Change Your Mind Change Your World

We know that our beliefs influence our behavior and people's responses to us. Now, Dr. Richard Gillett explores the psychological origins of our belief system, explaining how self-limiting beliefs can be dislodged and replaced with positive beliefs that can, in fact, change our world.

"Most of us want to change the world, but only a few of us are willing to change our own minds!" Yet there is a shift taking place in the world, where more and more people are recognizing that it is our own thoughts and attitudes that determine how we look at the world and, ultimately, what we see. This book is for people of all ages, religions, and cultures who have a desire and a willingness to change the thoughts in their minds.

BRAIN PRESCRIPTIONS THAT REALLY WORK In this breakthrough bestseller, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in your brain work. You're not stuck with the brain you're born with. Here are just a few of neuropsychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen's surprising--and effective--"brain prescriptions" that can help heal your brain and change your life: To Quell Anxiety and Panic: ¸ Use simple breathing techniques to immediately calm inner turmoil To Fight Depression: ¸ Learn how to kill ANTs (automatic negative thoughts) To Curb Anger: ¸ Follow the Amen anti-anger diet and learn the nutrients that calm rage To Conquer Impulsiveness and Learn to Focus: ¸ Develop total focus with the "One-Page Miracle" To Stop Obsessive Worrying: ¸ Follow the "get unstuck" writing exercise and learn other problem-solving exercises

Discover the path to lasting change Are you stressed out, exhausted, or in a rut? Do you feel troubled by negative emotions and feelings and not in control of your thoughts? In Change Your Thoughts, Change Your World, Bobby Schuller shows you how to get out of the vicious cycle of defeat and start living the victorious life God intended. You can recalibrate your mind and develop positive habits for permanent change by meditating on twelve key thoughts, among them: God wants me to succeed. I can break through overthinking by taking action now. My body is a gift, even though it’s imperfect. Every loss and challenge can be a doorway to a better version of me. I can relax and let go. In clear, specific steps, Schuller shows us how to train our minds through spiritual disciplines and prayer. By learning to focus on whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, or praiseworthy (Phil 4:8), we can change not only our own lives but also impact the world.

In his book, Change Your Mind To Change Your Life, Mitch Horton draws richly on his personal journey to know God as he addresses the problem of out of control thinking in a Christian’s daily life. In this book, Mitch challenges the Christian to seek to change their hurtful thinking patterns through a four step process of mind renewal. Mitch also addresses from a Biblical perspective the need for meditation in the Word of God in a Christan’s personal life. Mitch shows how meditation in the Word of God can actually change a person’s personal belief system and help a person overcome mental traits that hinder their life and walk with God. Mitch leaves the reader with a supply of hundreds of scriptures that show who they are in Christ and that can be referenced for a daily time of scriptural meditation in God’s Word.

Changing Your Mind Will Change Your Life is neither a "get even" nor a "get-over-it" book. This is a "say-it-out-loud," "no judgment," "you're okay," "it happens," "forgive yourself," and most important "be free" book. It does not attempt to preach at you about how to live your life. Changing Your Mind Will Change Your Life exists for people who truly believe in themselves. However, in their everyday lives, they encounter obstacles that knock them down, are laughed at or ridiculed, are broken on the inside, and/or internalize pain. In essence, this self-help book helps you to see your world the way that you want to see it, while being grateful for what you already have. However, it will make you feel much better about living each day without pretense-and it's how I live mine.

Cutting-edge science and the ancient wisdom of Buddhism have come together to reveal that, contrary to popular belief, we have the power to literally change our brains by changing our minds. Recent pioneering experiments in neuroplasticity—the ability of the brain to change in response to experience—reveal that the brain is capable of altering its structure and function, and even of generating new neurons, a power we retain well into old age. The brain can adapt, heal, renew itself after trauma, compensate for disabilities, rewire itself to overcome dyslexia, and break cycles of depression and OCD. And as scientists are learning from studies performed on Buddhist monks, it is not only the outside world that can change the brain, so can the mind and, in particular, focused attention through the classic Buddhist practice of mindfulness. With her gift for making science accessible, meaningful, and compelling, science writer Sharon Begley illuminates a profound shift in our understanding of how the brain and the mind interact and takes us to the leading edge of a revolution in what it means to be human. Praise for Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain “There are two great things about this book. One is that it shows us how nothing about our brains is set in stone. The other is that it is written by Sharon Begley, one of the best science writers around. Begley is superb at framing the latest facts within the larger context of the field. This is a terrific book.”—Robert M. Sapolsky, author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers “Excellent . . . elegant and lucid prose . . . an open mind here will be rewarded.”—Discover “A strong dose of hope along with a strong does of science and Buddhist thought.”—The San Diego Union-Tribune

“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions such as depression, addiction and anxiety, he did not intend to write what is undoubtedly his most personal book. But upon discovering how these remarkable substances are improving the lives not only of the mentally ill but also of healthy people coming to grips with the challenges of everyday life, he decided to explore the landscape of the mind in the first person as well as the third. Thus began a singular adventure into various altered states of consciousness, along with a dive deep into both the latest brain science and the thriving underground community of psychedelic therapists. Pollan sifts the historical record to separate the truth about these mysterious drugs from the myths that have surrounded them since the 1960s, when a handful of psychedelic evangelists inadvertently catalyzed a powerful backlash against what was then a promising field of research. A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpected new frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human consciousness and how, in a world that offers us both suffering and joy, we can do our best to be fully present and find meaning in our lives.