It all begins with a change in mindset! There is a tendency in every human to see the world outside in and not inside out. What that means is we always look at external circumstances, people and situations to blame anything and everything that doesn’t make us comfortable. We tend to be very tactical in our approach. Very often, we look a the news and people around and wonder how things are, the way they are. If we want to change the situation or results then WE need to change. You can expect the same result with the same behavior and habits. It is a function of your though process, habits built over a period of time. If you want a different result, create a different habit and that includes how you see the world, who you come across, where you spend your time. It all begins with a change in mindset!
It’s important to recognize failure, take ownership and make relevant changes in out daily habits to be on a better path. If the first thing you do is pick up your phone and start reading world news, texts, twitter. We will infinite amount of information enter our minds without any filter. Then sure, you can be an expert in world dynamics but remember the negativity that can come from it also will weigh on you and that too over a period of time. It’s always great “news” when there is a disaster, negative events in the world and you are bombarding yourself day in day out with that. Social media/news these day conditions you the way they want you to think. Now instead of picking that phone, if you woke up and spent time in nature, leveraging creativity, meditating, doing excercise, it will immensely benefit your mind and body to power through the day. Start with 10 mins and then have 4/5 min increments till you reach your desire goal.
Keep news/social media to a certain part of the day and for a finite time period with specific outcomes. Don’t waste your time reading the same news over and over again. You are not creating anything in your meaningful and special life.
There is no difference between a person who doesn’t read and the person who can’t. Most of the successful people like Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Barack Obama swear by the habit of gainly tremendous knowledge through reading. Educate yourself to open your mind to the world of possibilities. Learn something everyday either through a book, podcast or audio books. There is power in learning.
Contribute to the welfare of less privileged. There are 100s of millions of people in the world who can’t afford four square meals and are caught in the cycle of poverty. Internet has made good charities across the world accessible. Donate money, time to uplift the underprivileged. It helps you and helps them! $30 a month is not much for you but can be someone’s meal for entire month who can go hungry without that help.
We all have two ears and one mouth. There is a reason for that. Listen more than you talk. When you talk, you are saying something that you know already. When you listen, you are learning more. Keep phone, music everything away in the company of others and be attentive. It’s important to make our loved one feel important and grow the chain of happiness.
Practice positive mind frame, affirmation and look at the glass half full with the mind set on making it fuller!!