SUCCESS DEMANDS IT

 

SUCCESS DEMANDS THE FOUNDATION OF ATTENTION

By Coach Frank Sagasta

What is the last time you stopped to ask a question?  When is the actual time you asked fro directions?  I personally and professionally believe - it is equally important to ask questions more today than ever before.  Otherwise what is the potential of foundational learning or the purpose of having a mind, a heart and a conscience?  What is the purpose of having curiosity?  After several years of research (https://bit.ly/3Dvql3q).  I genuinely believe, a mind goes dark or gets fogged — when it doesn’t critically think.  When it doesn't search for new learning or asks enough questions.  The mind is distinguished by the good to great questions.  By the new experience of learning - it can ask and can think upon.  It is appreciated by significances of even the simplest answer to the profound question. 

The more I spend in the field of education.  The more I have come to believe that children and adults do not lose their curiosity.  They just misplace the purpose of it because curiosity is is biological.  It is the motivator for learning and influential in our decision making.  However, in resent years the foundation of curiosity has been deteriorating in quality.  Especially, in a time like today — where humanity is so distracted, distorted, and robbed from attention that it reverts to a nursery type mind.  One that craves (dopamine and serotonin) for bad attention rather than paying attention.  One of my favorite teacher is Aristotle who truly believed: “Out of the mouths of babies comes, if not wisdom, at least the search for it.”  All too often, I catch myself expressing to my very own kids as well as my students: “Ask questions, for when you ask questions you learn and nobody can take that from you.”  Even though we might be physically vulnerable or emotionally vulnerable. We have in many ways, our inner domain that is impenetrable, if the mind is sharp and always prepared for battle.  Which battles am I referring to?  The daily battles; family, career, bills, health, economy, and expectation.  We cannot forget about the other battles; public opinion, self-perception, demonization, etc,. 

I have taken the liberty of asking you a few questions from the top - down.  Here is the second section or second series of questions.  What is the difference between existing and not existing?  What is common to all things that do exist, and what are the properties of things that do not exist?  Could there be much of a difference in which things can exist?  Do somethings exist only in the mind?  Can thing outside the mind kill us from achieving what is possible in the exists of life?  Can we (humanity) get so far outside our minds that we lose vision of reality?  Is the realm of possibility even actually exist-able?  These are questions to explore, not to overthink.  Even though they may seem a bit overwhelming.  They are good for the person that thinks.  They are good for the person (Student or Adult) who has no understanding of meaning, purpose, or potential. 

The great teacher Epictetus one said: “No, it is events that give rise to fear, when another has power over them or can prevent them, that person becomes able to inspire fear.  How was the fortress destroyed? Not by iron or fire, but by judgment.  Here is where we must begin, it is from this front that we must sees the fortress and throw out the tyrants.”  Many of these ancient teachers gave us a marvelous concept of questions that they would help us to understand the meaning of questions and of think for ourselves.  And how to answer them with logic, ethics, integrity, and character.  All this done for a reason.   That humanity would learn how to avoid the dangerous mind.  And how to safeguard and protect our liberty and soul from the tyrants that betray us from the outside.  The Emperor Marcus Aurelius repeated this throughout his teachings as well, saying: “Stuff cannot touch the soul,” and he was right.  All the circumstances, situations, and events will always confront our mind with curiosity and questions.  We will always be liable for answering.  For when we don’t answer we become ignorant and even enslaved in the questions and events.  This is called the open gate — when one leaves the gate open all may come in and destroy the fortress of your mind.  This is exactly what has taken place today — we see an array of politicians who have destroyed the integrity and title of leadership, and within leadership.  The foundational traits that existed long before this country was established.  

In closing, I genuinely appreciate the teachers of ancient time and the few of today.  Those of the academia or the intellectual minds that paved the way for positive psychology or for us to think outside the box.  It truly is amazing to see what is possible when you put passion, purpose, discipline, and training into your mind.  Stanford psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck, once said: “This isn’t some hypothetical situation, dependent on any manner of factors from genes to environment. It’s a mindset. And it’s one you can cultivate at any point in life.”  In her beautiful book “Mindset” she explains why many grow or develop into a “fixed mindset” before middle school.  And how a “growth mindset,” is pretty much the exact opposite — it’s a tendency to believe that one can grow or develop into a strong mindset of intelligence.  Which is an area that is stretching to exist in our future.  Especially, if we don’t use our innate or God give’n potential and abilities.  The foundation of America will cease to exist.  

I challenge you to BE FAST - N - Learning.  I challenge you to Be a Voice and not an Echo! 

With gratitude,

Coach Frank Sagasta 

Leadership & Life-Skills Coach 

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