Dr. Jeffrey T. Litchford's blog

I first apologize for my absence for a while.  My mother passed away in August and I took some time  for introspection and remembering.

Our brains are wired in such an amazing way.  Whatever we think and speak about immediately become a target or goal for our subconscious mind.  Once we entertain a thought or speak a word our mind takes it as instructions for what we desire whether its what we intended or not. 

The topic of motivation seems to be ever present in  books and articles.  It is an area of great interest and concern in our society.  In fact, there is a career field, a profession, dedicated solely to the topic of motivation.  This profession is filled with an array of amazing 'Motivational Speakers'!  We all need a little help now and then with our motivation.

There is so much of our internal dialogue or Self-talk that exists in the form of questions.  Our subconscious mind responds most powerfully to questions.  It always answers/responds to questions!

There was once a man who loved to go fishing.  Whenever he had free time he would take off to one of his favorite fishing spots.  In fact, he loved his fishing trips so much that he often neglected his business and family responsibilities in order to get in a little extra trip or two.  He was often found missing at work related meetings and family gatherings with no explanation. 

"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man dies but once."  Worry is a waste!  In the past 30 years there have been a variety of studies on worry that have varied only slightly.  Generally the findings are: 80% of what we worry about will never happen; of the remaining 20% we can do nothing about 17% of it.  That leaves only 3% of valid worry... if there is such a thing.  

The "Who" rock and roll group made famous the observation, "No matter where you go, there you are"!  Many of us live a life of frustration, stress and worry because we are not living in the moment We have this deep inner feeling that we could do what we do so much better but don't know why we seem to be blocked or held back..  We are not "where we are"!  I would like to revisit the Tyranny of Time in a series of blogs that will assist you in obtaining what successful business owmers, athletes, world leaders and people of wisdom call "living in the zone" or living

I grew up in an area of the country rich with Native American culture. As a young boy I once heard a story from the father of one of my Native American friends I would like to share with you...