Mental Mastery Mondays | Life Purpose, Productivity, And Self-discipline

Since Christ lives within you, even though your body will die because of sin, your spirit is alive because you have been made right with God. – Romans 8:10 New International Version In This Episode You’re going to explore the real you.  Not the you who you see when you look in the mirror or [...] The post Ep. #19 – Who is the Real You Under All The Crap? appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

“Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle.” – Jon Acuff – Author of Quitter and Start In This Episode You’re going to be reminded that success is a process of trying, failing, trying, failing, trying and failing again.  It’s through this process that we achieve success, not in spite of it. Just like with [...] The post Ep. #18 – Overnight Success Doesn’t Exist appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

“If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors.” – Elizabeth Saunders – Author of The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment In this episode I’m going to show you how your generosity with your time can cost you in every area of [...] The post Ep. #17 – Avoid the Time “Debt Collectors” appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Failure is what's necessary for us to overcome our weaknesses. We don't even know our weaknesses until they've shown up as failure in our lives. It's only after we find them and push through that we'll eventually find success. Don't confuse failure with quitting, they're completely different. The post Ep. #16 – Learn to Celebrate Failure appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

“Successful people are simply those with successful habits.” – Brian Tracy They say, if you do anything for 3 weeks, it becomes a habit. But why does that happen?  There really a science behind it and it’s been proven time-and-again. When you do something new, your brain works to create a special little neuro-pathway while [...] The post Ep. #15 – An App to Help You Create Strong New Habits appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline. – Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers Neighborhood) In this episode you’re going to learn the single greatest thing you can do to lead your children into becoming successful adults.  Even if you don’t have children, this episode will help you understand [...] The post Ep. #13 – Parental Discipline Teaches Self-Discipline appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus” – Alexander Graham Bell In this episode, you’ll learn why it’s vital that you take all of your energy and focus on one specific area in order to burn through to success. It’s not about [...] The post Ep. #12 – Laser Focus Pierces the Barriers to Success appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” – Ancient Chinese Proverb The ancient Chinese proverb above could even be paraphrased as: “Tension is when we worry about what we SHOULD BE doing. Relaxation is when we embrace what we ARE doing.” Disclaimer: If you think you can achieve something [...] The post Ep. #11 – Finding Success Now – Making the Struggle Disappear appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

You can only feel good about what you are not doing, when you know what you are not doing. — David Allen – Author of Getting Things Done. In this episode I share some of my favorite tools for managing your tasks or to-do list. When you can manage your tasks, you’ll know what needs [...] The post Ep. #10 – Find the Right Task Management Tool appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves… self-discipline with all of them came first. – Harry S. Truman In this episode of the Mental Mastery Moment, you will learn how even the small battles we have with self-discipline are important in our overall mastery [...] The post Ep. #8 – Self-Discipline in the Small Areas Leads to Self-Discipline in the Big Areas appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Use your mind to think about things, not to keep thinking about them - Dave Allen – Author: Getting Things Done If you’ve ever struggled with keeping track of all of the amazing ideas that pop into your head, you’re going to love this episode of the Mental Mastery Moment.  I’m going to give you [...] The post Ep. #7 – How to Clear Your Mind So Ideas Can Flow appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Are you waiting to be certain about a decision before taking action? Do you become uncertain and hop to another opportunity? This episode will help you find focus and determination. The post Ep. #6 – Finding the Perfect Vehicle That Will Help Us Reach Our Goals appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

This is probably my #1 productivity app next to my task list.  In fact, I would almost say, having this is more important than having a task list, because I actually use this when I’m creating that list. In Episode 2 I talked about using the Pomodoro technique for increasing your productivity. This is where [...] The post Ep. #5 – Favorite Tools to Keep Yourself Focused appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Good… Bad… Right … wrong… beautiful… ugly… fun… boring… If you’re always chasing after that good feeling, or you’re day is ruined because of something that happened that you didn’t like, you will benefit from this episode. Let’s start with a confession… I have not perfected this and that’s ok. I am always reminding myself [...] The post Ep. #4 – Why It’s Vital We Live in the Perfection That is Right Now appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Without self-discipline success is impossible, period! – Lou Holtz If you feel like you’re doing everything right; you’re a dreamer and you’ve developed numerous wonderful products or services, you believe the impossible is possible, you have a vision board in front of you and you’re emotionally connecting with what you see, but you just aren’t [...] The post Ep. #3 – Why Self-Discipline Trumps Every Other Personal Attribute appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

Science shows us our minds act in a similar way to our muscles. To gain maximum physical strength, a bodybuilder has to not only work his or her muscles, but he or she must be diligent in allowing them to rest to grow and restore. In fact, a bodybuilder can actually lift more weight when [...] The post Ep. #2 – Increase Your Productivity by Doing Nothing appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.

It’s finally here! The Mental Mastery Moment Podcast. You can download any or all of the podcast episodes onto your computer or eventually access them through any number of Podcast directories.  I’ll share those once I’ve submitted and have links. Since this is the very first episode, I spent the time sharing what you can [...] The post Ep. #1 – An Introduction to the Mental Mastery Moment Podcast appeared first on P. Desmond Adams.