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On The Cyclical Nature Of Life
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Life Is Cyclical
Life can be described in just three words: Up and Down. We mistakenly expect life to be consistently Up.
Life, along with all the natural human processes are cyclic.
Example: Personal Energy works cyclically no matter how balanced or imbalanced any lifestyle is.
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The Ongoing Cycles Surrounding Us
Everywhere around us, whether it's stock markets, the weather, and life in general, we are constantly subjected to ongoing cycles.
In Businesses, it helps to know the state of the industry, the number of years in business, product acceptance, and current trends.
In careers, we can be aware of our network strength, experience, emerging innovations, and skill relevance.
With regards to our energy, we can be aware of how we are feeling, what is our current lifestyle, our food intake, and the current season.
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Use Cycles to Make Your Decisions
Understanding that we are in a cycle helps us make better decisions.
As nothing in life is static, with change being the only consistent attribute, we must respect the cyclic nature of everything, and if we are aware where we are in the up and down motion, we can make better decisions.
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Investing In the Best Hours Of Your Day
- The morning hours are usually the best hours of your day, and what you do at that time has the power to change your life.
- Keep yourself away from distractions and just focus on your morning goals, like meditating, reading, writing or exercising.
- Checking e-mail, watching the news, or consuming useless (junk) content is the worst thing you can do in the morning.
The “Water Mindset”
Taking a cue from Bruce Lee’s famous quote ‘Be Water’, we must adopt a water mindset and adapt to our body and physiology: our best hour of the day could be any hour of the day, as long as it is according to you. Give yourself the best hour of the day.
All of us cannot wake up and join the 5 AM Club as our bodies are different and each morning isn’t the same.