Your mind is your biggest asset. It recognizes problems and opportunities, it takes account of resources and options, and it finds the best way to handle any situation. That is, if you let it.
Your mind isn’t the only factor at play. It can be helpful to think of your mind and your emotions as completely separate forces that need to be working together to get the best results.
In this way, your mind is like a car. It can take you to all kinds of places, but it has to be started and it has to be driven. You couldn’t get too far without your mind, but it isn’t going to drive itself.