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Mindfulness and Meditation

Mindfulness activities usually start from big to small or vice versa. We will learn how our mind works in particular and how our attention changes when we move to the big picture or to a small area of a single pointed focus. It’s all about staying present & aware. It can be either done in a detailed scale/small or grand scale. For e.g. meditating, teaching yourself how our mind works. A simple meditation practice would be like this:

• Find a quiet and comfortable place.

• Don’t be stiff

• Soften your gaze

• Hold your attention within a small area

• Feel your breath

• Be attentive to the smallest detail you’ve on your mind

• Focus on the movement of the brain through nose

• Breathe through the whole nose

• Breathe in, breathe out

• Focus on the movement of your breath

• Stay in this small area as long as you like

• Notice when your mind wanders from your breath

• Breath in, breathe out

• Rest your mind in the spaciousness of the detail until the meditation is complete

• Breathe in, breathe out

Low Self-Esteem and How to Build Self-Confidence

Do you struggle with low self-esteem? Well, you are not alone. I think all of us struggle with it at one point or another. However, low self-esteem can negatively affect our lives in many different ways, especially our work performance. This is because we are constantly worried about things we are not good at and we forget about the things we excel in. In order to start building self-confidence, we must stop comparing ourselves with others. Have you ever heard about “destination syndrome”? It is never-ending and the term can be referred to as when you feel nothing is good enough. You are on this constant run for more.

We experience more envy about others since we are comparing ourselves all the time. Why not remind ourselves about our strengths and our achievements? Why not indulge ourselves in a gratitude journal? Just focus on what we have for a moment. Surround ourselves with positive people. Our environments can either be growth for us or can tear us down. So we must always be careful with what we are bringing into our lives and stay away from negative energy. You will start to feel lighter once you walk away from all the negative vibes you are coming across.

We can only focus on the things that we can control; we can’t simply control what others say or feel about us. But we CAN write down a mitigation plan for all of the negative things we have going on in our minds and simply evaluate the negative thoughts. All it takes is changing our way of thinking. We must have positivity from our mind, body and soul. We have to eat good to feel good. Exercise is another powerful tool that boosts body image and confidence levels. All of these things can help us build more self-esteem and confidence within ourselves and in turn, become happier, more productive people