What does it take to blossom? (Part 1)

In this piece, we will discuss how to develop ourselves mentally, and really apply the Cognitive Plyometrics necessary to achieve success and redefine how we perceive experiences.  

All of our experiences start out as seeds of knowledge, each seed good, bad and indifferent is placed in the fertile ground (which is our minds) waiting to be cultivated.  We begin our journey here, let's look at how we can blossom into more cognitively fit individuals, bound for more than just greatness; destined for brilliance...

When we look on a flower we often see the end product, the beauty and colorful byproduct of a number of different occurrences.  A flower goes through numerous steps prior to what most of us see while walking in a park, or in our very own backyard.  Most, if not all of us understand that, that flower started out as a seed, much like we did.  Our minds are no different, when we see, hear or experience something, that "seed" is planted.

In this part we will discuss the appearance of blossoming, or the "flowering" affect.  Most of us find our appreciation for a flower from this effect and associate it's uniqueness and beauty at this point as well.  There are (3) points that play into "flowering" which relate to our cognitive development.  

The first is Appearance, the appearance of a flowers stands out, it sets itself apart from other flowers and creates it's own name.  Much like our first impressions, we should also stand apart and find our path as well.  The second aspect is regality or professionalism, this proponent is usually beat to death, but never explained.  In our minds we see professional as suit and tie, briefcase and lace up oxfords for men.  But this is just the image of so-called professionalism, the attitude, the mind frame of being professional should be in the works far before you put on any article of clothing.  Being professional is being open-minded, being knowledgeable, being passionate, and also having a purpose.  

It's these parts that develop our mind to be professionally geared, despite what you have on (for the most part).  The final aspect of cognitive appearance in relation to flowering, is humility.  Just as a flower, does not have to boast, nor coax, or even yelp, so should our mental development be.  This is not to say that a person who loves to talk, or has an assertive personality cannot be humble, but this speaks to the way in which we conduct ourselves and think about someone else's ideas as well as our own.  Humility, is knowing that aggressiveness does not equal being driven, or that being loud or boastful doesn't equate to being heard.  

Just as a beautiful flower is the point of art, poetry, science, dreams, and life.  We ourselves can take our rightful place in multiple facets by addressing our appearance and ensuring that we are developing our minds to put forward our best us.  We can always redefine who we are and what we see as long as allow these aspects to be apart of our cognitive plyometrics...