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e simply follow that path automatically whenever we encounter a situation we have previously encountered. This is called “autopilot behaviour.”We use autopilot behaviour most of the time because it saves us from having to think about what to feel or do in every situation.Over time we become victims of our autopilots. We don’t think, we just do what we have always done. And, as a result, we keep getting the same results.<h2 id="844b">How to change your mind and change your results</h2>The first step in making changes is to take charge of your mind.Because we use our autopilots so much we have very little awareness of what is happening in our mind. We simply do not notice what we are thinking and how we are making decisions about what to feel and what to do.In a sense we are the victims of our own autopilots. Which is a bit weird because we created those autopilots in the first place. But this is also good news because it tells us that we can create new autopilots and use them to override out existing autopilots and thus create new ways of being and new, and better results in our lives.The first step in changing your mind is to become more self-aware.This is the reason why I, and many millions of other people around the world meditate every day.Meditation is a proven way to make yourself aware of what you are thinking, feeling and doing.I view awareness as the key that opens the door to making changes in my life.When I meditate I do not use any guidance, or music, or object on which to fixate. Any of these tools are outside influences which detract from being a

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ware of what is actually happening inside of me.I simply sit and watch my breath going in and out. This is the Zen way of meditating. Over time I have become very aware of my self.I practice Zen meditation every day for a minimum of twenty minutes. This is how I have gradually gained more and more control of my mind.<h2 id="0053">How you will benefit from changing your mind</h2>As you become more aware of what you are thinking, and feeling, and how you are behaving, you also start to build a picture of how you would like to be.These are some of the things I have noticed about myself:<ul><li>I am more aware of my feelings and actions, and I now have the ability to stop myself from becoming angry. I can also stop myself from criticising others’ behaviour.</li><li>I am generally much calmer and less prone to excitability.</li><li>I am more positive in the way I react to situations and opinions expressed by others. I generally approach life in a more positive way.</li><li>I am more compassionate, even towards people whom I would previously regarded as idiots or enemies.</li><li>I take a more active interest in the opinions and ideas of others. I participate more actively in group conversations.</li><li>I am more caring and helpful.</li></ul>One result of all of these changes is that despite being well past normal retirement age I still have a thriving, high earning, coaching business.But the main benefit is that I really enjoy my life.You can find out more about how to practice Zen meditation from my free weekly letters from <a href="https://ZenMastermind.Substack.com">https://ThePowerOfZen.Substack.com</a></article></body>

How to Change Your Life by Changing Your Mind

What does changing your mind mean? How do you change your mind? And how might you benefit from changing your mind?

What does it mean, to change your mind?

Your mind is not a physical entity like your brain. Therefore you cannot take it out and replace it with a new one.

Your mind is a complex element that allows you to be aware of and to experience the world around you. Your mind is where you think, reason, and make decisions about how you want to feel. Your mind dictates how you behave. It is also the home of your memory.

The only element of your mind that is fixed is your memory. You cannot change memories. However, as we will see later, you can alter the impact they have on your feelings and your behaviour.

You can change your thinking, the way you make decisions, your feelings, and the way you behave.

And, by making changes to how you think, feel, and behave, you can dramatically alter the course of your life.

The challenge of changing your mind

Why do people find it so difficult to change their minds and change their lives?

The first point to recognise is that human beings are creatures of habit. Habits are very hard to change.

We develop habits by repeatedly doing the same thing over and over again until it becomes fixed in our memory. Once a thought, an idea, a feeling, or a behaviour is fixed in our memory we simply follow that path automatically whenever we encounter a situation we have previously encountered. This is called “autopilot behaviour.”

We use autopilot behaviour most of the time because it saves us from having to think about what to feel or do in every situation.

Over time we become victims of our autopilots. We don’t think, we just do what we have always done. And, as a result, we keep getting the same results.

How to change your mind and change your results

The first step in making changes is to take charge of your mind.

Because we use our autopilots so much we have very little awareness of what is happening in our mind. We simply do not notice what we are thinking and how we are making decisions about what to feel and what to do.

In a sense we are the victims of our own autopilots. Which is a bit weird because we created those autopilots in the first place. But this is also good news because it tells us that we can create new autopilots and use them to override out existing autopilots and thus create new ways of being and new, and better results in our lives.

The first step in changing your mind is to become more self-aware.

This is the reason why I, and many millions of other people around the world meditate every day.

Meditation is a proven way to make yourself aware of what you are thinking, feeling and doing.

I view awareness as the key that opens the door to making changes in my life.

When I meditate I do not use any guidance, or music, or object on which to fixate. Any of these tools are outside influences which detract from being aware of what is actually happening inside of me.

I simply sit and watch my breath going in and out. This is the Zen way of meditating. Over time I have become very aware of my self.

I practice Zen meditation every day for a minimum of twenty minutes. This is how I have gradually gained more and more control of my mind.

How you will benefit from changing your mind

As you become more aware of what you are thinking, and feeling, and how you are behaving, you also start to build a picture of how you would like to be.

These are some of the things I have noticed about myself:

I am more aware of my feelings and actions, and I now have the ability to stop myself from becoming angry. I can also stop myself from criticising others’ behaviour.
I am generally much calmer and less prone to excitability.
I am more positive in the way I react to situations and opinions expressed by others. I generally approach life in a more positive way.
I am more compassionate, even towards people whom I would previously regarded as idiots or enemies.
I take a more active interest in the opinions and ideas of others. I participate more actively in group conversations.
I am more caring and helpful.

One result of all of these changes is that despite being well past normal retirement age I still have a thriving, high earning, coaching business.

But the main benefit is that I really enjoy my life.

You can find out more about how to practice Zen meditation from my free weekly letters from https://ThePowerOfZen.Substack.com