Old Man
The Old Man In All Of Us
The Old Man in all of us - By Roger W. Breternitz CChtp.
How many of us like change? You work hard to achieve your station in life, to get things going your way, and you seem to have gotten a handle on all of it...you think. Then along comes a new idea, a concept, or a different way of thinking and doing, a different method of getting to what you think is a higher level of achievement than you have ever reached. We're not only talking about sports here, we could be talking about anything or skill that you would like to improve upon. In order to climb to a higher level they say you have to change this or that about what you are now doing, and you have to start over in parts of what you want to improve, and suddenly it all starts to take on a whole new and sometimes "Ugly" picture of what you thought you were just trying to make better. Like the story about the woodsman. He's chopping down trees to build his log cabin, and somebody walks by as says, "Ya know if you got a chainsaw you could cut down a lot more trees, and a lot quicker too". So he goes to town and buys a chainsaw, comes back and gets a quarter of the way through a tree and it quits. Goes back to town to the hardware store asks what's wrong. Store owner says, "You needed to mix the oil with the gas to get it to work properly". He does it, goes back to the woods, cuts half way through the tree, saw quits cutting...back to the store again. Owner says, "You gotta learn something about chainsaws here pardner, it needs sharpening if you expect it to keep cutting, you gotta buy a file sharpener." He buys the file, gets back to the woods, discovers it's the wrong size of file for that particular saw...back to the store, and gets the right file. Now he's ready to do some major cutting. Cuts almost all the way through the tree and runs out of gas. Well, it was dark by then anyway. Next morning you see him swinging his axe!
Does this sound like a situation you may have been in at one time in your life? You see a new idea, concept or way to improve your tennis, you try it, and before long you find yourself on a flaming skateboard flying down hill in to a lake of gasoline...or so it seems.
That's the way it is with the mental control and belief system change necessary to develop the mental skills of rock hard concentration, relaxation under pressure, and the art of LETTING yourself win instead of TRYING to win, when it comes down to the last forehand, volley or winning shot. You have a belief system, that belief system is responsible for you allowing yourself to win or finding a way to lose gracefully.
It seems the older people get the more they resist change, hence the saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks". There is an "Old man" in all of us that resists change, and sometimes will resist violently to keep us from making the change or changes necessary to climb to a higher level of proficiency. This is in anything we do and winning more matches is only one of them. Change in our belief system is the most difficult change to make on a deeper level within us. This "Old man" we're talking about here will resist violently because he (or she) likes the comfort of what's already established, likes the known set of problems to be dealt with, and doesn't want any more NEW problems. This Old Man can actually cause you to do worse in order to get you to "Go back" to what you used to do, or what you used to think, in order to preserve the status quo. Then when you actually do worse, you will say, "Ya, I better stick with what I know", and this Old Man can go back to being comfortable in his little world of mediocrity and being anything but number one. Think of it this way. In order to climb higher, sometimes you have to get on a "Taller ladder", which may mean you have to climb DOWN to get off the one you're on.
If there is something you feel you need to change about your life, your way of doing things, first research it thoroughly, ask a credible source for advice. When it comes to mental change approach it with an open mind, remember it's the Old Man who will always keep you from new learning, new concepts, and the quest for expanding your thinking. George Bernard Shaw once said, "A mind once expanded by new thinking, will never return to it's original state". When you set out on the quest to change your belief system to make you a consistent winner, you set in motion a very powerful goal seeking mechanism. Our brain was meant to serve us like a very powerful computer, it will literally do what we tell it. The trick is, HOW we tell it to do our bidding. We program it each and every day with what we say when we talk to ourselves, this programming is then stored in our mental warehouse of information. The Old Man is the guard at the door of this warehouse and the more comfortable he becomes by not having to put new information, and concepts into it, the better he likes it. So when you use mental reprogramming tapes and CDs to restructure you're ideas about yourself as a winner, and you do visualizations picturing yourself reaching your goal, and then claiming the first prize, it is in direct conflict with what this Old Man wants...CHANGE!
He will fight you all of the way, and may even make you take a step backwards to make you THINK what you're doing will not, or is not working. You need to keep listening to your chosen reprogramming source, tape or CD. DO NOT give up, sometimes people tell me that they go for several weeks and nothing is happening, they even got worse. Then in one one day or night, it all came together like finally breaking through the ice you've been trying to chop through on a frozen lake. It was like a bolt of lightning, the change was so overpowering. It was like all the work, training, and perseverance came together at once, and a great block was removed, they climbed to the top of the mountain...and they never looked back.
In your quest to have this breakthrough, remember to fight the Old Man, don't let him win, you have to keep hammering away at him, keep the pressure on. If you start to do worse because of changes you made, if you start to get irritable, it's usually a sign that the Old Man is about to give in. He's giving it one more try to make you give up and go back to being comfortable with the old state of being. It's a sign that you are very close to a break through in your quest for change, and effort to excel to a higher level. If it was easy, we'd all be on television dong a "Tony Robins" thing, or the cover of Entrepreneur magazine So...hang in there, fight the Old Man, and get ready to jump into the winner's circle, because your breakthrough is just around the corner.
The best of luck, and
Keep your eye on the goal,
Roger W. Breternitz
About the Author
A graduate of the National Institute of Hypnotism in southern California in 1982, with over 300 hours of hypnotherapy education,1 year of internship, and 2 years in practice at this institution he has attained certifications as Hypnotist, Master Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist., & Clinical Hypnotherapist. In 1984 founded Vector Studios, and recently, A Winners Way.com, dealing with clients in non-smoking and weight loss as well as sports dynamics and stress management. Having a wide diverse background in many areas of life such as sales & marketing, and sports proficiency he has been dealing with the many phases achieving winning excellence for over 22 years. Receiving extensive training in Neuro Linguist Programming to better gain rapport with clients he realized how NLP could be applied to the arena of sales. He is currently presenting seminars and lectures on how to develop this degree of rapport with sales clients as it relates to direct selling as in the automotive sales, and real estate venues, including the field of telesales. Possessing two degrees in education from Southern Illinois University and Illinois State University, he has applied this knowledge of instructional methods and training, teaching others in the intricate process of successful Persuasion Selling. Much of the focus is on successful office management, stress management, power marketing, and effective interaction with others in the business world. Elevating the ability to successfully interact with each other in a variety of work and social situations has given people new options in all phases of their lives by benefiting from the knowledge contained in these CDs. He is currently offering seminars on a corporate level for organizations desiring greater harmony within all levels of management and production, as well as the sales arena. The information in these CDs when listen to in the prescribed manner for the instructed amount of time of two weeks or 15 days, is guaranteed by A WINNERS WAY and VECTOR STUDIOS to bring about the desired behavioral changes in you and your behavior, or your money refunded minus shipping. Just return the undamaged product in it's original case to our office listed on our Order Page.
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Hocking Hills: Beyond Old Man's Cave
Most everyone who has heard of or had the opportunity to explore the hocking hills has heard of Old Man?s Cave. One of the largest and more popular state parks in Ohio, Old Man?s Cave is also one of the most familiar. Home to countless forms of wildlife, breathtaking waterfalls and miles of hiking trails, it is no wonder that this section of the Hocking Hills has retained so much popularity. However, Old Man?s Cave is just one of the six unique and different parks which make up the Hocking Hills. Some of the less explored and less well known areas offer plenty of pleasant surprises to all who decide to explore them.
The Ohio state park at Ash Cave is a spectacular combination of natural beauty and human convenience. The park at Ash Cave is one of the areas in the Hocking Hills which has been updated with asphalt paved trails in some areas and is largely wheelchair accessible. Perhaps the most noticeable feature of Ash Cave is the breathtaking, 100 ft. waterfall at the north end of the trail. Massive in every respect of the word, the waterfall has been seen completely frozen in the winter months -- one of the most beautiful times to visit the Hocking Hills.
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