As a followup to the power of 10 min’s a day, I wanted to share
three ideas you can use right away to increase your clarity,
intention, and progress in life, health, & business on a daily
basis:
1) Take 10 min’s to create “mental space” free of the activities
of the day – ideally before your day begins. You can use this
time as “quiet time”, prayer, meditation…simply give yourself…
…and your mind in particular…
some “space” before you “descend” into your day.
You may be surprised at the ideas, energy, and clarity that come
to you when you give yourself this “space.”
2) Throughout the day, “check in” with yourself to ask,
“What’s most important to me about this next segment of my day?”
If you’re already engaged on a project without distractions or
“forks in the road”, you may find yourself doing this less often.
But if you’ve got lots of people and/or matters calling for your
attention throughout the day, taking a moment to “check in” and
be sure you’re on track and intentional about what’s getting your
time and attention will be a powerful practice.
3) Get a spiral bound notebook/pad that you can easily jot ideas
in that come to you…and in particular, take a few moments –
perhaps at the end of the day – to write what’s most important to
you.
It may be something you learned or appreciate from the day, a
“highlight” of your day…an intention for the next day, something
you intend to change, or an overall realization of what you love,
what’s important to you, and where you’re going to focus more of
your time and energy going forward.
There you go – 3 simple but powerful exercises you can implement
right away.
Already doing one or more? Would love to hear your experiences.
Ready to put one or all three into practice now? State your
intentions in the comments below, then come back in a week and
share your experience.
Here’s to living intentionally and experiencing the clarity, focus,
and fulfillment that can be yours!
Dr. Ben