When we are busy in our daily lives, it often seems that whole seasons pass in a blink. You desire to WAKE UP: to get control of your time and meet your goals.
In training we sometimes speak about our lives remaining in process. That is, our lives are constantly flowing forward over and around the highs and lows of our everyday experience, like a river. As people we typically aim to minimize those downs and ups: We prepare for the future, we dwell on the past, and therefore prevent experiencing the emotion at this present moment. As a result we moisten our aliveness and sort of zone out. No surprise we all of a sudden “wake up” to realize minutes, even days or weeks, have actually passed us by!
Not present, that’s for sure! Truly, what does it imply to be present in your everyday life?
It’s quite tough to focus all your interest on this moment. Attempt it: As you read these words, decrease. Experience the action of checking out one word at a time. What sounds do you hear in the space around you? How comfortable are you? How are you breathing? Recognize that you are alive. Now. In this minute.
What was that like for you?
Here’s another experiment. Go ahead and laugh – – but try this anyhow. It may give you an entire brand-new way to be in the moment:
As your go through your day, ask yourself: Where’s my butt? On a chair? Against a wall? Strolling past the consignment shop on Main Street? Crazy as it sounds; it is very hard not to be present when you’re aiming to figure out where your rump is.
OK! Now you’ve tried rump-awareness and have actually probably heard all type of other suggestions for becoming present in the minute– breathing, mindfulness, meditation, etc. Now expand the idea: how can you remain present and focused for a task or goal in your life? Select a theme.
Mindfulness is a quality that every human being already possesses, its not something you have to conjure up, you just have to learn how to access it. The goal of mindfulness is to wake up to the inner workings of our mental, emotional, and physical processes. It is a matter of being fully present in the moment.
Here’s how it works: As an example, my style for my business this year is “fun and inspired action.”
This style serves a filter. Monthly, I review my business goals through the lens of my style and focus on those that will be the most fun and offer me and my clients the most inspiration.
Brainstorming projects to carry out, I try to find those that best match my theme. My theme gives me a sense of exploration when selecting brand-new chances: recently alone, I was on a radio program and was a guest speaker at the University of Maryland. These are experiences I would not have actually pictured for myself in the past, but they came my way, fit the requirements and were so FUN!
A customer of mine has a theme for the month in regard to his task search: Action! Driven by action he’s got some aggressive goals for landing task interviews. In every step he takes he asks himself, “does this forward my action toward my objectives?” You need to see the individual– he’s on fire!
Exactly what is YOUR style? It’s time for you to get up and be on fire too!
Now widen the principle: how can you remain present and focused for a task or objective in your life? Select a theme.
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