The difference that a statement can make in the life of a man, woman, or child is nothing short of phenomenal.

Change your mind - change your life!

The Power of Concentration.

The power of concentration is realized in a laser like focus. The kind of focus that can be bought to bear on any thought, task or subject to the exclusion of any intruding thought and disturbance.

A laser is a beam of light that has been shaped and amplified through the use of lenses. When light has been shaped this way, it can be used for cutting, bending, and welding metal and other materials. It can be used for marking surfaces with visible patterns, finding distances, targeting, illuminating, and as weapons. They are used in medicine for diagnostics, surgery, and therapy. Laser is also part of entertainment technology.

Technology and science have combined to take something so common and untouchable and turn it into a powerful and effective tool to create, heal, and even destroy. In the same way, the mind is an amazing and powerful source of energy that for the most part goes untapped. The power of concentration is the ability to focus the energy of the mind, to shape it, and amplify it to the point that it becomes a formidable tool in the hands of it's owner.

Benefit of Powerful Concentration

The power of concentration is realized in the process of study and understanding things quicker, it is realized in getting tasks done quicker, with less effort. Goals become easier to reach and time frames become compressed when you master the art of intense concentration. When the mind is disciplined to focus it goes from being and unruly rebel to a well disciplined soldier that carries out your orders. When you become focused there is no room for worry, anxiety, and negative thinking. The result is greater peace of mind.

Concentration is my motto - first honesty, then industry, then concentration. .

- Andrew Carnegie

The power of concentration is not something that comes all by itself. You need to train, discipline, and exercise your mind. If the idea of self improvement without effort is what you're looking for you're in the wrong place! Nothing of value comes without effort. And the ability to focus your mind is extremely valuable.

An unruly, undisciplined mind is working against you. It prevents you from attaining your goals and fulfilling your dreams. An unfocused mind is bound to waste the precious commodity of time. A mind that wanders all over the map will keep you in poverty by engaging in and wasting energy on worthless things.

Thoughts are the things that make your life what it is. Random thoughts, or influence from every slight stimulus or change in your environment will make your life reflect that. Our thought patterns are habits. We are completely oblivious to our thoughts and their content unless something happens that draws our attention to them. It is when we need to concentrate that we find how difficult it is to be focused. We also become aware of our thoughts when we experience stress out of the normal range.

Physical work and effort require physical strength. Physical strength does not come except by exercise, whether it is exercise in a gym or simply repeatedly doing the task that requires strength. The same principle is required to develop the power of concentration. Paying attention in class, taking notes, and learning will develop this ability the same way that working physically will develop strength. However, doing exercises intentionally designed to create the power of focus on a daily basis is different. Developing the power of concentration with intention, is more like going to a gym to develop strength in a disciplined and methodical manner.

On occasion we all experience situations where laser like concentration happens to us. This typically happens where our passions and motivation intersect to do something that we truly want to do well at. Developing the power of concentration methodically makes this kind of focus available to you on command.

Some things you can expect from the power of concentration:

  • Thought control
  • the ability to calm and focus your mind
  • Reduction in stress levels
  • The ability to choose the nature of your thoughts
  • Improved memory
  • Confidence
  • Self-Esteem
  • Personal Power
  • Improved ability to make decisions
  • Improved ability to learn and absorb new information quickly
  • Greater sense of happiness and well being
  • Improved imagination with the ability to visualize
  • Practice

    As stated before, the power to concentrate takes a little bit of effort, but not too much. Nor does it need to be uncomfortable and painful. Resistance to concentration is normal. When we were young, we were told to 'pay attention!', or 'you're not concentrating enough'. With this kind of programming is it any wonder why we don't like to study or concentrate on a given task?

    Most everyone will agree that the ability to concentrate is a good thing but few will take the time and effort to develop the power of concentration. This is because concentration and study are associated with a loss of freedom (no, you can't go play until your homework is done). The odd thing is that when the resistance to learning this skill is overcome, we gain much more freedom. The desire to concentrate is lacking because the benefits are not appreciated. Ask yourself if you would like to experience the benefits listed above and then decide - ' I want the power of concentration.'

    To develop this power, you will need to practice and to...

    Exercise

  • Your exercises should not have to take more than 10 to 15 minutes. Try these simple techniques:
  • Spell words backwards
  • Count backwards from 100 back to 0
  • Count common words in a paragraph. Words like 'it', or 'and' without using a finger to point to it.
  • Take an object of some sort ( a post card, an apple, your pen, etc) and examine it in detail for 3 minutes. When the three minutes have elapsed try to recount all the details you saw.
  • Calculate simple math problems in your head
  • Draw a square or circle on a piece of paper and concentrate on it until nothing else is in your conscious mind.
  • If you have friends who will play a game with you. Play the 'camp' game. State "I went camping and I took a xxxxxx". Fill in the X's with an item. As each person takes a turn they have to recite that item and add one. Keep going until everyone forgets an item and is eliminated from the game.
  • Using Technology

    Modern technology has provided a method of increasing your power of concentration. This new and quickly growing technology is Brainwave entrainment. Affirmations combined with brainwave entrainment are and extremely powerful way of programming your mind with new thought patterns and new thought habits that will turn you into a concentration power house. Your power of concentration can be greatly enhanced with brainwave entrainment.

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