Major Leagues

Most players get stuck in the minor leagues; so do most people. There is a way to go to the big show. Find out how in this mini podcast from John Morgan.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

Major Leagues

Seems most young men who excel at baseball hold a vision of playing in the “big” leagues. Some even make it to the minors, but most of them get stuck at that level. They're destined to play in a different stadium than the one of their dreams. If this sounds like it's about baseball, it's not.

It's about finding out how to get unstuck. “What keeps us stuck?” The answer is pretty basic. It’s our patterned reactions.

Our conscious mind is a stimulus/reaction machine. Notice that the same stimulus continues to produce the same reaction. That’s a limited playing field. A door to the big leagues is recognizing this fact: The quality of your life is determined by the responses you choose. You can't control the type of pitch the opposing pitcher will throw, or at what speed. If you want a better chance of hitting it, choose a response. If you're striking out a lot, chances are your stimulus/reaction mechanism is on automatic pilot and you’re walking back to the dugout with your head down a lot, or worse, beating up the water cooler.

Your ticket to the big leagues is beginning to recognize the patterned reactions you have to any number of given stimuli. Noticing that they aren’t working is the easy part. The real work begins when you start interrupting a patterned reaction while it’s happening and choose a response. Choosing another way to go is not reacting; it's responding This evens the playing field.

We are reaction machines. You'll beef up your batting average if you begin to notice your reaction machine at work. Your ticket to the big leagues begins when you notice that the stimulus is unimportant. It’s only choosing a response that increases your on base percentage.

Spend time today just noticing the pitches that your mind throws you. Just observe them as they go past. There'll be a continuous stream of fastballs, sliders, change-up’s, knuckle balls, and curves. As the thoughts pass by, notice your reaction to them. This is batting practice. You are conditioning yourself to notice how your mind works.

Many players make the mistake of waiting for their pitch. They strike out a lot through misplaced anticipation. Waiting for the right stimulus to come along has you miss a lot of opportunities. The appropriate response is available on every pitch; you just have to dig for it.

If we remain a slave to our patterned reactions, our chances of hitting home runs remains diminished. Step up to the plate today and recognize it doesn’t matter who's pitching. It’s your response that'll insure that you make contact. Now that’s truly keeping your eye on the ball.

 All the best,

John