Health & Wellness

Mental Health #1: Piece #8

Try the following: Every morning, make a strong affirmation of yourself, which includes three of your best personal traits and core strengths. For example, “I am compassionate, intelligent and funny, and these things help me and others live better lives. I am amazing.” Regular affirmations support positive thinking and help keep us on track to our goals. Feel yourself sliding towards negativity? Repeat your affirmations and stay the course. Motivating ourselves and getting psyched about bringing on new business is excellent. But in the long run, maintaining such motivation can be tiring. By practicing regular positive thinking, you will eventually reprogram yourself to simply expect positive results, which is much easier than consciously bolstering yourself. You must realize that consistent action and hard work now will pay off towards the good life. See you at the top!

Mental Health #1: Piece #7

Regardless of your upbringing or current environment, you are in full control of your thoughts and attitudes. Your current thought patterns are only habits, and habits can be changed. Try this exercise: The next time you’re driving home from a difficult presentation, or wrapping up a tough day on the phone, take the time to relax and reflect on your day. Don’t let discouragement or a sense of overwhelm drain you. Instead, mentally highlight positive things you accomplished that day. From finally remembering to turn off the coffee pot to telling yourself that you did a great job marketing a new project, it could be anything – have fun with it. Positive thoughts are free currency and you should stock up on as much as you can. You simply can’t have too much positivity in your life. Yes, outside recognition is great, it really fuels the self-esteem, but giving yourself a mental pat on the back is what pays the residual dividends. Positive thought encourages self-confidence, which is much more permanent and empowering than any external accolades.