How Your Mind-Set Defines Everything

“Small shifts in your thinking, and small changes in your energy, can lead to massive alterations of your end result.”― Kevin Michel

Recently I have read somewhere “People who make good decisions know when it’s important to act immediately, and when there’s time to wait and gather more facts before making their choice.” Isn’t that correct?

We make many choices and decisions everyday. You are the product of your decisions. To make smart decisions, you need to keep the end goal in mind and what you want to achieve without getting caught up with current situations and circumstances.

Sometimes you open Netflix and spend hours just to decide what to watch and after investing hours — you end up watching nothing as you were not able to decide on one thing that you want to watch.

I have been there and ended up exhausting myself and disappointed, just to think only if I could have done something productive during that time.

And it all ties down to your mindset and how you are going to react in a given situation. I have curated simple tips to shift your mindset to positivity and less procrastination in your day.

“True good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune: good character, good intentions, and good actions.” — Marcus Aurelius

Start your day with Daily affirmations for yourself.

Using positive affirmations daily will eventually reprogram your mind by replacing the negative thoughts and images you’ve become used to with positive and uplifting ones. It is extremely important to use affirmations each and every day, making them part of your daily routine so you can get the best results.

Some of the affirmations that I have written this month:

• I am inspired by things happening all around me.
• I am grateful for the people I have in my life.
• I grow and improve every day.
• I treat myself kindly and with compassion.
• I am grateful for the things I have in life.

Monitor or track your time where you spend most

It’s hard to know if we’re really making efficient use of our time. It seems like we’re working hard — and we’re certainly stressed out. But are we spending our time on the right things? That’s the question I always get frustrated with where I am spending my time and why I am actually not able to do anything productive.

I tracked my time for 30 days and added it to an excel sheet. Especially about work meetings, social media browsing and Netflix binge watching.

After these exercises, I got to know where I am spending my daily time and started reshuffling the day. It was not easy initially and I am still trying to balance out my day.

If you are spending time binge watching Netflix, limit it to one hour or your day is consumed by work meetings, see where you are adding value and where you are just a passive listener. You can also start delegating to your trusted colleagues to run some of your meetings.

“Be present. And if you’ve had trouble with this in the past? That’s okay. That’s the nice thing about the present. It keeps showing up to give you a second chance.”― Ryan Holiday

The motivation you seek comes from the actions you take.

We have to accept the fact that you won’t always feel fired up as you did in your beginning. But choosing to put in the work despite how you are feeling is what separates you where you are now from the future version of you to be.

It’s just a little bit of action every day that can make all the difference.

All you need to do is develop a routine and consistent habits. I am sure you will reach there and hope these points are going to help you to organize your day for the better and keep your mind at ease.

Write down your achievements no matter how small it is.

When it comes to celebrating our own achievements, we always feel shy and underestimate ourselves. Even I feel like this. I used to focus on what I am not completing and how much is left. Recently I learned that there are always things I want to do or I need to do. Instead of focusing on things I didn’t complete, I started focusing on what I actually did.

If I spend one hour watching Netflix, instead of procrastinating, I focus, what I learn from that one hour.

Now it’s seems like the perspective where learn and grow with almost everything even from bad days.

“Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.”― Roy T. Bennett

Keep the focus on ONE major goal that you want to accomplish in a week or a month.

You can have weekly or monthly goals based on urgency and priority.

As you are going to have enough time planning and working towards your goal. You will definitely be going to achieve it.

Try to list down your goals, set the time limit and priorities. By doing this, you will feel less stressed and burned out to accomplish your goals. Start adding small and attainable goals in your planner.

Like if you want to learn a new skill in a month. Start putting 30–45 minutes ( or any time applicable to you) aside to learn a bit of that skill and practice.

These are a few simple things that you can do in your day-to-day life without burning out yourself, making time and mental space for important decisions you need to take, or in case you are working towards any major goal.

So, if you fall out of your productive cycles, follow these steps to get back on track.

All The Best!

Be Bold

Be Courageous

Be Your Best

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