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How To Build Your Mental Power – And Take Charge Of Your Life (Part 1)

Emmanuel Nnaemeka
Mental power is the ability to think clearly and put all parts of a problem together. It provides the fortitude to integrate your energies to achieve more. This power is not related to your intellect; rather it is the rich combination of your life experiences and your enduring common sense.
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People with strong mental power live a different life from those with less mental power. Mentally powerful people have an act of inbuilt courage to pursue their dreams and visions. You might think they are fearless anytime you engage them. They are indeed fearless. They hardly rely on people to get their acts together. Their mental power is a result of certain principles and cultures they imbibe. When you are mentally strong, you can easily get your goals achieved and even have a great influence on your environment and the people around you. In this article, we shall see how to build your mental power. What does it mean to hack your mind? To answer this, let’s look at the meaning of hack. Hacking in the original sense means gaining unauthorized access to data in a system or computer. Therefore it’s safe to say that having your mind is all about taking 100% of your mind’s data.  Some people are controlled by their minds, whereas it ought to be the other way round. Taking control of your mind is you deciding what goes inside your mind, and what comes out of it. It is you shaping your thought process and thought pattern. It is all about learning, learning, and relearning. 
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Building a powerful mind is all about the available information stored in your mind. Your mind’s made up of what you consume mentally. Your eyes and your ears are the gateways to your mind. The difference between the mentally powerful and the mentally weak is the type of data stored in their minds. Some people spend a great deal of time-consuming dangerous materials such as pornography, bad news, depressing and suicidal songs, and other visuals and audio. On the other hand, powerful people spend a great deal of time reading self-help and educational books and listening to mentally refreshing and thought-provoking materials. Feeding your mind is a deliberate and conscious effort.  According to the Help Guide, exercise can help provide: Sharper memory and thinking. The same endorphins that make you feel better also help you concentrate and feel mentally sharp for the tasks at hand. Exercise also stimulates the growth of new brain cells and helps prevent age-related decline. Engaging in daily exercise has a way of dissolving mental weakness and makes you more alert. 
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Exercise improves mental health by reducing anxiety, depression, and negative mood and by improving self-esteem and cognitive function. According to PMC, exercise has also been found to ameliorate signs such as low self-esteem and social isolation. It creates happier moods. Physical activity discharges feel-good hormones that make you feel better about yourself and give you more energy. It can help in managing stress, anxiety, or intrusive and racing thoughts – doing something physical releases cortisol which helps us manage stress. One wise man once said, “sleep is a superpower”. This is super true. Joseph Cossman once said, “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” The health implications of sleep cannot be overemphasized. According to WebMD, sleep plays a big role in both learning and memory. Without enough sleep, it’s difficult to focus and take in new information. Your brain also doesn’t have enough time to properly store memories so you can pull them up later. Sleep lets your brain catch up so you’re ready for what’s next. Furthermore, medical professionals at WebMD, have suggested that most adults need 7 to 9 hours. There are cases where people may need as few as 6 hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day.  Featured Image Source: A Day Without Smoking
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