"PRESS the REFRESH Button!" - Gaur Gopal Das : Evan Carmichael

Remind yourself that this is important.
Today is important.

Q. What is the thing that is holding you back from taking immediate action on your big goal?

7:51
Planning my week.
Looking at the week ahead. Planning out the big important things, the things that are non-negotiable and scheduling those out and then scheduling everything else around those big blocks.
My non-negotiables:
1. Health & Spirituality
2. Relationships [sat. lunch, sat. movie]
3. Creative work & Finances (earning n managing)
4. Fun & Hobby(s)

8:23
You don't have the ability to respect your time, nobody else will.
And I am always coming from a place of wanting to serve, its not an ego-centric position.

SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE - Dandapani

I prioritise what's important.
I need to simplify my life to who and what's important in my life.

You have the choice.

Peer pressure, social pressure.
They're doing this, so we should do this as well.

I do what I feel I need to do.

Law of thermodynamics states you cannot create or destroy energy, but you can transfer it from one thing to another or transform it from one thing to another.

So I can't create more energy, I only have this much.
Because come 11 o'clock tonight, I'll be exhausted and ready to sleep.

Energy is a finite resource. It needs to be wisely managed.

You Deserve to Chill: How to Create Space to Heal and De-stress : tiny buddha

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/you-deserve-to-chill-how-to-create-space-to-heal-and-de-stress/

Creating Space for the Big Things in Life

https://simplelifestrategies.com/create-space/?cn-reloaded=1

Lesson:

It pays off to create space for the big moments in life.

Space to be present and space to do whatever the hell you feel like doing in the moment!

If you have a big life moment coming up (maybe you’re getting married, having a baby, starting a new job or moving house), I would highly recommend taking some time out to create some space. Look at what you can cancel for a few weeks knowing that it will still be there when the dust settles.

Simple Life Strategy: How to Create Space for the Big Things

1. Take some time to create space before the big life moment arrives! (it’s likely you’ll be too overwhelmed once you’re in the middle of it)

2. Don’t’ be afraid to switch up your usual daily routines for a while – they will still be there when you get back to normal and its good to have a break

3. Don’t try to just keep on doing everything that you usually would, as you need extra emotional & physical space during big life moments

4. If things get ugly check in to see if you’re over-thinking or over-complicating things? How can you simplify?

5. Relax and enjoy being present in the moment! This is one thing you probably will remember when your life flashes before you so it’s worth making it a good one!

Creating Space for You to Show Up in Your Life

http://www.drmaryskataylor.com/creating-space-for-you-to-show-up-in-your-life/

Creating Space for You to Show Up in Your Life

One thing I have discovered is that you need to make space for the things that you want to come into your life; whether that is a new relationship, new job or healing. Whatever it may be.

When we create space in our lives by removing the things that no longer work for us – bad habits, clutter, unhealthy relationships, etc., we create the space for new energy, new people, new opportunities.

This means, things you do not use. People who use you. Cupboard clutter that makes you anxious. A job that drains you. Roles you play that make you feel awkward, cheated, compromised, heavy, confused…used — they all need to go. I do not need to tell you, you already know it... and not just because it will make you breath a sigh of relief, to no longer feel burdened, to relieve stress and make you feel lighter. It is because possibility requires space to unfold.

So I invite you to create space and to see what happens.
The possibilities are endless…

5 TRICKS to Develop UNSTOPPABLE Confidence | Evan Carmichael (BelieveLife)

5 TRICKS to Develop UNSTOPPABLE Confidence

1. Take action.

2. Become somebody else.

3. Keep the promises you made to you.

4. Do martial arts.

5. Let regret drive you.

Bonus point: Study the alchemy.

Answer these three questions:

Q.1) What regret can you use to drive you?

Q.2) What promise did you make to yourself that you need to keep?

Q.3) Who do you need to become to accomplish your goals?

How to Overcome Emotional Overload When You’re Highly Empathetic : tiny buddha

https://tinybuddha.com/blog/how-to-overcome-emotional-overload-when-youre-highly-empathetic/

How to Overcome Emotional Overload When You’re Highly Empathetic

Over time, I discovered four powerful ways to help manage emotional energy.

1. Practice awareness.

I noticed that if I wasn’t aware of what I was feeling, either in response to an internal shift, such as a hormonal or mood change, or a reaction to another person’s strong emotion, I was much more likely to be reactive and act out in a way that wouldn’t feel good to me.

With awareness, I could consciously choose a response and an action that I could feel good about.

2. Understand the nature of energy.

A big key to healing for me has been the understanding that my response to my environment also feeds the energy.

If my daughter comes home from a long day at school expressing negativity, if I feed on that, consciously or unconsciously, by being in any way critical, negative, or judgmental myself, I will only increase the dark energy that is now in the kitchen.

3. Don’t take anything personally.

I have learned to trust that other people, even those I love the most, need to learn life’s lessons through their own experiences and insights.

I’m not responsible for fixing the energy or the situation. My only responsibility was and is, how am I managing my own energy: am I adding goodness, love, and warmth to the space and people around me, or am I contributing to the creation of a frenetic and fearful environment?

4. Balance yourself.

The key to staying balanced for me is to continuously stay connected to my heart—my deeper, spiritual self—and when I stray from there by getting caught up in the voices in my head or the drama unfolding around me, to know the short-cut back to center.

For me, the most powerful way to do this is with a form of meditation that I call self-hypnosis.

This method helped me to heal so many aspects of my life, including my health, which had deteriorated at a young age, my weight, and food addiction issues as well as my relationships. Any type of meditation—and even just a few minutes of deep breathing—can help us center ourselves.

I used to think my only two choices were to react to negative energy with negativity or to withdraw and detach. Neither option was conducive to building strong, supportive relationships or to my own happiness.

I now know that when someone throws me a stone, I can throw back a flower (as a wise spiritual teacher once recommended), and I can feel great about it!

The Definitive Guide to Understanding Proactivity and Becoming a Proactive Entrepreneur : Medium

https://betterhumans.coach.me/the-definitive-guide-to-understanding-proactivity-and-becoming-a-proactive-entrepreneur-558ecf3a755d

Let’s start off simple: What does it mean to be proactive? According to Merriam-Webster, it means, “acting in anticipation of future problems, needs, or changes.”

Put differently, being proactive means completing carefully-planned actions to achieve the goals that move the needle most for your business.It means focusing on what’s important, not just what’s urgent.

So what does it take to be proactive? In a word, discipline.

Because in the end, success isn’t the result of circumstance; it’s the result of response to circumstance. And that’s the heart of self-discipline.

Here are the three best things you can do to bolster your self-discipline today.

1. Create a Compelling Reason to Stay Disciplined

When reactive temptations arise, you’ll need a reason to remain disciplined.

You’re much more likely to stay disciplined if you have a compelling reason to do so; a clear and motivating picture of what you’re working towards. That’s where goals come in.

In the face of distraction and temptation, goals are a vital tool to stay proactive, disciplined, and on-track to success.

2. Eliminate Procrastination

For the sake of your productivity, here are five steps to channel self-discipline and beat procrastination. According to Harvard Business Review:

- Vividly imagine how it’ll feel to complete the task you’re putting off,

- Visualize the consequences of failing to complete that task,

- Publicly commit to completing it by a clear deadline,

- Identify the first step to get started, and

- Reward yourself for completing the first step.

Once you’ve taken that first step, the momentum and follow-through often take care of themselves.

3. Just Say No

At any point, there are near-endless demands on your time.

It’s time to take back control of your time, and that starts by saying “No.”

Next time you get a request for your time, ask yourself: “Is this aligned with what I’ve decided to proactively work on this week?” If the answer’s no, your response should probably be no.

Here’s how it works: Instead of saying “I can’t … ” or “I won’t … ”, which are perceived as negative and personal, say, “I don’t …” which is more general and sets a precedent for future requests.

With this approach, you aren’t rejecting the person, you’re rejecting the event. For example:
- I don’t respond to emails after 8:00PM,
- I don’t meet outside of the office, or
- I don’t reply to Slack messages over the weekend.

An added bonus: When you make an “I don’t” statement, you set a rule. As people become familiar with that rule, you’ll face fewer similar demands in the future.

I am very grateful for this article. It is very helpful.

Thank u Patrick Ewers and Medium.

Thank u God.

You are not your goals : Medium

https://medium.com/the-polymath-project/you-are-not-your-goals-446559f1f118

Go for a run if you can, and see what I mean. Instead of focussing on the 10k mark, focus on running the next 100m. Bring your goals closer and closer to you until what you are doing is no longer goal-oriented at all, but just a mode of being. You are running (verb) rather than ‘going for a run’ (noun). Paradoxically you’ll run further.

Since I’ve noticed this, I’ve drawn parallels in other parts of my life.

By committing yourself to learning (verb) rather than the state (noun) of having learnt something, you will get to that state quicker and take more in.

Now that’s not to say that goal setting isn’t important. I wouldn’t have even embarked on a run if I hadn’t had some vague notion of fitness to motivate me. I’m saying that you should identify modes of being that 1) you enjoy, and 2) get you to where you want to be, and commit to putting yourself in those modes.

Keyword: 'mode of being'

Note:

I think both are important. There may be cases where one is more applicable than the other. But, generally both are important.

I am very grateful for this article. I feel I learnt something substantial.

Thank u Matt Oxley and Medium.

Thank u God.

Dandapani

1. Loneliness and How to Uplift Yourself
2. THE FIRST STEP TO HAPPINESS
3. THE BEST ADVICE ABOUT LIFE YOU'VE EVER HEARD [<3]
4. "THE 1%" ARE DOING THIS EVERYDAY
5. SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE [<3]

Stop Scaring Yourself : Louise Hay

"Make Yourself STRONGER!" | Jordan B. Peterson : Evan Carmichael

1. Match your actions to your ambitions.

2. Tie your worth to effort, not results.

3. Flex the X.
6:50

"SURROUND Yourself With GREATNESS!" | Oprah Winfrey : Evan Carmichael

What is the single greatest source of positivity that you want more of in your life?

Journaling (S.J.)
Inspiration board in my study

Zumba class

I took my first Zumba class yesterday, here in LB club, Noida.
The instructor's name is Ms. Shweta Kanojia.
I hope and pray that I continue doing Zumba.
Thank you God :)

Zumba : Aerobic Exercise

https://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/workouts/why-you-need-aerobic-exercise.aspx

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/in-depth/aerobic-exercise/art-20045541

https://www.fitandme.com/benefits-of-aerobic-exercise/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumba

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/a-z/zumba-workouts

If you just love to move your body to the music, then Zumba is for you.

https://www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/community/fitness/what-is-zumba/

Usually consisting of a fusion of movements, Zumba features Latin inspired dances at its core including salsa, merengue, cumbia and many more. Of course individual Zumba instructors bring their own flavours and dances to their classes, meaning that no class is ever the same as another.

https://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=1633

Most Zumba classes are an hour long. They begin with a dynamic warm-up and end with a cool down and some static stretching. The workout portion is broken down by song, each with a different dance routine. While many of the dance moves instructors use are pre-choreographed by Zumba, instructors often add their own flair, dance steps or even create an entirely new routine to their favourite songs.

Zumba is also unique in that its instructors don't speak much. Instead they cue you on what to do with hand signals of which direction to move, or a loud hand clap that signifies that it's time to move to a new move. Overall, participants learn as they go through repetition and by example.

"Don't TAKE Things PERSONALLY!" - Bill Gates : Evan Carmichael

"THE 1%" ARE DOING THIS EVERYDAY | Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind | Dandapani