We constantly wage war against our brains. Our minds are sometimes cluttered with spinning thoughts in the fast paced connected world we live in, making us tense, shrinking our awareness and making it challenging following through on things. Learning how to manage our mentally multi-tasking thoughts is of key importance to success in life.
Self-improvement mental exercise:
Take a piece of paper, write down a behavior you want to change, (exercising more regularly, eating healthier, improving relationships, etc.). Draw an oval around the behavior. Before you continue writing seat yourself comfortably, focus, listen to the background sounds, do a simple thing like feeling the pressure sitting on your seat, feeling your feet on the floor and the pen in your hand. Once you feel settled, start writing outside the oval whatever comes to mind about the behavior you want to change. Watch the ink go on the paper, continue to feel the pen in your hand and listen to the background sounds. This is an old “come to your senses” mind-body bridging awareness technique. Bridging your mind and body will help you avoid mental clutter. Whenever your brain has made up its mind to carry out its own agenda, your body will always give you a signal, like body tension. If you ignore the signal, you will be at war with your brain. Use simple mind exercises to keep your thoughts clear and in the drivers seat. A healthy mind is the key to a good life!
“It’s not what we do, it’s how we do it, big on the little things, delight starts with polite!
Make it a great MIW day/week ahead!
Dependably yours,
Coach
