In prolonged times of stress, have you ever experienced thoughts telling yourself that your are...not happy enough?...not successful enough?...not rich enough?...not worth enough?...not pretty enough?...not lovable enough?...just not enough in anything?Even though you have family, friends, a home, work, are physically healthy and have no reason to be rationally unhappy?

Self-Sabotage

So where do these self-destructing thoughts come from, when overall you try to live a decent life?Have you ever experienced really bad things in your past (e.g. destructive criticism, disappointment, relationship, childhood), where deep inside you the seed of not being enough could have been sowed?In these particular moments, did you just swallow the seed or did you try to get it out?

The Origin

In case you have not used self-reflecting methods to practise self-love, there's a high chance that the swallowed seed found the right soil to grow into a limiting conviction likeI don't deserve to be happy / loved / succesful / ...

The seed of a limiting conviction

Your perception is limited. Some convictions are obvious, while others are hidden in the maze of your subconscious.Some come up everyday and others just in stressful situations.The obvious and the hidden, the self-loving and self-sabotaging convictions, all have in common to have an deeming impact on your life-perception, thus wellbeing.

The maze of limiting convictions

Limits are subjective. Your limits are the horizon of your imagination. Imagination is depending on the interaction of perception and experiences (current life-knowledge).So in order to challenge your own limiting convictions which reveal themselves in destructive thoughts, you could shift and expand your perception with new perspectives.

Where there's a Limit, there's a Challenge

<ol><li class="ql-align-justify">Fold an empty piece of paper.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">On the left side - list your limiting thoughts briefly, beginning with the most destrucive one. Leave enough space between each thought, no details and no more than there's space.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">On the (b)right side - pretend to be someone you really trust. List parallelly how these chosen person perceives you and argue reasonably from her/his perspective, why your limiting thoughts are inadequate.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Tear the paper into its two halfes. Keep the right and the left you crush into a paper ball, burn it safely or fold a paperplane and let it fly from your favourite lookout.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">Let it go.</li></ol>

A Letter for Self-Love

The left side - is sent back to its origin, your past.The right side just arrived its destination, your consciousness.

The Love is sent on its way

You can't rip out a limiting conviction in the garden of your mind without planting a better one. The chance of limiting regrowth is too high. So how to take care of that hole?Right before bed-time<ol><li>Write down one thing - why you are grateful to be yourself. How would it feel, if that one thing was missing in your life? Focus on the feeling, when you overcome the challenge of getting this one thing back.</li><li>Write down - what the happiest thing was, you experienced today. How did you feel in that moment, when it happened? Remember what you saw, heard, smelled, touched and tasted?</li></ol>

Plant Gratitude & water it everyday

The more destructive your past experiences have been, the bigger the seed of self-sabotage has grown, because it was fed with every information aligning its origin/cause (confirmation bias).Currently there're no broadly available quick-fixes for self-sabotage. So be compassionate with yourself (like with someone you love), if your mind has set-back-thoughts. These thoughts occure progressively less over the time of your self-compassionate practice.

Growth takes Time

My partner and me have experienced a lot of hardships in the past. In stressful situations our minds can bring up self-sabotaging thoughts originating subconsciously from bad experiences. To change that, I tried to create an exercise debunking these thoughts rationally with arguments from another perspective and emotionally by the bond of trust with that loved person. I wanted that anyone is able to do it independently on their own.The goal is to become more self-compassionate to increase self-worth and self-love, because - We all deserve Wellbeing.

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1. Put your phone out of sightStart questioning why you should open your phone everytime you wanted to. Do you really need to do something with it or you just get boring and try to avoid that?2. Mind your environtment3. Make a distraction listDistraction can come not only externally, but internally (brain or mind).4. Question whether it is worthWe consume a lot of things out of habit, without questioning their worth.5. Consume caffeine beforeUse caffeine boost wisely to work on an important task.6. Grab a pen7. Do something mindless when noticing your focus fading.Washing dishes, take a walk.

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A practical guide to managing your attention--the most powerful resource you have to get stuff done, become more creative, and live a meaningful life Our attention has never been as overwhelmed as it is today. Many of us recognize that our brains struggle to multitask. Despite this, we feel compelled to do so anyway while we fill each moment of our lives to the brim with mindless distraction. Hyperfocus provides profound insights into how you can best take charge of your attention to achieve a greater sense of purpose and productivity throughout the day. The most recent neuroscientific research reveals that our brain has two powerful modes that can be unlocked when we use our attention effectively: a focused mode (hyperfocus), which is the foundation for being highly productive, and a creative mode (scatterfocus), which enables us to connect ideas in novel ways. Hyperfocus helps you access each of the two mental modes so you can concentrate more deeply, think more clearly, and work and live more deliberately every day. Chris Bailey examines such topics such as: identifying and dealing with the four key types of distraction and interruption; establishing a clear physical and mental environment in which to work; controlling motivation and working fewer hours to become more productive; taking time-outs with intention; multitasking strategically ; and learning when to pay attention and when to let your mind wander wherever it wants to. By transforming how you think about your attention, Hyperfocus reveals that the more effectively you learn to take charge of it, the better you'll be able to manage every aspect of your life.

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Chris Bailey is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Chris Bailey has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Chris Bailey's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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A habit is formed when you do things in a particular way, over and over again, for a period of time.We need habits because they make life easier.Habits require little-to-no effort to execute once they have been cemented in our brains.

Habit

Your habits can either help you succeed or contribute to your failure.

Habits are either empowering or disempowering.For example: Running late to meetings is a habit but obviously, not an empowering one since it can get you fired. But always going to meetings early will serve you a great deal.

Good & Bad Habit

Most people start working under someone else (pursuing a career), while very few venture into a vocation.Whatever path you're on, growth is the only thing sure to guarantee speedy progress.When intentional about growth, you will gather knowledge and experience quickly, propelling you to heights.

Growth Mindset

Successful people, whether working for somebody else or themselves, do whatever they do to the best of their ability – as if the boss watches them every minute of every day.

Vision brings meaning to your actions.<ul><li>Why do you wake up every day?</li><li>What is it that motivates you to get up in the morning?</li></ul>Unfortunately, for far too many people, their motivation is their bills. No higher purpose, no vision, nothing. And that's why it's easy to get distracted in the day.

Vision

Success is all about meeting set targets, and that means you need a target you're pursuing to succeed.It's like getting into your car with no destination in mind. You'd waste gas without getting anywhere or accomplishing anything.

Target

Pause for a moment to think about your life and what you'd like to accomplish.For example: Create a vision that appeals to you if you want to discover romantic relationships.<ul><li>Do you want to go on vacations more often?</li><li>Do you want to have kids?</li><li>What kind of family would you like to raise?</li></ul>

Purpose

Once you know your vision, target, and purpose — you'll seize to live just for living sake, but every moment of the day, you'd see the reason for doing what you do.You'd become less distracted, more focused and less likely to make mistakes your future self would regret.

No matter how smart a person is, they are bound to make mistakes.Circumstances can tempt them to give up. All these are the inevitables of life.What keeps a person going in the face of challenge is not smartness nor mental toughness, but a strong WHY.

Understand The WHY

Find your WHY 7 times. The reason seven such a magical number is still a mystery, but what's certain is that the first WHY you give for any desire comes out of your head.As you approach and get to number seven, the WHY you begin to give will come right from your heart, and that's your true WHY.

Ask Your Why 7 Times

There's a hero in you as much as a villain in there, but the one you concentrate most on is the one that wins.Two keys you can use to keep the villain at bay:<ul><li>Don't hesitate to take a news break if you realise that you've consumed too much negative stuff.</li><li>Focus on your strengths instead of working on your weaknesses. Working on weaknesses may result in frustration. The truth is, you'd never be good at everything.</li></ul>

There are things in life that you'd suck at, and that's not a bad thing.

We talk to ourselves more than we communicate with anyone, including our spouses.Hence we must take self-talk seriously.Your self-talk is a total of the story you've been telling yourself over time and have come to believe.So, create a positive story for yourself!

Positive Self Talk

The book is designed with one purpose in mind: to take you from where you are in life to where you want to be in life by incorporating easy-to-implement "Success Habits" into your daily routine.

Millionaire Success Habits is a book designed with one purpose in mind: to take you from where you are in life to where you want to be in life by incorporating easy-to-implement "Success Habits" into your daily routine. Legendary business coach Dean Graziosi has broken down the walls of complexity around success and created simple success recipes that you can quickly put to use in your life to reach the level of wealth and abundance you desire. This book is not about adding more time to your day. It is about replacing those things that are not serving your future with success habits designed specifically to assist you on your journey to a better you. In these pages, you'll: - Drill down deep to identify your "why"--the true purpose that drives you and the real reason you want to prosper - Expose and overcome the "villain within" that's holding you back - Unlock the single biggest secret to being productive (it's probably not what you think) - Believe in your own massive potential--

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Procrastination is the process of ignoring or putting off undesirable activities, in order to avoid unpleasant feelings. Often these undesirable activities are replaced with something more engaging and enjoyable.

Procrastination: What Is It And How to Manage It

For example, procrastination is associated with ADHD, OCD, Anxiety and Depression.

Procrastination Can Be A Sign Of Underlying Health Conditions 

If you are briefly delaying a task for a more important task - then you might not be procrastinating. However, if you are avoiding a task because of unpleasant feelings and are putting it off indefinitely, then you might be procrastinating. Procrastination can look like:- Leaving an item on your To-Do list- Continuous reviews of written information before responding, sometimes with hours to days in between responses.- Filling time with unimportant tasks- Waiting for the 'right time' to do something

Recognising Procrastination 

Is the task boring or unpleasant?Do you have doubts about your ability or worried you will fail?Do you have challenges with knowing what to do or say?

Why Are You Procrastinating 

A deeply ingrained pattern of behavior that often cannot be broken overnight.A habit only stops being a habit once you stop practicing them.

Procrastination Is A Habit

- Forgive yourself for procrastinating in the past- Commit to the task- Promise yourself a reward- Ask someone to check up on you- Rephrase your internal dialogue- Minimize distractions

Strategies To Succeed 

- Keep a to-do list and prioritize the tasks- Utilize a schedule - Tackle the hardest tasks at your peak time (when you are most motivated)- Set yourself time bound goals- Utilize apps or phone reminders

Getting More Organized To Build Better Habits 

Understand yourself and those around you.

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"A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering". – Dalai LamaSelf Discipline is the ability to control and motivate oneself to stay focused on goals and tasks, even during challenges and difficult times.Through Self discipline as well as building a system we can achieve anything in life.

Self Discipline 

There is a saying "problem understood is the problem half solved". My point is take a complete audit of your life. Identify problems, obstacles etc. on your life journey that pulling you down.Focus on the identity you are building. Don't just think about the goals you want to achieve as well as think about the person you want to become. Keeping your desired identity mind helps you take actions alligned with that identity.Daily journaling is the best method to know yourself better.

Take A Life Audit

In this fast moving world everyone is busy or pretending to be busy. It is easy to forget what we are supposed to be doing. So make sure to set reminders on your phone, calander or todo list app to help you stay on track.

Set A Reminder 

The hardest battles often come from within. Nothing meaning is achieved without struggle. Instead of thinking about how hard things are think about the incremental progress you are making over time.“Our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

Embrace Challenges 

"Health is wealth" It's hard to make good decisions when don't feel good mentally, physically and spiritually. Take better care of yourself in terms of mental health by reading & meditating and physical health by exercising and spiritual health by practicing gratitude.

Take Care Of Your Health 

Dedicate 10 minutes each day to sit in silence and observe your thoughts don't judge. Let the thought come and go; and become aware of how you are feeling.

Practice Meditation 

Building a simple new habit is a great way to build your self-descipline muscle. Starting small, getting accountability, tracking your progress, and celebrating your wins are a few habit building tips for all.For more knowledge on habits related read Atomic Habits by James Clear.

Build New Habits 

Self Discipline is so vital in terms of achieving anything without that we lost in a sea.

6 Powerful Ways To Master Self-Discipline

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The pursuit of happiness has always been an integral part of human life. Science has made significant strides in understanding the factors contributing to our satisfaction. Interestingly, some of these findings link the purchases we make to the joy we feel. The key lies not in acquiring more material possessions but investing in experiences, engaging in prosocial spending, and buying time.

How The Purchases We Make Link To The Joy We Feel

The age-old question – do you prefer material goods or experiences? According to research, experiences are the way to go if happiness is your end goal. Psychologists Thomas Gilovich and Amit Kumar from Cornell University have conducted numerous studies demonstrating that experiences bring more happiness than material possessions.

1. Experiences

Experiences contribute to our identity much more profoundly than material goods. The memory of watching a beautiful sunset forms a part of who we are, and it is these memories that we reminisce and share with others. Conversely, material possessions can depreciate over time, become outdated, or be replaced.Experiences provide happiness at multiple stages – before, during, and after. The anticipation of an experience, like a concert or a vacation, can bring as much joy as the event. The event provides enjoyment, and afterward, the memories can be relived, prolonging its happiness.

Buying Experiences = Buying Identity Elements

Psychologists and economists have repeatedly found a strong link between prosocial spending and happiness. Prosocial expenditure refers to spending money on others or donating to charities. An often-cited study by Professor Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia found that individuals reported significantly greater happiness when they spent money on others rather than themselves. This result held across a diverse range of income levels and cultures.

2. Prosocial Spending

Neuroimaging studies have shown that prosocial spending activates the mesolimbic pathway, the brain’s reward system, resulting in feelings of joy.Acts of giving are deeply ingrained in our social fabric and promote feelings of social connection, kindness, and gratitude. So, buying a coffee for a friend or donating to a charity we care about could boost our happiness more than expected.

Prosocial Spending = Affective Spending

In our fast-paced world, time has become an increasingly scarce commodity. Feeling rushed or pressed for time can lead to stress, unhappiness, and reduced well-being. Recent research suggests that using money to buy time – for instance, by hiring a cleaner or paying for a delivery service to free up your time – can increase life satisfaction.In a series of experiments conducted at Harvard Business School, people who spent money to buy themselves time reported higher levels of happiness than those who purchased material goods. This effect was seen regardless of income level.

3. Time

Buying time essentially means outsourcing tasks you dislike, which provides you more time to engage in activities you enjoy or are meaningful to you. This could include spending time with loved ones, pursuing a hobby, or simply relaxing. Buying time can significantly improve happiness and overall life satisfaction by reducing time-related stress.

Buying Time = Purchasing The Removal Of Negative Experiences

Before delving into more ways of spending money to increase happiness, it’s essential to understand the science behind happiness. Happiness is an emotion; like all emotions, it’s created by the brain. The neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin, also known as “feel-good” chemicals, play a significant role in making this emotion. Therefore, activities that stimulate the production of these neurotransmitters can enhance our sense of well-being.

The Science of Happiness

Life-long learning and self-improvement often lead to personal growth, self-confidence, and a sense of achievement, all contributing to happiness. This could be as simple as buying a book or enrolling in an online course. It could also involve hiring a personal coach or therapist to work on unique challenges or mental health issues.Research has shown that people who continuously learn and challenge themselves are likelier to be happy and satisfied with their lives. This is because learning new things can boost dopamine production in our brains, leading to increased motivation and enjoyment.

Investing in Learning and Self-Improvement

Investing in our physical health and wellness can also significantly contribute to our happiness. This could involve spending on a gym membership, buying nutritious food, or investing in a good mattress for better sleep.Physical exercise has been found to stimulate the production of endorphins, the body’s natural mood lifters. A healthy diet can regulate the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter crucial for maintaining mood balance. On the other hand, good quality sleep is essential for regulating various neurotransmitters and hormones, including dopamine and serotonin.

Investing In Health and Wellness

While we cannot directly buy relationships, we can invest in experiences that strengthen our bonds with others. Going for a meal with a friend, planning a family vacation, or even surprising a loved one with a thoughtful gift can enhance relationship satisfaction, which is closely linked to happiness.Research has consistently found that social connections and quality relationships are the most significant contributors to happiness. Thus, using money to nurture and celebrate these relationships can boost substantial satisfaction.

Investing In Quality Relationships

In essence, science suggests that the path to happiness lies not in accumulating material possessions but in how we spend our money. Investing in experiences, helping others, freeing up our time, pursuing personal growth, caring for our health, and fostering relationships appear to provide the most happiness bang for our buck. The next time you contemplate a purchase, consider whether it aligns with these principles, and you might find your money bringing you more joy than you thought possible.

For Happiness, Align Your Money With Your Principles

Money can’t directly buy happiness, but some of the things it can buy will bring more happiness and truer happiness than others. 

The pursuit of happiness has always been an integral part of human life. Science has made significant strides in understanding the factors contributing to our

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Introduction:Self-esteem plays a vital role in our overall well-being and success. When we have healthy self-esteem, we feel confident, capable, and worthy. To help you boost your self-esteem, here are five key strategies that can make a significant difference in your life.

Boosting Self-Esteem: 5 Key Strategies

Monitor your inner dialogue and replace negative thoughts with positive or neutral ones. Speak to yourself with kindness, encouragement, and self-compassion.

Monitor Your Thoughts 

Set realistic goals and acknowledge your progress. Celebrate even the smallest milestones and recognize your efforts, regardless of the outcome. Each step forward builds your self-esteem.

2. Celebrate Achievements: 

Prioritize your physical and emotional well-being. Engage in activities that bring you joy, practice mindfulness or relaxation techniques, and take care of your body through exercise, proper nutrition, and adequate sleep.

Prioritize Your Health

Surround yourself with positive influences who uplift and support you. Seek out friends, mentors, or communities that align with your values and inspire you to be your best self.

4. Surround Yourself with Supportive People:

Continuously seek opportunities for personal growth and skill development. Set goals that challenge you and step out of your comfort zone. Embrace failures as learning experiences and cultivate a growth mindset.

Personal Development Is Impory

Boosting self-esteem is an ongoing journey that requires self-awareness, commitment, and practice. By implementing these strategies into your daily life, you can build a strong foundation of self-worth and confidence. Remember, you have the power to shape your self-esteem and create a fulfilling life. Start implementing these strategies today and watch your self-esteem soar.

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We can recognize happiness only when we remember the times of suffering!

Recognize Happyness 

If we can see and understand our suffering, then we easily can see and understand the difficulties of the other person.

Understand And Loving

When we think we're loving someone but we don't understand him, we end up hurting him.Buddhism also teaches that we have to love ourselves before we truly can love anyone else.True love brings joy, a sense of delight, and fulfillment. If your love feels stifling, if it makes you or your loved one cry all the time, that is not true love.Or presence, our words, our actions, and even our thoughts should bring joy and delight.And patience is one of the marks of true love.

Peace In Love

Mindful breathing is your seatbelt in everyday life-it keeps you safe here in the present moment. It's like when you're flying in an airplane. Whenever serve turbulence comes along, the seatbelt keeps you from getting thrown around the cabin.

Mindful Breathing

<ul><li>First of all, you need to know that an emotion is only that -an emotion - even though it may be the big, strong one. You are so much bigger, so much more than this emotion.</li><li>We may have much fear about the future because we don't know how is going to turn, and these worries and anxieties keep us from enjoying being here right now.</li><li>If we have too many worries, fears, and doubts, we have no room for living and loving. We need practice to let</li></ul>

Handling Negative Habits

Mind fullness helps us to recognize more and more clearly the longer we practice - which things we need and want in our life, and which things we can do very well without. We can spend far less money on "stuff" without sacrificing any of our happiness.Try not to shopping when you are hungry, tired, or distracted. Make a list in advance of the thing you need. The short time it takes to do this will be more than compensated for by the time you will save by not having to debate whether to vy additional things you don't need and maybe don't even really want.

Shopping For Happyness

“Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai Lama.” —New York Times “Thich Nhat Hanh is a holy man…. His ideas for peace, if applied, would build a monument to ecumenism, to world brotherhood, to humanity.” —Martin Luther King, Jr., nominating Thich Nhat Hanh for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. In this much-anticipated follow-up to his bestselling classic, Peace Is Every Step, Thich Nhat Hanh—one of the most revered spiritual leaders in the world today—offers an insightful guide to living a fuller life. In this deeply insightful meditation, the world-renowned Vietnamese Zen Buddhist master, poet, scholar, and peace activist illuminates how each of us can incorporate the practice of mindfulness into our every waking moment. In the tradition of The Art of Happiness and Living Buddha, Living Christ, Thich Nhat Hanh’s Peace Is Every Breath opens a pathway to greater spiritual fulfillment through its patient examination of how we live our lives.

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Peace Is Every Breath

Are You Still Struggling With the Same Things You Were Last Year?(And maybe the year before that?)Ryan Holiday writes, we need to stop expecting things to just simply happen. He references Marcus Aurelius’s book, Meditations, to one of his pieces of advice: Marcus tells himself to “be his own savior while he can.”Ryan says, "And we do that by starting with some foundational habits and mindset shifts." In the following ideas Holiday suggests some foundational habits and mindset shifts to adopt so we can actually achieve our goals.

The Secret to Building Better Habits to Achieve Your Goals This Year

Ryan writes about how atomic habits (James Clear book Atomic Habits) are how we can think small by starting with a small change and small habit."An atomic habit is a small habit that makes an enormous difference in your life."He goes on to say, "Clear emphasizes that repetitive actions accumulate and add up in a big way over time. Don’t promise yourself you’re going to read more; instead, commit to reading one page per day."Thinking big is great but starting with a small habit is much easier. Once you get started you can build from there.

Think Small

The one habit that makes all other habits possible is Patience.We always want things yesterday. We want progress, rewards, and success now.But practicing delayed gratification and patience, remembering all good things take time and that there is always a process, you will almost always be more successful; no matter what your goal is, nothing great is achieved overnight so patience is essential to goal achievement.Because great things do take time, increasing the timeline you give yourself can help you keep realistic expectations. Hofstadter's Law: It always takes longer than you think it will.

Lengthen Your Timeline

To build habits, if you can turn it into a challenge to yourself you will build momentum with each day you successfully do your new habit.You could join a 21-day challenge or practice habit building techniques such as "Don't break the streak" or temptation bundling. Whatever method you use to help you start your new habit, viewing it as a challenge to overcome, reframes starting the new habit into an opportunity for you to learn, grow, and overcome any resistance you might initially feel.

See Everything as a Challenge

When you start your day off with the important things, no matter what comes up unexpectedly, you know you did what matters most.If you feel like your goals and habits that support achieving those goals are important to you, then get them done before anything else has a chance to get in your way."Well-intentioned plans fall apart. Our willpower evaporates. So it’s key that we prioritize the important things..."

Do The Important Things First

A productive day begins the night before by prioritizing your sleep and setting a consistent time that you go to bed."All the other habits and practices listed here become irrelevant if you don’t have the energy and clarity to do them."Getting a full night's sleep means you wake up feeling you best and ready to tackle the day. If you want to achieve your goals and adopt the habits necessary to be successful, start by setting a consistent bedtime.

Set a Bedtime

“Sleep is the source of all health and energy.”

Instead of saying yes to everyone who asks something of you, pausing for a moment to consider whether you have the time and other resources to do it is better than agreeing to everything only to fall through on the commitment or burn yourself out.Sometimes you need to say no so you can say yes to yourself and have enough time to do the habits and achieve the goals that YOU want to do.

Say No to Say Yes

"Labor passes quickly but the fruit of labor endures." -MUSONIUS RUFUSIt is the same with discipline: "the vigilance is temporary, but the fruit of that vigilance can be enjoyed long after the sacrifice has been forgotten."When you are trying to choose whether you will go for a run, begin working on a project, or completing your daily journaling habit, just remind yourself:"Discipline now, freedom later. The labor will pass, and the rewards will last."

Discipline Now, Freedom Later

Just like setting a bedtime for yourself is a good habit in an evening routine, so is getting what you need for the next day ready the night before.Mornings tend to be anywhere from unorganized to downright hectic; there never seems to be enough time. Whether you slept in past your alarm or had kids to get ready to go to school, the mornings never seem to go exactly how we planned.If you get in the practice of laying out your clothes, your kids clothes, making lunches, and/or getting anything else prepared the night before, you can avoid unnecessary chaos in the mornings.

Lay Out Your Supplies

”One of the most effective things you can do to build better habits is to join a culture where your desired behavior is the normal behavior...Your culture sets your expectation for what is ‘normal.’ Surround yourself with people who have the habits you want to have yourself. You’ll rise together.”

There is a saying that you are the sum of the five people you spend the most time with. People rub off on each other, whether it be mannerisms, sayings, or beliefs.By surrounding yourself with others who are also working to achieve goals, improve themselves, and who have the habits you also want to have, you will create an atmosphere where you can all support each other and thrive together.

Create Positive Peer Pressure

“If you dwell with a lame man, you will learn how to limp.”

"The path to self-improvement is rocky, and slipping and tripping is inevitable. You’ll forget to do the push-ups, you’ll cheat on your diet, you’ll say “yes” and take on too much, or you’ll get sucked into scrolling Twitter." That's ok, it happens to everyone."No one is perfect. We all have bad days. It’s okay to feel a little discouraged."Just don't give up, continue to show up day after day, and success will find you. If you mess up, just come back to the habits you’ve been working on.

Keep Coming Back

Starting new habits and achieving goals can be a struggle. However, by adopting these foundational habits and mindsets you will set yourself up for the personal and professional development you desire.

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