We all know that the VUCA world we live in today, is full of stress and uncertainties. If you just talk to the elders in your family, they will tell you how life was different in their times. Work had fixed hours and there was what we call a fantastic work life balance. As technology was not that developed, there was very little to do in your free time. Socialising was popular and visiting friends and family was a must do. Even the best professionals had hobbies and pursued them passionately. It was a world of values and ethics and talent was nurtured and promoted. Work politics was just in its infancy. Naturally stress was much lesser. Pollution was minimal. People enjoyed the outdoors. Everyone worked hard and yet had the time to play hard.
In the past 30 years, the world leapt ahead with evolution and growth. Technology and the digital revolution made everything faster and more convenient. Computers came into our world of work and then came laptops. Mobiles became an essential gadget and now smartphones. Go into a restaurant today and see a family have lunch together. They will all be on their mobiles. And then the gushing tornado of social media. Infrastructure development has taken us leap years ahead but has also led to pollution and worrying levels of AQI. And then the recent pandemic has changed our life completely.
Everyone wants to achieve more at any cost. Every day is a rush to be our best version. Work life balance needs a lot of recovery. Relationships and friendships have become brittle and transactional. Selfishness has raised its bar. Chaos is commonplace.
In such circumstances a ‘Relaxed Mindset’ is a huge boon as it lets you deal with today’s world with a more balanced approach. You still make decisions with logic and are able to handle chaos, crisis and negative situations much better. Here are three key changes you need to make to evolve to this priceless mindset-
Control your emotions
As human beings we are basically emotional people with big egos. Very few of us like to operate on a level playing field. We are driven by our selfish and individual goals mostly and like to win at any cost. We don’t like being told what to do or even being corrected. Any such occurrences and disruptive emotions take over. The only major setback with disruptive and negative emotions is that your brain gets clouded and then we don’t use it to think logically and practically. Being able to control your emotions and even minimise them to focus on what you are doing is a huge leap in the right direction!
Situations in life develop as you react to them
Situations come and go. Life is not a cakewalk. There are things to achieve and we do not achieve success at every attempt we make. In today’s world especially, there are many critical and unforeseen situations we need to face often. When we lose our temper, we lose 90 percent of our capabilities. A ‘Relaxed Mindset’ gives you a built-in stress/anger/ negativity fuse that controls your trip. But what is very important is how you change your tendency to trip and react negatively to situations you face. This trait has to become an auto-response for you to really see positive magic happening
A Relaxed mindset is medicine for you
We all know that stress creates a fight or flight stimulus and your body and health go for a complete toss. The brain automatically releases harmful chemicals like cortisol making you ready to fight. Long term stress leads to serious health problems which become chronic. When you possess a relaxed mindset, you keep stress out of the window. It improves your health in multiple ways. For example, it lowers your blood pressure, blood sugar levels, heart rate etc. It helps you to improve various health functions including digestion, focus and mood, improve sleep quality etc.
‘Relaxation is the foundation of success. It creates space for clarity, creativity and breakthroughs’ Kathy Cooperman
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