A Positive Frame of Mind
by Bert Oliva
How do you start your day? Do you hit the snooze button until you are forced to get out of bed frantically and run around in order to make it to your obligations on time?
Here is a simple tool to start your day off peacefully and set a positive tone for your entire day. Set your alarm for 30 minutes earlier than you have to be up. All you really need is 10 minutes for yourself, but the half hour gives you some leeway so that you do not feel rushed.
Once you are awake and have gotten ready for the day, go sit somewhere in your home or outside and visualize your day. Visualize yourself going through your day: your drive to work, your morning meeting, etc. Envision yourself in each part of your day with a positive state of mind. Feel how good it feels to be content with what you are doing and to have an inner peace, no matter what circumstances occur. Once you finish your visualization, get up and start your day positively.
Visualization is a very powerful, yet often misunderstood, tool. Our brains can not tell the difference between actual events and what we visualize. Thus, when we take time to visualize our day in a positive way, we are setting our brains up to actually look for the positive throughout the day. Give this tool a shot for a week and see if your days do not start getting more positive. And please, send me your results and thoughts on this tool. I love to get feedback.
Live Life,
Bert Oliva
APR