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Getting Your Life Together Easy Routines To Help You
Have you ever felt overwhelmed and frustrated? It seems like your efforts with the Internet Marketing are not going anywhere? No matter how much and how hard you try, nothing seems to work. You need to make it work, but too much information, programs, emails, etc. bombarding your mind with promises assuring you this is the system that is going to solve all your financial problems. But no results. Well,my friend, maybe is time to "stop" and take a break.
Here are few tips to help you relax!
Cleaning supplies are out. So many bags. Socks, more socks more socks. More cleaning supplies. Piles of mail papers to be sort out. Whenever my home or my home office starts looking like this.. ...well ...so does my life. I'm a firm believer in how our living environment is a direct manifestation of our inner state. And I have been feeling all sorts of crazy.
So I made it a point this week to block out some me-time and to do more of what I know will help me relax, refocus, and regain that inner peace and calm.This is a little reminder that we have to slow down and everything will work out at the right time.
Don't forget to take care of yourself, All of us deserve it. Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, disorganized, and disconnected, the very first thing I do is to tidy and clean. Trust me, it works!
I find that as I'm performing mindless tasks like cleaning, my mind kind of just goes on autopilot and I starts reflecting on the past week thinking about things that I've been putting off and working through problems I've been struggling with.This time to myself really helps me clear my mind and achieve some degree of mental clarity. I read in an article that the environment with which we surround ourselves, both our physical environment and our personal actions are a direct expression of dignity and self-respect.
This is a great reminder that being busy shouldn't come at the expense of being cluttered and disorganized. As soon as I fix up my space, I immediately feel lighter and more centered, and I wonder why I always put this off.
After I clean up my place, it's time to start getting all the Internet Marketing off my brain and go back to basics.... plain pen and paper.
When I find myself stuck or lost or paralyzed it's usually because I start questioning and doubting myself, which leads to questioning and doubting my intentions and my progress, and yes, it's a bit dramatic, This is why I need to decompress myself by way of brain-dumping my feelings onto a piece of paper, better known as keeping a journal.
This is how it usually goes: I write out my feelings, including anything and everything that's bothering and annoying me. I ask myself why I'm feeling this way. And I try to be as brutally honest to with myself as I can.
I then ask myself if what I'm worrying about is something I can change. If it is, I ask how can I change and improve and do better? If I can't, I acknowledge the worry, thank it for helping me grow, and ask myself to gracefully let it go.
There's just something about writing out my thoughts and putting it on paper. It helps me sort through my thoughts, and I see things so much more clearly for what they are. It's also a great way for me to reflect and to look my inner me to see where I'm falling short and how I can do better moving forward.Looking back at older entries I did, helps a lot too. It gives me a lot of perspective, laughs for days, and reminds me of how far I've come.
Next, is one of those things that I know is really good for me, but I'm still not consistent with it on a daily basis. Which is something I hope to change. I've been waking up early for a few months, to meditate before work because we can all use a little more meditation in our lives and I like how it sets the tone for the rest of my day. So, on the days I decide to snooze for two hours and sleep in I definitely don't feel as calm, composed and self-aware as I could be.
Meditation to me is watching my thoughts, calming my mind, and training myself to reconnect with myself.
The form of meditation I do, is where I sit in full lotus for an hour while listening to a beautiful traditional melody. My mind should be empty and tranquil and I shouldn't be thinking about anything. But even after two years this is something that I'm still working towards a day where I feel super peaceful and grounded. But as with all things we do consistently, I do find the more I practice, the easier and more natural it becomes. Baby steps, right?
If sitting for an hour isn't your thing, there are so many different types of meditation and ways of doing it. . Like even simple breathing exercises.
Now that it's sorted out my feelings, it's time to start reincorporating some R&R and pampering back into my life.When the going gets rough and I get overwhelmed and busy the first thing to go out the window is usually self-care, which results in me looking like a barefaced "person" with my hair in a bun 24/7. It's the simple pleasures in life like washing my hair, doing my hair Tossing a bath bomb in the tub, using a clay mask followed by a sheet mask. Doing my nails for once instead of cutting it super short.Taking care of yourself and your appearance is like taking care of your space It is a reflection of your inner state and a form of self-respect.
Because it is so easy to get caught up in the busy trap, overwork ourselves, and spread ourselves too thin, It is so important to be kind and compassionate to ourselves and to do more of what makes us happy.
Work, learning Internet Marketing and my spiritual beliefs have been priority and the three pretty much consume my life, leaving little room for anything else. And Naturally, I burnt out.
So here's to balance and doing more of what keeps me sane and happy.I love reading business books and autobiographies of entrepreneurs and the world's most brilliant minds. Reading about their stories, their journeys filled with success and failure and laughter and tears and happiness and joy and depression and darkest of times.It reminds me that we're all human and with enough hard work, faith, and perseverance anything can happen.
When I'm in need of a good laugh and a warm fuzzy hug, Crazy Stupid Love, Friends, and watching my childhood favorites always puts me in a good mood.Other than books and movies, I like to make more art and bake more and other than being a homebody I would love to see more of this beautiful city that I call home, that is Los Angeles.The whole premise of this is to know what makes you happy, and to just do more of it. Anything that lights up your soul and makes you feel alive, do that. Go do it. Do it. Why not? Do it.
And finally the last one is a short one but a powerful one.Smile more! I tend to go through my days with the resting face and let's just say my natural resting face isn't the happiest looking face. Studies have shown that faking a smile can actually improve your mood, especially when you're stressed and in a bad mood. It's from muscle memory playing tricks on your brain, and realizing how silly you look trying to force a smile .
Because let's be real, whatever it is that's stressing you and I out, and that's so incredibly overwhelming, It's actually not that big of a deal once we step out of our heads. Everything will always be okay, and everything that happens in life is to either test or to help us to improve ourselves.
After taking a break and stepping away from the Internet Marketing journey, you will feel more relaxed and ready to tackle your goal of making it happen!
I would love yo hear your opinion.Just remember, DON'T GIVE UP!
To our mutual success,
Gloria