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How to Prime Your Mind for Greatness | Time
Read great books
Books are a great way to inspire your mind and turn ideas into strategies and realities.
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Find inspiring people
You can draw a lot from great minds. Inspire yourself from the work of inspiring people. Learn to stand on the shoulders of giants.
Great quotes
Quotes are a fantastic way to trade mediocre thoughts with more empowering mantras.
Find quotes related to life, motivation, inspiration, happiness and more.
Amazing stories
Satiate your mind with success stories of ordinary people.
Watch Stan Lee’s Superhumans to really stretch your imagination, for example.
Vision board
What do you want to spend more time doing? Who do you want to spend more time with? What new things do you want to learn?
Use prompts like these to imagine what your future could look like. Find suitable pictures and create a collage of your ideal life.
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- Many CEOs and entrepreneurs know that being comfortable with uncertainty and awkward silence can be a superpower.
- Candidates negotiating for their salary can use this superpower of being silent (and giving out no non-verbal information too) when the initial job offer is doled out to them, as the starting salary initially offered is rarely the higher bracket.
- If one is able to manage the discomfort with ease, silence can be used to great effect without being confrontational.
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Procrastination
Procrastination is not just avoiding or delaying a task.
It also has to include an aspect that’s counterproductive, irrational or unnecessary.
Procrastination triggers
- People procrastinate because of a lack of value [associated with the task];
- because they expect that they’re not going to achieve the value they’re trying to achieve;
- because the value is too far from you in terms of time;
- or because you’re very impulsive as a person.
If timing is the issue
Many people are inherently more productive at certain times of the day.
Work around these natural productivity ebbs and flows when you schedule your days.
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Reframe or divert
The first step in approaching a negative situation with an optimistic outlook is to accept what you can’t change.
Once you’ve done that, you have 2 options: reframe ( look ...
Savor the good
Noticing and savoring the pleasant moments and thinking, "Wow, this is really great "can strengthen positive emotions.
In general, we tend to dwell on the negative side and not notice the positive things we experience.
Set reminders
Write yourself a message on a sticky note and attach it to your computer screen at work (an inspirational quote, a reminder to smile, etc).
Small reminders like these help keep positivity front and center in your life.
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