By Raj Mistry
Mind Is Like an Innocent Child
Yes, you read that right.
Your mind is like a small, innocent child.
It’s curious, restless, easily distracted — and deeply trusting. Just like a child, it won’t sit quietly in one place for long. Take your attention off it for a moment, and it starts wandering. Give it nothing to do, and it will create something on its own — often unnecessary fear, overthinking, or imaginary problems.
Your entire life depends on how you guide this mind. And most people struggle not because the mind is powerful — but because it is unguarded.
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Why the Mind Is Easy to Influence (and Dangerous if Left Alone)
The most interesting thing about the mind is not how intelligent it is — but how innocent it is.
Just like children accept what they are told without questioning much, your mind does the same. You didn’t grow up questioning why the sky is called blue and not maroon. You accepted it because someone told you so — and your mind never argued.
Even today, your mind works the same way.
Tell it something repeatedly, with enough belief and emotion behind it, and it will accept it as truth. It doesn’t check facts. It doesn’t verify logic. It simply believes what it hears most often.
That’s both a gift and a danger.
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Self-Talk: The Language Your Mind Understands Best
Your mind doesn’t understand good or bad.
It only understands input.
If you tell your mind, “Today is going to be a great day,” it accepts the instruction and starts working in that direction. Your brain releases dopamine and oxytocin — chemicals that make you feel motivated, confident, and open.
If you tell your mind, “Today is going to be terrible,” it listens just as obediently. Cortisol rises. Stress increases. You feel irritated, anxious, and heavy — often without any external reason.
Nothing magical is happening.
Your mind is simply responding to what it was told.
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How Beliefs Create Their Own Proof
Have you ever assumed someone wouldn’t like you before even meeting them — and later felt “proved right”?
In most cases, it wasn’t them.
It was you.
When you walk into an interaction carrying the belief “they won’t like me,” your body language changes. Your tone shifts. Your nervous energy becomes visible. The other person senses discomfort and responds accordingly.
Your mind then says, “See? I told you.”
This is not coincidence. It’s conditioning.
This same mechanism is behind what people call manifestation — not magic, but psychology. Your beliefs shape your behavior, your behavior shapes reactions, and those reactions reinforce your beliefs.
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The Placebo Effect: Proof That the Mind Leads the Body
The placebo effect works for one simple reason:
the mind believes first, and the body follows.
A sugar pill cannot cure disease — but belief can alter pain perception, stress response, recovery speed, and even immune activity. That doesn’t mean thoughts replace medicine — it means thoughts influence experience.
Your mind does not separate imagination from reality as clearly as you think. When belief is strong, the nervous system responds as if something is true — whether it is or not.
That’s power.
And without control, it becomes self-sabotage.
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Why Some People Keep Winning (and Others Keep Losing)
You’ll often notice that confident people seem to succeed repeatedly — while negative thinkers stay stuck.
This isn’t luck.
It’s feedback loops.
Positive self-talk creates confident behavior. Confident behavior attracts better responses. Better responses reinforce belief. The loop continues.
Negative self-talk does the opposite.
This is why two people with equal talent can end up in completely different places in life.
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Your Environment Is Feeding Your Mind Constantly
Your thoughts don’t come only from your head — they are shaped by your surroundings.
When you spend time with ambitious, disciplined people, your mind absorbs their standards, risks, and thinking patterns. You start behaving differently without realizing it.
When you stay in negative environments — gossip, constant complaints, crime, fear — your mind absorbs that too.
Environment is the soil.
Your mind grows whatever is planted there.
You can grow flowers — or cactus. Both grow well. One just hurts more.
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Emotional Hijacking: When the Child Takes Control
An untrained mind doesn’t just wander — it hijacks emotions.
Anger takes over before logic arrives. Fear speaks louder than reason. Excitement pushes you to overpromise. Sadness convinces you everything is meaningless.
This is not weakness.
It’s a lack of regulation.
When emotions control the mind, decisions become impulsive. Arguments escalate. Regret follows. Most life-changing mistakes are not logical errors — they are emotional ones.
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Training the Mind Instead of Fighting It
You don’t discipline a child by yelling at it constantly.
You guide it.
The same applies to your mind.
• Awareness is the first step. Notice what you’re thinking without judging it.
• Pause before reacting. Even two deep breaths create space between emotion and action.
• Watch your inputs. Music, content, conversations — they all shape your inner voice.
• Use your body. Posture affects emotion. Stand open. Breathe deeply. Move.
• Meditation isn’t silence — it’s supervision. It teaches you to observe without obeying.
You don’t eliminate thoughts.
You decide which ones deserve attention.
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Regulation Is Not Suppression
Controlling emotions does not mean silencing them.
Suppression is ignoring what you feel.
Regulation is understanding it without letting it drive.
Unexpressed emotions don’t disappear — they wait. Suppressed emotions resurface as anxiety, anger, resentment, or burnout.
A regulated mind feels fully — but reacts consciously.
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Final Thought: Become the Guardian of Your Mind
Your mind is not your enemy.
It’s an innocent child with enormous power.
Left alone, it creates chaos.
Guided well, it creates clarity, confidence, and peace.
Your thoughts are seeds.
Your actions are the growth.
Your life is the harvest.
Treat your mind with discipline, patience, and responsibility — and it will reward you with a life that feels stable from the inside, regardless of what happens outside.
That’s not motivation.
That’s psychology.
