The journey that I have undertaken has not been as easy as I had hoped. Every time I try to define an area of re-education and then set out to work on it, I keep running into the same problem. A problem that has resisted efforts to clarify it for several years now. Only by luck did I actually have a book in my collection that addressed the problem, and again also by luck was another book given to me that mentioned the problem in a way that I understood finally what I was facing. Will Power.
Yeah I know, ha ha, a concept that is almost non-existent now. Its either outmoded, quaint, the lack of Will traditionally utilized as an accusation, and rooted in religious doctrine as morally weak, and therefore sinful. Its no wonder the concept has effectively been erased from popular culture. Except in terms of "guilty by association" with the church, all of a sudden takes on a whole new meaning.
But the reason this concept is so important is that it is the foundation of all personal change, and all change created by a person in the world for good or evil. The reason its so hard to get help to get that ability back once lost is that an MD or councelor's value is helping someone in need, and once you start determining your own path, they no longer feel needed or in control, this can turn ugly if the Doctor thinks they're way is the only way. And of course most patients once they have "achieved" disability rarely leave it even if they could. So a doctor has very little chance to work with someone all the way back to where they can begin working again.
This in addition to:
- Cure is a word that has been outlawed by the FDA
- Normal is a bad word, and doesn't exist in medicine
- Most treatments for brain injuries are not covered by insurance
- Most doctors don't understand the difference between cognitive function and mental function
So back to Will Power, it is what I consider to be right on the edge of cognitive function and the brain, and the mind. Much of the understanding of Will Power at least in the book I am now reading read much like a discussion on Psychoneuroimmunology. Mirror Neurons, Inhibitor Neurons, and Super Mirror Neurons. Attitude and health.
It forms the basis for the skills outlined in the table in Skill or Competency. And without the Power of Will all information that I will learn or practice will not have intellectual or emotional coherence and no lasting learning will take place, nor will I be better for the time and effort put in.
So with that I consider Cultivating my Power of Will the one skill that will provide the greatest ROI.
Power of Will by Frank Channing Haddock.
Temporary Motivation (the Friday afternoon feeling) created from the outside vs taking ownership of the energy, and wielding the limitless supply that comes from within.
In more practical terms, you can read and implement all the books on organization you want, but if you aren't producing any results with your time none of it matters.
Remember the Name by Fort Minor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YJfPBqPNE
