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04-10-2017, 08:52 AM
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Any of you guys use a dream board (literally a list and cut images of your goals in life) and do positive affirmations on top of meditation? Figured Id do a morning and night session with 5-10min of calm meditation and then 5min of reflection/dreamboard affirmations.
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04-10-2017, 09:12 AM
#242
Originally Posted By ThatOneLurker⏩
Absolutely. That's what makes it even more powerful, I think. I imagine him in a camp in Asia or another part of Europe, writing these ideas and reflecting on past writings, inspiring himself to be a just and true Emperor. Powerful.
I have the translation by Martin Hammond, haven't seen the other translations but his is pretty good (penguin classics publisher).
What I like about the meditations is that it was never intended to be a book. Marcus wrote them as a sort of.. reminder/note for himself to reflect on here and there. So when you're reading it, you're getting an honest look into the mind of him and the kinds of thoughts that he tried to hold to because the only audience it was meant for was himself. I don't know the exact details but someone came across them after his death and published it. When reading it, keep in mind he's really talking to himself.
What I like about the meditations is that it was never intended to be a book. Marcus wrote them as a sort of.. reminder/note for himself to reflect on here and there. So when you're reading it, you're getting an honest look into the mind of him and the kinds of thoughts that he tried to hold to because the only audience it was meant for was himself. I don't know the exact details but someone came across them after his death and published it. When reading it, keep in mind he's really talking to himself.
Originally Posted By inq⏩
Sort of… I have a really complex visualization process that helps me to really see myself in the future doing things I want to be doing.
Any of you guys use a dream board (literally a list and cut images of your goals in life) and do positive affirmations on top of meditation? Figured Id do a morning and night session with 5-10min of calm meditation and then 5min of reflection/dreamboard affirmations.
Some days I do a 5-minute journal, where I add what my goals for the day are and stuff, then at the end of the day I recap and reflect. Here is the template I use:
Morning
I am grateful for…
1
2
3
What would make today great?
1
2
3
Daily affirmations. I am…
Evening
Three amazing things that happened today…
1.
2.
3.
How could I have made today better?
Lately it's been all about power lists. Name 3-5 things you absolutely must do today, then just crush it and finish them all as efficiently as possible. Every single day.
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04-10-2017, 10:35 PM
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Hehe thank you for the neg big man.
I'm just going to do nothing about it. And because I'm thinking positively about your negs, in return I am going to have 539 HBBs blow me tomorrow.
Because - positive thinking.
hehehe ty men
I'm just going to do nothing about it. And because I'm thinking positively about your negs, in return I am going to have 539 HBBs blow me tomorrow.
Because - positive thinking.
hehehe ty men
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04-10-2017, 10:42 PM
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Repped brother
Let the doubters doubt.
The key is to make a 100% commitment to change your destructive habits right from the root, and that's your thoughts. I used to laugh at and mock people who believe in the law of attraction and thought they were idiots. It was me who was the idiot. My commitment to a better life with positive thinking has been going on now for about 6 months and I can't believe how much has changed. The opportunities and solutions to your problems will present themselves to you with this mindset. It's no joke.
Let the doubters doubt.
The key is to make a 100% commitment to change your destructive habits right from the root, and that's your thoughts. I used to laugh at and mock people who believe in the law of attraction and thought they were idiots. It was me who was the idiot. My commitment to a better life with positive thinking has been going on now for about 6 months and I can't believe how much has changed. The opportunities and solutions to your problems will present themselves to you with this mindset. It's no joke.
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04-11-2017, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted By thebrainiac⏩
Exactly man, ever since I started this about 4 months ago, things really started falling into place.
Repped brother
Let the doubters doubt.
The key is to make a 100% commitment to change your destructive habits right from the root, and that's your thoughts. I used to laugh at and mock people who believe in the law of attraction and thought they were idiots. It was me who was the idiot. My commitment to a better life with positive thinking has been going on now for about 6 months and I can't believe how much has changed. The opportunities and solutions to your problems will present themselves to you with this mindset. It's no joke.
Let the doubters doubt.
The key is to make a 100% commitment to change your destructive habits right from the root, and that's your thoughts. I used to laugh at and mock people who believe in the law of attraction and thought they were idiots. It was me who was the idiot. My commitment to a better life with positive thinking has been going on now for about 6 months and I can't believe how much has changed. The opportunities and solutions to your problems will present themselves to you with this mindset. It's no joke.
I still can't believe how much improved in this short amount of time.
Several times I've found myself going back to my old habits, but reminding myself how rewarding this mindset is I eventually snap back right at it.
04-11-2017, 03:15 AM
#246
all this think positive chit is some of the strongest cope going.
If you are a chad, you don't need to think positive, cause positive is all you know.
If you are a chad, you don't need to think positive, cause positive is all you know.
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04-11-2017, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted By CostaDelSalford⏩
Hey bro. I agree with you that if your DNA combines in just the right way, there is very little self-reflection one must do. For these people, their life seems to just blend from one HBB to the next, from one CEO10k/day job to the next.
all this think positive chit is some of the strongest cope going.
If you are a chad, you don't need to think positive, cause positive is all you know.
If you are a chad, you don't need to think positive, cause positive is all you know.
But for the rest of us, outlook and self-image have a tremendous influence on whether you LDAR or make it.
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04-11-2017, 04:18 AM
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04-11-2017, 04:22 AM
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Positive thinking is only for retards who have everything they need to succeed but use negative thinking to bring themselves down (lot of them on misc).
IF ONLY POSITIVE THINKING MADE YOUR LIFE BETTER THAT MEANS YOU WERE A MASSIVE RETARD WHO ILLOGICALLY USED NEGATIVE THINKING BEFORE.
Try being a skinny twig, no amount of positive thinking is going to give you girls/make you happy. That is why I am lifting now. Once I gain a certain amount of mass, I can unlock 4/10 girls and above, and then I will be happy. I already do positive thinking because I never did suicide as a virgin up to this age. So I am strongest than all of you and better at positive thinking than all of you.
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05-28-2017, 11:56 PM
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Excellent post on Positive Thinking. I am very happy to read. Thanks for providing great information. Thanks. It completely changes in your life and very inspiring post.Very informative tips thanks for sharing.
05-29-2017, 12:13 AM
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I love how someone makes a positive thinking thread to help people and the lowest most beta world of warcraft playing trash comes into the thread to spew toxic negativity lol
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05-29-2017, 12:29 PM
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Good thread
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05-29-2017, 03:18 PM
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In for later. Need to change my thinking
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05-29-2017, 03:29 PM
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In to support OP's thread.
There is weight behind what you think and what you believe; be kind to others and "yourself."
There is weight behind what you think and what you believe; be kind to others and "yourself."
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06-29-2017, 10:31 AM
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Bumping my favorite thread of all time.
I hope everyone is having a great year.
I hope everyone is having a great year.
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06-29-2017, 10:43 AM
#256
Originally Posted By BredRoller⏩
The Collective Consciousness is strong today misc brahs. I was just about to start The Official Self-Development and Growth thread and came across this awesome discussion.
Bumping my favorite thread of all time.
I hope everyone is having a great year.
I hope everyone is having a great year.
OP said something that is of particular power- the morning ritual. This is HUGEly powerful. I am a Coach/Hypnotherapist and I have a daily practice of establishing a powerful mindset every day. So does my coach. So do my clients. I do it because the most effective people in the world do the same thing. Nearly 90% of the most successful CEOs in a recent-ish study reported having a morning "set your mind right" practice.
This is the equivalent of lifting for your mind. It establishes a positive outlook which carries us through our day. I prescribe the same practice to clients. Probably one of the most simple, effective and powerful life hacks that most people aren't using yet.
Great thread misc brehs.
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06-29-2017, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted By TaoistWarrior⏩
Absolutely agreed. I genuinely look forward to my routine each morning. Rise, quick stretch, focus on my mind and what's around me, open the windows and gaze outside for a few seconds. Breathe, relax my shoulders, I'm always so tense.. it's something I'm working on. My goal is to not rush. Start the coffee, brush teeth, etc. Then do my 5 min journal, affirmations, read my list of virtues that I want to live by, visualization, DuoLingo for 3-4 lessons, read my book for a few pages just to get the day started right. By the time I am done with all that I am usually enjoying the coffee in my office at work or at home on the weekends. Seems tedious but I enjoy it. And I am sure it'll change going forward, but right now I'm engraining these habits into my day.
The Collective Consciousness is strong today misc brahs. I was just about to start The Official Self-Development and Growth thread and came across this awesome discussion.
OP said something that is of particular power- the morning ritual. This is HUGEly powerful. I am a Coach/Hypnotherapist and I have a daily practice of establishing a powerful mindset every day. So does my coach. So do my clients. I do it because the most effective people in the world do the same thing. Nearly 90% of the most successful CEOs in a recent-ish study reported having a morning "set your mind right" practice.
This is the equivalent of lifting for your mind. It establishes a positive outlook which carries us through our day. I prescribe the same practice to clients. Probably one of the most simple, effective and powerful life hacks that most people aren't using yet.
Great thread misc brehs.
OP said something that is of particular power- the morning ritual. This is HUGEly powerful. I am a Coach/Hypnotherapist and I have a daily practice of establishing a powerful mindset every day. So does my coach. So do my clients. I do it because the most effective people in the world do the same thing. Nearly 90% of the most successful CEOs in a recent-ish study reported having a morning "set your mind right" practice.
This is the equivalent of lifting for your mind. It establishes a positive outlook which carries us through our day. I prescribe the same practice to clients. Probably one of the most simple, effective and powerful life hacks that most people aren't using yet.
Great thread misc brehs.
So usually by like 7 or 730 in the morning I've already read a bunch of pages from my book, I've already though about what kind of person I want to be for the day (setting the tone with intent), I've reviewed and learned something new in a new language, and I've visualized my long-term goals so that I can focus on my short-term goals that day.
Also, rising early is key I think too.
I'd be interested to hear more about hypnotherapy. After reading a lot into mindfulness and visualizations and stuff, I fully believe in hypnosis. I think the term for it is just misunderstood. People thing of the guy with the pocket watch in front of your face.
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06-29-2017, 12:08 PM
#258
Originally Posted By BredRoller⏩
This is a solid morning ritual. It's an often overlooked truth that when something is important, we do it first. Lots of clients complain they "can't find the time" for this or that- so I say, do it first.
Absolutely agreed. I genuinely look forward to my routine each morning. Rise, quick stretch, focus on my mind and what's around me, open the windows and gaze outside for a few seconds. Breathe, relax my shoulders, I'm always so tense.. it's something I'm working on. My goal is to not rush. Start the coffee, brush teeth, etc. Then do my 5 min journal, affirmations, read my list of virtues that I want to live by, visualization, DuoLingo for 3-4 lessons, read my book for a few pages just to get the day started right. By the time I am done with all that I am usually enjoying the coffee in my office at work or at home on the weekends. Seems tedious but I enjoy it. And I am sure it'll change going forward, but right now I'm engraining these habits into my day.
So usually by like 7 or 730 in the morning I've already read a bunch of pages from my book, I've already though about what kind of person I want to be for the day (setting the tone with intent), I've reviewed and learned something new in a new language, and I've visualized my long-term goals so that I can focus on my short-term goals that day.
Also, rising early is key I think too.
I'd be interested to hear more about hypnotherapy. After reading a lot into mindfulness and visualizations and stuff, I fully believe in hypnosis. I think the term for it is just misunderstood. People thing of the guy with the pocket watch in front of your face.
So usually by like 7 or 730 in the morning I've already read a bunch of pages from my book, I've already though about what kind of person I want to be for the day (setting the tone with intent), I've reviewed and learned something new in a new language, and I've visualized my long-term goals so that I can focus on my short-term goals that day.
Also, rising early is key I think too.
I'd be interested to hear more about hypnotherapy. After reading a lot into mindfulness and visualizations and stuff, I fully believe in hypnosis. I think the term for it is just misunderstood. People thing of the guy with the pocket watch in front of your face.
I have a similar practice that includes meditation and what I call Devotional Learning, where I will read or listen to a book or other resource that puts me in a great state. Cultivating this state is critical for what I do. If I show up worn out or distracted to my work, my clients suffer and I am not doing the work of helping them get free- because I'm not.
Hypnosis is the juice, man. You're right it's misunderstood. Yes you can make people quack like ducks but the more interesting questions are WHY is that possible and WHAT ELSE is possible if you can get a grown ass man to quack like a duck infront of a theater of hundreds of people? What else could he do, be, or have when harnessing this power?
I've worked with people who have ended pain, disease, depression, anxiety, unwanted behaviors… because they tapped into the power of their own deep mind. I used this same power to cure myself of 10+ years of low back pain that ended my career as a Personal Trainer. Migraines too. Now I give that chit to others. It works.
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06-30-2017, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted By TaoistWarrior⏩
That's really neat. What's the best way to go about finding a local person to work with on this kind of stuff? And what kind of prices are we talking about, if you don't mind me asking? Seems like this could be supplemental to my next steps of growth for sure.
This is a solid morning ritual. It's an often overlooked truth that when something is important, we do it first. Lots of clients complain they "can't find the time" for this or that- so I say, do it first.
I have a similar practice that includes meditation and what I call Devotional Learning, where I will read or listen to a book or other resource that puts me in a great state. Cultivating this state is critical for what I do. If I show up worn out or distracted to my work, my clients suffer and I am not doing the work of helping them get free- because I'm not.
Hypnosis is the juice, man. You're right it's misunderstood. Yes you can make people quack like ducks but the more interesting questions are WHY is that possible and WHAT ELSE is possible if you can get a grown ass man to quack like a duck infront of a theater of hundreds of people? What else could he do, be, or have when harnessing this power?
I've worked with people who have ended pain, disease, depression, anxiety, unwanted behaviors… because they tapped into the power of their own deep mind. I used this same power to cure myself of 10+ years of low back pain that ended my career as a Personal Trainer. Migraines too. Now I give that chit to others. It works.
I have a similar practice that includes meditation and what I call Devotional Learning, where I will read or listen to a book or other resource that puts me in a great state. Cultivating this state is critical for what I do. If I show up worn out or distracted to my work, my clients suffer and I am not doing the work of helping them get free- because I'm not.
Hypnosis is the juice, man. You're right it's misunderstood. Yes you can make people quack like ducks but the more interesting questions are WHY is that possible and WHAT ELSE is possible if you can get a grown ass man to quack like a duck infront of a theater of hundreds of people? What else could he do, be, or have when harnessing this power?
I've worked with people who have ended pain, disease, depression, anxiety, unwanted behaviors… because they tapped into the power of their own deep mind. I used this same power to cure myself of 10+ years of low back pain that ended my career as a Personal Trainer. Migraines too. Now I give that chit to others. It works.
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06-30-2017, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted By BredRoller⏩
Price (and quality) varies from city to city, but lots of us work via skype/zoom so you don't always have to find a local person. I typically charge $100/hour, or less for packages of 3-6 sessions depending on the need. That's in the middle of the range.
That's really neat. What's the best way to go about finding a local person to work with on this kind of stuff? And what kind of prices are we talking about, if you don't mind me asking? Seems like this could be supplemental to my next steps of growth for sure.
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06-30-2017, 10:49 AM
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In for later.
06-30-2017, 11:01 AM
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For anyone interested in Stoicism buy
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By Ryan Holiday, right now. Theyre daily meditations from Seneca, M. Aurelius, and Epictetus and the author explains each excerpt and how to apply it to your life. Fuking excellent book I cannot recommend it enough.
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07-10-2017, 12:48 PM
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Bump for inspiring threads reading Meditations now
07-10-2017, 07:41 PM
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Checking in on this thread; reading my post here from January has just been a marker to see where I'm at so far this year, and what the trajectory is looking like. A lot has changed since then; It's been a year of ups and downs to this point, but I've been as mindful of sitting back and using my racing thoughts as an asset rather than a source of anxiety. To all of the brahs that overthink: use it to your advantage! My successes this year have come when I've trusted myself, my self confidence and my principles. With this, I know I have what it takes to accomplish what I want with the best of them….It's true that we as logically thinking men can achieve what we're after with the right mindset and some legwork. To all those still struggling to find purpose or comfort daily, please stick with it. One small catalyst could change everything.
Great thread, one of the top misc threads ever IMO. And I've been here for quite a while now.
Great thread, one of the top misc threads ever IMO. And I've been here for quite a while now.
07-11-2017, 10:52 AM
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I've already seen huge changes in the quality of my life by focusing on positivity, but I haven't done any journaling like you have and think I'll give it a whirl. There's always room for improvement!
07-25-2017, 04:43 AM
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We need to keep this thread going. IN for more positive thinking stories and how it has affect people's lives.
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07-27-2017, 04:38 AM
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Originally Posted By gregbmw⏩
Well said bro, I had the exact same experience, instead of using overthinking to find possible problems, I used it to finally find possible solutions.
Checking in on this thread; reading my post here from January has just been a marker to see where I'm at so far this year, and what the trajectory is looking like. A lot has changed since then; It's been a year of ups and downs to this point, but I've been as mindful of sitting back and using my racing thoughts as an asset rather than a source of anxiety. To all of the brahs that overthink: use it to your advantage! My successes this year have come when I've trusted myself, my self confidence and my principles. With this, I know I have what it takes to accomplish what I want with the best of them….It's true that we as logically thinking men can achieve what we're after with the right mindset and some legwork. To all those still struggling to find purpose or comfort daily, please stick with it. One small catalyst could change everything.
Great thread, one of the top misc threads ever IMO. And I've been here for quite a while now.
Great thread, one of the top misc threads ever IMO. And I've been here for quite a while now.
Company went from almost bankrupt and poor morale in Jan, to now bringing in modest profit.
Gotta say, when things turn well it's easy to neglect positive thinking, or turn it into a mechanical routine.
It never ends, e.g. when writing 3 things you're grateful for, gotta go bare and be real, every day brings new unique experiences to acknowledge.
07-27-2017, 04:41 AM
#268
Originally Posted By svartberg⏩
This is where I ****ed up
Gotta say, when things turn well it's easy to neglect positive thinking,.
The billionaire and the beggar both have 24 hours in a day.
That's why grandma's apple pie rocks and yours sucks.
At least it will thunderstorm tonight, and we know how they feel about water. :)
^^^Racist police officer who also cries about how racism doesn't exist, also cries reverse racism and typifies the stupidity of the racist right, referring to black people as "they" and regurgitating racist stereotypes.
07-27-2017, 04:43 AM
#269
Originally Posted By GravityLee⏩
Prisoners of their own minds, basically willful insects, not worth the time/energy it takes to give them attention (srs)
I love how someone makes a positive thinking thread to help people and the lowest most beta world of warcraft playing trash comes into the thread to spew toxic negativity lol
The billionaire and the beggar both have 24 hours in a day.
That's why grandma's apple pie rocks and yours sucks.
At least it will thunderstorm tonight, and we know how they feel about water. :)
^^^Racist police officer who also cries about how racism doesn't exist, also cries reverse racism and typifies the stupidity of the racist right, referring to black people as "they" and regurgitating racist stereotypes.
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