A Sound Mind

I have always been curious about how my mind works. Have you? I took Psychology as an elective in High School—that was pretty revolutionary in my day! Anyway, I really learned a lot, but I was also titillated. That course obviously covered the tip of the iceberg, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
An interesting book was recommended to me. It is Psychocybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, written in 1960. I read it before I’d turned 20. His explanation of how our minds work was so simple, yet profound. It completely changed my paradigm. Until then, I thought I was consciously in control of how I operated. Not!
Shortly afterwards, I read The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. It was published in 1959. The ideas he writes about go back to before Christ, who said, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Another paradigm shift.
Over the years, I have read many explanations about what makes us tick—how what we think and how our minds work are related to our positions in life. I have a whole shelf of books on the subject, and I’ve listened to innumerable tapes and lectures on the subject. I have taken several college classes on Psychology.
Recently, Bob Proctor offered the Stick Person Presentation. It summarizes, in graphic form, what I had been reading for over 30 years. One of the greatest things I learned is that ‘people think in pictures.’ I knew I did, but I didn’t realize that was true of most people. Thus, having a picture of my mind has revolutionized my thinking once again. The graphic was developed in 1934 by Dr. Thurman Fleet, a chiropractor in San Antonio, Texas. All this time, it had been available, but I had never seen it. Now, I can picture how my mind works—not just understand it in words!!!
Perhaps one of the things I like most about Bob’s mentoring on Six Minutes, is that he confirms many things I had already heard but never applied. His vast understanding of success and how money is attracted has truly blessed my life. Thanks, Bob!