En otras palabras, su comportamiento no es el resultado de su habilidad, sino del estado en que se encuentre en ese momento. Para cambiar su habilidad, cambie su estado. Para abrir la multitud de recursos de que dispone, sitúese en un estado lleno de recursos y en una expectativa activa, ¡y observe cómo se producen los milagros!

You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude

This is another reason why flow states significantly enhance performance: when the “self” disappears, it takes many of our limits along for the ride.

Recuerde que su conducta resulta de su estado, y que éste resulta de sus representaciones internas y de su fisiología, cosas ambas que puede usted cambiar en cuestión de instantes.

Fate changes when you change your clothes.

To run 100 miles and more is to bring the body to the point of breaking, to bring the mind to the point of destruction, to arrive at that place where you can alter your consciousness. It was to see more clearly. As my yoga teacher would say, “Injuries are our best teachers.” I'm convinced that a lot of people run ultramarathons for the same reason they take mood-altering drugs. I don't mean to minimize the gifts of friendship, achievement, and closeness to nature that I've received in my running career. But the longer and farther I ran, the more I realized that what I was often chasing was a state of mind — a place where worries that seemed monumental melted away, where the beauty and timelessness of the universe, of the present moment, came into sharp focus.

feeling. Second, once a month you can approximate the change that I found at the ashram by going someplace you’ve never been before to explore yourself in a different environment. This can be anything from visiting a park or library you’ve never been to before to taking a trip. Finally, get involved in something that’s meaningful to you — a hobby, a charity, a political cause.

If you consciously get your body into different postures, you can elevate your consciousness.

If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

Changing the states of many agents grossly alters behavior, while changing only a few just perturbs the overall disposition a little.

Don't ruminate, activate.

I find it is difficult to think my way into a better mood. When I sit and stew, the problem usually grows larger in my mind.

But if I activate — even if it's unrelated to the problem at hand — my mood tends to improve. Action breaks the spell. Move your body, go outside, play an instrument, work in a different room, do something.

Movement changes your state. And when your state changes, your perspective changes. New solutions appear. You notice options that were invisible when your mind was stuck running the same loop.

Change the way you think, feel, speak

I have a thing I do when I’m running and want to quit. When I want to stop or feel fatigued, I repeat a mantra to myself. I’m fast. I’m healthy. I’m free. With each running step, I’m fast. I’m healthy. I’m free. And as I run, my fatigue seems to disappear, my pain diminishes, and I start to run a little faster.

Step 1: Write this phrase on a small piece of paper: I change best by feeling good, not by feeling bad.