Master your Mind!

Many of us spend a lot of time, energy, and money taking care of our bodies and trying to keep ourselves looking and feeling our best. But less attention on the mind. Many think of the mind as something outside of our own control. Yet, our life is the creation of our mind. But the unruly mind can be trained to overcome its constant fluctuations to achieve stillness, and more effective and efficient. 

Building a life that is more successful requires building new habits to start cultivating less stress, more creativity, less distraction, and more enjoyment in life.

Practice Stillness. Mindfulness-Meditation is perhaps the single most powerful tool out there for gaining mastery over your mind.

Meaning over Pleasure. Not all happiness is created equal, keep in mind that having a larger purpose or sense of meaning in life -- is linked with healthy gene activity, where pleasure-seeking, happiness was not.

Read. Reading is nutrition for the brain. Reading can lower stress levels, help you sleep better, keep your brain sharp, and also stave off Alzheimer's. 

Let it be.  Sweating the small stuff is one of the most toxic things you can do to your mind -- not only can it take over your thoughts, but dwelling on what's beyond your control can contribute to the development of depression. 

Break ‘It’ down. Small steps or Chunk it!

Memory muscle.  Studies found that millennials are even more forgetful than seniors, due, at least in part, to their reliance on technology. Keeping your memory sharp requires some time and attention. There are cognitive tricks and exercises can significantly boost your memory. 

Unplug and recharge. Jim Kwik shares the 4 D’s of Digital – Distractions, Deluge, Dementia, Deduction.  

Daydream. It can make you smarter. NYU psychologist Scott Kaufman's theory of personal intelligence, mind-wandering is an adaptive trait that helps us to achieve personally meaningful goals, and it helps us to access spontaneous forms of cognition like insight, intuition and the triggering of memories and stored information. 

Be positive.  Can help to overcome the brain's "negativity bias," which causes us to store negative memories in our brains more easily (and strongly) than positive memories. 

Create New Habits. Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself is one of the most effective ways to make any positive change in your life.

Of course, the best way to achieve all of these is with a guide. The benefits are amazing, is it time to master your mind?