10 Ways To Still Your Mind, Be Successful And Live Well
Here are 10 ways to still your mind, be successful and live well. Ranging from a digital detox, nature and nutrition to sleep, exercise and taking stock of how far you have progressed, these little tips and tools will help you on your way to acceptance, success and enlightenment.
DIGITAL DETOX
Review and turn off nonessential notifications on your phone and computer.
Review and delete unnecessary Apps on your phone.
Make the "Do Not Disturb" feature on your phone and computer the default option.
Start using “Airplane Mode” during meals, conversations and whilst asleep.
Determine whether social media is essential for your business and personal life.
Adhere to set times for responding to text messages, emails, and phone calls.
Cut out nonessential online shopping.
EMPATHY
Write down five things you are thankful for.
Make a daily goal of thanking someone in person.
Appreciate why one who holds a dissimilar perspective from yours thinks & feels that way.
NATURE THERAPY
Spend at least 30 minutes today somewhere in nature.
Walk outside your office or home and observe the landscape.
Try to take in the sounds, sights, and smells of the plants around you.
Walk slowly and take time to appreciate nature's diversity and complexity.
NUTRITION
List of the foods to toss or keep:
Toss
All forms of processed, refined carbs, sugar, and starch.
All artificial sweeteners and products made with artificial sweeteners.
Sugar alcohols, including sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, maltitol, erythritol, and isomalt.
Processed meats.
Margarine, vegetable shortening, and most commercial brands of vegetable cooking oils.
Non-fermented soy products.
Foods containing ingredients like maltodextrin, sodium nitrite, and sodium benzoate.
Packaged foods labelled "fat-free" or "low-fat” usually excessive added sugar.
Keep
Healthful fats: extra-virgin olive oil and butter from grass-fed cows, nut butters.
Avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, zucchini, eggplant, lemon, lime.
Protein: plant sources of protein and animal sources of protein include pastured whole eggs, wild fish, grass-fed meat, free-range poultry, and wild game.
Vegetables: leafy greens.
Probiotic-rich fermented foods: kimchi, kefir, and live-culture yogurt.
Prebiotic-rich foods: dandelion greens, garlic, onion, asparagus, leeks.
SLEEP
Health benefits of sleep are stunning.
Create a sleep sanctuary: no TVs, computers, phones, tablets, etc.
Cut out all caffeine after 2 p.m.
Limit all exposure to bright light within an hour of bedtime and dim lights.
Take a warm bath or shower, listen to calming music, or read a book.
EXERCISE
The goal is sustainable movement!
Plan how and when you will exercise.
Don't find time; make time.
Your exercise clothes and shoes ready the night before.
Exercise with others.
MEDITATION
Debug your mind.
Just sit and focus on your breathing for 12 minutes.
Attend a yoga or meditation class.
Continue the practice daily.
Catching your mind when it wanders is the goal.
STRONG SOCIAL AND FAMILY BONDS
Spend at least 10 minutes time connecting with another person each day.
The connection must take place in person or on the phone or on facetime.
Have a sit-down dinner with your family and sharing the best part of your day Consider calling an old friend you haven't spoken to in a while.
TAKE STOCK
Evaluate how you are progressing and where you want to go from here.
What parts of the plan were the most challenging?
What has been relatively effortless?
You probably have work to do in some areas.
Where are your mental defences are weak.
Think about how best to prepare for these moments.
ACCEPTANCE, SUCCESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT
Bravo! You are on your way to a better life.
You've begun to make significant changes.
You have broken free from disconnection syndrome.