November 28th, 2016
All of us are emotional beings. The better you are able to control your emotions, the healthier and happier you’ll be, and the better you will perform in the Martial Arts and in life. This includes how you handle stress. “Master your emotions, or your emotions will become your master.” Often times, our emotions are affected in a negative way by feeling overwhelmed, lacking energy or paying too much attention to the negative news of the day. God knows there is plenty of it these days. This can and often leads to a build-up of harmful stress and negative thoughts that can destroy health, wealth, and happiness.
Martial Arts training forces the negatives out of your mind, body, and spirit and allows you to breathe in the positives. Another great way to influence your best emotions is to purposely feed your mind and body the best information you can. Listen, read, and watch things that motivate and inspire you. This helps to bring out your best emotions. If you are feeling down, watch something funny. I often resort to old episodes of M.A.S.H. and most recently the best of Johnny Carson. I guess I am dating myself. If you allow yourself to constantly absorb negatives, it’s like junk food for the brain. It can and will cause long term damage to your emotional well being, your mood, and your overall state of mind.
Champions strive to master their emotions, by purposely programming themselves for success and achievement. Everything you think, see, say, hear, and do, influences your thoughts and emotions. Once you understand this, you may decide to be more aggressive on programming your thoughts every day, by watching, listening and doing things that influence your emotions in a positive and empowering direction. Positive programming leads you toward positive thoughts and emotions. Just as you wash your body each day, take time to do a positive brain wash. Positive emotions and energy will bring you greater health, happiness, and optimism toward life and better prepare you to face your challenges head on. Developing positive emotional control is similar to developing your confidence: it requires daily attention and regular conditioning.
Here are a few things you can do immediately to become 10 Feet Tall and Bulletproof from life’s challenges and trying times.
- Train or Exercise Daily to energize your body and keep yourself fit and strong.
- Read & Study and/or Watch & Listen to positive, funny or inspirational information.
- Spend more time with people that encourage you and bring out your best.
- Spend less or no time with people that bring you down or put you down.
- Get up earlier & get a strong start on your day by taking action.
- Regularly read, review & re-write your goals and keep them in front of you often.
- Allow sufficient rest. Too much sleep causes as much damage as too little.
- Follow a healthy & balanced nutrition plan, with frequent moderate sized meals.
- Drink more water and reduce or avoid too much caffeine and/or alcohol.
- Smile more and talk more about all the things you are grateful for in your life.
The better you think and feel, the better actions you will take and the better results you will see in all areas of your life…