Inward Thinking - The Danger of the Mind

Our mind is a giant negative thought generator and a one-organ haunted house. It sends us messages all day long that focus on regret and pain from the past and anxiety and panic about the future. But, here's the thing: We are not our thoughts and feelings. They don't define us and they have nothing to do with our identity. Not to mention that the past is irrelevant (except for the lessons we can mine from it) and the future doesn't exist (at all!). So, combine mind-marginalization with present-moment awareness and you have all the tools you need to survive tough times in business. And, ultimately, there is no such thing as "tough" times. It's only a place that the mind did not predict so it deems it as a threat. Guaranteed shift in perspective when you marginalize the mind and see the moment for what it is - an opportunity.

Jay Taffet
President, JMT Aviation

Author of "The Zen of Financial Peril: The Art of Happiness in Crisis" (www.zenoffinancialperil.com) and "Fly and Earn: The Official Aerial Photography Business Kit" (www.flyandearn.com).