The idea of self-mastery has a very fierce opponent and also a courageous ally. It is by learning to control these forces that progress and success are achieved.
For centuries the thinkers have known the only way to change an outcome in life is to think it into being. All of our actions must first be thought before there is any action. Great authors and philosophers have all attributed the reasons for individual performance to be merely the mastery of ones own thoughts.
Learning to control the 1500 gram organ inside of your skull is a lot easier said than done. If you were raised in the perfect environment, fed the right foods, and taught the right operating procedures for your brain you would be a shoe in for success. However none of us have had the perfect life and in some cases that does not seem to make a difference.
Time is a constant in our lives. From the day we are born it keeps moving forward. Our use of our individual time is evident by what we leave behind, and very few people will leave much behind that endures for even a generation. So when you really think about your amount of time and what you do with it a course of self-improvement is a daily task.
We are inextricably bound to either our desires in life or our aspirations. Both run infinitely in opposite directions. Desire is closely related to obsession in many ways and should be controlled at all costs it is a main cause for failure and moral degradation of the human spirit. Aspiration however is what we need to loose in our lives every minute of the day by finding opportunity in all of the moments we are fortunate enough to embrace.
Steering the mind away from desire is not easy work and that is why there are so many self-improvement books on the market today. The human brain is one of the most complicated structures in the known universe and an $8.99 book will barely scratch the surface. In order to make real progress we must get our minds focused on the infinite, for by looking there for the answers we will find a limitless supply of aspiring thoughts.
Morality is the first major step in mastering your thoughts and it is also the hardest. Our pre-disposition for being lustful, violent, and greedy really wreaks havoc with any self-improvement we are attempting to perform. Note: these are the traits of the animal kingdom and not the human race. No matter your thoughts on God you must agree that these traits are a blemish to your personal development, to humanity as a whole and need to be dealt with by all people.
It all boils down to the two little guys on your shoulder one called desire and the other aspire, so aspire to do great things with the time you are given. Get involved with making a difference, eliminate the time wasters in your life because the clock is ticking and the world desperately needs your help. Leave a legacy of hope for the future rather than the empty cavity of a life controlled by desire. At this time in the world nothing could be needed more than the personal development of each and every human being.
"In the cocoon of failure await the wings of opportunity." William Muncrief 2007
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