After too much of getting done in a week, there come our favorite days- the weekend, where we ultimately get some time to think, ‘may I need to incorporate change in my life?’
◼ To begin with the “change” strategy, so this:
▪ Think, how does your changed life look like?
▪ Jot down, what creates a difference between your existing and your changes live look like?
▪ Get into the work, you need to do to practically love your changed visualization.
“change” here means, a small practical shift small, that does work on your part but the result of which doesn’t make an immediate shift in your life progress. These changes would certainly have an immense impact on your life in the bigger picture.
That’s why I only promote 3 small changes as a habit each week, which is a small period, and enjoy a satisfying period to process these in your system.
Why go for small changes not big?
People who schedule fewer tasks get more done.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/333169
If you try to do more, you would end up unfortunately with something like this:
– Hate the things that you used to enjoy.
– Miss out on quality time with the most important people in your life.
-Reduce the number of opportunities that may come your way.
-Suffer from stress-related health issues.
– Miss out on the little things in life.
– Not be able to take a break and catch your breath.
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity, but of balance, order, rhythm, and harmony.”
– Thomas Merton
So, what does it mean to have balance? Balance is about taking care of the different elements in your life; physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, social, and practical well-being. When your external and internal world would feel in alignment you would eventually feel calmer to take on anything that comes your way.
Here, are some self-development ideas that would certainly let you balance every area of your life initially at least for a week, and then your consistency and genuine approach would transform your life for the better this way.
3 Tips to conquer a week
1. SETTING MYSELF AHEAD OF TIME
Yeah, the preparation you got that right!
When I get off my bed in the morning the outline for the day is already ready on my desk and even lets me get out of bed ahead of time without wondering what to do next!
Think out the things that you want to get done in a week and you can make those things easy for yourself by setting and planning things ahead of time.
Suggestions for your productive week:
– Make step-by-step outlines of your work.
– Make things accessible to you earlier which you certainly need to get done for whatsoever you are up to.
– Search for an efficient way to perform your job. As there are so many tips and tricks you don’t know it incorporates a smart work strategy.
– Divide a task into; preparation, practice, correction. It’s surely time-saving.
Time management strategies by experts:
https://usm.maine.edu/agile/planning-ahead
Many people prefer to “go with the flow”, being flexible and spontaneous. Taking a planned, structured approach may feel uncomfortable or constraining. Encourage yourself to plan with these strategies.
– Create a Calendar
– Schedule the Fixed Events
– Find Your Best Time for Each Activity or Task
– Review the Course Syllabus
– Embrace Planning as a Process
2. STOPPED QUITTING
Unfortunately, when I get something done successfully. I get way more satisfied than I should be. As a consequence, I hamper myself moving ahead, I keep enjoying the safe place of progress over-optimistic kinda thing. And, I end up quitting, ‘the progress with a pace.’
Give a fresh start to effect your met goal a get going to bigger and better versions of what you achieved once. It separated the past from the future and creates some space for the present which you could determine as a fresh start.
People are more likely to take action towards a goal after temporal landmarks that represent new beginnings.
Suggestions for your productive week:
– Look for a special moment in a day and say, ” I am new from now!”
– Make a new season, a new week or a quarter of the year, or your birthday as a landmark to feel new, begin with something new.
– Self-reflect with now and then intervals to know when to start fresh.
– Stop yourself from reconnecting to the moment of achievement and think of how to hustle and thrive.
3. NIGHT TIME-STRETCHING
To relax my body and release the tension I do some stretching exercises just before I go to bed.
Stretching my neck, back, arms, shoulders, helps me relieve my body holds after a long day with writing, strategizing, researching, and much more. I put on relaxing music and a scented candle, to begin with, stretching.
I usually begin with a whole-body stretch by taking my arms up in the air stretching them all over the top coming down to touch the floor giving stretch to my legs and back. Followed by a downward dog, child pose, half cartwheel ending up with a plow pose.
Suggestions for your productive week:
– Nighttime silence and day-long stress build a natural aura to get into the nighttime stretching.
– As compared to the morning, practicing it at night feels easier and much awake to get into a stretching posture.
– By stretching and deep breathing, you would end up feeling in a meditation zone.
– Relax body gets into sleep much faster and provides a deep sleep.
In general, stretching can help: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/stretching-before-bed#10-stretches
– reduce body pain
– reduce stress and improve mood
– increase mobility and flexibility
– improve muscle health and performance
– reduce the risk of injury
– promote weight loss
– improve circulation
In the end, I would sum up by mentioning that you need not take enormous transformations to experience growth. Rather you just need to look at the next step and you will surely be on the right path.
START SMALL, START TODAY!
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