What Are You Filling Your Mind With?
I was driving home last night from my little romp through the Canadian Rockies and when I drive I like to listen to ‘business’ related shows on Sirius radio or pop in a CD or MP3 of some kind of educational material. The drive through the prairies can be…Dull at best, so I like to keep my brain thinking and focused on self education.
So I came across this training seminar on a CD from the late great Jim Rohn and on it he mentioned how he used to wake up in the mornings and read the newspaper. In it, he found out all about deaths, wars, accidents, shootings and all sorts of lovely things that society has conjured up over the past 24 hours.
He stated, this is negative garbage that floods into your mind and essentially makes you depressed….I couldn’t agree more.
I used to listen to the morning talk show here in Saskatoon, and while not much happens in this fair city, you’d still hear of whining politicians, car accidents and the occasional stabbing.
Great stuff to wake up to. Good morning….
Anyways, I stopped feeding my brain with this kind of information and did things like read Tim Linden’s blog, or check out my favorite tech blog du jour, or even read a few pages of the current book I was nose deep into.
You see, when you fill your mind with information that helps you become a better business person, you will see much better results. When I started reading daily and focusing on furthering my learning, I saw huge jumps in my business. Because I was thinking about business and focused on building it.
Homework for today, pick a book (I’ve got a great list you can check out here) and everyday when you wake up, read a chapter….STAY AWAY from local news and national news too first thing in the morning…Fill your mind with stuff that will help YOUR business, and you will see some pretty amazing stuff…
Tim Linden
Yeah I’ve purchased a few books off that list!
Stephen Whittle
I go beyond not watching the news in the morning…I don’t watch it at all, lol. Thanks for the reminder about Jim Rohn. I believe I have some of his materials and need to incorporate it into my daily routine.
Thanks,
Stephen Whittle (swhomebiz)
Jeff Parker
Hey Jon I went better I cut cable all together. Hard decision but I am back in school also and cable hurt bad with my mindless watching BS.
Anyways I love listening to business related material. I don’ really like reading books just find I comprehend better by listening rather than reading.
Jon Olson
Ya Jeff, I have bought some very popular books in audio format. Pop those in while I’m driving around and listen to it. Works just the same, good info any way you eat it up!
Martin Webster
LOL – so that means when you start ranting about nothing happening in the TE industry we should stop listening to you and move on to something happier and more positive???
JUST ASKING
Cheers
Martin
Jon Olson
LMAO Seriously though, kind of.
I mean when I;m ranting I’m trying to spark two things….Creative thinking and also a little bit of discussion.
I’m not trying to be negative, I’m actually trying to get people motivated.
But that doesn’t always work out. So if I sound like I’m whining and being a baby….Read a book LOL