Self Control

Focused liberation or Self restraint?

Something we all heard of is self control. This clichéd term is often taken out of context and thus its value is lost. I discovered that there are various times that we have to practise self control. Have you ever just stood back and took a look at people in a casino? Did you notice a few of them pushing money into the coin slots or forcing the notes into the reader, as if their lives depend on it? I can almost for certain tell you that these are gambling addicts.

When people are under pressure due to an addiction or even work, they tend to either lose or gain self control. In order to be a compulsive gambler you need to take risks, thus the need to lose self control and give in to an addiction controlling you instead of common sense and logic. Work pressure can lead you to lose self control but that is not always a bad thing. We have to lose a degree of self restraint in order for us to open our minds to lateral thinking.

Self control is our accelerator pedal. I find it hard to practice self control when I am upset. I see people totally losing it when they get mad. Love and anger, these are emotions that can be detrimental to our ability to practise self control. It is what makes us human and not animals. We are the masters of our own futures and self control is just another tool to aid us in obtaining our hearts desires. By controlling your emotions, actions and thoughts, you can achieve great things.

I think most people see self control as a restraining method rather than a focused liberation. I seldom see the qualities of self control in impoverished areas. Look at most top businessmen. They all had to master the art of focused liberation in order to achieve the unthinkable. Some of the richest people came from the worst conditions imaginable, but they persisted and instead of lashing out at the world that rejected them, they used SELF CONTROL and focused on getting out of their situation.

We all have the ability to lose it or use it.

If I could do anything for anyone then it would be to teach them about self control. Master that and you have discovered the key to success.