Finding A Meditation Group/Guru - What To Look For & What To Avoid

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Finding A Meditation Group/Guru - What To Look For & What To Avoid

For some people, their meditation practice is greatly enhanced in the presence of others. Getting together with a group of like-minded people to practice can be quite rewarding. A good meditation group will be motivating and help keep you accountable. It is one thing to skip a session when you are alone, but quite another when you have agreed to meet up with a group. This is a form of positive social pressure and is a great tool to harness the positive effects of peer pressure. What is more, when you are meditating with others, you will have a wealth of experiences and resources to draw upon should any questions or concerns arise.

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Done Is Better Than Perfect

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Done Is Better Than Perfect

The desire to ‘make it perfect’ makes complete sense. You want every aspect as good as possible, because having it that way would ensure that the business will run optimally. You want to take pride in your work, and to know that you put in 100% effort, that you worked and worked and worked until the vision in your mind was turned into reality. Unfortunately, this approach simply won’t work.

Perfection doesn’t exist. The closer you come, the harder each incremental step becomes.

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Why ‘No.’ Is The Most Important Sentence. Ever.

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Why ‘No.’ Is The Most Important Sentence. Ever.

“When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself.” – Paulo Coelho

Say no to requests that don’t align with your goals and values. This will free up your time and energy to focus on what matters most to you.

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Using Brutal Honesty To Align Your Actions With Your Purpose

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Using Brutal Honesty To Align Your Actions With Your Purpose

“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living and truth loving.” – James E Faust

Unless you are completely honest with yourself, your actions will be out of line with your true purpose. By ‘true purpose’ I am not referring to anything religious or spiritual. I am referring to what you as an individual, given your unique set of genetics and environmental influences, is best set up to do.

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Time Isn’t Real & Weekends Don't Exist So Make The Most Of Your Life

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Time Isn’t Real & Weekends Don't Exist So Make The Most Of Your Life

Weekends don’t exist, at least not for those who want to make a change in the world or for those with a dream.

If you have a passion project, a business that you are building up, or a dream that you want to follow, you need all the time you can possibly get your hands on.

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Embracing Darkness To Better See The Light

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Embracing Darkness To Better See The Light

“There is suffering in this world. To live is to suffer.” – Buddha

There is no avoiding the fact that this chapter may come across as harsh to some readers. It will contain some suggestions that if taken on face value may seem offensive, insulting or uninformed. If you feel this way, please do continue reading to the end as I will hopefully clarify my position adequately, as well as potentially give you another tool to combat depression.

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Overcoming The Philosophical Arguments That Destroy Unguarded Minds

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Overcoming The Philosophical Arguments That Destroy Unguarded Minds

There is a real risk that we will come across a line of reasoning or a thought process that makes us question our own existence, makes us doubt the point of living, or otherwise traps us into a downward spiral of mental affliction as we ruminate over the consequences of our newfound knowledge – a ‘Philosophical Trap’.

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Success = Consistency + Feedback + Persistence

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Success = Consistency + Feedback + Persistence

 “Good things are coming down the road. Just don’t stop walking.”  – Robert Warren Painter Jr

Keep persisting towards your goals. Recognise that it is only through years of experience, work, and overcoming failure and setbacks that you will be successful. If you quit, you guarantee your failure.

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It Is Never The Right Time So Stop Stalling & Do It Now

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It Is Never The Right Time So Stop Stalling & Do It Now

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

Recognise that it will never feel like the right time to take action, and that there will always be a reason not to follow your dreams. Do it regardless. Taking action is the only way to achieve success.

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Meditation - The Single Best Thing You Can Do For Your Mental State Every Day

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Meditation - The Single Best Thing You Can Do For Your Mental State Every Day

Daily meditation will help you to reduce the severity and duration of distressing thoughts, emotions, moods and mind-frames by getting you out of your head and into the present moment.

It will give you some space between you and your mental phenomena, allowing you to observe what is happening without falling into it completely.

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Guard Your Mental State At All Costs

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Guard Your Mental State At All Costs

You can’t be as good a parent, sibling, friend, employee, boss, or anything else if you are emotionally drained, compromised, or suffering from a mental affliction.

The better you are, the better you can help others.

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Eliminate As Many Decisions As Possible & Free Your Creativity

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Eliminate As Many Decisions As Possible & Free Your Creativity

“You have heard the saying ‘Analysis creates paralysis.’ You can’t be 100% sure of anything.” – Mark Burnett

The less decisions that you have to make, the more mental space you can devote to what actually matters. Slowly eliminate as many decisions as possible.

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What Do You Value? Discover That & Your Life’s Path Will Be Clear

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What Do You Value? Discover That & Your Life’s Path Will Be Clear

“As you live by your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by other people’s opinions or by comparison to others.” – Stephen Covey

Think of the last time that you accomplished a goal. How long did your happiness last for? How long did it take before you came down from the high, and began focusing on the next challenge? I’m going to guess that it wasn’t long.

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Only You Can Change Your Life

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Only You Can Change Your Life

“Your Attention Please: No one is coming to save you. This life of yours is 100% your responsibility.” - Anonymous

What can you do right now to change your life? This chapter will get you started.

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Limit Screen Time and Social Media

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Limit Screen Time and Social Media

It is time to take stock of what screen time is actually costing you, not just in terms of time, but also sanity.

Advertisements work. Social conditioning (judging yourself against your perceptions of others) impacts your mental health. The 24/7 news cycle is depressing.

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The Questions I Ask Myself To Stay Mentally Healthy

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The Questions I Ask Myself To Stay Mentally Healthy

“Make not your thoughts your prisons.” – William Shakespeare

I have noticed a peculiar thing about my mental afflictions, they come with a warning system, kind of like a weatherman’s forecast.

My internal weatherman is not perfect, but he often provides me with some vital warning signs that can help me avoid an oncoming catastrophe. Sometimes the signs line up and I am in for a week of mental anguish, emotional turbulence, and significantly diminished functionality. Other times the storm innocently passes by and I am quickly back to my normal self.

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Want Something? Make It Your Goal & Work Towards It Daily

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Want Something? Make It Your Goal & Work Towards It Daily

“By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own.” – Mark Victor Hanson

Goals act as motivating guide posts to keep you on the path of following your dreams. Write them up, put them on your wall, and look at them everyday.

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Create A Crisis Plan - It May Save Your Life

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Create A Crisis Plan - It May Save Your Life

“Hope for the best. Plan for the Worst.” – Lee Child

A crisis plan outlines what you would like to occur when you are going through a mental health emergency It acts as a trigger for action that when implemented, takes you through the steps necessary to get the help that you may need.

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Just Take A Breath - The Cliché Advice That Actually Works

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Just Take A Breath - The Cliché Advice That Actually Works

It is impossible breathe deeply with a slouched, tense, ‘anxious or depressed’ posture. This physiological change of posture will send a signal to your brain and your mood will begin to change.

So take 10 slow and deep breaths right now. Sounds cliche, but it works. Give it a try!

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