Showing posts with label Nurture Your Mindset. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nurture Your Mindset. Show all posts
Thursday, 22 February 2018
What Do Time and Rivers Have in Common?
Flow is what time and rivers have in common.
Flow has such a gentle, inviting sound, doesn't it? It's
always there and it's something you relax into. You can count on flow.
When you let go and relax into it, the flow will carry you.
So why do we struggle so with flow -- most especially when
it comes to time?
Flow can't be forced.
The following passage from the Talmud is one that has always
fascinated me.
Who forces time is pushed back by time; who yields to time
finds time on his side.
I find this passage particularly interesting given the
emphasis on efficiency and productivity in our 24/7, always plugged-in, always
busy world.
So, what do you make of it?
For one thing, I'd say that this snippet clarifies the power
dynamic between time and humankind. No matter what we do, time flows. Fighting
it really offers no hope of success.
Watching the River
If you think of time as a river, the metaphor from the
Talmud is clearer. A river is a steady and powerful force. You hardly notice
the current most days, but it' there, moving all the time.
And trying to push back against a river is futile. The flow
of the river's water simply carries everything along with it.
It's the same with time.
Time and the River
Living in time, we are always in that flow. There is no
denying or escaping that fact.
The clock ticks, the calendar pages turn, time moves
constantly. And that flow will carry us if we relax and let it.
But what if we don't want to be carried?
Fighting the flow...
Have you ever tried to stand up and hold your footing in a
flood cresting river? Your feet slip as the deluge pushes your body back with
all the power and weight of the river.
You might be able to hold your own momentarily - but
eventually, inevitably, the effort will exhaust you and you'll be swept along,
seemingly even faster than before.
Time and the river - these are just not things that you can
force.
Going with the flow...
Meanwhile, imagine yourself floating on a tube down a river
on a warm, sunny, late summer afternoon. The water is moving along slowly and
you're moving along with it, enjoying the scenery.
What a different feeling that is. Rather than fighting the
river, you use its power, letting it carry you effortlessly.
Does this metaphor resonate for you? Try not fighting time
today.
So, try not fighting time today. Let it carry you, as you
plan your day, prioritize, make time choices, and appreciate each moment.
Let's explore time together...
Friday, 26 January 2018
5 Powerful Steps to Change Mindset
Productivity is the KEY to succeeding in business as well as
in life. Even if you put many hours into your work, if you do so
unproductively, then you can expect to achieve poor results, if any results at
all. Why is this? Well, let me assure you that you already know the answer.
Productive work requires that you take action while you are
in a positive state of mind that perfectly coalesces with the action you are
taking. This means that you are laser focused in your mind on the action that
you are taking while you are in the process of doing so. Your thoughts are
unwavering in their intention to create the best possible creation that you
can. You are not distracted, you are not bored, and you are not worrying if you
should be taking this action to begin with. Lastly, you are having fun doing
what you're doing. It puts a positive twist on your day.
When the actions that you take are accompanied by a negative
mindset, your productivity will absolutely go down. This is simply because you
will begin thinking about other things. Your attention to your action
deteriorates. When this happens, the action that you are taking becomes less
powerful, less focused, and less productive. In addition, you have unknowingly
begun a negative trend that will directly affect future action in a negative
manner. It is simply the way it works.
There is a certain series of thoughts that we all have going
on in our head. These thoughts are different for each of us, but they are very
familiar and specific to us. They are familiar because we tend to think them
all the time. It is like a movie reel playing the same scenes again and again.
Over and over, day after day, we think these same thoughts. When we think
unproductive thoughts often, it will cause us to often act in an unproductive
manner. The opposite is also true. That is why it is so important to pay
attention to your thoughts and take charge of them to fit into your mold of
what you really want to be thinking...positive and productive thoughts.
So, when it comes to productivity there is no single thing
more important than for you to begin paying attention to what you are thinking
while you're taking action. Here are 5 simple and powerful steps for you to
take to begin changing your mindset and increasing your productivity.
1. Make A List: Make a list of the unproductive thoughts
that you find yourself thinking on a daily basis. Be honest with yourself.
Nobody will judge you because nobody other than yourself will see this list. Be
thorough and specific.
2. Expand Your List: Take your list of thoughts and expand
on each one by asking the following questions: Why do I think this thought?
What does this thought do to my overall general attitude? What is a better
thought that I can think to replace this one?
3. Burn the Bridges: Put the negative and unproductive
thoughts deeply into the past. Realize that you may have had them at one time,
but that does not in any way mean that you are destined to have them again. You
have the choice of what to think. Make the choice to think positively and
productively!
4. Make New Habits: Building new habits is as easy as
deciding to do so. A habit is simply a thought translated into action over and
over. So to make new habits, take your new and more productive thoughts into
mind and act them out. It's that simple.
5. Promise Yourself: Make a promise to yourself that each
time you catch yourself thinking one of those negative and unproductive
thoughts you will realize it, remember that you've found a way past it, and
take the mental action required to again put it in the past, burn the bridge,
and rejuvenate the strength of your new, more productive, habit.
By Justin Noertker
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Justin_Noertker/201637
