Have you ever been depressed over a situation, been angry at someone or even felt stressed, out of control and immobilized? We all do at times. Some more or less. So, why does this happen? From what I have had the privilege to learn, we feel this way due to our state of body and mind. Hence the value of createing self improvement of state management. Have you ever been in these types of states where it has totally disempowered you? Has it caused you to not be at your best and fail to succeed at something important? Chances are that it has – it happens to all of us. So then the value of being able to manage our states is very important. We can go from an unresourceful state, where failure is almost a certainty, to a totally empowered state, where we can produce excellent results. How can we do this?

Our mental focus is one of the key contributors to our state. When we focus on something that we don’t want, especially if there is a lot of negative feelings associated to it, that will put us in an unresourceful state. So one way to control our state, is to control our mental focus. We can consciously control what we focus on, and, it would be helpful to make this a habit. How do we control our mental focus? Choose to focus on the positives of a situation. That’s right, it’s a choice. If there is something negative you are focusing on, try to think of what you can do to improve that and begin to focus on what you can gain from it. After all, that’s what problems are meant to do in my opinion. They are meant to help us grow and improve. So the key is to focus on what you want, not what you don’t want.

Another very useful way to change our state from low gear to high gear, if you will, is to vigorously move our body and change our breathing. In other words, we need to have the physiology of someone that wants to take action. Move your body how you do when you feel unstoppable and powerful. That will help change your state quickly.

Self improvement of state management is paramount, as it helps us better control our lives. State management can help you create any success you want when you learn to manage it.