easier time maintaining a relaxed state and regaining control over your thoughts and overall mindset. Expressing thoughts in writing may not change your frame of mind immediately, but it can help you improve control over unwanted feelings.

You can’t disregard how your physical body feels when you’re trying to learn how to control your subconscious mind and vice versa. Well structured – You’ll find this to be particularly well organized to support its reception or application. Item despatched quickly and as described, but damaged in transit due to plastic wrap packaging being inadequate protection. We're raised with expectations to be a certain way and society is driven by preconceived opinions of how people should look, feel and act.

Everyone has to deal with the occasional negative thought, but it's important to be able to keep them in check. Here’s everything you need to know about this ancient practice, including the definition and techniques for practicing mindfulness.Although it is thick, letters are rather large and have lots of margins, so easy to read through and finish in relatively a shorter time than you would expect from the cover.