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THE MIND with Dr. Travis Fox, DCH, PhD

Becoming a HyPerformance Person

If you have lived on this planet for any amount of time, you have already awoken with the feeling that life is passing you by. That feeling, that life is out of control, and no matter how hard you try to change, fight and ignore this feeling, keeps coming back. 

Even if some can find momentary relief, this feeling tends to linger in the shadows. Like the grim reaper, it chases you through life draining you of energy, distracting you until you feel as if the whole world knows your secrets and is using them against you.

Now, if you are ready to leave all of this behind, your mind probably is racing with questions or random thoughts and your body is feeling a mixture of emotions. Where did this all come from? You did not read this article to think about pain, struggle, and strife. You are here for a solution; you are here to finally live your life as fully, richly, and deeply as possible, right? The steps I will lay out will change your life and lead you on the path you have been searching for, the path to being a “HyPerformance Person^TM.”

Let’s agree for the sake of this article that you are made up of three components: mind, body and spirit. 

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Breaking this down, the mind has two separate components: conscious and unconscious. The body is everything else inside the human coil you call “you” and the spirit, well, let’s leave that one for a little later.

Starting with the conscious mind, there are a few things that you need to know about:

The conscious mind holds only one thought per second.

The conscious mind can only keep track of seven or eight pieces of information before it loses control.

It is the pipeline for the “ego” and the drawing board for the “imprisonment” the ego seeks to have over you, your mind and your life. 

Focus now on number two for a second, and think about how many things you can keep in the forefront of your mind at the same time before you start forgetting what you are trying to remember. 

Do you come home every day and put your car keys in the same place? This is done so that the next time you need them you don’t take up headspace trying to remember where you placed them. 

One day you are in a rush trying to get out the door and you discover those keys are mysteriously not where you usually place them. You search frantically for several minuets before returning to the spot where they “always” are, and somehow they are there. The truth is they were always there. The limited power of your forgetful conscious mind and the ego that loves to create havoc in your life and head is why you did not see them. 

In order to prevent this we must shape our basic thoughts so they come from an automated place, not unlike a computer, which has many “automated programs” running in the background even when the computer is sleeping. So too, should it be with us.

So what is a “HyPerformance Person^TM?” This is someone who operates at a financial and emotional level with comfort and ease, someone who just has that Midas touch. This is a person who moves from the deepest and purest part of themselves, their spirit. The spirit is the place in you that knows “Peace Beyond Understanding^TM.” That special feeling that allows those days when everything just flows without your effort, when you just exist. If you seek to release yourself, you need only do one thing; explore you.

Here is a “Psyche-scription^TM” for starting to become a “HyPerformance Person^TM,”

1. Take 10 minutes a day, (yes, really just 10 minutes) and sit motionless. Start to discipline your body via your mind. 

2. During that 10 minutes, think about what you really want, no matter how big or how small. Allow your imagination to create the feeling, the look, the shape and/or the experience of what you want.

3. Write down what you want on a 3x5 card before you go to sleep at night. This allows the cementing of your day-work and night-work to focus your mind on what you really want. 

By allowing yourself to place thought-energy into what you really want, even for short periods of time daily clears your mind of the clutter. Just watch, it will start to show up in “coincidence,” “déjà vu” or other things you normally dismiss. 

Remember, “It is never too late to become the person you always thought and felt you could be^TM.” May your life forever be changing and may you become the greatest of explorers, until next time… 

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Yep, game over.

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Can you hear it?  Just the sound of your feet, your breathing … maybe far off in the distance you can here the sound of a car or a train. But it’s early in the morning and you have the whole world to yourself.

Welcome to running.

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The Story of Kyle

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.”

I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up, and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.

My heart went out to him. So I jogged over to him, and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, “Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives.” He looked at me and said, “Hey thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.

I helped him pick up his books and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before, but we talked all the way home, and I carried his books.

He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes.

We hung out all weekend, and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. And my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, “Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!” He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship.

Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn’t me having to get up there and speak.

On graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him! Boy, sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech, so I smacked him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be great!” He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. “Thanks,” he said.

As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach — but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story.” I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his mom wouldn’t have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.”

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture, you can change a person’s life.

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