Motivation

Summary

This video explores the significance of improving your morning routine, overcoming procrastination, building motivation and discipline, and investing in both physical and mental health. It emphasizes starting your day with a structured morning ritual, such as waking up two hours early for a more calm and productive day. Overcoming procrastination is discussed with strategies like tackling enjoyable tasks first and leaving tasks incomplete to drive motivation. Additionally, the video draws inspiration from Navy Seals to highlight the power of visualization, positive self-talk, and embracing challenges. It emphasizes the need for discipline through practicing self-control and building healthy habits like exercise, meditation, and healthy eating. By establishing a life purpose, setting goals, and fostering self-love, individuals can work towards a legendary and fulfilling life.

Highlights

• Waking up early can significantly enhance your mood and productivity! 🕒
• Staying active and meditating daily can improve both mental and physical health! 🏋️‍♂️
• Visualization and positive self-talk are key for overcoming tough challenges! 🌈
• Setting a purpose-driven life helps sustain long-term motivation! 🔥
• Practice self-love by celebrating small wins and showing kindness to yourself! 🌟

Key Takeaways

• Start your day two hours early to boost productivity and reduce stress! 🌅
• Overcome procrastination by starting with enjoyable tasks first! 🎯
• Embrace challenges like a Navy Seal: break them into smaller, manageable parts! 🚀
• Boost discipline with healthy habits like exercise and meditation! 🧘‍♂️
• Foster self-love and set clear life goals to achieve fulfillment! 💖

Overview

Starting your day two hours earlier than usual sets a positive tone for the rest of it. This video underscored the benefits of a well-structured morning routine in boosting productivity and minimizing stress. It's like setting an appetizer for the feast that day holds. Leap out of bed and give yourself ample time to ready yourself for what's to come.

The struggle against procrastination is common, but tackling tasks you enjoy first can give the day a jump start. The video suggests doing the most enjoyable tasks first, or leaving something unfinished to trigger a sense of urgency the next day. It's about training the mind to be disciplined just like a muscle.

Drawing parallels to the discipline and resilience of Navy Seals, the video emphasized how breaking down goals into smaller chunks can make them more manageable. It celebrated the power of visualization, breath control, and positive self-talk for maintaining motivation and finding inner peace, alongside the critical role of setting and pursuing life goals.

Motivation Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 [Music] what you do in the morning has a huge impact on the rest of the day this is a little like the appetizer that will set your mood and that will set the tone for the day to come if your morning starts with you leaping out of bed late and then rushing out the door chances are you're going to feel exhausted and stressed if your day starts with you knock it out of the park you'll feel
• 00:30 - 01:00 confident and on top of the world listen up and we'll go over a few steps that should feature in any morning ritual wake up at least 2 hours before you need to the first tip is to wake up at least 2 hours before you need to too often we'll wake up as late as possible for the day ahead which accomplishes nothing other than to force us to rush out the door in a fluster it's no surprise we
• 01:00 - 01:30 end up looking scruffy and often forgetting important things that we need wake up 2 hours before you need to and you can take it slow in order to really enjoy your day three top ways to crush procrastination procrastination has prevented countless people from performing their best and achieving the most they can imagine how much more you could have done this year if you got back every single hour that you spent
• 01:30 - 02:00 procrastinating this is something many of us fall victim to and it's something few people know how to overcome listen up then and we'll take a look at some of the best ways to overcome procrastination one do the best task first tip number one is to work on a task that you enjoy and that isn't too daunting first if you're about to start your working day and you have a large list of jobs to do you may find it tricky to
• 02:00 - 02:30 know which one to do the best starting with the easiest and most fun task actually makes a lot of sense that's because this is the task you'll find it easiest to start and once you've started it becomes that much easier to carry on two leave something incomplete that last tip might have struck you as being at odds with the most typical advice it might even feel like cheating if so you may find this
• 02:30 - 03:00 next one even more surprising try leaving a job incomplete in other words if you're working today then when you get to the last job of the night stop before you finish it completely this goes against the typical urge to finish only when everything is done and we can tie a neat bow on it but what this actually accomplishes is to make us feel a kind of anxiety When We Begin work the next day
• 03:00 - 03:30 we hate leaving tasks unfinished and therefore you'll find that you feel a strong urge to LEAP straight into work when the day starts it's surprisingly effective three practice finally you need to practice that means practicing staying focused and Diving straight into work when you really don't want to many people don't realize that this kind of discipline is something you can train just like a
• 03:30 - 04:00 muscle you might find you take 20 minutes to get started on average right now but if you keep fighting the good fight and keep trying to force yourself to work better then you will find that reduces to 10 minutes and less as time goes on so even when you do get distracted it isn't time wasted five top motivation tips you can learn from the Navy Seals when it comes to the most motiv ated individuals in the world Navy Seals
• 04:00 - 04:30 have to be right up there at the top just think about the intense discipline it must take to go through hell week 5 days and nights of training with Just 4 hours of sleep total so what can the rest of us learn from these superh humans here are five amazing tips eat the whole elephant this rather odd phrase refers to approaching challenges by breaking them down into small parts rather than
• 04:30 - 05:00 trying to survive the whole 5 days of Hell Week a seal will focus on Surviving each short Evolution likewise if you have a large job to do try to break it into manageable chunks breathe Navy Seals are taught to take control of their nervous system through a process called arousal control one of the main aspects of this involves using breath work in order to calm the heart R and focus the mind this is a
• 05:00 - 05:30 highly effective strategy and one that everyone can benefit from visualization when facing a grueling challenge a Navy SEAL will visualize what they need to do before they do it this process can be useful for mental rehearsal as well as improving confidence and drive the key is not to Simply focus on the positive outcome but also the actual process of getting
• 05:30 - 06:00 there selft talk Navy Seals use positive selft talk in order to encourage themselves when the going gets tough this can help them to focus on the positive aspects of what they're doing and to remember why they're doing it at the same time they can use this as a way to build up their confidence and feel Invincible try reminding yourself of the preparation and training you've done and of the victories you've won in the recent Rec
• 06:00 - 06:30 past get accustomed to hard work most of us live extremely comfortable lives and we are thus not used to forcing ourselves to do things when things get hard you need to change this pattern don't train or practice under perfect circumstances don't plan for perfect circumstances plan and prepare to need to complete your goals under the worst possible circumstances writing a book then practice writing with distractions
• 06:30 - 07:00 be ready to write on days when you're extremely tired try writing ill if you can do this then nothing will stop you just like a Navy SEAL do these three things for greater motivation struggling to summon the motivation and drive you need in order to get done finding yourself in a slump or a rut in this presentation we'll
• 07:00 - 07:30 discuss three strategies you can use to gain motivation and drive and attack your goals make your bed every morning this might sound strange but making your bed every single morning without fail is something you can do to gain an instant increase in drive and motivation how does this work firstly when you make your bed you'll make your environment tidier and cleaner as a result you'll
• 07:30 - 08:00 find that it's that much easier to focus on the work you need to do without being distracted by your environment at the same time though when you make your bed you're forcing yourself to do something you probably don't want to do this takes motivation and discipline in other words you're training your own ability to stay on task which will in turn make it that much easier to do other things you need to do in the future create create a motivation
• 08:00 - 08:30 Montage all of us have scenes from movies songs quotes and images that Inspire us these are things that somehow speak to us on a level that has a big impact on our emotions what I'm going to suggest then is that you take these things and then edit them into an inspiring Montage now whenever you're feeling low on energy or motivation whenever you're struggling to force yourself to do what
• 08:30 - 09:00 needs to be done you can refer to this compilation you've made and feel an immense sense of drive and motivation try yogic sleep this is one that you likely won't have heard of but it can be an immensely valuable tool in Your Arsenal essentially we need to sleep in order to access our full motivation discipline and motivation take energy and without sleep you can't tap into that if you're
• 09:00 - 09:30 lacking sleep then making yourself do important things will feel much harder that's where yogic sleep comes in this is a form of meditation that Advocates Claims can provide the same benefit as 2 hours of deep sleep in just 30 minutes whether this is true is Up For Debate but it is certainly a powerful tool and one that you can use when you're low on recuperation give it a try
• 09:30 - 10:00 and see what happens how to build longlasting motivation there are countless tricks you can use to increase your motivation and discipline in the short term these strategies work like a shot in the arm to jolt you awake and help you to stop procrastinating but while these things might be useful hacks in the moment they don't build lasting motivation and drive there's only one thing that does does
• 10:00 - 10:30 passion think about someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger he's one of the most motivated and disciplined people in the world he used this discipline to travel to America become the most successful bodybuilder in the world to become the highest paid actor in the world to build a multi-million doll business single-handedly to learn English to invest in properties and to ultimately become governor of one of the biggest
• 10:30 - 11:00 economies in the world how if you were to ask him he would tell you that it all came down to having a Clear Vision and goal to knowing exactly what he wanted to achieve in life he said that every painful rep in the gym was worth it because it took him one step closer to winning Mr Olympia what do you feel that passionately about too many of us on the other hand will work toward goals when
• 11:00 - 11:30 our hearts aren't really in them how many people are writing books they have no interest in or are creating businesses that they aren't passionate about how many are working jobs they hate how many are getting into shape because they were told to by their doctors when you do the things you think you're meant to do then you struggle to summon real motivation and discipline conversely when you work towards something you love when there's something so exciting that
• 11:30 - 12:00 it causes you to LEAP out of bed in the morning then you will do anything it takes to complete those goals you need a life purpose and a vision the problem is that many people don't have that and so they end up floundering in a directionless manner it would be easy for me to tell you right now to just get a vision but it's really not that simple if you really want to find a passion then my advice is to pick pick any project that interests you to
• 12:00 - 12:30 start with this might not be your life's purpose but find a goal you're interested in and work on it this will help to give you similar focus and structure and it will help you to further explore what really does make you come alive everyone should be building something how to create a morning ritual for great success in life what you do in the morning has a huge impact on the rest of the day this
• 12:30 - 13:00 is a little like the appetizer that will set your mood and that will set the tone for the day to come if your morning starts with you leaping out of bed late and then rushing out the door chances are you're going to feel exhausted and stressed if your day starts with you knocking it out of the park you'll feel confident and on top of the world listen up and we'll go over a few steps that should feature in any morning ritual wake up at least 2 hours before you need
• 13:00 - 13:30 to the first tip is to wake up at least 2 hours before you need to too often we'll wake up as late as possible for the day ahead which accomplishes nothing other than to force us to rush out the door in a fluster it's no surprise we end up looking scruffy and often forgetting important things that we need wake up 2 hours before you need to and you can take it slow in order to really enjoy your
• 13:30 - 14:00 day pandiculate not heard the term pandiculation is what cats and dogs do when they wake up from sleep it's a kind of stretch that involves Contracting the muscles and then lengthening them this helps to reconnect the body to the sensory motor cortex thereby giving you back full control over your body this is why animals don't need to stretch or warm up before going for a run and it's
• 14:00 - 14:30 highly invigorating work out nearly every highly successful individual will tell you that they train and work out before they start their day this is a valuable strategy for building immense energy and a sense of accomplishment and of course it will improve your health don't have time don't worry just 5 minutes of training is enough to have benefit and get the blood pumping you you can do your full workout
• 14:30 - 15:00 later cold shower taking a cold shower will increase adrenaline and testosterone it will help to wake you up via the Mamon Splash reflex and it will train your discipline and motivation it's not pleasant but that's kind of the point meditate just as many highly successful people say they train first thing in the morning even more of them claim to
• 15:00 - 15:30 meditate you should too how to get into a flow State and stay there a flow state is a concept that has been discovered by psychologist and researchers and which has become almost mythical in status for those not familiar with the term a flow state is a state of total concentration and even Euphoria this occurs when when we are so focused on a given task that we lose
• 15:30 - 16:00 awareness of anything else going on in the brain this causes the prefrontal cortex to shut down and go quiet while the parts of the brain responsible for focusing on our bodies and senses remains active people achieve incredible things in this state breaking athletic records creating amazing works of art and more so how do you get there the first and most important step
• 16:00 - 16:30 is to ensure that the challenge level of what you're doing is just right if something is too challenging such that you find it nearly impossible you will find that you give up quickly and lose interest but likewise if it is too easy then it will fail to stimulate you and you'll look for something more interesting too the perfect task for achieving and staying in flow then is one that is difficult and engaging without being disheartening what do you do if you're
• 16:30 - 17:00 asked to do something dull and uninteresting simple you find a way to make it interesting one way you can often do this is simply to practice doing the very best job you can find a way to be faster more efficient more artistic by doing this you make the task much more engaging and therefore make it easier to stay in flow another important tip is to remove distractions it's going to be hard to
• 17:00 - 17:30 stay completely focused on a given task if you're hungry or tired or if there's a loud noise coming from the room next door a common and useful strategy is to put on noise cancelling headphones Play some loud music without lyrics and focus on that finally practice being in flow practice focusing on something as intently as possible while ignoring all distractions a great way to do this is to try meditating which essentially is a
• 17:30 - 18:00 form of intense Focus once you've mastered this you'll be able to make your mind work for you and when you do that you can achieve nearly anything how to keep motivated when you're in a slump anyone can be productive and motivated when things are going well when you're having a great day and you feel inspired it can be very easy to set yourself down to work or to get outside
• 18:00 - 18:30 and do a workout the real challenge then is to remain productive when you don't feel good how do you perform when you feel tired and miserable or when your motivation has left you in this presentation we'll discuss how to get your mojo back on those days and kick ass anyway Prime yourself when you feel in a slump you might wonder what it is that's going wrong wrong why can't you summon
• 18:30 - 19:00 the motivation and energy to train anyway the answer is that you have loss of inspiration inspiration is the instigator of motivation and without inspiration it is very hard indeed to feel motivated and driven so what's the solution one fantastic thing you can do is to try and win back a little motivation by priming your mood priming means that you're doing whatever you can to try try and set yourself in the right
• 19:00 - 19:30 State of Mind thus making the challenge that much easier so for example if you're trying to find the drive to work out then a solution might be to watch some training motivation how about the training montage from Rocky likewise if you're trying to set yourself down for a day of work on a project how about taking a look at an example of a project that you really admire a perfect example of the kind of thing you want to achieve achieve set
• 19:30 - 20:00 rewards another tip is to set yourself rewards that means that you create targets to meet and then you reward yourself only when you achieve those things for example you might say that you'll make yourself a cup of tea once you've answered X number of emails or once you've written y number of words this is instead of giving yourself the reward first which just ends up taking time and setting you back by using those
• 20:00 - 20:30 things as rewards you create a goal to work toward often you'll end up putting off the reward for longer once you've begun being productive take a break you know what though if you really feel exhausted then it might actually be better to just give yourself the break no one can be productive and driven all of the time how to power through sticking points in tasks there's a point in any
• 20:30 - 21:00 task any goal and any challenge where things suddenly get harder Runners call this the wall it's the point at which we run out of disposable energy it is the point at which we become tired but where there is still too long to go for us to feel like the end is in sight it's this point where most of us give up and quit so the question is how do you prevent that from happening to you you how do you power through those sticking
• 21:00 - 21:30 points here are some of the best strategies you can employ today break it down one of the biggest mistakes people make when working toward a large goal is to focus too much on the end point that is to say that they focus on where they want to be in a year's time from now while this might be inspiring it is ultimately too distant and far off to have much of an immediate emotional
• 21:30 - 22:00 impact what you therefore need to do instead is to focus on the short term focus on the smallest Next Step you need to do and don't worry about the end goal focus on the fact that you have 16 miles still to run during a marathon and you'll feel defeated focus on completing just the next mile and you'll feel a lot better try nonreactivity Navy Seals use something called
• 22:00 - 22:30 non-reactivity in order to power through moments of intense challenge likewise distance swimmers refer to something known as a swim coma both these terms describe the same thing the moment when you zone out and stop thinking about the nature of the challenge or your situation instead you are now focused purely on the here and now you aren't engaging just silently executing the
• 22:30 - 23:00 plan this is tough to cultivate but if you practice meditation you may find you're able to reach this near meditative State more easily make it engaging another reason we often give up on tasks is that they become boring this happens for many of us during work the solution make it interesting this is particularly useful for writers writer's block often comes from the fact
• 23:00 - 23:30 that what you are writing is boring to you if you can make it interesting that will change the Neuroscience of motivation and self- discipline if you want to stay motivated and disciplined then there are countless videos out there that will provide you with useless platitudes and hacks these sound great on paper but they rarely get the job done if they did
• 23:30 - 24:00 then no one would struggle with lack of motivation or procrastination instead of looking for a quick fix then the best advice is to think deeply about the nature of your motivation and focus what is the Neuroscience behind your ability or inability to stay on task in this presentation we're going to explore the answers to that question the Neuroscience of focus motivation and focus largely comes down
• 24:00 - 24:30 to a concept in Psychology called intentional control or executive attention this refers to the conscious ability to redirect attention which is handled by the executive control Network in the brain this is a network of brain regions that work together in order to help us stay focused specifically the part of the network responsible for conscious control of attention is the part called the dorsal attention attention Network the vental attention Network
• 24:30 - 25:00 meanwhile is the network of brain regions that react reflexively in order to redirect attention that means responding to a loud noise or the sound of our name being called neurochemistry so how does the brain know which task to switch to and when it's going to do that the answer is neurochemistry the production of brain chemicals that Mark certain activities in the brain as
• 25:00 - 25:30 important and in this context the most important chemical is dopamine dopamine is the reward hormone that is produced when we work towards something that we think will be rewarding dopamine is released for instance when we eat something tasty or play a computer game so what is it about computer games that causes the release of dopamine it's actually linked with doing well which in turn means means we're learning this is the key to motivation
• 25:30 - 26:00 and focus the brain wants to learn and keep growing that's why we love play thus doing well at something we find moderately challenging is a reward in itself this is why it's so hard to stay fixed on a task that we find boring this requires huge amounts of willpower to use the ventral system to stay engaged conversely if you can turn what your doing into a learning experience then
• 26:00 - 26:30 you will ensure your entire executive attention network is working in unison why you lack motivation and willpower there are countless books written about motivation and willpower some of these are fantastic at building your drive and commitment others aren't so useful but really the question we should be asking is why these are needed in the first place why does so many of us
• 26:30 - 27:00 struggle with poor motivation to begin with in this presentation we're going to break it down and get to the bottom of this problem life is too comfortable the first thing to recognize is that most of us have no real need to change our circumstances we are sheltered we are warm and we are fed as long as this continues to be the case our biological drives are going to be happy keeping
• 27:00 - 27:30 things just as they are and they won't want to risk those things even if they can help make us happier wealthier and healthier in the long term in other words your emotions are focused on your immediate psychological needs they are focused on keeping you healthy and comfortable the hierarchy of needs this can be explained by masla hierarchy of needs this is a psychological theory
• 27:30 - 28:00 that looks at the specific drives that each of us experience this is often portrayed as a pyramid with the most basic and fundamental requirements Food Water Shelter at the bottom and more aspirational and Abstract Concepts at the top social acceptance actualization the items at the top of this pyramid are the things that bring us true happy and a sense of real
• 28:00 - 28:30 accomplishment but the items at the bottom are our evolutionary imperatives this is what our body is hardwired to seek most of all remember when we were evolving we did not have the constant access to food and shelter that we have today your body is always going to tell you that it needs to be warm and comfortable rather than working hard to get things done so how do you overcome this Ju position between what you need to do and what
• 28:30 - 29:00 your body thinks you need to do the answer is first to train to go against those primitive desires we can train willpower just like we can train muscles get used to working out when it's cold being productive when it's late and taking cold showers then you can do anything the other is to make sure that your basic needs are fundamentally met if you're over tired you won't be able
• 29:00 - 29:30 to work at your very [Music] best today we're going to talk about five easy ways to heal your mind after a tough week some weeks are harder than others and your normal practices just aren't enough so here are some extra ways to heal your mind when normal practices just aren't enough the first is to take a look at the
• 29:30 - 30:00 theory of Maslow's hierarchy of needs the basic premise is that everyone wants to be the best version of themselves that they can but this self-actualization can't be realized until more basic needs are met this concept is a pyramid with basic needs being at the bottom as your foundation these include food water breathing and the homostasis of the body so before you can feel your best you first need to
• 30:00 - 30:30 make sure you've had proper food rest and water even good temperature and blood sugar need to be focused on before continuing so after a tough week make sure you have enough sleep a good meal and plenty of fluids you'll be surprised how that alone can change your mindset the second way to heal your mind is to write a gratitude list by listing the things and people you are grateful for you can further boost the positive thinking mindset that you've been working on try for a minimum of five
• 30:30 - 31:00 things on stressful days and take it seriously it may be hard at the moment to find something positive but if you sit and put effort into it you can find things you're grateful for the third practice is to take quiet time this is something you're already doing but in busy weeks this can slip to the bottom when everything needs to be done right now and you have a job pets and people or needing your attention right now that
• 31:00 - 31:30 quiet time can seem like a future dream after a particularly tough week make sure you take time to yourself go on a long walk by yourself and find a quiet peaceful place to sit leave your phone behind and find a peaceful place to read a good book meditate or practice yoga if you have a physical job try to take some time to rest and relax but if you sit in an office all day stretch your muscles while enjoying your quiet
• 31:30 - 32:00 time the fourth suggestion is to find a support group an official support group with weekly meetings is great but it's not for everyone just having a few close friends that you can share your bad days with and they can help Provide support is so important even just a group that lets your mind take a break from daily struggles is great such as a book club or a church group finally the fifth easy way to heal your mind after a tough week is to do nothing often we feel that even
• 32:00 - 32:30 on our off days we need to be productive if we aren't at work we need to be cleaning learning or doing something for a side business we never really get a break unless we plan for it if you want to lay in bed and not move do it if you want to mindlessly scroll through social media or play some silly game on your phone spend some time doing that allow your mind to shut off and just do nothing for a while often when overwhelmed you'll find
• 32:30 - 33:00 yourself doing mindless tasks and later dwelling guilt for doing them instead schedule a time to do these tasks so that way you won't feel guilty later and your brain can take a break it needs it as much as your body does five signs your physical and mental beings are disconnected today we're focusing on mental and physical health being whole involves your physical mental and
• 33:00 - 33:30 spiritual health staying in Balance but sometimes it isn't easy to tell when one is slipping it can be especially hard to tell when your mental and physical cells are disjoined it's often easy to tell when something is wrong physically sometimes you let yourself slip and not go to the gym or perhaps you let yourself have more drinks than normal and are feeling the headache now however mental health is sometimes harder to tell and it may seem like your physical health health is declining despite keeping up your regular
• 33:30 - 34:00 practices when this happens you may increase the steps that you are taking for physical health to the extreme such as limiting your food or exercising to the point of harm instead you should often be turning to your mental health during these times as they are often the culprit mental and physical health are so interconnected it can be hard to tell when they aren't working together so I've made a list of five signs to look out for when you feel that something might be a little wrong the first is a lowered immune system if you're eating
• 34:00 - 34:30 healthy exercising getting enough Sun but often find yourself sick or feeling poorly it's likely to be an issue on your mental health side when you're constantly stressed your body is unable to keep the immune system working right it doesn't matter how many vitamins you're taking this is one of the easiest signs that something is wrong with your mental and physical beings if you're sick in pain pain or tired despite doing a lot correctly in the physical sense you're
• 34:30 - 35:00 likely not paying enough attention to your mental well-being a second sign is weight gain unless you're making an effort to gain weight with proper diet and exercise you shouldn't be gaining weight if you're gaining weight and see no reason why you should be then it's likely another sign that you're not taking care of the mental issues when you're stressed anxious or depressed your body will retain water and fat and increase your weight even if you're eating at or below
• 35:00 - 35:30 calorie goals my third sign is if you are craving unhealthy Foods more than normal unhealthy foods are usually a sign that something is wrong often this means you're trying to fill a void with food instead of acknowledging what the problem is and attempting to solve it if you find yourself wanting a lot of junk food compared to normal try to reflect and figure out what you're missing and what you can do to to fix that problem rather than just ignoring the issue and
• 35:30 - 36:00 eating for a temporary fix the fourth sign is one to show you that your physical health is lacking if you find yourself working hard on your mental health through meditation and mindfulness but struggle to push through a brain fog daily you may not be treating your body right often you may need more sleep or better food the fifth sign also focuses on Lower physical health perhaps you used to enjoy certain things things like drawing writing or even listening to a
• 36:00 - 36:30 really good podcast if you still want to enjoy these but are struggling to do so and you're working on your mental health you might not be eating properly sleep is important for enjoyment too if you're not eating sleeping or drinking properly you may find yourself not enjoying life as much as you used to five simple practices to master your physical mental and spiritual health this time we're going to give you
• 36:30 - 37:00 some simple practices to become the master of your mental physical and spiritual health these should be simple and easy so that you can do them anywhere and at any point in your busy schedule we will first talk about meditation I've mentioned this several times in different presentations and I can't stress enough how important this is meditation allows you to reduce your mental stress take time for yourself and just feel in the
• 37:00 - 37:30 moment it's easy to get caught up in the little things and everything that you have to get done but taking 10 to 15 minutes to get in touch with your body focus on your breathing and think positive thoughts can help and not just your mental health by reducing Stress and Anxiety you can also improve your physical health and feel more in tune with your spirituality it's easy to doubt your spirituality if you're stressed and feel overwhelmed so it's important to take time to reinforce your
• 37:30 - 38:00 beliefs the second practice is to always continue to learn you may be over the age when you have to go to school or have realized that a traditional learning environment just isn't for you however that doesn't mean that you have to give up on learning studies show that continuously learning throughout your life is an important way to maintain your mental processes it doesn't have to be subjects like algebra or biology either things that you find interesting such as your favorite bird a flower outside your home
• 38:00 - 38:30 or even a new cooking recipe can all count as learning however you can also learn about yourself learning more about your body your spirituality and steps to improve your physical health are all considered learning as well just make sure you're always trying to learn something new and don't get complacent with what you know the third is to pray or stay in touch with your spirituality however that works for you for some praying is a
• 38:30 - 39:00 way to stay closer to their religion to feel connected and heard for others taking a walk in the woods and feeling the surrounding Earth heightens their spirituality whatever works for you it doesn't matter however don't let those moments of connection get pushed aside due to a busy schedule that brings us to our fourth practice follow a routine regular exercise a healthy diet and times for Med meditation and spiritual practices are all important keeping to a similar
• 39:00 - 39:30 schedule is a great way to keep up with everything and not let practices get pushed to the Wayside keeping a schedule can also help reduce stress if most of your days are the same you don't have to worry about trying to remember something or fitting it in later you and your body know what is expected of you there's a sort of peace to having everything fit into place in your life as well kind of like when you're restocking and organizing videos online online my fifth practice and advice for
• 39:30 - 40:00 you is to be part of a community for those on the more religious side this could be a church or a weekly meeting with your peers perhaps you're part of a book club or a knitting Circle as long as you're in a place where you feel safe and happy and a part of a group this gives you support when you're feeling alone or helpless and improves your mental health they can also keep you focused on your goals and help to prevent you from letting certain practices slip by keeping you accountable those are the five simple
• 40:00 - 40:30 practices that you can use to master your physical mental and spiritual health none of them will take you a long time and can easily be slipped in anywhere in your day five tips to heal past trauma and become whole today we're going to be discussing trauma trauma can come at any point in our lives and harm us in ways beyond what we understand sometimes we might not even realize the full extent of the trauma we
• 40:30 - 41:00 faced and only feel the repercussions of it other times we push away the trauma telling ourselves that people have had it worse and handled it much better than we do at some point we have to accept that what we face is trauma and that it's hampering our lives and growth but how do we heal from these traumas especially ones we have denied for so long in this presentation we will be discussing five tips to heal your past trauma to better become
• 41:00 - 41:30 whole first we must accept our trauma we have to accept that what has happened has harmed us and it doesn't matter if someone has faced worse people have been in both better and worse places than you and that's just a fact of life just because someone has faced worse doesn't make your pain any less valid it doesn't make you weak the process of learning to forgive yourself and heal makes you so much stronger than those people who try to ignore or quietly shoulder the burden
• 41:30 - 42:00 by acknowledging that something is wrong you're making the first step towards healing second you need to learn to accept support and help when it's offered too many times we try to shoulder our worries and burdens alone but there are often people around who want to help family friends co-workers or people in the same Club as you are often all offering help in their way accepting some support when you feel overwhelmed is another step towards
• 42:00 - 42:30 progress you're acknowledging that something is wrong and that you aren't able to do it alone this isn't a weakness humans are social creatures and naturally lean on others for support don't let your fear or ego hold you back from healing even if someone is just offering you tea a shoulder to cry on or a sympathetic ear don't turn it down a third tip is to take breaks you don't have to constantly be on the path towards healing you don't always have to
• 42:30 - 43:00 be making progress this will cause you to slow and sometimes even go backwards take breaks from your path enjoy life find good moments enjoy a good book do things that make you happy as a reward for making progress or just take a moment to breathe trauma isn't something easy to get over and you aren't going to get it all done in a day acknowled the patience that you will have to have for yourself and remember that your mind and
• 43:00 - 43:30 body both need a rest sometimes a fourth tip is to practice self-care this means taking times to stretch meditate and take care of your body eating healthily is important during high stress times you may want to drink eat a lot of junk food or crave something sweet these treats are good in moderation but remember that you need to be healthy to feel good my fifth and final tip is to be creative
• 43:30 - 44:00 perhaps you'd like to draw sing write or even color by being creative you open yourself up to letting out your emotions in a healthy way creativity can also provide you with a healthy way to work through your trauma it doesn't have to be anything perfect it honestly doesn't even have to be anything good if you want to start slow write your emotions and thoughts in a journal and decorate it with stickers your creativity is another part of your being that is harmed during trauma so let it grow and
• 44:00 - 44:30 it will help you heal being whole starts with you today we're going to be talking about how to be whole specifically how being whole starts with you we've discussed this a bit in our previous talks but I want to go over it a little bit more in detail so let's start with a recap where most people talk about being h we find it is usually associated with being with another person when you find
• 44:30 - 45:00 your significant other you feel whole if something goes wrong with your relationship you feel like only part of a person however that isn't really what makes a person whole it can be a part of it but what makes someone whole is what's inside of them being whole means believing in yourself and being your true self we've also discussed that intuition is key to being whole as you learn to listen to Your Instinct and your body to identify any
• 45:00 - 45:30 issues but how do we start with being whole instead of looking for something from others to make us whole we have to first focus on ourselves well how do we do that we must first better our intuition to do this we must increase our awareness of our bodies and our thoughts learning to listen to yourself is the key to increasing your intuition throughout daily life many of us push away gut feelings opinions or what our body is saying to us it can take a while
• 45:30 - 46:00 but we must learn to nurture these feelings again and not push them away this can be hard to do if we don't first improve our relationship with ourselves if we don't trust or believe in ourselves we can't nurture our intuition you must learn to accept yourself this takes a lot of love and patience and it will be difficult but it is the first thing you have to do to become whole as with any one you must forgive yourself before you can grow learn to forgive
• 46:00 - 46:30 yourself for the mistakes you made and the times you let your fear or ego block your growth thank yourself for the times you've been bold adventurous or did something you wanted to do once you've learned to forgive yourself you can fully open your heart up to loving yourself appreciate your body and mind for what they've done to get you this far and that they are always working their hardest you are your own harshest critic if you're willing to forgive others and treat them with compassion
• 46:30 - 47:00 and kindness you must also be willing to treat yourself in the same way realize that a lot of the fighting you're doing not to face criticism to do better to work harder and so on is you fighting with yourself we're constantly beating ourselves up and are often assuming that other people are thinking about us in the same way what we don't realize is that everyone is facing these inner thoughts and are often so cons assumed by them that they don't have time to criticize others those that are
• 47:00 - 47:30 generally are trying to avoid their inner thoughts and focus on others instead so learn to love yourself but acknowledge that this will take time and energy you'll need a lot of patience but once you learn to forgive yourself for your past mistakes and focus on your present self you can realize that you are whole no one can make you anything more or less than what you already are no one else can fill in the spaces of your mind that you're missing in order to make you better you have to learn to
• 47:30 - 48:00 fill in those cracks yourself intuition is key to being whole intuition is defined as obtaining direct knowledge without evident rational thought it is considered fundamental to spiritual experiences believing that there is an all powerful entity that rules people and the universe takes intuition if you have no intuition it can be hard to have proper spiritual health however intuition is
• 48:00 - 48:30 important for more than just spiritual health if you listen to your body and its needs it might even help you stay physically healthy many people can intuitively tell when something is wrong with their bodies if they listen it's taking the time to listen that many people Overlook by listening to your body often you can learn to tell when something is wrong there have been many stories out there of people who felt they were internally bleeding despite there being no obvious signs other times someone has
• 48:30 - 49:00 pushed over and over again for a doctor to check for an injury or tumor despite the doctor finding nothing wrong during precautionary checks knowing something is wrong with your body can catch lifethreatening issues early not all situations are life-threatening though sometimes intuition can just help you to practice healthier habits listening to your body and learning the difference between what your body needs and what it wants can help you make better choices when it comes to food and drinks as well as
• 49:00 - 49:30 anything else that you might put into your body this can help good habits and make you feel better about yourself if you eat drink and exercise when you need to you'll feel better about your body and choices intuition can also allow you to reduce stress if you listen to your body and intuition you know that there is nothing to be worried about and things will work out as they should not every one can connect to their intuition anymore with the fastpaced loud world
• 49:30 - 50:00 around us it can be easy for this inherent knowledge to become so muted that you can't hear it even when you try to listen being in an unhealthy Place mentally physically or spiritually can also muffle that inner part of you that knows when something is wrong thankfully there are a few practices you can do to grow their intuition again the first is physical activity it's important to do regular exercise this doesn't have to be miles
• 50:00 - 50:30 and miles of running until you can't move anymore yoga walking Tai Chi and even deep house cleaning can all be a step towards increasing your physical activity by exercising you improve brain function increase beneficial hormones while also decreasing bad ones and improve circulation this allows for your brain to fully connect with your body and not be overshadowed by things like rain fog the next is mindfulness and quiet time taking time to meditate is
• 50:30 - 51:00 very important if you're short on time activities such as yoga and Tai Chi combine the two practices with everything happening in the world being reported in real time it can be hard to find an actual moment that is quiet learning to take moments to yourself and be quiet can greatly increase your intuition and your ability to listen when your body or mind says something is wrong positive thoughts are also important you want to focus on thoughts
• 51:00 - 51:30 that positively benefit your life if you get stuck in bad thoughts or negative emotions your intuition may be clouded or overwhelmed by these thoughts your intuition is important and is key to keeping you whole by improving your spiritual mental and physical health so work on listening to your body intuitive eating for physical mental and spiritual your health intuitive eating is something not
• 51:30 - 52:00 everyone may have heard about so I'll start with the definition intuitive eating is essentially the opposite of dieting most people work hard to stay or become skinny often bely eating or exercising past healthy levels intuitive eating rejects this diet culture and instead focuses on people's relationships with food this may mean that you're eating without losing a pound but you're fixing your relationship with food and therefore with your mind and body diet
• 52:00 - 52:30 culture is inherently bad for your mental spiritual and physical health you're ignoring your body and mind when it says it's hungry and instead trying to tell it what it should feel often dieting comes with a harmful self-image as well as you want to be skinnier and better looking you don't enjoy the way you look and this can create a rift between your mind and body often if you're eating in an unhealthy man Mana you are ignoring or depleting your energy then optimism Fades which can
• 52:30 - 53:00 harm your spirituality no matter what it is by intuitive eating we learn to listen to our bodies we eat when we're hungry We Don't Starve ourselves to hit a certain weight on the scale and we don't overeat to finish off a plate or because we're bored or upset don't eat based on a certain schedule or because you feel you have to if you're hungry at 6:00 in the morning eat if you aren't hungry until 10: wait till then
• 53:00 - 53:30 generally most people recommend rating your hunger on a scale of 1 to 10 if you're at 7 it's time to eat waiting until you are at 10 will cause you to over eat while being at a five may just mean that you're bored or upset this is a way to nurture your intuition more which we've talked about as being key to being whole learning to eat when you're hungry depends on you listening to your body and mind don't ban certain foods unless there are
• 53:30 - 54:00 health reasons of course to be healthy by not allowing yourself to eat specific Foods you often increase your desire to have them and when you do give in and you will you'll eat more than you would have if you'd just eaten the food in the first place like your progress of being whole intuitive eating requires a lot of patience compassion and kindness issues with overeating often come from past experiences or traumas and need to be worked on as with any part of that if
• 54:00 - 54:30 you have nightmares from past experiences you don't blame yourself for having them you just accept it as part of the process and reward yourself as you get better non-intuitive eating stems from the same traumas but people aren't often as patient with themselves over food as they would be for other symptoms it is just as important so give yourself the time it will require to fix there are a lot of stigmas surrounding diets food and food related Health that
• 54:30 - 55:00 cause us to become more critical of this step than of other parts of our progress but it isn't any different we eat in the same way we pick harmful Health practices or negative thoughts it's often something we do automatically and without intent to harm ourselves this is just another step towards healing it involves acknowledging your heartful self-image and trying to fill the void you feel with food if you can Master intuitive eating you're making another step towards physical mental and spiritual wholeness and a pretty big one
• 55:00 - 55:30 at that for this presentation we will be discussing the importance of your mental health on your body it's pretty obvious that your mental health depends on your body if you aren't happy with the way your body looks you'll often be more self-conscious and insecure there are also plenty of studies that show exercise not only tones your body but reduces brain fog and improves memory
• 55:30 - 56:00 and Clarity however what most people Overlook is that your mental health also affects your body I don't just mean that if you don't feel up to exercising you aren't going to burn as much fat though that is a big part of it too what I mean is that there have also been studies that show that the more stressed you are the more likely you are to catch a cold the flu or even covid in these current times so it's important to take care of your mind and your body in equal parts let's discuss what taking care of your
• 56:00 - 56:30 mind to take care of your body looks like with so much to think about all the time like bills Insurance salary and family it could be hard not to feel overwhelmed or stressed out most of the time most people report feeling anxious for at least some part of their life stress and fear both create a fight or flight response in the body which leads to increases in hormones such as cortisol or adrenaline these are important at certain times but when they're always being released in
• 56:30 - 57:00 large amounts it leads to a hormonal imbalance these hormones can increase your resting heart rate above what is recommended which can lead to heart problems inflammation can also occur in the body leading to aches and pains as well as improper circulation even digestive issues can occur irritable bowel syndrome is one of those symptoms that can occur when your mental health is in poor condition people also tend to drift to higher levels of substance abuse when they're
• 57:00 - 57:30 stressed depressed or anxious so as you can tell declining mental health can impact almost every part of your body from your immune system to your stomach this is why keeping mental and physical health in good quality is so important so what are some steps that you can take to improve your mental health funny enough it starts with your physical health as I mentioned at the beginning exercise can help to clear your mind and improve your memory
• 57:30 - 58:00 keeping active is key even if it's just a few times a week meditation and mindfulness are two other important parts of handling mental health being able to clear your mind and reduce stress and anxiety are also important it doesn't help much to exercise if you're worried about all the bills you have to pay while doing it there are times to stress and there are times to let it go take taking time to meditate and focus on breathing can help they can also
• 58:00 - 58:30 allow you to focus on the positive and to bring those thoughts to the Forefront rather than dwelling in Stress and Anxiety on things you can't change right now sometimes finding other ways to reduce stress such as playing with a family pet spending time in nature getting enough sunlight or even keeping a journal may work well it's about taking the time to learn about your mental health and what works for you when you go to the gym or exercise you make the effort to find something that
• 58:30 - 59:00 you enjoy or that seems to feel best for your body it's important to do the same for your mind during this presentation I'm going to focus on the discussion of the relationship between spirituality and health at first there may not seem to be a connection between the two but spirituality can greatly impact your health especially Mental Health in both positive and negative ways spirituality
• 59:00 - 59:30 until more modern times has always been linked with healing until doctors became a common thing people will go to their religious leaders for healing with ailments and injuries it makes sense that even in today's more technological and cold Society religion still plays a large part in our healing processes one of the most common ways spirituality benefits someone is via praying praying is essentially meditation and there are many benefits to meditation such as lower blood pressure and stress levels
• 59:30 - 60:00 stress can not only affect your mental health but your physical health as well Studies have shown that people that are frequently stressed or have higher stress levels over a long period of time tend to have a lower immune system this means that by praying you are reducing your risk of catching a cold flu or even covid and you're feeling better during the day those that are more religious tend to do better when handling large health issues such such as cancer or a chronic illness they tend to take the situation
• 60:00 - 60:30 as a challenge to prove their faith rather than a random unfortunate accident it gives people a drive to keep pushing forward even during difficult situations where other people might give up this continues to remain true in the face of death when someone dies their loved ones all handle the grieving process differently those who believe in an afterlife rebirth or a better place after death tend to have handle the grief better as they have a positive mindset of life after death and feel
• 60:30 - 61:00 that their loved one is in a better place or that they will see them again someday Community is also another positive aspect of spirituality when you're in a loving and supportive group that shares similar beliefs each member is always looking out for the other if you fall ill people may bring you food watch your kids and even keep you in their thoughts and prayers this can help reduce the stress that comes with trying to get everything done while sick you can focus on getting better and recover
• 61:00 - 61:30 faster however spirituality and health don't always go hand inand depending on the religion sometimes it may be seen as bad to accept certain medical practices one great example is Jehovah's Witnesses many who are part of this religious organization believe that taking blood transfusions goes against God's will even if it's their own blood this means that in certain life-threatening situations these people must choose between their religion and their life if they do take the blood they may be cast
• 61:30 - 62:00 out of their Community depending on the community or re spirituality can play a positive or negative role on mental and physical health if you are part of a group that may not have your best interest in mind or may even not work with your lifestyle you may experience negative Health consequences the converse is also true focusing on spirituality that fits your beliefs and needs and has a community that you find enjoyment in meeting is important to boost your mental health and reduce
• 62:00 - 62:30 stress spirituality is very important but so is your health you must find a good balance between the two if you can find that balance you'll find that your spirituality and your health can work together to improve your life through Synergy however if they don't work together you can find that your mental health can decrease dramatically while also finding yourself doubting your spirituality this time I'll be talking about being whole and what it means we hear phrases like this a lot in
• 62:30 - 63:00 romantic movies people tend to feel whole when they meet their true love people also say they lost a part of themselves when they go through a divorce or separation as well despite these common uses being whole has more to do with yourself than with other people in fact the definition of whole is a thing that is complete in and of itself therefore you can feel whole without being dependent on someone else
• 63:00 - 63:30 to fill in any missing parts this is not always easy to accept from early on in our lives we're taught that other people influence our wholeness and that other people's opinions and expectations of us are very important some of us may even struggle to accept love due to our individual issues we spend our days trying so hard to be perfect that we actually lose some of ourselves in the process so what does it mean to be hot if it doesn't depend on anyone else to be whole means to be ourselves and to
• 63:30 - 64:00 believe in oneself you don't feel the need to change anything about yourself or hide your passions to fit in you don't believe that you're too full of problems to be loved and instead realize that no one is perfect the biggest factor in being whole is being healthy not just physically healthy but mentally and spiritually as well if we're lacking in spirituality or have poor Mental Health due to anxiety or stress we will struggle with being whole anger worries
• 64:00 - 64:30 and fears that we hold on to are things that can cause us to lose some of our wholeness with everything we try to carry and every hidden burden that we bear we have to drop a part of ourselves in order to carry it I've said it with almost every episode I've done and I'll say it again meditation is so important it allows you to look into yourself and find what you are missing to make yourself whole you can focus on positive thoughts and put down some of your stresses and
• 64:30 - 65:00 worries eating healthy is another great way to be whole and is a great sign that we are in the process of being our best selves when people eat too much and focus on unhealthy foods like sugar in abundance it is usually a sign that they are trying to fill in something that is missing with food substance abuse is another great example of this when people aren't whole they will turn to harmful practices in the hope of filling the void so by being able to avoid Temptations and practice mindful habits
• 65:00 - 65:30 you can show that you are not missing any part of yourself that needs a temporary fix when you finally feel whole you will feel fulfilled and complete people who often describe themselves as a shell or a ghost of a purse are people who are missing a lot of themselves and are far away from feeling whole to be complete you have to find a balance between your mental physical and spiritual self if even one of these is slippy it
• 65:30 - 66:00 can make you feel like everything is falling apart you can't focus only on spirituality and hope that the rest will follow or exercise until you can't walk and hope that your mental health improves as well each piece must be nurtured with care and patience to become the best self you can be and to really truly be whole [Music]
• 66:00 - 66:30 in this presentation you will learn about three ways to find your focus so you can get more done one of the most significant challenges we face in this fast-paced technologically driven world is our ability to stay focused staying focused and avoiding information overload is one of the best ways to get things done and move forward with our lives if you find that you lack focus in your daily life here are three ways that you can find your focus so you can get
• 66:30 - 67:00 more done focus on one thing confucious once said he who chases two rabbits catches none many of us can relate to chasing after too many things during our day however if we take the advice of confucious and focus on one thing at a time we can get more done and Achieve our goals more quickly working on more than one thing at a time does nothing more than waste our valuable time and accomplish less when you multitask it takes our brain time to readjust and concentrate on the second
• 67:00 - 67:30 task once again taking up precious time that is eventually lost in the changeover calm the mind while you might think that in this day and age our biggest distraction is Facebook however as it turns out our thoughts racing through our minds when we are trying to get things done is an even more significant distraction these thoughts often tempt us away from the job that we need to do they also annoyingly and repeatedly inform us that while we are working on task a that task b c and d
• 67:30 - 68:00 are still unfinished to get more done you have to take control of your thoughts and redirect them to the job at hand a great way to calm the mind is through the regular practice of meditation it can help to silence the constant chatter that we all experience from time to time simplify your life the more you can simplify your life and your job the more work you can get done however you don't just want to get work done to get work done you want to be able to get the important tasks completed those tasks that make a
• 68:00 - 68:30 difference in the big picture many will busy themselves on functions that are unnecessary and wasting time on things that aren't adding value to our lives eliminate these from your life and you will have more time to focus on what is essential staying focused on your life is the key to getting more done and accomplishing your goals implementing these three ways of getting focused will help you achieve your goals and find success in this tutorial I'm going to tell you the four things that will kill
• 68:30 - 69:00 your motivation getting what you want out of your life comes down to being able to get yourself motivated to do the things that need to be done unfortunately many of us tend to lose the motivation to accomplish our goals it can be useful to know some of the things that can kill your motivation so that you can work to prevent it here are four things that will quickly destroy your motivation and keep you from succeeding forgetting your your passions many people don't engage in activities that bring them Joy because
• 69:00 - 69:30 they believe they don't have the time or energy to do the things they enjoy if you don't usually try to do what you love start now get up early so you have the time to engage in an activity that you love the result will be increased motivation and Boundless Energy doing things you find boring everyone has to do things that they dislike from taking out the trash to cleaning the oven to going to work every day it it isn't the tasks themselves that make you bored but rather your attitude when you tackle a
• 69:30 - 70:00 job with positivity you can be enthusiastic no matter the work create an incentive for yourself to tackle the tasks you dread focusing on upbeat thoughts spending time with negative people spending time with people who have a negative outlook on life will quickly kill your motivation their gloomy Outlook can be infectious and can leave you grumbling and groaning about life if at all possible you should try to avoid these kinds of people if you find that you have to be around them resist the temptation to take up their feelings of
• 70:00 - 70:30 negativity neglecting your health and well-being it can be tough to stay motivated when you're tired live on junk food and argue with your partner every night it is essential to look after your well-being and remain in good shape if you want to achieve success in your life exercising on a regular basis will boost your energy as will eating nutritious food take care of yourself and you'll soon notice an increase in your motivation you might currently be suffering from a lack of motivation but you can increase
• 70:30 - 71:00 your enthusiasm with simple steps control your happiness and avoid these behaviors and beliefs that kill your motivation in this tutorial I'm going to show you five ways you can build your self-discipline and reach your goals we all know someone who has incredible self-discipline the key to finding success in achieving your goals and plans is to become more self-disciplined in all aspects of your life discipline is critical to your overall success in both your personal and professional life if you lack the self-discipline you need
• 71:00 - 71:30 to reach your goals here are five ways you can help yourself become more disciplined start small you don't have to wake up as a completely different person people tend to make New Year's resolutions telling themselves that the new year will be different you can make the New Year different but you don't need to change everything at once to achieve the best results start small and choose one thing to change trying to change too many things at once can become overwhelming and cause you to lose motivation quickly figure out what you want to do
• 71:30 - 72:00 differently when you are thinking about what you want to change in your life pick something that is practical and something that will make a difference in your life and it should ideally be something that you enjoy figure out the characteristics that you lack and build on that take action those with self- discipline don't sit around waiting until someone tells them what to do they go out and do it this may mean giving up some of your downtime at work but those who are disciplined are the ones who succeed and being disciplined means that you keep
• 72:00 - 72:30 going even when you would rather not make a list part of being self-disciplined is knowing what you need to get done and then doing it when you're not used to being disciplined in your life you may find that you struggle to decide on your next activity start your day by making a list of tasks that you need to accomplish being able to check the items off your list can help you build more self-discipline make choices in advance if your goal is to pay better
• 72:30 - 73:00 attention during meetings choose to leave your phone at your desk if you want to become more self-disciplined with food you can always decide only to eat half of what you are served learn to make decisions before a situation presents itself and you'll find it easier to remain disciplined building your self- discipline can help in all areas of your life if you're ready to become more disciplined pick one of these techniques and get started gradually you'll become more disciplin lend in that one area and then you can move on to the next area in this presentation I'm going to
• 73:00 - 73:30 show you five ways to motivate yourself and find your inner drive when it comes to getting results and succeeding in life it takes motivation and ability it is your motivation that makes things happen one of the easiest ways to improve your Effectiveness is to master your motivation and find your inner Drive focus on one goal if you find that you lack the motivation to even get through through your day it may be because you have too much going on when you take on too much and try to accomplish too many goals at the same
• 73:30 - 74:00 time you can find your energy and motivation waning you can't maintain focus and energy when you're trying to accomplish more than one goal at a time you have to choose one goal and focus on it entirely get excited if you want to find your motivation you have to get excited about your goal this starts by finding inspiration from others whether in the form of books blogs or magazine articles about someone's success then you have to take this excitement and build on it once you've gotten excited about one
• 74:00 - 74:30 goal it's become a matter of carrying that energy forward to the next Target think about it daily if you think about your goal on a daily basis it is much more likely to be accomplished posting your goal on your wall or computer desktop can help you keep your goal in the Forefront of your mind you can also send yourself daily reminders also doing just one thing even if it's small to further your goal every day you will not only accomplish your goal but do it sooner than you could ever
• 74:30 - 75:00 imagine understand there are es and flows motivation isn't a constant thing that will always be there for you it comes and goes like the tide you have to realize that while it might go away that this isn't permanent it will come back you just have to stick with it and wait for your motivation to return stick with it no matter what you do don't give up even if you lack motivation today or this week don't stop your motivation will return you need to
• 75:00 - 75:30 think of your goal as a long journey and your lack of motivation is nothing more than a bump in the road stay with it for the long run and eventually you'll get there even the most motivated of us can become unmotivated at times with some small steps you can get started down the road to positive change how to achieve a positive mindset five practical tips in this presentation I'm going to provide you with five practical tips for achieving a positive mindset several scientific Studies have
• 75:30 - 76:00 demonstrated both the mental and physical benefits of positive thinking having a positive mindset can lead to more confidence an improved mood and a reduced likelihood of developing depression hypertension and other stress related conditions here are five practical tips for achieving a positive mindset start the day with positive affirmations how you start your morning sets the tone for the rest of your day starting off your your day with negative emotion and a pessimistic view will carry into every event that you experience for the rest of that day
• 76:00 - 76:30 instead of letting these negative views dominate your entire day start your morning off with positive affirmations you'll be amazed at how much your day improves with this simple change focus on the good things it's inevitable that you will face obstacles and challenges throughout your day when you encounter these challenges focus on how it will benefit you no matter how small or unimportant they may seem for instance if you have to deal with traffic daily think about how you have time to plan your day or
• 76:30 - 77:00 listen to the rest of your favorite podcast find the humor in bad situations even in the most trying situations you need to allow yourself to experience humor remind yourself that the position you're currently in will make for a good story later on and try to laugh about it if you're laid off try to imagine the most absurd way that you could spend your last day or even think about a ridiculous job that you might pursue next turn failures into lessons nobody is perfect we all make
• 77:00 - 77:30 mistakes and experience failure throughout our life rather than focusing on how you failed think about what you learned and how you can change the outcome the next time around to achieve a positive mindset you need to learn how to turn your failures into valuable lessons focus on the present those with positive mindsets know how to focus on the present moment they aren't thinking about what happened 5 minutes ago or what they are going to do in the near future they only focus on the exact moment they are in most
• 77:30 - 78:00 sources of negativity stem from a memory of a recent event or the imagination of a potential future learn to stay in the present moment and watch as your mindset shifts anybody can apply these tips to their own lives and increase their positive attitude positive thinking will offer you compounding returns and give you more significant benefits than you realize in this presentation I'm going to show you what what you need to do to find your inner drive there are some days when you wake up with enough motivation to get through your day while
• 78:00 - 78:30 other days you find it difficult to find your inner drive on the days that you lack motivation try these five simple strategies to find your internal drive and get things done practice meditation meditation has been around for centuries it provides you tremendous benefits When practiced on a regular basis along with helping you calm your mind it also enables you to connect with your breath and let go of your concerns many successful people practice meditation as a way to help slow them down and find their focus regular
• 78:30 - 79:00 meditation can provide you with a sense of direction on your path to success start journaling journaling is another great way for you to clear your mind and focus on the essential parts of your journey to success the process of journaling helps you shed light on what it is you truly Desire by removing the roadblocks of your emotions and feelings watch yourself talk is your narrative negative or positive the latter will encourage you to move forward while the former will keep you
• 79:00 - 79:30 stuck if you find yourself getting down on yourself know that it is nothing but your fear talking when you feel unmotivated and Afraid negative thinking kicks in as a way to protect ourselves from difficult situations finding your inner drive so you can achieve your goals requires you to switch from negative to positive selft talk know what you want having Clarity of mind and direction will help you find your inner drive and move forward with confidence when you don't have a clear path in mind
• 79:30 - 80:00 every step you take toward your goal is a step that will get you to the wrong place faster always knowing where you want to go will help you find and keep your motivation be resilient you will always have people in your life that will doubt your ability don't let them stop you from taking a chance and doing what you set out to do when people criticize you it means that you got them thinking always stay focused on what you believe in and Forge ahead with your goals finding your inner Drive will keep you motivated and working toward your
• 80:00 - 80:30 goals with the right motivation in your life you will find it easy to find the success you're looking for in this tutorial I'm going to show you how to shift to a growth mindset and Achieve success having a fixed mindset will only increase the limitations that you face in your life according to Stanford University psychologist Dr Carol s d those with a fixed mindset firmly believe that intellect is static while those who have a growth mindset strongly believe that one's intelligence
• 80:30 - 81:00 evolves here are the best techniques for developing a growth mindset create a compelling belief when it comes to shifting to a growth mindset you must first start by creating a new compelling belief that your skills and talents can be honed when you apply yourself it is your consistent effort and enjoyment of your chosen path in life that will illuminate the road to Mastery view failure in in a different light when you are facing failure this is the time you need to apply extra
• 81:00 - 81:30 effort to improve your results significantly failure is really about what you do and understand what you can learn from that failure remember your failures do not define you improve your self-awareness to shift your mindset you have to become aware of your many talents and Gifts while fully comprehending your key strengths as well as your weaknesses talk to your family friends and colleagues and ask them for feedback they will be able to offer you different views and give you a better overall perspective on what you should
• 81:30 - 82:00 focus on and areas for more development become a curious learner to shift your mindset you have to be willing to focus on learning and growing regularly start by asking more questions and being more Curious in general about everyone you meet their journey and what they can teach you every person you meet and every experience you have will teach you about the world yourself and others Embrace challenges when you choose to climb a mountain you must overcome the insurmountable challenges you face to
• 82:00 - 82:30 get to the top having a growth mindset means learning and taking decisive action time and again it's about excelling with problems and allowing them to propel you forward toward your goal those with a growth mindset will continue to get back up no matter how far they fall developing a growth mindset is based entirely on your willingness and commitment to change your beliefs so that you can wake up to become a better version of yourself make the decision today to shift your mindset so you can lead an incredible life
• 82:30 - 83:00 tomorrow in this tutorial you're going to learn how to strengthen your inner drive when you've been working on something for a while it's normal to need a bit of a boost external motivators like praise and money will only get you so far while they will Kickstart you at the beginning of your journey they won't be enough to carry you to the Finish Line when the world throws obstacles in your way you need a strong inner drive to Triumph here are several ways to strengthen your internal drive when you need to improve your self motivation
• 83:00 - 83:30 Journal you may have to work to create a bit of a habit of this one but it will be well worth your time and effort journaling isn't only a great way to document your journey but it is also a way for you to dump all the crazy thoughts and feelings out so you can focus on the stuff that really matters you can use the journal to write down your goals list things you're grateful for or record what you've accomplished during the week visualize your success what will it look like when you reach your goals look past the material rewards and focus on the social and
• 83:30 - 84:00 personal rewards that you'll gain when you accomplish your goals envisioning your success will be enough to motivate you and push you toward your goals you can create a vision board to help make your Concepts more concrete and give yourself a visual reminder of why you need to keep pushing towards success even when you hit bumps in the road practice optimism your attitude and your attitude alone make up a major majority of your ability to reach your goals try to maintain a positive attitude by practicing optimism throughout your day
• 84:00 - 84:30 rather than thinking that you are bad at something tell yourself that it's something that you're working on instead of focusing on how much you dislike a particular task think about how you can look forward to something else that excites you while optimism alone won't guarantee you'll be successful you still have to put in the effort and gather resources it will help you immensely in getting there a robust inner Drive will help to keep you working toward your goals even during those times when you feel yourself losing your motivation and energy these simple tips can help you
• 84:30 - 85:00 strengthen your inner drive so you can accomplish all your goals and find success simple techniques to help you fire up your inner drive in this presentation I'm going to show you simple ways you can fire up your inner drive and Achieve success everyone from time to time lacks the energy to work towards accomplishing our goals if you find that you don't have the motivation to get up and get mov moving toward your goals then you should try these simple techniques to raise your motivation and fire up your inner
• 85:00 - 85:30 Drive Technique One think of the worst case scenario if you haven't already been told envisioning success is an excellent motivator however Imagining the exact opposite could be just as motivating try envisioning a future that is hopeless Bleak and stripped of all happiness and success envisioning yourself living forever in a rut where hope and a sense of accomplishment are non-existent should be enough to get you fired up about your goals technique number two set a date for
• 85:30 - 86:00 Change Change is an inevitable part of life sometimes change is forced upon us and sometimes we are the ones that choose when it will happen it is always better when we have control over the change if you are looking to change something by a specific date make a large red circle around the date on a calendar and stick with it let it serve as a motivator to start to do things that will move you in the direction of your goal technique number three don't lose sight of your goals when you are distracted by the things going on around
• 86:00 - 86:30 you it is easy to lose focus to prevent yourself from killing off your motivation always try to stick with your goals and work to shut out the distractions that are pulling you in another Direction technique number four break the routine when you are doing the same thing day after day you can quickly Lose Your Enthusiasm about the task at hand which can result in the draining of your energy no matter how passionate you are with your work and goals you will start to lose your motivation when your body senses that it is performing the same
• 86:30 - 87:00 tasks on a daily basis don't be afraid to break out of your routine every once in a while these simple techniques can help to energize you and fire up your inner drive by focusing on the activities that keep you motivated you will discover that you can easily accomplish what you set out to do and find the success that you desire in this tutorial I'm going to present to you the top secrets from for unlocking your inner drive everyone suffered from a lack of motivation those periods in your life when you don't want
• 87:00 - 87:30 to do the vital project even though you know that by finishing it it will open the door for future happiness and fulfillment here are some secrets for unlocking your inner Drive during those times that you lack motivation secret number one just show up while it always feels better to feel motivated about your tasks it isn't something that is necessary if you want to wait around for inspiration to strike you could end up waiting an extremely long time most successful people don't wait until they feel motivated they just show up to work and get on with it just
• 87:30 - 88:00 showing up will often lead to inspiration and the motivation to continue secret number two acknowledge the power of accumulation often we overestimate the amount of work we can get done in a single day and underestimate the amount of work we can get done by consistently chipping away at a task spending just 15 minutes on a project daily for a month can yield significant results when it comes to unlocking your inner Drive consistency is the key secret number
• 88:00 - 88:30 three build a habit the most effective way to embed consistency in your life is to create a habit to start to build a pattern block out a specific amount of time during the day that works for you then practice doing your essential tasks during that time until it becomes completely automatic secret number four remember nothing great is ever simple when it seems difficult to get going on on a task remind yourself that if it were easy everyone would be doing it the harder you have to work at something the
• 88:30 - 89:00 higher your sense of satisfaction will be once you accomplish your goal secret number five conquer your fear of failure if you consider yourself a perfectionist your motivation may be undermined by the fear that what you produce won't meet your expectations if you finish your work and put it out to the world you are making yourself vulnerable to judgment criticism or rejection to protect your ego you make sure that you never quite finish don't let perfect be your enemy and learn to allow things to be less than ideal even
• 89:00 - 89:30 the most perfect work is useless to the world if it's sitting in your desk drawer everyone needs to find a way to unlock their inner drive if they want to find success learning and incorporating these secrets for unlocking your internal drive can get you on the right track for success [Music] production my friend Kevin is one of the
• 89:30 - 90:00 smartest people I know hands down nobody even comes close I went to a pretty good highly ranked University in California in my close circle of friends Kevin outshone everybody else it's as if he can figure out complicated math equations in the back of his head in fact one time we were talking about the Heisenberg uncertainty principle while eating pizza there I was completely stumped about this Theory and my friend Kevin broke it down in between bites of a slice of pizza that's how brilliant he
• 90:00 - 90:30 was and still is Kevin was so sharp that he only needed to show up in class once and that is to take roll so the professor doesn't drop him on the first day and he refused to go to the class ever again when exam time rolls around you can count on Kevin to get at least an a he did this like clockwork in fact in many cases he got Awards and honors and he didn't even have to show up for the lectures I remember laughing when he asked me for any notes that I had for a class he completely ditched I was laughing because I thought he was just
• 90:30 - 91:00 wasting his time how can this guy ever pass much less get an A when he didn't even bother to show up boy was I surprised when the guy got better grades than I did and he didn't cheat that's how talented Kevin was and still is but Kevin just like most people has a weakness we all have our own peculiar and particular shortcomings it comes with the territory Kevin is no exception his problem was self-discipline he had a Ferrari engine but he did not want to drive it in a disciplined methodical and systematic way now he is twice divorced
• 91:00 - 91:30 living in an apartment whose rent he could barely afford and constantly drinking his problems away when I think about the life of my friend Kevin I not only focus on the missed opportunities for career advancement and accomplishments that he is otherwise capable of achieving I also think about the rest of us I think about how we missed out because he did not get his act together to fully unlock his potential so the rest of of society could benefit from his genius Kevin could have been the next billionaire he could have been the next Web 2.0 genius
• 91:30 - 92:00 that revolutionized technology but there he is in the San Francisco Bay Area struggling to get by on what essentially is a minimum wage what's going on how can somebody with so much potential end up with so little it turns out that self-discipline is not a neat little trait that we can choose to have it is the trait for ultimate success without self-discipline everything else Falls falls apart you may not be the sharpest tool in the shed and that's okay if you are self-disciplined enough to figure
• 92:00 - 92:30 out what you need to learn so you can achieve a little bit more tomorrow eventually you'll get there self-discipline is crucial because there are so many distractions trying to divert our attention from what's important and what is truly worthy you must understand that life is full of rewards but the problem is the biggest rewards that life has to offer are only attained through a long sustained period of focused effort discipline is crucial for everything in our lives this training gives you a practical framework on how to practice and develop
• 92:30 - 93:00 self-discipline so you can become more successful in all areas of your life it helps you develop a new mindset so you no longer have to continue to struggle eventually you will reach a point that things seem to magically fall into place it's not because there is actual magic involved but because you are so disciplined that opportunities come to you and things start to flow you can achieve this state but the price is high and the journey is long are you willing to take that Journey what is self-discipline anyway there are many definitions of self-discipline but I
• 93:00 - 93:30 prefer one supplied by the American philosopher and writer Albert hubard he said self-discipline is the ability to do what you have to do when you have to do it whether you feel like it or not self-discipline is a crucial life skill that enables you to succeed in anything you choose to do again this does not necessarily have to do with money this can involve your relationships this can also involve your health as you probably already know if you're like most Americans losing weight is no joke it
• 93:30 - 94:00 requires a tremendous amount of self-discipline because hey let's face it when given a choice we'd rather eat pizza we'd rather Chomp down on a burger or enjoy some fried chicken but it takes a lot of discipline to eat salad day after day self-discipline enables you to focus when you are self-disciplined you learn how to keep your focus trained on your priorities you you decide on your goals and you prioritize what the most important thing is on a day-to-day basis once you're able to do that your
• 94:00 - 94:30 self-discipline then kicks in and you're able to zero in on that day after day your thoughts your words and your actions flow towards that goal of course you're doing many other things but there is a recurring theme in your life there's this consistent Focus you're not just spinning your wheels or chasing your tail there is a point to your day because in the back of your mind you're inching One Step Closer closer to that grand accomplishment this requires training it also requires the ability to say no to shallow Temptations and
• 94:30 - 95:00 shortcuts there are plenty of those in fact there are too many when you instead choose to focus on the big picture and take care of the things that you need to focus on every action you take and every day you spend brings you closer and closer to the desired outcome now this doesn't mean that your journey is going to be faster this doesn't mean that your journey will be smooth or everything will be easy and fact when you're working towards a big goal there are almost always challenges you didn't anticipate it's as if life is throwing
• 95:00 - 95:30 you one curve ball after another but interestingly enough when you are disciplined you find it in you to solve those problems and overcome those setbacks as they appear they don't knock you out they don't make you quit they don't rob you of your resolve they don't do any of that instead you find it in you to put one foot in front of the other as you move towards that ultimate victory that is self-discipline it's not sexy and it's not overly dramatic this is not the movies it's not like you have this
• 95:30 - 96:00 conspiracy of people working against you and there are all sorts of Thrills chills and Spills along the way now in most cases a personal journey of self-discipline involves doing the same thing over and over again every day it's drudgery there's nothing sexy about it at all but your character is changing with each step you become stronger and stronger as you turn down one Temptation after another eventually you will reach a point where you're you're saying why am I doing this there are so many other easier things I can do there are always other shortcuts that I could have taken
• 96:00 - 96:30 why am I doing this you have to find the why in other words you have to find the purpose otherwise it's going to be hard to take that next step self-discipline isn't as hard as you think self-discipline isn't as difficult as most people assume now I'm not saying that it's easy what's important is to understand that it has two phases in the first phase you don't know what you're doing the task that you're trying to be disciplin at is new to you it's very challenging at this phase you're trying to figure things out but once you get used to it there's a Tipping Point where
• 96:30 - 97:00 it becomes easier and easier you do achieve a point of momentum the key is to get there once you have fully adjusted self-discipline actually becomes easy why it has become a habit it's almost Automatic by that point it didn't really matter what my feelings were it didn't really matter how inconvenient it was it had become a part of me this is the power of self-discipline self-discipline is easier than you think once you pass that point of momentum self-discipline is a choice there's a
• 97:00 - 97:30 common misconception that some people are just born with self-discipline and most others are not that's wrong self-discipline is a choice do you think a lot of the self-disciplined people out there who achieve Victory after Victory were born that way absolutely not often it took them crushing defeat to wake up from their old mindsets and choose a more disciplined approach to their life the good news is if they can do it you can do it too self-discipline awakens your emotional nature a lot of people are under the impression that there's really no space for emotion insight and
• 97:30 - 98:00 intuition and self-d discipline they view it as some sort of automatic almost mechanistic process they think that it's soulless they think that all you need is an iron will boy are these people wrong if you think about it self-discipline is really the intuition of understanding interpreting and managing your own emotions there's a reason why you would rather take things easy the this is your emotional side it's always tugging at you it's trying to hold you back and drag you down there's a lot of space for
• 98:00 - 98:30 emotion here because you're managing your emotional states and the first part to this is simply becoming aware how do I emotionally frame the tasks in front of me do I overd dramatize things to exaggerate their difficulty do I make things all that much harder on myself because I view things in such an emotional way this is not brute force or unthinking processes you have to get in touch with your emotions and untain Le some of the negative feedback loops that you have created for yourself self-discipline is one of the most pleasurable things you can ever do I
• 98:30 - 99:00 know this is probably going to make you rub your eyes in disbelief but the truth is there's a lot of pleasure in self-discipline we often associate it with some sort of punishment after all we're restricting our lifestyle we're doing one thing instead of the most pleasurable things that just pop up we feel that we don't have any freedom but the truth is self-discipline enables you to enjoy the best things in life in their proper timing and in context with self-discipline you would know how to provide for yourself and achieve the kind of life you want for yourself and your loved ones this creates a platform
• 99:00 - 99:30 for enjoying the rest of your life let's put it this way somebody who is disciplined in their career who reached the highest ranks of their chosen corporate ladder probably end up with a larger Nest Egg than everybody else this enables them to travel the world take art classes publish a book or two and otherwise live life to the fullest how come they paid their does so instead of looking at self-discipline as a punishment in and of itself look at it for what it is a gateway to Greater
• 99:30 - 100:00 Pleasures how to be self-disciplined using these seven key techniques in this video I'm going to give you a quick overview of the seven techniques that you are going to learn from this training that will enable you to become more self-disciplined these techniques are laid out in chronological order if you're looking for a groundbreaking technique you're going to be sorely disappointed these are so basic that you would think that they are common sense and that is why they're so powerful they are common in everyday techniques the
• 100:00 - 100:30 problem is people don't put them together much less commit to them they think that this is so easy they don't even bother to try the truth is there's a lot more difficulty with these techniques than you care to see but the good news is that the more you do these and stick to them the easier the succeeding steps become you build a sense of momentum and before you know it you're able to go through the seven techniques like clockwork it eventually becomes part of your daily routine technique number one identify your goals
• 100:30 - 101:00 if you don't know what you're shooting for don't be surprised if you end up shooting yourself in the foot technique number two prepare a backup plan when Temptation arises don't get caught flat-footed a little bit of advanced preparation goes a long way in helping you overcome Temptation each and every time technique number three find your motivation daily it's very easy for people to dismiss this people are under the impression that am I not already trying to be self-disciplined isn't that
• 101:00 - 101:30 motivation enough well no that's not enough because eventually you start looking at it as a chore you start looking at your whole personal Journey towards discipline as some sort of punishment what do you do then you need to find a way to motivate yourself in a sustainable way so you keep pushing forward technique number four turn self-discipline into a habit a eventually you will reach a point where self-discipline becomes part of your daily routine the key is to get there this is the biggest challenge because
• 101:30 - 102:00 once you are in the right spot it's easy to develop a new habit a lot of your mental reservations have given way and it has become easier for self- discipline to become part of your daily routine technique number five get enough sleep did you know that sleep is crucial to recharging your willpower you have to get a full8 hours of sleep and it must be quality sleep for you to fully replenish your willpower on a day-to-day basis technique number six fill your mind with positive thoughts it turns out
• 102:00 - 102:30 that your thoughts directly impact your reality how positive you are about your efforts at achieving a certain outcome play a big role in whether those outcomes will materialize at all technique number seven surround yourself with self-disciplined people as I have mentioned previously it's hard to soar Like an Eagle When you surround yourself with turkeys birds of a feather after all do flock together be clear about your goals if you want to achieve self-discipline you must have a clear
• 102:30 - 103:00 vision of what you want to accomplish this is non-negotiable everything else is a non-starter you may have figured everything out you may even have a solid game plan on how to go about doing things but none of that matters if you don't have a clear vision of what you seek to accomplish goals are not wishes I can't even begin to tell you how many people think that they already have goals and plans in life well if you ask them for specific details it turns out that they don't have goals they have a
• 103:00 - 103:30 clear idea of where they'd like to end up there's no shortage of people imagining themselves living in palacial homes possessing big bank accounts and driving a fine Italian sports car but these are not goals these are fantasies and wishful thinking you know you have a goal when you can take that Endo of you living in this castle and then explaining clearly to yourself the backward steps you need to take to get there there that's when you know you have goals a clear plan outlines each step you must take in order to reach your goals the goals often line up to
• 103:30 - 104:00 make larger goals which produces other outcomes and these then line up to produce even bigger goals for example if you want to be a lawyer in California generally speaking you have to take the bar exam for that to happen generally speaking you have to go to an accredited law school well the problem is not just anybody can go to law school most of the time you have to have a college degree or some sort of academic credential while it does happen that people who did not finish High School can become lawyers they take a different route if
• 104:00 - 104:30 you want to take the General Route of becoming a lawyer then that means you have to get a 4-year degree to get a 4-year degree you have to apply to college to apply to college you have to take an entrance exam do you see how this works there is the grand goal that you have for yourself which is to become an attorney but there are the sub goals that you have to go through you have to go on on a journey and with each Victory lies another path that requires another Victory that's how life is regardless of what endpoint you're looking at your
• 104:30 - 105:00 Endo might be to find yourself in a Grand Mansion great awesome but you have to pay attention to the series of goals that need to be achieved prior to you reaching that end point goals require prioritization once you have a clear idea of the steps that you need to take to achieve your ultimate goal the next step is to set your priorities straight you may have a nicely laid La out path to go from where you are to where you need to go that is great the problem is if you have other responsibilities duties and obligations it's very easy to
• 105:00 - 105:30 get lost in the weeds it's very easy to think that your job which doesn't really lead to your goals is your number one priority so you don't take classes you drop semester after semester because you're working on your job the problem here is that your job isn't tied directly to your goal sure your job produces money so you can afford to work on your ultimate goal but that is the extent of its proper relationship to your goal do you see my point if you prioritize your job first then your goal
• 105:30 - 106:00 decreases in importance and before you know it it goes out of mind it ceases to be important and you remain stuck where you are the moment you decide on your ultimate vision for your life is the moment you must also decide to rep prioritize your life as important as your job is in putting food on the table please understand that it's of secondary importance to the Grand Vision that you are pursuing live your life accordingly in none of this advice do I say that you drop your job I'm not saying that at all that's not what I'm encouraging you to
• 106:00 - 106:30 do instead put everything in proper focus and invest your energy accordingly the great thing about crushing goals the most awesome thing about crushing goals is that once you clear one hurdle you get a nice surge of energy and possibility for example when somebody wants to become an attorney they must first get into college when they take the SAT and they do well and they get into a good college it feels good they built discipline there when you free up your energy clearing that first hurdle
• 106:30 - 107:00 of getting into a 4-year University you have to redirect that to the next step which is to take the elsat and finish college with high enough marks to get into a good school once you're there you need to do well in your first year so you can get a good job with a big Law Firm or a prestigious practitioner that will open doors for your career later on everything is tied together and that's why you have to be very careful of how you Channel your energy as you clear one hurdle after another a lot of people confuse clearing one important goal as
• 107:00 - 107:30 an excuse to relax no don't do it that way that's a non-starter to a certain extent trying to achieve success by being self-disciplined is like being a shark did you know that if a shark isn't swimming it's dying the same goes with you if you're not pushing forward to the next goal you're stagnating and before you know it you're going to find yourself in a very tough spot step-by-step guide to proper goal identification step number one start your day with a list of tasks that you need to accomplish knock out one task at
• 107:30 - 108:00 a time don't get emotionally caught up in each task allow the energy and sense of relief released by completing one task to carry over to the next task step number two visualize your grand goal think of what you truly desire in your life I'm talking about your big goals here think about what it would feel like think think about what you would look like when you are living that kind of Life come back to this Vision before you begin a daily task and after you complete it when you do this you line up
• 108:00 - 108:30 all the small nitty-gritty things that you're doing now to something bigger this reminds your subconscious as well as your conscious mind that everything that you do now has meaning every step that you take now ultimately will lead to the Grand Victory you are working so hard for step number three write down your Grand Vision for yourself every day in the morning write down your Grand Vision read it visualize it and then crumple the paper and then starting with a fresh page of paper write it down
• 108:30 - 109:00 again when you do this you refresh your subconscious and your conscious mind you also filter out visions and goals that are not really all that important maybe you think that you're supposed to go after them because other people desire them but if you refresh your life's Grand Vision this way a lot of that extra stuff falls out what's left are the things that are truly important in your life these are the goals that stick these are the things that you know deep down inside will always remain important to you step number four consciously
• 109:00 - 109:30 recommit yourself to your grand goal at the risk of sounding corny you have to look at the list of grand goals and Visions for yourself and say to yourself I am capable I have chosen this for myself I am going to do this I'm just giving you those phrases as starting points feel free to come up with your own version what's important here is that you consciously commit to these please understand that it takes years to achieve these it definitely takes quite a bit of sacrifice but the good news is by being as conscious of these as
• 109:30 - 110:00 possible you burn them into your mind it becomes part of your daily ritual when you write and rewrite and crumple up the goal list eventually it becomes part of you step number five take action on your goals when you're crushing your daily list of tasks always remember how they relate to your goals at the end of the day give yourself some affirmations regarding what you achieved and how they helped you get one step closer to your goal this enables you to overcome procrastination this also pushes you to
• 110:00 - 110:30 do your very best in achieving your goals this step also makes sure that your goals are at the top of your mind they are not some distant fantasy or notion that would be nice if it happened instead it becomes immediate always be ready with a backup plan you may be thinking that once you've decided to practice self-discipline it would be smooth sailing I know that this seems kind of simplistic or even dumb but let's be honest here when we make plans we often think this way it may not be obvious to us but when we look at how we respond to unforced circumstances or
• 110:30 - 111:00 curveballs that life throws our way this is our response it's as if we got blindsided it never occurred to us that challenges will come make no mistake when you're trying to practice self-discipline you're doing something that is not in your nature your nature is to take the easy way out to run towards pleasure and run away from pain that is human nature that's the way we're wired you're trying to do something different you're trying to delay gratification and undergo discomfort now so that you can get a
• 111:00 - 111:30 massive reward in the future not surprisingly when people are hit with situations that they didn't anticipate they are more likely to quit it hits them from left field it's such a surprise that it robs them of their resolve the better approach is to use the gall witzer technique in studies conducted in 1997 by the psychologist Peter G witzer he had study participants give them elves certain if then statements that would enable them to survive all sorts of unintended unforeseen and unplanned circumstances
• 111:30 - 112:00 this is called the implementation intention basically people would work towards a certain goal but they would give themselves if then statements if they cannot achieve that goal for some reason by having an advanced plan in place they are not caught by surprise and their willpower is preserved according to Peter G witzer this is actually the key to success when you pursue your plans and you get hit by surprises your willpower takes a hit you don't know what to do you're confused and you spend a lot of time diluting
• 112:00 - 112:30 your willpower among a wide range of options by the time the right option becomes clear you don't have much willpower left this reduces your resolve you feel stuck discouraged or often times defeated by having if then statements planned ahead of time you're ready to respond regardless of how things turn out whether you're waiting or whether you encounter strong opposition you have a ready plan instead of losing Steam and just freezing you find a way around the problem and before
• 112:30 - 113:00 you know it you still end up at your intended destination this approach was tested in a study that appeared in the journal psychology and health in March 2009 study participants were tested ahead of time regarding their intention behavior and planning regarding consuming more fruits it turns out that participants who frame their plans in terms of if then statements are more likely to eat more fruit than those who just have a more generalized plan of increasing their fruit consumption the reason for this is that when all sorts
• 113:00 - 113:30 of problems appeared the people who have if then plans are able to adjust better and stick with their goal step-by-step guide to using backup plans step number one create implementation intentions first you need to identify the actions that you're going to take to achieve your goal also identify when you need to take those actions once you're clear as to these pairings come up with possible problems that may appear create if then statements pairing what setbacks may possibly happen and how you plan to deal
• 113:30 - 114:00 with them step number two identify how you will deal with problems and lead them to your goal in other words don't just focus on getting around a problem that you did not anticipate make sure that the action that you plan to take does produce the outcome that you're looking for in other words everything must still lead to the goal even the detours for example instead of saying I'm going to lose weight say if it is 6:00 a.m. I'm going to take a jog now nowhere in this if then statement are
• 114:00 - 114:30 you saying that you want to lose weight but when you repeat this over and over again it becomes obvious you have a Q which is a time in the morning and an action that leads to your goal when you run or jog in the morning you are more likely to lose weight step number three be as clear about the obstacles as possible come up with a long laundry list of the things that could go wrong next prioritize your list in terms of probability step number four reform your if then statements with the obstacles in
• 114:30 - 115:00 mind make sure the workarounds still lead to your goal step number five step number five be as specific as possible it's not enough for you to prepare a backup plan when an unforeseen event happens it's very important to be as specific as possible regarding the action you need to take and how it leads to your goal the clearer you are in terms of your backup action the more powerful and intentional the backup plan becomes before you know it no curveball or unforeseen situations will throw you
• 115:00 - 115:30 off from your plan don't just simply make goals and hope for the best that doesn't work Focus instead on if then statements that help you deal with reality as your plans unfold make sure you are motivated on a sustainable basis let's get one thing clear when you decide to become a more self-disciplined person it's very easy to find the motivation after all you just realized how important it is to be self-disciplined its benefits are still very clear to you in that point in time but as the days go by you start looking
• 115:30 - 116:00 at how difficult it is you start realizing that it's harder than you originally thought sooner or later your resolve starts to flag you find yourself slowing down you start thinking about focusing on other things in fact The Temptations start looking better and better here you are working hard at a goal putting one foot in front of the other when you could take things easy better yet you can choose to take the day off and just slack off after all laziness pays off immediately if you find yourself in this situation I've got
• 116:00 - 116:30 some good news for you your problem is not your lack of a clear goal for you to make it this far your goal has a clear enough purpose to push you it's worked so far it's not lack of advanced Planning by laying out if then statements that account for things that could go wrong or unforeseen circumstances you position yourself for ultimate success your problem is one of motivation let's put it this way even if you were to get a really goodlooking Ferrari with a very powerful engine if you don't make a point of keeping enough
• 116:30 - 117:00 gas in its gas tank it will eventually run out of juice this is not rocket science the same applies to practicing self-discipline you have to have proper motivation every single day this is the raw material you need that will push you to the point where your self-discipline becomes a habit how do you remain motivated one way according to a 1999 UCLA study published in in the journal Personality and Social Psychology bulletin involves visualization in other words you need to visualize the process
• 117:00 - 117:30 of you building discipline every single day when you zero in on the process you get motivated about the process you don't look at it as just something that you do and eventually you start perceiving it as some sort of punishment or ordeal in this 1999 study participants were studied in regard to how they Envision a certain outcome compared to them getting excited about the process of producing that outcome it turns out that when students allow themselves to get motivated by the process of working towards an outcome they tend to perform better on exams
• 117:30 - 118:00 compare this with students who were tested and encouraged to get excited about the outcome of the process these are two totally different things these two groups focus on two different areas of the same Journey one group focused on the process the other group focused on the outcome get excited about the process of building discipline allow yourself to get pumped up about the fact that you are actually working on building discipline a lot of people are not doing what you're doing you're doing something special you're putting yourself in a position that would enable
• 118:00 - 118:30 you to fine-tune a personal trait that will give you a competitive Advantage get excited about that step-by-step guide to creating a self-sustaining motivation system step number one think about your life achievements everybody's got some sort of achievement examine those achievements what do they say about you what kinds of strengths can you identify what kind of personal traits can you build on get excited about those step number two figure out what other people see as your strengths and key capabilities what do people look
• 118:30 - 119:00 up to you for who do they see when they look at your life and your life's work make no mistake all of us can be proud of something focus on those step number three realize that your achievements were the products of processes your achievements were not handed to you let's get that clear you had to work for them they are part of a process whether it's long or short you still had to put in the work identify what those processes are realize that when you went through those processes just as you were
• 119:00 - 119:30 going through a process right now step number four draw an association between the past processes you went through and the one you're going through now when you realize that the process that you are going through now in your journey to Greater success is really not much different from a similar path that you have traveled on before you should get a tremendous sense of reassurance you're not doing something completely new you've been down this path before this should give you peace of mind you're not going through Uncharted Territory the
• 119:30 - 120:00 best part you've done it before what's holding you back from doing it now get excited about this process because you've done it before it's already delivered positive results wait until this journey delivers even greater results this is how you get excited about the process instead of just obsessing about the final outcome turn self-discipline into a habit please understand understand that really successful people who are very self-disciplined weren't born that way they made certain choices one choice is to turn self-discipline into a habit the
• 120:00 - 120:30 good news is self-discipline is just like any other life skill at first it's kind of rough because you haven't really focused on it before in fact in many cases you might be operating in fully foreign territory it's completely new to you its language is Greek to you but as you figure things out through trial and error and by sheer repetition eventually everything starts to fall into place and guess what happens it becomes easier it's not much different from going to the gym for the first time if you've
• 120:30 - 121:00 ever tried working out at the gym the first few days are murder on your muscles how can they not you haven't put pressure on your muscles before but as you get used to pumping iron and you go to the gym day after day eventually your body adjusts before you know it you start developing leaner bigger and stronger muscles the same applies to your self-control and self-discipline in instead of physical muscles they are mental and emotional muscles still they operate like muscles the more you challenge them and put pressure on them
• 121:00 - 121:30 the stronger they become there is of course initial resistance and discomfort this goes with the territory but as long as you are able to follow through eventually things become easier and before you know it becomes almost automatic because self-discipline has become a habit in a 2010 study published in the Journal of experimental social psychology 92 people who were trying to quit smoking were studied in terms of self-control habit formation in an initial meeting they were led to believe for 2 weeks that when they do certain
• 121:30 - 122:00 tasks like keeping a diary doing math problems practicing hand grip exercises and avoiding sweets they would build self-control in the first group involving hand grip and sweet avoidance participants were told to inhibit their behaviors feelings and urges they were told to eat as little sweet Foods as possible they were also given hand grips to exercise their gripping power for the diary group people were just told to keep a diary of any acts of self-control they did throughout the period this was
• 122:00 - 122:30 actually the control group it turns out that when people were assigned to practices involving resisting sweets or doing handgrip exercises they are more likely to achieve higher levels of self-control in other words small acts of self-control can lead to Greater overall self-discipline it becomes a habit when you apply self-control to Small Things They scale up to the larger challenges in your life don't think that a little bit of self-control in one area of your life will in no way spill over to other areas of your life they do
• 122:30 - 123:00 step-by-step guide to Turning self-control into a habit step number one focus on getting small stuff done if for example you're trying to adopt a new habit of always knocking out your daily to-do lists Focus first on getting small stuff done focus on the ministerial stuff step number two scale up once it get it's easy when you look at your daily tasks there are always low hanging fruit make it a point to habitually eliminate those day after day once
• 123:00 - 123:30 you've reached a point where it becomes easy for you to take care of lwh hanging fruit scale up to tasks that take a lot more time or require more willpower step number three keep scaling up when things get easy you will notice something strange when you're scaling up it turns out you achieve a certain momentum and you're able to handle more things pay close attention when this happens compare yourself to where you began step number four get your if then statements ready always have your if then statements at the back of your mind when
• 123:30 - 124:00 it comes to intention implementation a little bit of preparation can go a long way because life can throw you curveballs be prepared for disappointments and circumvent them there's always a workaround so focus on the workaround and you'd be surprised as to how much you can achieve the best part to all of this is your momentum builds up very quickly over time make sure you get enough sleep self-discipline just in case you are not aware eats up a lot of your personal focus and willpower according to
• 124:00 - 124:30 researchers it turns out that we only have a certain amount of willpower available to us every single day it's not like we have this unlimited reservoir of willpower that we just need to tap that doesn't exist we're not wired that way instead imagine yourself having a certain number of coins every single day anything that requires attention analysis Focus or any any kind of critical or deep thinking Burns quite a bit of willpower the same applies to any kind of activity that requires patience it is no surprise that a lot of
• 124:30 - 125:00 people who have serious self-control issues run out of willpower before the day is out in fact a lot of them don't start out with much willpower at all even fairly mid-level challenges are enough to deplete their willpower so what happens to them well they're unable to resist temptation for the rest of the day they basically just go back to their old patterns of trying to seek a shortcut or just basically procrastinating and putting things off they don't build self-control and self-discipline they don't have the foundation for it how can they they've completely run out of willpower well it
• 125:00 - 125:30 turns out that this fixed amount of willpower that we start out with can be increased based on how much we sleep the night before sleep is crucial to replenishing your willpower if you notice that you don't have much willpower to begin with try getting a full8 hours worth of sleep please pay attention to what I just said I'm not is talking about the duration of your sleep it's crucial for you to get eight full hours of shut eye that's important but you also have to pay attention to
• 125:30 - 126:00 Quality in addition to quantity it's not enough to get 8 hours of sleep it has to be the right kind of sleep what is the best quality sleep we're talking about REM sleep this is rapid eye movement sleep where you're basically dreaming your mind unclutters itself it reorganizes information and it rests in a deep and profound way when when it does this your mental faculties are refreshed the next day and you start off with a lot more willpower than the day before that's how REM sleep works you
• 126:00 - 126:30 have to burn the candle from both ends when it comes to sleep not only do you have to make sure that you sleep long enough but it also has to be deep restful meaningful sleep when you do this you increase the amount of willpower you have and your mood is able to withstand a lot more punishment you are able to focus for much longer exercise better judgement and improve your choices overall these conclusions were inferred from a study published in October 2011 in the Academy of management Journal two groups were
• 126:30 - 127:00 studied in terms of sleep deprivation and the study highlights the fact that those study participants who had less sleep had showed signs of decreased self-control they also tended to be more hostile step-by-step guide to increasing your sleep quality and quantity step number one keep a regular sleep schedule make sure that regardless of whatever else is going on in your life you stick to a fixed schedule for sleep you owe Yourself 8 hours every single night stick to that schedule if you find
• 127:00 - 127:30 yourself waking up in the middle of the night stay in your bed resist the temptation to get up grab a glass of water or check your email the moment you're exposed to light chances are your sleep patterns will be disrupted and you're going to have a tough time going back to sleep if you find yourself waking up in bed stay in bed step number two make it a point to lay down and get up at the same time every single day at first it's going to be tough for you to stick to this schedule but eventually you will get used to it step number
• 127:30 - 128:00 three adopt a pre and postsleep ritual believe it or not the things that you choose to do before and after you sleep play a big role in both duration and quality of your sleep be very careful as to what your rituals are don't drink coffee don't drink any kind of stimulants don't work out or engage in heavy exercise right before you go to sleep manage your time very carefully pay close attention to what you choose to do before and after your sleep take notes maybe there are certain activities that enable you to fall asleep faster
• 128:00 - 128:30 and deeper do those by the same token be aware of the things that you're currently doing that cuts your sleep short or ensure that your sleep is very shallow ditch those and replace those with better habits step number four take control of your surroundings a lot of people think that just because their bed is at a certain place in home and it has a certain surrounding that basically they have nothing they can do about it this is wrong you have a lot of say in your surroundings before you sleep you
• 128:30 - 129:00 might want to remodel your bedroom you might want to move furniture around you might want to make small changes in lighting and Acoustics as well as background sound don't think that just because your bed is located in a certain place that sleep is a take it or leave it proposition don't fall into that trap make sure that your surroundings are conducive to sleep unfortunately the only person that can definitively answer this is you so pay close attention to your surroundings take control of them make small changes here and there mix and match things track your results
• 129:00 - 129:30 build on the things that you're doing right identify the things that you're doing wrong and come up with variations this can take quite a while but the good news is you will be paid off handsomely in the form of longer and more rewarding sleep your self-control is on the line you need as much willpower in the beginning of the day as possible consider this long drawn out process as a necessary investment in The Willpower you need to achieve the self-control that you're looking to build think positively when was the last time you tried playing basketball if you're like
• 129:30 - 130:00 most Americans you probably played hoops at least once now imagine yourself dribbling and stepping near the line and then taking a shot pretty straightforward right well imagine thinking to yourself that the ball is not going to go through the hoop you're assuming the worst you're assuming an airball you're assuming that you're going to shoot a brick whatever it is you're imagining it's not going to end well what do you think happens to your chances of making that shot well it should not be a surprise to anybody that you miss every shot you take you see
• 130:00 - 130:30 your performance in anything in your life is closely related to how you choose to think about your prospects if you have a very pessimistic view on how things will turn out then don't be all that shocked when everything you think about becomes some sort of self-fulfilling prophecy if you think you're not going to make that shot your emotions are in a certain place you start doubting yourself before you know it this has a tremendous impact on your actual physical performance maybe you don't aim the shot properly maybe you take the wrong body position whatever the case may be the ball doesn't go
• 130:30 - 131:00 through the hoop now apply this to all other situations in your life it fits hand in glove how you choose to think about situations in your life has a very important role to play in how things turn out in fact according to a research from the University of Michigan published in May 2005 one levels of mental positivity correlates with the amount of Willow they have available to them to do important things this is crucial in the Michigan study students were shown short film clips that either created feelings of Joy contentment or
• 131:00 - 131:30 neutral emotion other groups were also shown film clips that triggered negative emotions after seeing all these images the participants were given a piece of paper that started out with the phrase I would like to it turns out that the students who were shown negative images showed the least number of plans on the other end people who were shown images of contentment and joy listed out longer plans in other words when you experience emotions like love contentment inner peace and joy you're more likely to see
• 131:30 - 132:00 the possibilities of your life you're more likely to see things as open-ended and full of Adventure and possibility in other words you're more likely to take action you're also more likely to tap into your willpower to make things happen this is crucial to building self-control when you have a positive mood produced by a positive state of mind you're more likely to roll with the punches when you are confronted with setbacks make no mistake as you seek to build self-discipline you will be hit by setbacks it comes with the territory
• 132:00 - 132:30 while a previous technique teaches you to be prepared for such setbacks by preparing if then statements you need willpower to turn those statements into reality you need willpower to overcome challenges this is very hard to do when you have a negative mindset this is almost impossible if you are upset or in otherwise a very negative mood step bystep guide to thinking more positively step number one start your day with positive affirmations tell yourself that today will be an awesome day it's not
• 132:30 - 133:00 enough to call it a good day it's going to be an awesome one at first you probably won't believe yourself it just feels like you're going through the motions but when you allow yourself to focus on the statement this will be an awesome day eventually your mind will start making associations it will start achieving certain things during the day the positive Association is made the next next time you repeat your positive affirmation to yourself it starts sounding more and more like reality the key is to allow it to work its effects on you you probably would have to repeat
• 133:00 - 133:30 it over and over again until that Association is made step number two actively police negative selft talk have you ever stubbed your toe and called yourself an idiot have you ever been embarrassed by people or you made a public mistake in the back of your head you're thinking I'm such a loser well that is negative selft talk you're just saying it to say it if left unchecked that will be your reality you think you're a loser now well wait until your negative affirmation kicks in and it becomes your hard reality you have to
• 133:30 - 134:00 nip this in the bud think of what you're saying to yourself on a day-to-day basis try to turn things around for example if you're constantly saying I have no chance with her or I suck at this turn things around ask yourself questions what do I need to do today to be 1% better than yesterday how do I treat her today that will make her treat me better by one % today something along those lines when you ask these questions to yourself you're asking for Solutions you're not condemning yourself to a certain reality you're not saying to
• 134:00 - 134:30 yourself you're a clown you're a loser nobody likes you instead you're saying to yourself how do I tap my almost inexhaustible supply of imagination resourcefulness and cleverness to create a better reality for myself ask yourself questions the more open-ended the better you'd be surprised as to how quickly your mind fills in the details step number three avoid negative triggers make no mistake the human mind is a very powerful Association machine it creates all sorts of positive associations it
• 134:30 - 135:00 also creates negative associations if you know what your negative triggers are and that certain places people media and other things bring out the negativity in you it's your job to avoid those things that's the bottom line at first start with avoidance eventually once you have enough willpower and you have enough discipline start turning those associations around around still you have to begin with avoidance step number four actively look for the best in things I made this step the last one
• 135:00 - 135:30 because it's the most difficult however it's also the most rewarding once you're able to achieve the steps above actively look for the victory in everything you do you will quickly realize that there are actually a lot of positive things happening around you you only need to choose to become aware of them it doesn't have to be big they don't have to be overly dramatic they just have to be real believe it or not being able to wake up every single day with both your kidneys functioning is a great thing if you don't believe me wait until you develop kidney stones they are not
• 135:30 - 136:00 pleasant being able to breathe naturally is a blessing if you don't believe me just go to your nearby Cancer Ward and ask the local community coordinator to see if you can talk to and sooth people suffering from lung cancer I know it may seem like a small Comfort because you don't know where your rent money is going to come from your girlfriend just left you your boss is an idiot and overbearing dictator but focus on the small things that are going right once you're able to notice that there are many things going right your focus starts to change and the more you focus
• 136:00 - 136:30 on those the more they grow the more you become grateful and once you're in that right frame of mind it starts changing your ability to withstand the things that are not so positive in your life that's how you get over surround yourself with individuals who are already self-disciplined there's a lot of Truth to the old saying birds of a feather flock together how come human beings are sponges we soak up our surroundings part of the reason why you're having a tough time doing what you need to do when you need to do it is because you hang around with people who
• 136:30 - 137:00 are always taking a shortcut worse yet you may be hanging around with people who tell you that you can't do it your only option as far as they're concerned is to do exactly what they're doing it's very hard to soar Like an Eagle When you choose to surround yourself with chickens turkeys and other fowl you know what you're capable of you know how high you can soar because you can dream that far it really would be quite tragic when you choose to surround yourself with such small-minded people that they create some sort of motivation black hole for you no matter how bright your
• 137:00 - 137:30 dreams are all their vibrancy in life gets sucked out by the negativity of people around you all you can hear is you can't do it I've tried and failed don't be like me the worst part to all of this is the fact that often times these people are our family members how many times have your parents discouraged you how many times have your cousins told you that you shouldn't even try how many times have a well-intentioned uncle or Aunt put you under their arms and told you that they sympathize with you but you just don't have it in you you
• 137:30 - 138:00 have to understand that these people don't have it in for you they want you to be happy they want you to be content they want good things for you but the problem is they are so jaded or they have been distorted by past mistakes and failures that they feel that they're doing you a favor by discouraging you deep down inside they just don't want you to be disappointed as they are life let them down and they'd be damned if they would let somebody they love namely you go through the same ordeal please understand that in most cases it's love that motivates them they don't want you
• 138:00 - 138:30 to lose your resolve they don't want you to lose your will instead they just don't want you to get hurt so in their minds the shortcut to that is to not try at all you need to get out of that motivational black hole you need to do it Pronto how do you do that surround yourself with people who have already achieved some of what you're trying to achieve if if you are at work chances are 20% of the people there produce 80% of the results your job on day one is to find those people hang out with them sure at first they probably would doubt
• 138:30 - 139:00 you they might even be very suspicious but earn their trust get in their Inner Circle tell them you have what I need you are the winners in this organization sure I went behind the ears and I'm not tried nor am I proven but you can trust my sincerity that I am looking to learn from you besides the nice little ego boost you appeal to the better angels of their nature because they know how hard it was to start out being nobody they know how tough the process can be if they can see your sincerity and the
• 139:00 - 139:30 clear Drive in your eyes to want to improve yourself they see themselves in you in fact the very best ones would love to pay it forward in other words nobody was there for them to show them the ropes but now that they have a chance to Mentor somebody they will jump at that chance that shows you their real nature so hang out with those people real coaches will not sugarcoat anything they will tell you that it's rough but they will also tell you that there is always a way out and this means learning the lessons that you need to learn and
• 139:30 - 140:00 just powering through until you achieve momentum but people are not going to waste their time on you until you show them that you're willing to pay the price this means hanging out with them this means trying to make the effort to hang out with them in fact a lot of them will test you they'll say to themselves does this kid really want to be a top salesman in this organization let me bust just chops let me give them a hard time you just need to get over this once you earn their trust and confidence they will clue you in on the secret step-by-step guide to surrounding
• 140:00 - 140:30 yourself with self-disciplined mentors step number one find the winners in your organization by winners I'm not talking about the CEO I'm talking about mid-level people find them they can always be found in any organization like I said 20% of the people in any organization produce 80% of that organization's result find that 20% step number two prove your worth don't just hang out for social purposes they know that people like that are leeches they want the appearance of success but
• 140:30 - 141:00 are unwilling to do any of the work to achieve real success real successful people don't have time for such people they're parasites since the most productive people in your organization which one you are don't be all that shocked if they try to test you maybe they'll give you an assignment maybe they'll try to work with you and test your chops whatever the case may be get ready for the test be prepared to Ace that exam step number three keep an open mind to critique so you are accountable the worst thing that you can do is to have an ego the worst thing that you can
• 141:00 - 141:30 do when you're trying to learn from a mentor is to think that that person doesn't know what they're doing and that you're always right I know this sounds crazy but people do it all the time they think that they're complete they think that they figured everything out so when somebody who actually has figured things out tries to Mentor them nothing sinks through everything is seen as some sort of offensive remark people feel that they're being attacked so they don't learn you can't take this personally you're the student act like one you
• 141:30 - 142:00 don't see a student go up to a professor and say you're wrong you don't know what you're talking about how would you know you haven't read the book backwards and forwards you haven't done the research you haven't been asked to speak at hundreds of symposiums and conferences you better shut up and sit down because every time you open your mouth you're not learning it's much better to close your mouth than open your ears the the fact that you are shutting down your ego or setting aside pride is a self-discipline exercise in and of itself hey let's face it all of us want to be a primadonna so all of us want the
• 142:00 - 142:30 spotlight but the problem is when you hog the spotlight and you try to put on a show you're not learning these people have what you're looking for so allow yourself to learn conclusion self-discipline is a vital life skill it is crucial to any kind of success in fact if you were to pick three top traits that will help ensure your success self discipline is one of them another one is grit or determination the truth is you can get that fantastic life you have dreamed all of your life for through self-discipline you don't
• 142:30 - 143:00 necessarily have to be the sharpest tool in the shed you don't have to be born with a PhD you don't have to be a rock star coming in through the door with enough self-discipline you will learn what you need to learn to do what you need to do for however long it takes to achieve the big things the best part about self-discipline is you get a big picture view of the process it humbles you it doesn't turn you to some sort of Primadonna who is continuously hungry for attention this enables you to start looking at Life as a series of techniques instead of seeing
• 143:00 - 143:30 it as a series of humiliations that beat the life out of you you start seeing Life as a series of tests that bring out the best in you far from a scary fire that consumes people and produces excruciating pain purifying fire refines people just as fire refines gold when gold is passed through the fire it becomes pure it becomes bright and its value shines out this is the process of discipline it's not Painless by any stretch of the imagination but it is necessary pain I wish you nothing but
• 143:30 - 144:00 the greatest success [Music] what is a legendary life if you've ever heard people talking about living a legendary life you're probably wondering what that means what is a legendary life
• 144:00 - 144:30 how do you start living one in this video we're going to look at what it means to live a legendary Life we'll see how it can benefit you we'll also look at the changes you can put in place so that you can launch your legendary existence living your legendary life essentially means that you're living your best life it means trying to maximize the potential in everything you do to give yourself the best chance of feeling good it means achieving more and
• 144:30 - 145:00 experiencing maximum happiness it means that you exploit your potential to the full and seize opportunities whenever they present themselves it also means you pursue your dreams freely without allowing yourself to be held back from achieving everything you could living a legendary life also means that you need to find balance this is a vital element of staying healthy and happy when you manage your energy and time wisely you can nurture yourself to the full taking care of your mind body and spirit allow you to live the
• 145:00 - 145:30 best life you can if you're ready to start living a legendary life keep watching we'll give you practical tips to help you achieve your full potential discover how you can Implement change to make your life the best it can be in this video we'll talk about awareness and planning it stands to Reon reason that you can't Implement change for the better in your life until you know what's wrong you can't improve something if you don't know what needs to be improved the first thing you need to do
• 145:30 - 146:00 is therefore to become more aware you need to take a closer look at your life to identify where the problems lie recognizing where the problems lie the first step to living a legendary life is being brutally honest with yourself take a close look at your life examine the aspects of your life that you aren't happy with which elements of your life are bringing you down where could improvements be made it isn't easy to look objectively at your life nobody wants to dwell on the problem areas very
• 146:00 - 146:30 few people are willing to focus on the things that make them feel unhappy yet this is essential you need to be aware of what's wrong to turn it around for the better take the time to consider every part of your life look at your health your job your relationships and your leisure time are you happy with the way things are going what aren't you satisfied with you need to be ruthless with yourself there's no point in lying to yourself or overlooking the truth if something is making you unhappy it needs
• 146:30 - 147:00 to be addressed otherwise you cannot ever live a legendary life note down the areas of your life with which you are dissatisfied perhaps you're unhappy with your weight or want to feel healthier perhaps you're bored and unstimulated in your job and you want to embark on a new career perhaps you're tired of meaningless dates and long for commitment to one special person maybe you're tired of sitting and watching TV every night and are ready to take up a new fulfilling hobby jot down all your
• 147:00 - 147:30 observations you'll need them to help you move to the next stage visualizing Perfection now that you have a list of things that are making you unhappy it's time to start implementing change to move towards Improvement you need to visualize Perfection how does your dream life look you need a clear idea of the goals and intentions you need to achieve this will enable you to take the necessary action acting all too often feels intimidating and frightening
• 147:30 - 148:00 sometimes it may even feel impossible if you've been working in the same job for decades for example the idea of resigning may be terrifying if you've always had problems committing to a relationship the idea of settling down could seem impossible yet if you begin visualizing what you want from life you can begin to see how change can be made visualizing a test run it gives you a clearer idea of how you can live a dream life it will also help you to establish more clearly what you want it also helps
• 148:00 - 148:30 you to adopt a more positive mindset how do you begin visualizing the first step is to choose your focus pick one of the areas that you need to improve and focus on it think about how you'll feel once you've turned it around for the better allow your imagination to lead you for example if you're Keen to change your job imagine what you'd like to do which career path would stimulate you and give you the satisfaction you seek picture yourself working at the job of your
• 148:30 - 149:00 dreams how will your life look what will you wear to work every day how will your daily routine appear how will you get to your new workplace ask yourself those questions and let yourself experience the feelings you'd have if everything you imagin was real this practice is vital to success it puts you into the correct mindset that you need to succeed it also boosts your mood designing your legendary life a major key to success is having intention in everything you do
• 149:00 - 149:30 setting intentions allows you to act with drive and purpose it allows you to determine a clear path to follow it allows you to identify what you must accomplish by setting yourself intentions on a daily weekly or monthly basis you'll develop purpose in your life this will also enable able you to measure how successful you are being in improving your everyday existence what is intention setting essentially it's the same as setting goals for yourself
• 149:30 - 150:00 setting intentions allows you to decide the types of feelings and emotions you're seeking essentially it's the same as setting goals for yourself when you intend to become or do something you're taking a step closer to a legendary life so how do you go about establishing intentions the easiest way is to write them down each day week or month choose the interval which works best for you just make a list of the things you need to accomplish during that time some examples of intentions you may set
• 150:00 - 150:30 yourself include I intend to go to the gym three times this week I intend to call two friends that I haven't spoken to recently I intend to apply for a new job this week these exercises enable you to obtain a Clear Vision of what you're seeking in life it gives you things to focus on it also helps you to avoid feeling overwhelmed by taking things slowly a couple of things at a time you make change manageable if you take things a step at a time you can stay in
• 150:30 - 151:00 the present that makes your life a lot more rewarding in this video we'll discuss invest in your physical health now you've set intentions visualized your legendary life and designed a plan the next step is to begin a health Journey consciously work towards taking better care of your physical well-being this will help you feel more positive and successful as a result you'll be ready to tackle the more challenging intentions that you've devised for
• 151:00 - 151:30 yourself when you take the effort and time to eat well and exercise more you'll be setting yourself up for Success you'll look good and feel good that helps you to feel as if there's nothing that can't be accomplished of course it's often easier said than done to improve your physical health starting small can help try making one change a day start taking a short walk every evening or add a piece of fresh fruit every day if you launch straight into a restrictive diet you won't be able to
• 151:30 - 152:00 stick to it in the long term if you rush into buying a gym membership there's a good chance you'll never use it don't rush yourself add healthy elements gradually into your life this will allow you to adapt over time improve your diet eating well lies at the heart of overall Wellness if you survive on a diet of fatty foods and processed meals you'll never feel your best it can be all too tempting to indulge in sugary treats and fast food after all the Temptation is
• 152:00 - 152:30 everywhere however before you stop off at McDonald's after work to grab a burger take the time to think remember how you visualized your legendary life how did the ideal you look and feel you can be certain that ideally you are not overweight nor un well of course there's nothing wrong with indulging now and then loving yourself every so often is important as we'll see later in this course but a treat is only a treat if
• 152:30 - 153:00 it's occasional not every day whatever the temptation to get takeout or buy a box of donuts on the way home it's important to resist instead focus on creating delicious and healthy meals at home cooking from scratch is the best and easiest way to incorporate Whole Foods into your diet by avoiding voiding processed foods and concentrating on Real Foods instead you can enjoy better overall well-being what should you be eating plenty of fresh fruit and
• 153:00 - 153:30 vegetables should always be on the menu however a balance in your diet is imperative fiber whole grains and plenty of legumes will keep your body working properly remember to drink more water too every day there's no need to go on an extremely restrictive diet by simply switching to healthier Whole Foods you can improve your well-being keep to your recommended calorie intake each day and minimize your alcohol consumption try to avoid excess caffeine too all this will make you healthier on the inside and
• 153:30 - 154:00 that contributes to the outside too exercise more everyone knows they need to take enough exercise to stay in good shape however most of us don't get enough every week adding exercise to each day helps to improve your physical well-being most people today have an increasing sedentary lifestyle yet we should all be doing a minimum of 150 minutes of exercise each day a goal of 10,000 steps daily is the recommended amount to minimize health risk and boost
• 154:00 - 154:30 well-being people who don't exercise enough are at risk of several problems a greater chance of developing cancer mental health issues like anxiety and depression a greater risk of cardiovascular issues obesity hypertension high cholesterol all getting more active is therefore important so how can we fit it into our lives as we've already said it's pointless to rush into buying a gym membership there's a strong possibility
• 154:30 - 155:00 that you'll go for a couple weeks then give up change needs to be implemented slowly and at a manageable Pace therefore fitting exercise into your routine is the best way try standing and walking around during your working day instead of sitting at your desk forget the elevator take the stairs walk to work or the store rather than driving or triy cycling instead take a walk every evening before bed add 10 minutes of yoga or Pilates into your morning
• 155:00 - 155:30 routine once you begin to see the positive benefits of exercise you can increase the amount you do you can then start adding in some sports or physical activities go swimming a couple of times a week take a jog around the block every other evening sign up for an aerobics class join a sports team you'll soon be on your way to a new healthier you take care of yourself it can be hard to take care of yourself many of us are so used to taking care of others instead if
• 155:30 - 156:00 you're a busy parent most of your time and effort goes into caring for your kids if you're caring for elderly parents your focus is naturally on their well-being it's all too easy to stop thinking about what you need yet caring for yourself is an important part of living a legendary life if your child was feeling ill you'd take them to the doctor right so it's equally important to do the same for yourself if you're unwell it's tempting to struggle through
• 156:00 - 156:30 yet that does no good for your overall wellbe leaving problems until they get out of hand is counterintuitive if you struggle on even though you're in pain or feeling sick it could eventually get worse it's always best to seek treatment at the first sign of a problem ending up in the hospital or sick in bed for weeks won't help you live a legendary life take the time to see a physician if you feel something isn't right visit your dentist regularly for checkups get your
• 156:30 - 157:00 eyes tested at regular intervals prevention is always better than cure in this video we'll discuss invest in your mental health the modern world is fastpaced all of us are more stressed than ever before trying to fit everything in from working to caring for the kids can seem impossible it's no wonder then that more people are suffering from anxiety and depression investing in your mental health is something which all too often gets
• 157:00 - 157:30 overlooked yet good mental health is key to living a legendary life if your mind isn't in a good place it impacts your entire life if you're depressed and anxious you can't focus enough to succeed at work your relationships bear the brunt your physical well-being suffers ERS in short improving your mental health is vital if you find that you're always rushing around meditation can be highly beneficial it's an excellent practice to help you achieve Clarity it's also useful for taking
• 157:30 - 158:00 breaks from life's hustle and bustle allowing you to tune into yourself if you've never done meditation before start slowly easing yourself gently into your practice find somewhere quiet and comfortable where you can fully relax while an hourong meditation might be optimal start out with just 10 minutes when you meditate you're aiming to become more mindful you're focusing on your breath and your body if your mind wanders acknowledge it and bring it back
• 158:00 - 158:30 to your breathing meditation injects longlasting and far-reaching benefits into your life even better you can do it in the comfort of your own home it will lower your stress levels help improve your focus and reduce your brain chatter all of this will help you work towards living your legendary life so how do you get get started with meditating sit somewhere that is comfortable quiet and calm set yourself a time limit for meditation 5 to 10 minutes is a good starting point focus on your body you
• 158:30 - 159:00 can sit with your legs crossed on a chair or kneel ensure you're stable and in a comfortable position feel your breathing in and out notice when your mind wanders return your focus to your breathing when it does don't judge yourself or be crossed with yourself if your mind wanders don't focus on those thoughts either just return yourself to your breathing once the time is up open your eyes slowly take a few moments to become aware of your environment notice how your body feels note your emotions
• 159:00 - 159:30 and your feelings practice this every day and slowly increase the amount of time you spend meditating you'll soon be able to experience mental and physical benefits practice self-love every day in the rush of daily life have you forgotten about the relationship you have with yourself loving yourself is a key element in living a legendary life you can't create the perfect existence if you're not in tune with yourself you must pay attention to your emotional
• 159:30 - 160:00 state and your intuition never forget that you're special you're unique in this world that's why you can live a legendary life you deserve love not only from others but from yourself too many people find practicing selflove very challenging they're not even sure what it involves Oles rest assured self-love isn't about being a narcissist or self-absorbed it's about being in touch with yourself your happiness and your well-being what does selflove look like
• 160:00 - 160:30 here are some tips for putting it into practice in your life tell yourself something positive each day maybe you look good maybe you handle a specific situation well maybe you achieve something extraordinary make yourself Smile by reminding yourself of it celebrate each win even if it's something small try new things that are outside of your comfort zone you'll be surprised how good it makes you feel indulge in something you love
• 160:30 - 161:00 occasionally nothing bad will happen if you eat that doughnut once a week take time out for you have a bubble bath and listen to some relaxing music treat yourself well forgive yourself for things that you've done that are weighing on your mind relax for a while sit down with no distractions grab a cup of something and just chill paint sculpt compose draw or write express your creative side allow yourself to go out and enjoy yourself meet a friend for
• 161:00 - 161:30 coffee or a meal socialize you'll feel better for it try yoga if you've never tried yoga before it could be time to give it a try it can enrich your life on several levels if you take the time to practice yoga daily or weekly your brain can enjoy a mental break life is full of chaos yoga helps you disconnect from the hustle and bustle even better it helps you to connect the body and mind on a deep level when you practice yoga you
• 161:30 - 162:00 become aware of your body you can then be more in tune with what it needs of course yoga is an excellent exercise some forms of yoga like hot yoga and bickram are an outstanding workout yoga helps you to stretch and become more flexible this means it can help you achieve your physical health goals goals too over 90% of those who practice yoga start to feel relief from stress and to improve their Fitness however over time they realize that it can help them in achieving their life goals it can help
• 162:00 - 162:30 you fulfill your potential why yoga's health benefits are real it can reduce your risk of heart disease reduce blood pressure and help maintain a healthy body weight yoga can also help with several medical issues IBS chronic pain asthma and fat faue can all be improved by practicing yoga as we've already noted if you feel well you can focus on other areas of your life this allows you to work towards living your legendary life however the main benefits of yoga
• 162:30 - 163:00 are for the mind not only can yoga reduce anxiety and depression but it can also change your brain yoga can protect against cognitive decline as you age it can also boost positive emotions and increase feelings of relaxation even better it causes growth and parts of the brain related to learning and memory it also shrinks the part of the brain related to anxiety stress and fear as a result you'll be better able to work on your legendary life goals Journal your
• 163:00 - 163:30 thoughts not everyone has someone to listen to them when they need to talk one great alternative is to journal your thoughts writing down your thoughts and feelings helps to reduce anxiety and stress it also helps to organize your thoughts in short journaling helps you to cope with the stresses of life produ itively when you write your thoughts and experiences down you can use them for your advantage you can identify future aims and goals by writing down experiences you can spot mistakes you've
• 163:30 - 164:00 made this helps you to take the right action in the future so you can achieve your goals journaling helps you clarify the problems you face you can then focus on finding Solutions it also helps you to enter useful self- dialogue you can express yourself fully without worrying about others opinions as a result you can connect with your feelings and thoughts and Achieve mental Clarity when you write a journal you can grow as a person you can achieve greater emotional stability also as time progresses and
• 164:00 - 164:30 you look back over your writing you'll see how the change affected your life this may be For Better or For Worse either way you'll be able to see how much progress you're making towards your goals in this video we'll talk about let go of negativity we all have a voice in ourselves that tells us that we can't do something we can call it your inner critic all too often we make the mistake of listening to it that can cause stress in your life not to mention a lack of
• 164:30 - 165:00 fulfillment it may seem daunting to become aware of that voice in your head however once you're aware of it you can start letting go of its negativity recognize your selft talk negative selft talk is very damaging you need to redirect it to achieve personal growth once you can identify if y negative patterns within your thought processes you can turn them into positive energy becoming self-aware is a vital step to living your best life each step you take takes you closer to your legendary life
• 165:00 - 165:30 sometimes our inner critic can be helpful it can help us to stay motivated if your inner voice tells you not to eat that burger because it's bad for you it's sensible to listen however all too often that critic is harmful not helpful it can breed excessive negativity that negative selft talk brings you down negative selft talk takes several forms it may sound grounded like I'm no good at this so I shouldn't do this in case I get hurt alternatively it may sound mean
• 165:30 - 166:00 like everything I do goes wrong it may sound realistic like I got a bad Mark for this math test that means I'm no good at this subject it may even become a fearful fantasy like I'll fail my class and never get into college negative selft talk limits your ability to truly believe in your abilities by diminishing yourself your confidence is also undermined this stops you from putting in place positive change therefore it stops you from your full
• 166:00 - 166:30 potential and living a legendary life negative selft talk is linked to poor self-esteem and high stress levels this reduces your motivation and makes you feel helpless the more you say to yourself you can't do something the more you'll believe it you start to believe that you need to be perfect but Perfection is unattainable you begin to feel depressed and insecure this can even cause you to develop relationship issues most importantly negative talk isn't positive positive selft talk on the other hand is instrumental in
• 166:30 - 167:00 achieving success this has been proven in studies that have been carried out among athletes these showed that those who participated in positive selft talk achieve greater success so how can you identify that inner voice and take steps to address it catch your inner critic in the app when you notice yourself listening to that inner voice stop straight away would you speak to a child or good friend that way if not it's negative selft talk and it needs to be stopped
• 167:00 - 167:30 remember feelings and thoughts aren't always real just because you think something negative about yourself doesn't mean it's true thoughts may be skewed and subject to moods and bias try naming your inner critic when you do this you're acknowledging that it's outside you this helps you to recognize you need and listen or agree with it it also helps you to see the ridiculous nature of some of those critical thoughts contain that negativity only allow that inner critic to criticize certain elements of your life
• 167:30 - 168:00 alternatively limit the length of time you've prepared to listen this restricts the impact of negativity on your life turn negativity into neutrality catch your inner critic talking to you negatively if you can't stop yourself from listening try to change how intense the language it uses is turn I hate this into I find this challenging using gentler language helps to mute the negative power the critic has question your inner voice negative selft talk
• 168:00 - 168:30 frequently goes unchallenged catch yourself in the act and then question whether it's true most negative selft talk is an exaggeration if you call yourself out its influence is less damaging be a friend to yourself your inner critic is often your worst enemy it allows you to say things to yourself that you'd never dream saying to a friend imagine if you were saying such negative things to a loved one how would they feel instead imagine how you'd
• 168:30 - 169:00 share those thoughts with a friend this will help you to change negative selft talk into positives change your Viewpoint try thinking long term will this thing upsetting you now really matter in a couple years look at your problem from a distance this will shift your perspective it'll help help you to minimize the negativity talk out loud when negative thoughts stay in your head they're more powerful speak them aloud instead that helps you to see how ridiculous your negative selft talk is
• 169:00 - 169:30 it will help you to realize that it is unrealistic and unreasonable speak it out loud to a friend and you'll also gain extra support stop the thought in its tracks you can do this physically wear a rubber band around your wrist and snap it when you experience a negative thought you can do it mentally by visualizing a sign saying stop you can even just try changing to a different idea when you have negative thoughts this works especially well with extremely critical or repetitive
• 169:30 - 170:00 thoughts turn bad into good this is the best way to combat your negative selft talk try replacing those negative thoughts with good ones it needs to be accurate but also encouraging for example instead of saying I'm bad at this say I'm still learning how to do this embrace your mistakes if you want to live a legendary life you need to fail forward recognize that there are no mistakes only lessons to be learned if something bad happens learn from it when
• 170:00 - 170:30 you accept your shortcomings and mistakes as an opportunity for personal growth you'll be less fearful you'll also be more self assured and confident as a result your life becomes more fun and rewarding most of us feel bad when we make mistake we feel angry with ourselves many of us beat ourselves up mentally time and again it's important to avoid this look at each mistake as a gift it gives you a chance to explore areas which you need to work harder maybe you
• 170:30 - 171:00 need to change your approach explore what took place and why this will help you put the situation right in the future and avoid making the same mistake again on the other hand don't refuse to acknowledge your mistake don't blame others or the situation itself a victim mentality will not help you at all in the long run you must learn how to learn from it and move on growing stronger as a person how do you learn how to embrace your mistakes and failings be open about
• 171:00 - 171:30 the possibility of making a mistake All Humans make mistakes embrace them as a chance to learn A Life Lesson yes you may get hurt however you'll learn how to move on instead of wallowing in disappointment and regret be aware always look out for areas that can be improved become aware of what you do and why how do you feel about it and how are you making others feel you'll actively be seeking betterment and avoiding
• 171:30 - 172:00 unnecessary mistakes accept responsibility no matter what happens or what mistake you've made take full responsibility even if there was another party involved you can always learn something it's liberating to accept responsibility while it's difficult to admit that you're wrong it demonstrates your courage and strength it also helps you to commit to your personal Excellence you'll also be accepting responsibility for putting things right fix something that was done
• 172:00 - 172:30 badly correct a misunderstanding this will help you to make better choices in the future when you're open to Life's lessons which can be learned from all encounters situations and events you'll Empower yourself as a result your relationships with others will be richer and more meaningful you'll also develop a greater self-respect greater maturity and more Integrity as a result you'll be able to work on your plan to live a legendary
• 172:30 - 173:00 life in this video we'll discover about adopt the attitude of a winner think like a winner if you're going to be one of life's winners you need to think like a winner after all thinking is the key to success when you can master your thoughts you can achieve achieve any goal you set yourself it may sound simple but it's surprisingly difficult you'll need to develop an awareness of your thoughts and how they affect your life one angry feeling can impact your
• 173:00 - 173:30 life negatively for hours a negative mindset directly affects your success it's important therefore to consider the thoughts that bring you down how can you change them into thoughts a winner would have firstly you need to believe anything is possible winners won't ask whether they can achieve their goals they simply know they can challenge the belief that something is impossible show others around you that it isn't the case demonstrate that you can do the
• 173:30 - 174:00 impossible and Inspire yourself and others reinforcing your own beliefs next you need to forgive consciously whatever the situation winners never allow any situation to block their way they won't let a single action from someone else to spoil their Destiny others make mistakes sometimes those mistakes will hurt you you need to forgive those that hurt you whether accidentally or deliberately give others another chance recognize accidents when they occur and forgive
• 174:00 - 174:30 straight away if someone accidentally spills food on you in a restaurant accept their apology this helps you to achieve better results in your life learn new skills each day to be a winner you need to learn new skills that allow you to think and adapt your brain then becomes used to change this allows you to progress to take on challenges with ease and to be more successful it also helps you to avoid boredom and disappointment which will hold you back from your legendary life
• 174:30 - 175:00 you mustn't be afraid of stepping out of your comfort zone if you're feeling uncomfortable this is a good thing it means your mind is in a good place we all need and crave growth you can only achieve this by going through some discomfort try the things that worry and frighten you keep persevering at them until you've perfected them and are no longer afraid telling yourself positive lies until you believe them is a route to be a winner if you feel different as if you don't belong you should embrace it being different is good it means
• 175:00 - 175:30 you're unique and special that's part of living your legendary life come to terms with the idea that it's the things that make you different that are instrumental to your success if you believe that you must conform to the standards of others you cannot be successful you'll always always be changing yourself trying to change your life to suit others not yourself this isn't the path to a legendary life winners don't listen to conspiracy theories and ideas those who
• 175:30 - 176:00 believe others are plotting against them develop negative thought patterns these prevent you from achieving your goals and from being the best person you can be of course it's easy to think somebody's trying to derail you and bring you down this is especially true if you're on a streak of bad luck however most people don't have the time to focus us on you they're not that interested in your life it doesn't matter to them whether you're a success don't get sucked into conspiracies instead realize that you have your weaknesses and you need to work on them
• 176:00 - 176:30 spend your time creating more positive thoughts if you believe others are good and not trying to harm you you'll think like a winner surround yourself with the right people your Social Circle couldn't be more important to helping you live a legendary life the people you spend time with can hugely influence your mood they can change how you look at the world they can even affect how you think about yourself if you surround yourself with the right positive people you can adopt more positivity in your life you'll
• 176:30 - 177:00 adopt more empowering beliefs if you surround yourself with negative and narrow-minded people your positivity will suffer if you're a go-getter but you're surrounded by those lacking ambition you'll be held back too if you're surrounded by those who criticize constantly you'll lack the confidence to be yourself think about the way you feel when you've spent time with those around you are you feeling uplifted and positive are you ready to embrace challenges and learn new things alternatively are you feeling unsure and
• 177:00 - 177:30 upset are you struggling to control your emotions whether in your personal or professional life it's hard to let go of toxic relationships nobody likes Burning Bridges this is especially true when it involves those you've known for ages however step outside your comfort zone and growth can begin if you have one-sided relationships that are bringing you down you need to set yourself free this will allow you to focus on the things that matter when you
• 177:30 - 178:00 feel agitated fearful or drained after you've spent time with somebody it means they're bad for you remember that proximity Is Power the people you spend time with will eventually turn you into a carbon copy of them do you want to be a negative person do you want to lack ambition then it's time to remove them from your life instead find good positive people to be around you every day how can you achieve this here are a few top tips to get you started raise your standards everyone has goals to
• 178:00 - 178:30 accomplish but the Pursuits in which you invest your time reflect your standards your relationships are also a reflection of those standards so it's time to raise those standards choose not to be around those who distract you and make your life negative are you afraid of what might happen if you move on or get rid of those negative people find someone who already is a winner accelerating success means surrounding yourself with other successful people find those who
• 178:30 - 179:00 already achieve the results you desire find out how their success works you can do this by spending more time with them look at how they respond to conflicts how they run their relationships the habits they've established that help them achieve you can then work on adapting your own life to reflect that strategy believe in yourself others can sense whether you believe in yourself when you don't you tend to attract other people with a similar problem accept
• 179:00 - 179:30 yourself as the person you are acknowledge your talents gifts attributes and strengths be kind to yourself and talk to yourself positively believing in yourself helps you to attract more positively upbeat people into your circle forgive more freely if you hold resentment either to others or yourself you'll have negative energy this in turn attracts negative experiences and people to you allow yourself to forgive forgive mistakes you
• 179:30 - 180:00 and others have made recognize that everything happens for a reason every experience you have helps you become the best person you can be everyone fails from time to time however it's only through failure that we can grow and learn if you've never known failure you'll never be a success allow the more negative memories to go and you'll have higher and more positive energy this attracts loving and supportive people to you like will attract like if you want positivity in your life you need to have
• 180:00 - 180:30 positive thoughts you need to adopt a positive mindset this attracts other people to you Embrace those relationships that Inspire motivate and Empower you to achieve the best you can celebrate the successes of others together with your successes this will enable you to surround yourself with other positive people focus on staying positive that alone will bring more positive people into your circle be proactive in your approach to life you need to maximize
• 180:30 - 181:00 the potential in every situation and make the most of each minute if you sit about waiting for things to happen they never will you need to pursue the things you desire be brave and go after them yes it's frightening but it's the only way to live a legendary life it's what a winner would do in this video we'll talk about find your place and purpose it isn't easy to find your purpose and place in the world it could be the
• 181:00 - 181:30 hardest step in living a legendary life for some people it takes a lifetime to discover their purpose many never even managed to realize it yet it's vital if you want to live life to the fullest how do you know if you're in the wrong place right now there's a question that you can ask ask that might help to give you the answer if a movie was made of your life would anybody want to go see it if the answer is no you're not in the right place for you consider how much satisfaction you have in your life do
• 181:30 - 182:00 you feel satisfied at home at work in your social life in your relationships if you do that's an excellent sign if you don't however it's time to implement change so how can you begin to find your place here is some valuable advice think about your talents and skills what do you enjoy and what can you do to benefit the world the main key to success when it comes to finding your place is to have an open mind don't be closed off to
• 182:00 - 182:30 new ideas and experiences who knows where your path in life might take you don't be afraid of trying new and different things it's only by doing this that you'll be able to discover the things you truly love who knows it might be something totally unexpected finding your place may not mean having a luxurious lifestyle or prestigious job you could be working for minimum wage but still love what you do you could live in a rented room in a shared house and still feel fulfilled in your relationships happiness means different
• 182:30 - 183:00 things to different people you must identify what makes you happy and you alone you don't have to push yourself to achieve things that others tell you that you need to be happy that only pleases others do what pleases you if things in your life don't make you happy change change them perhaps you don't have a talent or skill that you think will benefit the greater good that's fine you can still have a purpose and place in life maybe you should try volunteering there are lots of causes you can support
• 183:00 - 183:30 from homeless shelters to animal sanctuaries when you're helping others you can feel good about your life and yourself focusing on that will move you towards ongoing happiness and a legendary life it's also important to recognize your limitations however recognizing your full potential is important but recognizing limitations is equally vital persisting in something that you're not suited to will never be the right choice put your skills to use elsewhere cater to your skill set and abilities when making decisions that way
• 183:30 - 184:00 you won't waste your time that said though don't be too stationary if you're unwilling to adapt and change you'll never live that legendary life you dream of in this video we'll learn about Embrace positivity when it comes to living a legendary life you need to embrace positivity focusing on positives not negatives is a vital step everything in life is how you perceive it to be even a terrible situation could be
• 184:00 - 184:30 turned into a positive with the right attitude don't think I'm stuck here in a line what a waste of time instead you should think while I wait I can spend this unexpected time thinking about my life adopting the right mindset both positivity and negativity are choices that we make we could choose to look at the Bleak side of any situation however that does us no good instead choose to think about the bright side look for Silver Linings whenever you can thinking positively reduces the stress you
• 184:30 - 185:00 experience in life it can be all too easy to let the negative thoughts creep in for example if you have a difficult task to do that you've never tried before it's easy to be afraid many people immediately jump into thinking I haven't done this before so I might fail thinking positive ly reduces the stress you experience in life instead turn it on its head look for the positives try thinking I'm going to take this chance to learn a new skill if you can make a potentially stressful situation A
• 185:00 - 185:30 positive one that benefits your mental health it's also important to appreciate the things that you have whatever situation you're in in your life there's something to be grateful for many of us naturally take the things and people in our lives for granted but when we do this we always end up wanting more we're looking for something new all the time try taking time to reflect on the things you do have feel grateful for even the smallest things this helps you to feel happy now do you feel as if you got
• 185:30 - 186:00 nothing to be grateful for then you just aren't looking for it everyone has something to feel thankful about no matter how difficult their situation do you have a family around you do you have somewhere safe to sleep tonight have you had enough to eat today do you have friends that you can rely on have you got enough money to pay your bills bills this month look at the basics First Once you begin it becomes easier to see all the things in your life that are good make a habit of listing all the things that you're grateful for at the end of each day nothing is too small or
• 186:00 - 186:30 insignificant to be listed maybe you received a phone call from a relative or friend perhaps somebody smiled at you on the bus did your manager praise you at work you may have finished a project you've been working on or tried something new for the first time even the fact that the Sun was shining is enough to feel gratitude for one trait to be aware of and to avoid is jealousy jealousy is negative and will only lead to loss in your life when you're jealous of others you'll end up pushing them away being envious of possessions is
• 186:30 - 187:00 pointless they don't really matter in the long run when you find you feel jealous focus on the things you have yourself forget about what other people have as stated before look for things to be grateful for in your own life practicing gratitude helps to ward off jealousy rather than being jealous of others try turning that negative into a positive set up the thing that you desire as one of your goals you'll no longer be envious and angry instead you'll be focusing on the positive step
• 187:00 - 187:30 you need to take forward in your life this is how you move towards a legendary lifestyle whatever you do you must stop complaining this is one of the most negative traits of all those who complain can never attract positive people in their lives as we pointed out earlier having positive the people around you is vital for Success therefore stop whining about your problems and shortcomings instead focus on why you feel you have caused to complain what can you do about it to change the situation look at it as an
• 187:30 - 188:00 opportunity to grow and Learn by turning it into a learning experience you'll no longer have anything to complain about in this video we'll talk about dedicate time to what matters most who doesn't wish they had more time in the life whether to spend with friends or loved ones to study or to exercise more time is a scarce commodity unfortunately there are only 24 hours in a day that means we have a limited amount of time to fit everything in Modern Life is
• 188:00 - 188:30 extremely busy between your work family and your social life you can feel rushed off your feet this means that despite our best intentions something must take a backseat so how do you manage your time better how do you dedicate time to things that matter most the importance of personal relationships what matters most to you take the time to think about it knowing the things that hold the most importance in your life is the key to putting them first most of us find when
• 188:30 - 189:00 we think about it that our relationships are the most important thing whether those relationships are with a partner parents children siblings or even friends they are vital to our happiness yet all too often it's relationships that get put on the back burner so we can concentrate on other things how many times if you've been laid home because of work to live a legendary life you need to be happy to be happy you need to focus on your relationships yes work is important but so are those around you who mean the most therefore you need to
• 189:00 - 189:30 work out a way to prioritize and dedicate more time to the things that matter most how can you do this how can you dedicate time to the people you care about without bringing down other areas of your life here are some tips to follow minimize then minimize again clutter in any aspect of your life is pointless and limiting tidying both physically and metaphorically will help you to be happier eliminate anything that isn't necessary are you spending time with someone you don't care about
• 189:30 - 190:00 because you feel you should do you have a toxic friend making demands on your time and stopping you from being with your family it's time to get rid of them remove anything that doesn't bring you happiness less is always more busyness isn't the same as value we have a culture of running abouts complete one task after another we tend to think that this is being productive and makes us more valuable in society this simply isn't true staying busy is a way of distracting yourself it keeps you from focusing on things you need to expend
• 190:00 - 190:30 energy on slow down the world won't come to an end and you'll be able to see the things you've been overlooking see the difference between Effectiveness and efficiency time is precious you need to allocate it to only the most important things that means you need to be both efficient and effective if you're only effective that can be time consuming if you're only efficient the results can be sloppy whenever you approach a task it should be approached with both things in mind when we take this in the context of
• 190:30 - 191:00 your relationships it means being genuine and present in every interaction stay focused on one task at a time how often have you decided to check one email and then end it up in work mode for hours you need to put your focus on a single task and hold that Focus it's it's hard to stick to your plan it's easy to allow checking one email to turn into replying to a raft of messages yet if you practice you'll find it becomes a habit this will give you more time to focus on the important things you'll
• 191:00 - 191:30 avoid the distractions that take up too much of your time and energy address the root cause of your problems when there are unresolved issues they'll always be on your mind that means you cannot be truly present in any other activity you undertake tackle the problem head on don't hide from it by spending longer at work are you experiencing a work problem that won't go away deal with it straight away shying away just leads the deeper problems and a greater drain on your time be brave confront your issues
• 191:30 - 192:00 you'll be better for it in the long run stay organized when you have time to spend with your family and friends you don't want distractions make sure that you have time for everything and keep everything to its set schedule work is for work hours don't bring it home have a time set aside for housework so so it doesn't spill over into family time staying organized gives you the mental space to put your focus on the moment you'll be able to enjoy time with the people that matter without distractions in this video we'll
• 192:00 - 192:30 discover about build others up don't tear them down one important thing to remember when thinking about living a legendary life is this your light won't shine any brighter by putting someone else's out building yourself up by putting others down is never going to make you happy in the long run instead showing genuine appreciation of other people is a better route to Joy building others up instead of tearing them down will benefit both of you you'll make that person happy in doing so it'll make you feel good too the importance of
• 192:30 - 193:00 Praise when you pass positive information on about somebody else you're empowering that person and you how does this work essentially you're breeding positivity When you pray someone they feel good about themselves they feel as if they've achieved something good meanwhile you'll feel good about yourself for making someone else happy this encourages Positive Vibes all around when you praise other people it shows that you look for positives in other people you're looking for good things before you see the bad
• 193:00 - 193:30 that means others will trust you and like you when you're liked and trusted you feel positive about yourself you'll also be able to surround yourself with other positive people and we already know that's important even better if you're praising other people others will be be much more likely to give you praise in return essentially you'll be in a positive feedback loop that sets you up for success of course you do need to stay genuine you shouldn't give praise when it isn't due compliment
• 193:30 - 194:00 others too much and its value will be negated in this video we'll talk about be yourself be yourself is the 10th thing on our list of things to consider to bring your legendary life closer that doesn't mean that it's the least important it's just as important if not more than any of the other things we've addressed here too many of us feel pressured into trying to be someone other than ourselves whether at work or at home there's often the pressure to conform to expectations others are often
• 194:00 - 194:30 trying to influence the person that you are however you always need to be you be yourself both outside and in if you know yourself at the deepest level you'll have a better chance of a fulfilling happy life if you don't know yourself or establish suitable boundaries you could be pushed about too easily that leads to dissatisfaction and unhappiness in the long run conforming to others expectations is an easy option however it's also the coward's way you need to be brave it requires courage to be true
• 194:30 - 195:00 to yourself but it's certainly worthwhile it can be a real challenge to maintain your sense of yourself through the distractions and influences of others yet if you want to achieve your fullest potential in life it all begins with you being yourself embrace Embrace who you are why do you need to embrace the person you truly are here are some of the reasons why it's important you'll be able to align your life with your own beliefs and values if you aren't being yourself you'll end up taking on others
• 195:00 - 195:30 beliefs and values this ends up in you conforming to expectations and thought patterns of others how can you live a legendary life if you're living in this way you'll be able to establish an identity all your own then whatever may occur in your life you'll always know exactly who you are that means you'll know how to react you'll know what your response should be there'll be no second guessing what you should or shouldn't say or do yes you may sometimes feel distracted or lost however when you're
• 195:30 - 196:00 sure of yourself you'll eventually get on track again you won't lose yourself you'll grow in Courage it requires Great bravery to go against the crowd and take your own path staying true to your own identity is challenging Your Inner Strength will grow and whatever may happen you'll know just how you should handle it you'll be able to set yourself boundaries if you're yourself all the time you'll know your limits you'll have set yourself boundaries that cannot be broken when those boundaries are crossed
• 196:00 - 196:30 you'll know you'll never allow anyone to take advantage or walk over you that keeps you from the frustration that only serves to bring you down and keep you from that legendary life you'll find direction and focus for your life if you're yourself all the time you'll you'll be aware of the goals you need to accomplish you'll also be clear about how you're going to accomplish them having this direction leads to you being able to achieve that legendary lifestyle remember whatever you go through in your
• 196:30 - 197:00 life there's only one thing you can rely on only one person will remain constant you so be true to that special wonderful person only then can you embark on the legendary life you desire so what can you take from this course to living a legendary Life by now you should know how to get started with achieving this goal you know the importance of identifying where the problems in your life lie you also know how to get started with visualizing the
• 197:00 - 197:30 future you desire this is the first step towards your heart's desire making active decisions is key to living a legendary life think carefully about the things you want most in your life then pursue them relentlessly devise a plan plan then take the necessary steps to attain them be decisive within your everyday life never let other people pressure you into taking decisions that aren't the right ones for you it's also important to put yourself in a place
• 197:30 - 198:00 where you're ready to embrace the challenge of a legendary lifestyle physically and mentally you need to be prepared to take on whatever may happen if you're unwell anxious or depressed you cannot focus on your goals properly eating well and exercising sufficiently will help you to be in good physical shape give your body the best chance possible to cope with anything life throws at you if you're healthy and fit you're in a good place to cope being in a good mental place is equally important take time for yourself love yourself
• 198:00 - 198:30 Show Yourself the care and attention that you'd show to a loved one you deserve it take the time to be mindful and meditate this will help you to focus de-stress and keep your mind clear to pave the way to success practice yoga and Med meditation regularly to beat off anxiety and depression when you're mentally well as well as physically well you'll be doubly ready to take on challenges you also now know the importance of your mindset think like a winner only then can you become one
• 198:30 - 199:00 surround yourself with positivity and banish negativity when you have other positive people around you you can Thrive you'll begin to draw in positivity from them and give it back in return this helps you to achieve the happiness that you need for a legendary life don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone or banish toxic people from your life only by putting yourself in the right environment can you succeed and live your best life be true to
• 199:00 - 199:30 yourself set your boundaries and live by your values only then can you experience true freedom and happiness you'll never have to conform to what others expect of you you'll also never be taken advantage of or pushed around no matter what may happen in your life you'll have the necessary resources to handle it you'll never be lost or coerced into doing something that isn't right for you instead you'll be ready to face challenges head on you'll overcome anything that comes your way and come out of the other side a stronger person
• 199:30 - 200:00 essentially you'll be wired for greatness [Music]