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How to Get Out of Your Head and Actually Do Something Today

12/11/2019

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Let's face it, this is something we all need help with.

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5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Do it.

Yes, it really is that simple but we simply never get to the "do it" part.

We get stuck in our heads, debate ourselves for a little bit and then realize we don't feel like doing anything that will get us towards whatever goals we may have, so we "hit snooze" on our progress.

No matter what it is, everything from starting that business to getting to the gym more often or even just getting out of your dang bed in the morning without hitting snooze 10 times.

Our problem is that we are not getting moving fast enough and as a result we end up getting trapped in our heads.

We all know where that leads to...

GETTING NOTHING DONE!

We get trapped in our heads and there is like a 2% chance that we actually take action after that happens.

We usually try to justify why we don't need to do whatever the task is that needs to get done and likely it is because we don't "feel like it."

Well, NEWSFLASH.... we are NEVER going to feel like doing anything hard, not is just human nature.

Instead, we have to learn to push through despite how we feel.

The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

If you have been around MMNTM for a while now, you know that this all started from when I was trying to improve my mindset and sharing what has worked for me with you guys and this case scenario is no different.

After listening to a podcast a while back and actually re-listening to it today, I decided I had to write this post because this simple "hack," if you want to call it that, is so dang effective.

So simple, yet one of the things that has almost forced me to take the most action because let's face it we are all naturally lazy at some point in our lives.

Time to get onto the next phase and force yourself to not be lazy because if we waited for ourselves to feel "motivated," we simply would never get anything done.

​Mel Robbins explains this techique that is almost so stupidly simple you would be hesitant to call it a technique.

Whenever something that you know you should, or need to do, comes into your mind, count down from five and then do it.

Don't count down from five and then think about it because then you get trapped in your head and it never gets done.

Count down from five and before you even know the first step, start doing something.

You don't need to have some crazy plan, you just need to start doing something after counting down from five because then you build the momentum to do more after that first action.

It's pretty much fool proof and forces you to "do" without getting trapped in your head trying to figure out and debate if you feel like doing it or not.

This technique takes zero consideration on how you feel and usually that is exactly what we need. The way we feel has been holding us back from far too many actions.

Here is the link to the School of Greatness Podcast where Mel Robbins goes over this in more detail (click here) >>

As per usual, another great day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

-Taylor

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The Best Fast For Your Mindset: The Complaining Fast

12/2/2019

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Yes, I just started this and it might be the best thing you will do this week.

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What do you think about when you hear the word "fasting?"

Usually what pops into our mind is intermittent fasting, water fasting and just taking a break from food for an extended period of time.
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While the benefits of these types of fasts are wonderful for our mindset and overall health, there is one fast that might take the cake in terms of benefits to our mindset.

If we extend the definition of "fasting," that we have set in place, to include anything and everything that we could abstain from for an extended period of time, we can include complaining as a type of fasting.

And that is exactly what we are going to do.

Time to learn why committing to a fast of this powerfully bad habit might be best thing you'll focus on this week.

Why Do We Complain?

It's just so easy.
Don't lie, we all complain and for a lot of us it takes over our days, it impedes on the actions we take on a day to day basis and eventually it will hinder results in anything you are trying to accomplish.

Complaining is essentially the path of least resistance in our lives because it helps us to avoid taking the actions that will help solve our problems.

I never said the path of least resistance was in any way a good thing, it is just as it states, the path with the least amount of obstacles.

Our brains naturally gravitate towards doing what is easy and what requires less work. We have to train them to do the "hard stuff," until we do that we are naturally going to be gravitating towards the easy things and getting nothing done.

I am sure you already experience this, wanting to watch Netflix instead of studying and wanting to almost anything other than go to work today.

Complaining helps us to avoid the action, and avoid the obstacles when in reality that is what we should be chasing if we want to start having a fulfilling life.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not "motivation" that you need, instead try a little mental discipline to start getting more done.

Complaining Is Wreaking Havoc On Our Lives

It's almost as bad as having a health problem and potentially worse.
"How does it impede on our action and hinder results? We are just complaining..."

True, but what we think and say have a direct correlation to our actions.


If we are thinking negatively and complaining about the problem, there is no way that we are going to take action to solve that problem anytime in the near future.

We are going to push it off until it either really needs to get done or you forget about it, I'm sure you can relate.

This just pushes us further and further away from our goals as this lack of action starts to add up day after day.

We are essentially complaining our way out of achieving our goals and until we get it under control we are not going to find the "success" we are looking for.

The Complaining Fast

Let's get you started...
Start with a day, then carry the momentum to the handful of days after that.

Pick a period of time to start, that you know you can push through the temptations to complain so that you can start to see the results of eliminating this from your life.

Try a three day complaining fast to start, the first day is going to be easy because it is at the top of your mind and it is something new and challenging.

It is those next couple of days that are going to be challenging. You are going to be so tempted to complain that you might just fall for the temptation. Don't worry if you "break the fast," just start over then and there, at day one.

Three days is long enough to challenge yourself but not too long that you are not going to take action.

You have to find the balance that is long enough to challenge yourself but not too long to scare you away right away, even though eventually your goal will likely be to totally eliminate complaining after you see how it impacts your life.

And how your life will change when you stop complaining...

This is something that you are not just going to be able to feel, but other people are going to notice as well.

Do you know what that means? It means that people are going to be more attracted to you and more inclined to be around you if you are more positive and complaining less.

Why? For the simple fact that you are not going to be bringing down the energy anymore from complaining and you are going to be more enjoyable to be around, leading to all sorts of opportunities in personal and professional relationships.

That's not the only thing though, when you stop your complaining, you force yourself to look at and actually take action on the things you have been pushing off or just any problems that are in your life.

Maybe you just had a lot to get done in order to get your finances in line, now you can do that.

Or maybe you have been pushing off doing any "meaningful work" in your life because you have just complained about picking up extra work, now you can start that.

We all have those things that we keep pushing of until "later" and eventually "later" turns into never getting done.

​Time to change that equation and start to gain real momentum in your life by taking off this negative lens that a lot of us are seeing the world through. It all starts with reducing our complaining.

What do you say, time for a fast?
As per usual, another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

-Taylor

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5 Seconds to A Better Work Ethic

11/21/2019

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Get more done, produce more work and create better quality work.

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Everyone Else's Work Days

How boring would it be to live like everyone else?
What the large majority of people do is just show up and go through the motions. They are there strictly to collect that paycheck to help them pay for whatever it is that they want to buy next and be able too afford the life they have created for themselves.

Whether that is a house they barely could afford or a car they stretched their budget for, they are just barely getting by.

The funny thing is... they still strictly just do what they are supposed to do and go through the motions at work, never really pushing themselves and taking those extra steps to learn or do what they need to. When this is exactly what they need to be doing if they want to live the life they are trying to portray themselves living when they stretch their budgets.

They work their whole life, playing it safe and saving for retirement, when they claim that they are actually "going to start enjoying life."

Well, I don't know about you guys but to me, waiting 50 years to actually enjoy my life sounds like my own living version of hell.

Skip going through the motions, we need to take more action than everyone so that we start to gain momentum and excel at a faster pace than most.

That Extra "Rep" Means Everything

No, reps aren't just in the gym.
/Repetition/: The act of repeating an action or event.

​No, reps are not just for at the gym, they include everything that we constantly repeat on a day to day basis.

You know what everyone else does? They show up and do exactly the amount of reps they are told and then leave.

They set out to do 5 pushups and then end up doing 5 and calling it a day.

Or, in work terms...

They do the report and don't do any extra research for it, they put in it exactly what needs to be in it.

They don't got out and learn any extra skills, they went to college and think that should suffice.

So, what can you do? Just that and more.

Every time something comes your way, go that extra step on it, do more than was asked and even put your own ideas or opinions on it.

It's all about that extra rep, those reps above just going through the motions at work are the reps that mean the most.

Everyone does what they are supposed to do, that will get you nowhere fast.

...and how will this make you stand out?

Other than simply making your work more unique and have the ability to stand out, it is also going to start training your brain.

It is going to start giving you mental endurance because no longer are you just going to be going through the motions and doing all the work that is easy, you are going to be doing more than required and getting used to doing what is hard.

So, when that tough assignment or task comes along that everyone else is dreading, you can take charge and get it done.

Even just going that extra step for a client that you might be on a sales call with, but might not be able to help, give him some resources on who could help him and then ask for a referral if he knows anyone that might need your services.

A lot of people, in this case, would just hang up and go on with the next call, but if you turn this opportunity and other opportunities like this into more potential customers, your stats are going to start trending higher than everyone else's.

Always be on the lookout for who you can take that extra step for and what you can do those extra reps on, even if it just means more calls connecting with clients than others are making.

How This is Going To Change the Game For Your Life

Train your brain for mental endurance, thank yourself later.
Crazy thing is, these reps that you start doing at work can translate to almost every other area of your life as well.

No longer are you just doing the bare minimum, you are training your mind to do the "hard things" and those are things that most people push off and never get done.

This means you can maybe start that thing you have always wanted to start, whether it be a business, sport, lesson, skill, etc, and maybe watch a little bit less Netflix.

Or, you can go above and beyond in your relationship and start to build an even stronger connection with the one you love.

Or even with your hobbies, you can start doing the extra reps there every day, instead of just doing them for a little bit and not seeing any real progress of your skills over the years.

Even in the gym, instead of doing the number of reps you set out to do, you start doing 3 more every set. Soon your results start skyrocketing because you are actually pushing yourself and not just showing up to the gym and going through the motions so that you can say that you were there for the day.

This skill and mindset literally touches every area of your life because every areas requires practice if you want to start excelling in it.

Extra reps mean extra practice.

Time to Practice

I explained how adding those extra reps in work can help you in the other aspects of your life as well, but that also works in reverse.

If you start doing this in other areas, it can translate to your work as well.

That is why I am going to focus on areas outside of work in the mental workout for today, because we all have a million different jobs so it isn't realistic to make a general workout for that.

Let's get started...

Exercise #1: Add 2 minutes of cold water at the end of your shower
Notes: What better way to add that extra rep than through some cold water at the end of a shower, it is both uncomfortable and rewarding.

Exercise #2: Do the extra rep in the gym
Notes: Or apply this to any physical activity. Add a few reps to every set when you start to think you are done. If you aren't working out, start today (a few reps are better than zero).

Exercise #3: Read more
Notes: Increase the amount you are reading by 15 minutes each day. Or, if you aren't reading add 30 minutes to the amount of time you spend reading.

Exercise #4: Increase the podcast reps
Notes: If you listen to music a lot throughout the day, decrease those reps and exchange them for some podcast reps so you can start to learn even more. Try at least 1 podcast a day that will teach you something.
Just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

-Taylor

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The Happiness Formula: Why We Are Solving The Equation Wrong

11/17/2019

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Why most of us seem to be coming to the wrong conclusions when it comes to our happiness...

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"I'll Be Happy When..."

We have all had these few words stumble out of our mouth at some point or another, or maybe even on a consistent basis for a majority of us.

How do I know this? Because I am writing this article and you are reading this article. I didn't just start writing this randomly, I choose the topic based off of past struggles and experiences and you likely chose this article off of current struggles or experiences.

This is usually how our thinking goes when it comes to happiness in our lives, it's always second to something. Usually we think "I'll be happy when..."

"... I get the job."

"... I find a significant other."

"... I am out of college."

"... I take the trip I have always wanted to."

"... I retire from my job."

But, what if that "when" never comes? 

Playing Life Based on End Results

It's a problem we all catch ourselves trapped in.
We, as a society as a whole, have trapped ourselves in this thinking that happiness is locked in the end results of achieving whatever goals we have set for ourselves.

Thinking that once we reach a goal we are going to be a little happier than we were before we reached that goal and most importantly, that we won't be happy until we do so.

If that is true then why are there so many celebrities, musicians and company leaders that are depressed? Why do we hear about the suicides of your favorite musicians or the drug problems they have or the problems of the people who movies you go to watch?

They are at the pinnacle of their life, yet they are still struggling with their happiness. This alone should be a good enough reason not to believe the lies that we grew up believing around happiness lying only in the end results.

Changing Up The Formula...

How do we need to start thinking?
We need to flip this script completely and start seeing happiness as a byproduct of what we are doing on a day to day basis and not as a byproduct of an end result.

Happiness should, and most likely will, come through the process of working towards a goal of yours and showing yourself the progress you are making, not just through when you reach a goal.

Happiness is a feeling you get when you start to challenge yourself a little more and persevere through the hard times to see what you are actually capable of.

Happiness comes from the discipline in your life that frees up more opportunities than just trying to find temporary happiness through a short beach vacation or a Netflix binge.

Happiness is showing yourself that you are enough and that you can reach those goals that you have set for yourself.

It is almost counterintuitive, but being happier doesn't come from going out to drink and party more, or watching more Netflix, it comes from doing the hard work that we seem to be pushing off almost every day.

One Essential Step to The Equation

1. What You Are Willing to Sacrifice For
The essential step to "enjoying the process," as one might say, is finding the things that you are willing to sacrifice for and finding happiness to be a byproduct of your work and discipline on those things.

We all have those things that we are interested in and would be willing to sacrifice time and money for, in order to get closer to what we have been visualizing our lives to be.

These are the things that we are willing to not go to the party for and that we are willing to get up early and work on.

If you are looking for happiness to be a byproduct of your work and discipline, you have to make sure you are working on something that you actually care about, not just some basic thing such as homework or what you are already doing at your 9-5 job.

Why This Can Work

Time to stop unsuccessfully trying to be happier on a day to day basis.
Even though it seems like happiness would come from more time relaxing on a beach or watching Netflix and scrolling through social media, where you don't have to think or stress yourself out, that actually is not the case at all.

​Honestly, you can only be so happy sitting on a beach all day drinking or watching Netflix, sooner or later the return on happiness starts going down because you just get used to doing those things. I realized this during my month long break during college, I thought it was going to be the best thing ever but honestly I was just getting sick of Netflix and kind of wished I had homework or something to challenge myself.

Our minds want to be challenged, and when we start doing so then we can start to find happiness, it isn't the other way around.

When we start to build discipline and challenge ourselves, we start conquering the one thing that holds almost all of us back... the fear that we aren't "enough."

There always seems to be someone that is better than us at ______ and we never give ourselves enough credit. When we start to actually show ourselves that we are "enough" and are capable of more than we originally thought, this does wonders for our mindset and happiness.

​Don't beleive me? The only way to know is to actually try.

Your Happiness Gym

Here's a little workout for your mind.
Exercise #1: Read
Duration: 1 Hour
Notes: Start pushing yourself intellectually, can't get closer to your goals unless you learn about all the things you currently aren't as informed on.

Exercise #2: Hit the Gym or Take a Walk
Duration: 1 Hour
Notes: Break a sweat, do those extra reps and start really pushing yourself. Don't just show up, you become happier through the hard work, not taking the easy way out.

Exercise #3: Stay off Your Phone
Reps: 2x per day
Duration: 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour at night
Notes: Get the momentum for the day started on the right note, not allowing others to dictate your day. Same goes for the last hour, plus it will help you sleep better.

Exercise #4: Do Something You Care About
Duration: 1-2 hours a day
Notes: Learn that instrument, start a blog, start writing music, start that social media page, start that business... you know what you want to do so why haven't you been doing it?
Just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

-Taylor

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Why Instagram Removing Likes Might Just Be The Best Thing That Could Happen

11/11/2019

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With so many people complaining, let's look at the positives if Instagram actually does remove "like counts."

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If you have been scrolling around on Twitter or even just reading the "tech news" lately, I sure you have stumbled across an article with a headline something along this lines of "Instagram is Removing Likes This Week: Here is what That Will look Like..."

And surprisingly, the news isn't wrong this time, they just aren't 100% right either. Instagram is only testing out this feature on a number of users within the US this week, something that they already have been doing in other countries previous to this.

That doesn't mean that they aren't going to implement this change in the not too distant future though and that is something we have to weight the benefits and downsides to.

All I have seen regarding this news is the negative side, or people complaining about the potential change and how it would be the "worst thing to ever happen."

They are not surprisingly missing the fact of how much good this change could do for the population as a whole, potentially helping the mindsets and happiness of the users that "live for the likes."

Why is Instagram Testing This?

For some very valid reasons.
Well, they are a tech company so you can expect them to test anything and everything that they would need to in order to create a more powerful user experience.

And in the day and age of rising social media use correlated with rising unhappiness and depression, a better user experience might encompass taking away some of these features that are contributing the most to the problem at hand.

This could be the first of many steps Instagram and other social media companies take in order to help combat this growing problem in children and adults inside and outside of the United States.

For some, the game of user experience and creating the user interface on apps, websites and other pieces of technology might see a SLIGHT decline in the focus on keeping people on their platforms as long as possible, in exchange for the greater good of society.

Why People May Be Concerned

More people then not I see complaining about this move.
People are concerned for very good reasons, or at least the people who have businesses and brands on Instagram that is.

A brand or business that has a presence on Instagram relies heavily on engagement on their pages and if you take away one of the key measures of engagement, then how would people know that they are a reputable brand and didn't just buy all of their followers?

Well, that is a valid point here but the comment section will still be available and in reality, it shows a much stronger audience engagement, for followers of that page, if there is an engaged comment section. It is easy for someone to scroll past and like a picture without even knowing who posted it or what exactly the image was about, but people only comment on the pages they find interesting and engaging.

Also, housing a brand on Instagram, much like these "Instagram Influencers" are doing, you are bound to run into problems like this all the time. From algorithm changes that don't allow your posts to be organically found anymore, to now the removal of likes. You can't just rely on one platform for your whole brand and business, because what if that platform goes "extinct" for whatever reason, like the once powerful Myspace, this can and WILL happen eventually as new platforms step in and gain traction.

For the people who are just on Instagram with their personal pages and worried about the removal of likes, it is definitely not going to impact these pages as much as a business and this might be a sign that they are too worried about the perception of their life on Instagram.

Who really cares how many likes your personal page got, do you even know everyone liking your pictures or is it just a number? And for many people that number is never high enough, you start off wanting 100 likes, then 1,000, then you see a page with 10,000 likes and want that. It literally is never going to be enough for these people.

Seriously take a step back and look at how much Instagram is influencing your life, and why you would be "mad" if they took away likes, is it really going to impact your life drastically?

But, the positives might outweigh the negatives in the long run...

Social Media and the Rise of Mental Health Problems

How social media may be contributing to this.
It is no new research that social media is contributing to mental health problems, loneliness and sadness across the world.

We spend all day on these platforms comparing our lives to the lives of the people that we follow, and soon start to think about how "boring" our lives are. We scroll for hours and hours through pictures of places we aren't going to, things we don't have and fame we wish we had.

What is this doing to our minds? It is making us depressed that we don't have these things even though we have never put forth the effort to get them. So, what do we do? Go on social media to avoid thinking about this and end up getting even more sad or comparing our lives more and more to these "other people."

Social media also has us more connected than ever. We are constantly on Snapchat talking with our friends and this makes us feel more connected than ever, why would you even need to hang out with people if you are constantly in contact with them? Well, think this for long enough and you start hanging out with less and less people and the feeling of loneliness increases ten times, even though we are "talking to" a ton of people each day.

Technology and social media has started to replace those persons to person conversations in our lives, the exact conversations that help us feel needed and wanted. "Real world relationships" are increasingly important now that we are seeing less and less people, because we can simply snap them instead of actually meeting them for lunch. It is no wonder then that a majority of Americans report that the often feel lonely during the course of a day.

How Removing Likes Might Be The Best Thing For Your
Mindset

Really though, this could be a great move.
Instead of jumping into this potential interface change with a negative mindset and constantly complaining about it, consider the potential upsides that this change has on your mindset.

Maybe if they get rid of likes, you won't be spending as much time on the platforms worried about your pictures not getting enough likes and then deleting them because you don't want anyone to see that you go so few likes.

This gives you more time to work on things you actually care about and start to live in the "real world" which can do wonders for your happiness. 

When you start living your own life and stop letting the thoughts and opinions of others control your decisions, such as if they like your picture or not, that is where you start winning.

This could even start allowing you to post more freely, not stressing about finding that "best picture to get the most likes" because likes simply won't be a thing anymore.

​This could bring Instagram back to what it was when it first came out, more posts with a more relaxed feel. Our feeds could be filled with more things that we care about and more things that interest us, compared to a ton of people just posting "pretty" pictures to get the most likes. 

Is This Going to Be the New Trend on Social Media?

If the rise of mental health problems, loneliness, social isolation and unhappiness continues to trend upwards, we might start to see a trend of these technology companies focused on tweaking their user interfaces and experiences in a way that would benefit the mental health of the public.

Whether they are going to be pressured by the public to change, change on their own accord or not change their ways at all, is the real question.

I would love to hear your thoughts, comment below!

BONUS: Two More Ways to Use Instagram to Benefit Your Mindset

Did this article peak your interest on how social media impacts not just our happiness but our mindset as well?

If so, even if Instagram doesn't implement this new update of removing likes, there are still ways you can "hack" your Instagram in order to benefit your mindset 10x.

How so?

Well, two of my favorite ways include:
  • Stop following all of those accounts that all you do is look at their posts and envy that you are not where they are, who they are or what they have.
  • Then, start to follow more accounts that can help you learn and become more interesting. Follow accounts of people who are doing amazing things with their lives and taking the time to help you learn how to do the same in your own life.
    • No, I'm not talking about the accounts that claim to teach you to get rich through "forex, day trading or drop shipping." I am talking about the accounts of people such as @Andyfrisella, @edmylett, @mikeposner, @colinobrady... just follow them and you'll see what I mean.

I wrote a whole article on the strategies to "hack your Instagram for a better mindset" if you are interested in reading more (click here) >>
Just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

-Taylor

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Will Social Media Ever Make You Happy?

10/12/2019

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If are using social media more than an hour a day, this is for you...

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Why are you really on social media all day?

Is it bringing you that much happiness or will it ever bring you that much happiness?

Or are you just bored and trying to pass time because you don't know what else to do?

So many people sit on social media for hours on end and it is slowly killing their happiness, let me show you why that is...
I almost forgot! If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by! With MMNTM (mo-men-tum) my goal is to help you level up your mind and mindset with effective "workouts." Much like you would train your body, this is the gym for your mindset, everything from your happiness and mental clarity to mental discipline and productivity. These are the things that have helped me the most and I love sharing them with you daily on yourmmntm.com/blog so be sure to stop out daily!

Now let's get back to what you started reading for.

A Quick Glimpse At What You Are About to Learn

  1. Why Do We Spend So Much Time on Social Media?
  2. What Spending So Much Time on Social Media Does to Your Mindset
  3. What Could You Be Using This Time For Instead
  4. Why This is Going to Do So Much More For Your Happiness
  5. BONUS: Other Ways to Increase Your Happiness Today

​Why Do We Spend So Much Time on Social Media?

Honestly, you are probably just bored and that is an easy way to pass time.
Simple answer here is that we are bored.

But it goes much deeper than that.

What are we trying to avoid when we are sitting on social media? We are trying to avoid doing anything that is hard because it is damn easy to pass time sitting on social media.

It is much harder to find a side project to work on or even just take up a new skill or learn something than it is to sit on social media. Even though we know that the latter is much better for us, we still sit on social media.

Unless you have been working on your mind and mindset already, our brains naturally gravitate towards what is easiest to do, a simple distraction while we pass the time, and that is exactly what social media is.

We get the dopamine rush in our brain from every like and comment we get or every picture we see and that keeps us coming back.

Eventually though, you need to consume more and more content in order to get that same dopamine rush and that is when we start to spend an insane amount of time on social media instead off doing any real work.

We trick our minds into thinking social media is making us happy but in reality all it is doing is giving us a simple distraction and dopamine rush that mimics the short term effects of happiness.
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​What Spending So Much Time on Social Media Does to Your Mindset

Nothing good, not at all.
While you might believe you are finding some sort of happiness through social media it is actually doing a few things to your mind that are not ideal.

First, you are comparing your life to the lives of others, pretty much all day, and this just makes you sad that you aren't doing the "cool things" or seeing the cool places or have the cool things that they do.

When in reality, these are just glimpses of people's lives, they are only sharing the absolute best parts, nothing else.

This wrecks your happiness and usually just leaves us in a spiral of feeling bad for ourselves.

Also, the amount of negative content that you consume on social media each day starts to engrain itself into your subconscious mind.

People respond strongly to negative articles, articles that make them sad and articles that make them angry, so that is exactly what a lot of people post.

Why?

Because that is what gets the views and more views equates to more money, it is simple as that.

When this negativity starts to engrain itself in our subconscious mind, we start to see the world in a slightly negative light, and start to speak more negatively as well. This leads to more complaining and less opportunities and happiness as nobody wants to be around people like that.

Or if they do want to be around someone like that, they are likely very negative themselves.

​What Could You Be Using This Time For Instead

Soooo many more better things to be doing that could relieve your boredom.
Instead of wishing all this time on social media would contribute to a little more of our happiness, we could focus on more of what is actually going to improve our happiness.

Wanna know what that is?

Doing the hard shit, the exact opposite of what social media is.

Social media is easy to scroll through and easy to consume, nothing worth having comes easy though.

The process to reaching your goals, that is where you start finding happiness.

When you show yourself that you can honor the commitment that you have made for yourself and that you have the discipline to follow through on your goals, that is when you start to build confidence and happiness.

Unlike what many people think, sitting around and drinking on a beach is not going to make you happy, it is doing the hard stuff that you have been pushing off forever.

Get off social media for a few hours a day and suddenly you have all this extra time to focus on what you "never had time to do."

​Why This is Going to Do So Much More For Your Happiness

Because happiness lies in the process, not end results.
When you let go of the idea that all your happiness lies in the end result, you open up the road to real happiness and results.

We don't get started on our goals because we think that it is just going to be hard work and we won't be happy until we reach our result, and if we never reach that result we won't be happy and we wasted a lot of time.

Instead, we enjoy some "fake happiness" from social media and Netflix and then just go through the motions in everyday life.

It is time to let go of the thoughts that happiness is only after you reach a goal.

It is the process that changes your mind and changes your mood. You start to believe in yourself more, find more confidence and show yourself that you are enough to achieve whatever it is that you want to.

This is where you start to increase your happiness and find more excitement in your day to day life.

BONUS: Other Ways to Increase Your Happiness Today​

Almost every day I will bring you these "workouts" at the end of the articles to actually help you take action and change your mindset.

Why?

Because that is one of the major things I see missing in personal development, the actionable advice. Everyone has ideas and theories that are "up in the clouds," yet they never come down to Earth and give us some real ways to change.

And that is what MMNTM is for, to help you actually change in a unique and fun way, it's like taking your mind to the gym every day at yourmmntm.com/blog

Other than just getting off of social media, here is some mental workouts for AFTER you commit to cutting down social media useage and start to work on your mind.

Exercise #1: Make Your Bed and Take a Cold Shower Every Morning
Reps: 1x per day
Dyration: 3-5 minute cold shower.
Notes: Do the hard shit everyday, build that discipline so that you have the discipline to work on more important thing.

Exercise #2: Walk
Reps: 1x per day
Duration: 45 Minutes
Notes: Get outside, it's the best thing you can do for your mind.

Exercise #3: Workout
Reps: 1x per day
Duration: 30-45 minutes
Notes: Get the heart rate up and do something that is actually hard, you will feel much better.

Exercuse #4: Journal
Reps: 2x per day
Notes: Write down what you are grateful for each and every morning and then what you were grateful for that happened in the evening.
Andddd just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

Now be sure to actually put what you learned to use, don't just read about it and make yourself feel like you are taking action, actually take action!

-Taylor

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Do You Want to Know What is Easier Than Finding Happiness?

10/9/2019

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Naturally, happiness is a life long journey, which makes it pretty hard. This is what is easier, if that is what you are looking for?

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So many people are out here searching for happiness which requires a lot of hard work that many people just aren't willing to do.

Well, do you want to know what is easier than finding happiness and doesn't require you to put in as much hard work? Complaining.

Yes, complaining.

And do you know where that gets you? Not very f**king far.

Even though everyone says they want to be more happy, if you look at their actions, it seems like that is not the case at all.

If you are currently holding onto this toxic habit, I would highly suggest that you read this so I can show you why doing what is easier than finding real happiness is not the route you want to take in life.
I almost forgot! If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by! With MMNTM (mo-men-tum) my goal is to help you level up your mind and mindset with effective "workouts." Much like you would train your body, this is the gym for your mindset, everything from your happiness and mental clarity to mental discipline and productivity. These are the things that have helped me the most and I love sharing them with you daily on yourmmntm.com/blog so be sure to stop out daily!

Now let's get back to what you started reading for.

A Quick Glimpse At What to Expect

  1. This is Why It Seems Like Nobody is Happy
  2. What Happens If You Let Complaining Distract You From Your Happiness?
  3. The First Step to Start Finding More Happiness
  4. You Need to Start Doing What is HARDER
  5. Why You Need to Start Doing the Harder Things in Life
  6. What Increasing Your Happiness Can Add to Your Life
  7. Today's Mind "Workout"​

​This is Why It Seems Like Nobody is Happy

Complaining is just easier than trying to doing things that make you happy...
Yes, you read that right and no, I am not saying that you should just start complaining.

When did I ever say that we should do what is easier? Not once have I said that.

​Why does it seem like everyone is unhappy? Because a lot of people actually are unhappy for the simple reason that they are doing what is easy.

Our minds gravitate towards what is easy, constantly searching for new ways to make our lives a little easier and that is probably why you started reading this article.

The thing about doing what is easy though is you never make any real progress because you are not doing any real work or challenging yourself. 

Happiness comes from discipline and enjoying the progress of excelling towards your goals and you can't do that when you are avoiding all real work that will move you closer to your goals.

Take this example, say you want to start a business and you read books all day, everyday. It might seem like you are making progress and getting things done but in reality you have just done what is easy and doesn't require any challenge.

Then guess what? You are still unhappy because you are making no progress and aren't anywhere closer to your goals.

​What Happens If You Let Complaining Distract You From Your Happiness?

Nothing good, you really shouldn't let this happen.
Why do we really complain all the time though, even if we don't want to? Because that is what is easiest for our brain to think about and if you forgot already, our brains gravitate towards the easier thoughts.

It is so easy to just complain about a situation because then you don't have to think about a solution to the problem, you can just sit there feeling bad about the situation and that is super easy to do. That is why you see so many people complaining, they just don't want to face what is hard.

Plus, when everyone else is complaining it just makes it easier for us to complain because then we won't be met with any resistance as we all will have the same thoughts. You won't have to defend a position or argue with anyone over why you don't think something is "bad."

It is very easy to see why we complain and why we let this get in the way of our happiness, especially now a days when everyone is searching for a life of ease and comfort.

Everyone is looking forward to just retiring so they don't have to do sh*t. Well guess what? You can only have so many beers on the beach before you get bored and start turning into a grumpy old man because you thought that you were going to enjoy doing nothing.

The path in life is always towards the hard things, start learning that now because it will never change. Your happiness will thank you later.
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​The First Step to Start Finding More Happiness

Not complaining and being negative sounds like a good place to start, doesn't it?
Well, instead of just jumping right into doing a ton of hard sh*t everyday, how about we take some time to "detox" your mind first and foremost, so then you have ample room to learn and implement these new ways of thinking.

What exactly does that mean?

Taking away the complaining and negative thoughts in our lives is a great way to start.

For the next week just try and be a little more self aware and realize when you really want to complain about something, even if it is just in your mind and not aloud.

Stop and change that thinking to why you are grateful that you get to be doing that thing. It is going to make you realize how much you are actually complaining during your day and when you can get rid of this it actually improves your day a ton.

In terms of getting rid of your negative thoughts, we have to look at what we are consuming.

A lot of social media as well as the news is full of negative articles, pictures and captions because that is what gets attention. Go through your social media and look at all the accounts you follow, are they uplifting or are they just complaining about a ton of issues in the world? I would guess the latter. 

While it is good to know about what is going on in the world and major issues, scrolling by pictures and captions of these issues all day really starts to give you a negative lens to look at the world through.

​You Need to Start Doing What is HARDER

You really do this time, not just reading another post and going back to your old ways.
Okay, now that we have laid the foundation and cleared up some space in the mind, it his time to focus on doing things that are harder.

We all know the things that we avoid everyday because they are "too hard" and we know that we can push those things off until tomorrow.

Well, it is time to stop pushing those things off and getting them done.

The amount of decisions we come across on a day to day basis is actually insane, we probably make thousands of decisions each day and this is a thousand opportunities to start training your mind to do what is harder rather than avoiding it.

Every time a choice comes up, usually the one we know we need to make is the harder one, actually it almost always is. But how often are you making that choice?

Are you waking up early when that alarm goes off to take a walk when that is the last thing you want to do?

Are you going to the gym on the way home from a long day at work?

Are you actually taking steps towards building a side project rather than just reading countless books on it?

Are you actually making moves and taking actions towards your happiness and not just reading about it to feel "good" for a little bit?

Make the harder choice, it is usually the one you know is "right."

​Why You Need to Start Doing the Harder Things in Life

Your happiness is relying on you to take some real action.
When you don't take any action towards your goals, you don't really have any stress because you will never fail. Maybe that isn't the key top happiness though?

Have you ever thought about the process to get to where you are going? That is where the happiness lies, not in the end results.

That is why when so many people reach their salary goal or get that dream job, they still aren't happy because they put all of that emphasis on the end result and never actually enjoyed the journey to get there.

Start doing the harder things day in and day out and you will immerse yourself in the journey to reach those goals. You will have your feet on the ground and start seeing incremental progress each day towards a larger vision, rather than just being stressed and unhappy because you are not at where you want to be yet.

Doing what is hard builds discipline and discipline is required to start to enjoy this process towards our goals, that is where the happiness lies.

What Increasing Your Happiness Can Add to Your Life

In case you were debating just reading this article and going back to complaining.
What exactly are you missing out on when you keep pushing yopur personal happiness to the back burner each day, saying you will "get to it later?"

Well you are missing out on a lot of opportunities in life when you are dragging around and complaining all day.

First and foremost, you are missing the ability to make strong friendships, not just friendships based around both of you complaining (which is a lot of people's friends these days).

Human connection has been proven, through many studies, to be the thing that distinguishes who is happy from who is unhappy. Just take this study from Psychology Today >>

If you go around complaining and being negative, you are not going to attract anyone into your life. When you flip the script though and get rid of all the complaining, people are going to be more likely to interact with you, leading to more relationships.

Also, you are going to be missing opportunities to do fulfilling work because you are too busy complaining and never actually take any real action.

Our work days are a majority of our life, so why would you waste them not taking the opportunity to do work that you actually care about, even if it is just on the side?

When you add discipline to your life as you are increasing your happiness, you are also going to increase your results and progress.

As you are doing more, you are naturally going to get further along the path to wherever you are going.

These results help you become more disciplined and start helping you do more as you see that it is "working" and this leads to more happiness. This is the type of feedback loop you want to be in, not one full of complaining, negative thinking and zero action.

​Today's Mind "Workout"

Almost every day I will bring you these "workouts" at the end of the articles to actually help you take action and change your mindset.

Why?

Because that is one of the major things I see missing in personal development, the actionable advice. Everyone has ideas and theories that are "up in the clouds," yet they never come down to Earth and give us some real ways to change.

And that is what MMNTM is for, to help you actually change in a unique and fun way, it's like taking your mind to the gym every day at yourmmntm.com/blog

Exercise #1: Take a Cold Shower
Duration: 3-5 Minutes
Notes: It is going to suck every day and that is why we do it!

Exercise #2: Wake Up Earlier
Duration: 1 hour earlier than normal
Notes: Do this even if you don't have to and use the time to go to the gym, take a walk, mediatate or get some work done.

Exercise #3: Get Active Twice A Day
Duration: 45 Minutes Each
Notes: Go to the gym once a day and take a walk once a day (or do something outside). Good thing you have extra time now because you are waking up earlier!

Exercise #4: No Sugar
Duartion: All week
Notes: This will be much harder for some than it will be for others.
Andddd just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

Now be sure to actually put what you learned to use, don't just read about it and make yourself feel like you are taking action, actually take action!

-Taylor

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Looking For A New Way to Improve Your Work? Try Adding This to Your Day

10/7/2019

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Sometimes the quality of your work plateaus after a while, try this if you feel like you are in a rut at work.

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Image: Jeff, The Dean of Innovation
Ever just feel like your work isn't where it should be?

Not getting the results or recognition you wanted or even just not solving the problems you thought you would?

Even if you are in school or college right now, maybe you just can't seem to produce those high quality or unique projects/ essays that help you stand out from the rest of your peers.

Standing out is essential if we want to excel in anything we challenge ourselves with. You can't just go through the motions, show up and do the same thing you have been doing forever and expect better recognition or expect yourself to stand out from anyone else.

That just isn't how the world works and the first step towards changing this is realizing that it is all a mental game.

When you start adding tools to your mental toolbox, crafting a new mindset and developing new ways of thinking, you will start to notice better quality work.

And this blog is going to cover a great tool you can easily add to the toolbox of your mind.
I almost forgot! If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by! With MMNTM (mo-men-tum) my goal is to help you level up your mind and mindset with effective "workouts." Much like you would train your body, this is the gym for your mindset, everything from your happiness and mental clarity to mental discipline and productivity. These are the things that have helped me the most and I love sharing them with you daily on yourmmntm.com/blog so be sure to stop out daily!

Now let's get back to what you started reading for.

Here is What to Look Forward to In The Post:

  1. ​Why Our Work Sometimes Plateaus
  2. What Does A Rut Look Like in Your Work?
  3. A Step Towards Making Yourself Less Repalceable in the Workplace
  4. Is Doing Something Creative Each Day the Answer?
  5. Why Might This Helps Your Mindset and More Importantly, Your Work
  6. Let's Get Started TODAY

​Why Our Work Sometimes Plateaus

We get comfortable and start going through the motions because it is easy.
We like to think that when we get into a "groove" in work and life it is a good thing because you are finally getting comfortable in your job and your routine.

While that is all fine and dandy, you might be really holding yourself back by doing this.

What happens when you let this go on for years and essentially you are living the same day for years on end, doing the same work and (not surprisingly) getting paid essentially the same every year, after you account for inflation.

No wonder a lot of people always complain about their careers, they are doing nothing but showing up and doing the same amount off work, they are easily replaceable and this is not how you get a pay raise.

You have to make yourself stand out, if you are going through the motions, that is probably accomplishing the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish. At that point you are just another number in the company.

​What Does A Rut Look Like in Your Work?

It is likely what you might be currently experiencing.
Well, you actually might not realize you are in a rut because you are doing everything that your job description says.

Andddd that is the problem, you are going nothing more. 

You aren't getting asked to do anything more and you aren't really trying to excel at all either.

That may be fine for some people who are just trying to pay the bills, but I assume if you have stumbled upon this article, you don't fall into that same boat and you are looking for ways to improve.

A rut is essentially when you have been doing the same thing for too long, however long too long may be in your eyes, and not seeing yourself excel or not.

Some of us are self aware and realize this and can make some changes in our life, some of us are not as self aware and need to really take a step back to see if we are in a rut or not.

Either way, this "tool" you can add to your "mental toolbox" can work for anyone.
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A Step Towards Making Yourself Less Repalceable in the Workplace

This is what you really need to be focused on, not being just another number.
So, what exactly is this way to make yourself less replaceable?

Well, making yourself less replaceable is going to take everything from improving the quality of your work to changing your thinking and mental clarity so that you can better solve problems given to you or problems that you notice.

And really, no matter what someone says, you can't just make one switch in your life and be able to change all of these things.

That's like going to the gym and just doing curls and thinking that all your muscles will get more defined because of the curls.

You need a variety of exercises in order to define all of your muscles and that is no different here, you need a variety of exercises for improving your mind.

And this is one of the of many exercises that I talk about here on the blog so be sure to stop out daily: yourmmntm.com/blog

Do something creative each day.

​Is Doing Something Creative Each Day the Answer?

It might just be what you need, plus it could help give you a reason to work on that "passion project."
"I'm not a writer."

"I don't draw."

"Creating content isn't my thing."

"I'm not creative."

And you don't have to be, it is a skill you can develop and you can translate that into your work!

It is not "the answer" though, because there is no "the answer" to all of your problem at work or any area of your life.

This is just a mental tool that you can add to that toolbox and see if it works for you, and if it doesn't work as well for you as other things you try in the future, then you don't need to force yourself to keep doing it.

That is the power of constantly testing, there is not a "one size fits all" strategy because everyone thinks and experiences things differently.

So, while doing something creative each day, whether that be painting, writing, drawing, taking pictures, recording videos, or learning to play an instrument, might not be "the answer," it can be party of your answer.

It works for a lot of people to improve not just their work, but their mindset as well. I do it everyday, hence the blog and social media platforms, and it has helped me a ton just in day to day life and school as well.
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​Why Might This Helps Your Mindset and More Importantly, Your Work

It gets you out of your daily routine, which is likely holding you back from excelling at your job.
How exactly does this work though?

Well, when we start to do something creative each day it opens up part of our mind that we might not have been using much.

This is especially true if you literally went around avoiding creative things everyday, thinking "I'm a business major, I don't need to be creative."

Well, actually you might wanna try it out.

When you add this aspect to your day it gets you thinking differently, for the simple fact that you are doing something new and challenging every day.

You see yourself grow, get better and build some confidence because you are starting to excel any something you once sucked at.

How does that translate to your work?

Well, maybe you picked up the habit of writing every day and you are starting to get better at putting your words and ideas into sentences, this gives you some more confidence to actually put your ideas out there.

Plus, with new areas of your brain opened from this, you can have new ideas to share!

Or maybe you started drawing everyday and it just gave you time off of electronics and your phone, time to think and let your thoughts flow.

This is a thing many people see as a waste of time, or just never make the time to do, even though the best thoughts and ideas come from these times where you are distracting part of your mind with something creative and can let the other part of your mind wander and think.

​Let's Get Started TODAY

Almost every day I will bring you these "workouts" at the end of the articles to actually help you take action and change your mindset.

Why?

Because that is one of the major things I see missing in personal development, the actionable advice. Everyone has ideas and theories that are "up in the clouds," yet they never come down to Earth and give us some real ways to change.

And that is what MMNTM is for, to help you actually change in a unique and fun way, it's like taking your mind to the gym every day at yourmmntm.com/blog

Well, here are some examples on what you can try this week, you don't have to do them all like our normal "workouts" on here, just pick one exercise to add to your busy day to day.

Exercise #1: Pick Up Writing
Duration: 45 minutes
Notes: Just write, write a journal, start a blog, write social media posts for something you are passionate about, just write.

Exercise #2: Draw or Paint
Duration: 45 minutes
Notes: Let your mind wander, this might be hard at first but it can very well turn into an important aspect of your day or week.

Exercise #3: Start a Social Media Page Based Around A Passion
Duration: Work on it for 45 minutes per day
Notes: find something you are passionate about and start creating content around it, you can start growing a following and connecting with others which can build even more skills as well.

Exercise #4: Start Taking Pictures
Duration: 45 Minutes
Notes: Just go out with your phone and find some things each day that represent your day, what you are doing or how you are feeling. 
Andddd just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

Now be sure to actually put what you learned to use, don't just read about it and make yourself feel like you are taking action, actually take action!

-Taylor

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You Aren't Excelling At Work and This is Why.

10/3/2019

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How to optimize your work day in a way you might not have thought of before...

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How familiar does this sound...

You go to work and work your ass off for probably 8-10 hours a day and then go home all stressed out. Repeat this cycle for years at a time and you still feel like you are getting nowhere.

No matter how hard you work or the extra work that you do, it never seems to be enough or there are always newer or younger people getting promoted because of their ideas.

Ideas that you seem to lack, for whatever reason.

It doesn't have to be like that though.

The answer to your problems isn't always to work more, while that does help in certain cases, it is not always the answer.

Sometimes you have to look inside yourself to solve the problem of why you aren't getting the results in your career that you hoped for when you were fresh out of college.

This is going to help you do that, so don't stress anymore!
I almost forgot! If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by! With MMNTM (mo-men-tum) my goal is to help you level up your mind and mindset with effective "workouts." Much like you would train your body, this is the gym for your mindset, everything from your happiness and mental clarity to mental discipline and productivity. These are the things that have helped me the most and I love sharing them with you daily on yourmmntm.com/blog so be sure to stop out daily!

Now let's get back to what you started reading for.

A Quick Glimpse At What to Expect

  1. Why You Are Reading This Article
  2. What Everyone Else Tries to Do When It Comes to Getting Better Results At Work​
  3. How Mental Clarity Will Help Optimize Your Work Day
  4. Why Mental Clarity is the Answer
  5. How to Start Gaining Mental Clarity

​Why You Are Reading This Article

You probably aren't seeing the results you want...
You probably stumbled upon this article because maybe you have been at a job for a while now, are giving your heart and soul to it and still aren't seeing the results you want to.

Maybe you aren't getting noticed like you thought you would, maybe you aren't getting those raises at the end of the year or maybe you just aren't producing the quality work that you thought you would.

It is very discouraging to constantly show up everyday and give your heart and soul, yet other people always seem to do better, no matter how hard you work.

It seems like they always have the good ideas or the solutions to those major problems in the company that get recognition from the higher ups and propel them up the corporate latter.

Well, I'd say it is time to flip that script so that you can start to experience this too, instead of just watching your co-workers excel.
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​What Everyone Else Tries to Do When It Comes to Getting Better Results At Work

Yeah, this isn't always the answer.
Sure, working harder can get you results some of the time, but that definitely isn't always the answer.

What if you are working super hard on the wrong things? Sure you are putting in 10 hour days but you are doing tasks that aren't as effective or tasks that don't matter as much. Then it doesn't matter how hard you work, you will not get the same results as others who are more focused.

Spending hours networking or longer hours at the office seems like the answer for a lot of people when it comes to how top get ahead in their career.

This is true only after you have built the foundation to grow off of and actually make that extra work worth while.

And you guessed it, that foundation is your mindset. More importantly, your mental clarity.

When you work on this, you start to stand out from the crowd and this is how you set yourself apart "behind the scenes."

​How Mental Clarity Will Help Optimize Your Work Day

Better thoughts, ideas and action. What could be better?
What should you be focusing on in order to build that foundation so that those longer days will actually pay off?

You need to be working on your mental clarity.

What is your mental clarity?

It is essentially how well you think through problems, find answers and stay focused. 

And surprisingly, this is really hard for a lot of people whether they realize it or not.

Some days you can really tell that your brain is foggy, say after a long night drinking, and a lot of us actually live like this without really noticing it. You only start to notice how foggy your thinking was after you start taking the steps to clear your mind.

What exactly impacts our mental clarity?

Well, a lot of things but the things that I have noticed the most after cutting things out of my life and adding in other things, were the food we are eating, the stress we carry in our lives and how active we are.

If we are carrying stress from the past or even stress about upcoming events, we are going to take up valuable space in our mind storing this stress. This is space that could be used for new thoughts or ideas instead.

Similarly, if we are eating a ton of sugar and carbs, this really isn't giving our brain any nutrients and will leave us lacking focus and experiencing brain fog.

The people who have the best control of their mental clarity, and aren't just running on autopilot during the day, are the ones that excel the most in their career.
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​Why Mental Clarity is the Answer

Your mindset is at the foundation of every area of your life.
Why does mental clarity play such a big part in your career and how far your excel up the ranks or the quality of work that you put out?

Well, when you have clarity in your thinking, you are going to be developing more ideas, which leads to some better ideas, and also you are going to be able to think through problems and find solutions to these problems much easier than you would have been able to.

You will surprise yourself with you thoughts when you start to clear your mind and can actually focus on one task at a time without getting distracted by everything else going on.

Then, when you combine those new ideas with more focus that mental clarity brings you, you are going to be able to get way more work done without getting distracted or losing your train of thought.

And now, this is where you can actually have effective ten hour work days because you are clear on your thinking and are getting real tasks done, not just staying really busy for ten hours and not getting any real work done.

​How to Start Gaining Mental Clarity

Almost every day I will bring you these "workouts" at the end of the articles to actually help you take action and change your mindset.

Why?

Because that is one of the major things I see missing in personal development, the actionable advice. Everyone has ideas and theories that are "up in the clouds," yet they never come down to Earth and give us some real ways to change.

And that is what MMNTM is for, to help you actually change in a unique and fun way, it's like taking your mind to the gym every day at yourmmntm.com/blog

We are all busy, but mental clarity just takes a little bit of time each day to start seeing results and its pays your time investment in 10x results in your career. So, don't worry that you are going to be spending some time each day focusing on your mental clarity, it is the foundation to your success in the workplace.

Exercise #1: Take a Cold Shower
Reps: 1x per day
Duration: 3-5 minutes
Notes: You will gain massive focus when you are in the cold water because your mind will stay focused on the cold and prevent your brain from starting to wander to other areas of your life.

Exercise #2: Take a Walk
Duration: 45 minutes
Notes: Leave the phone at home and get outside, be present and sort out your thoughts as this is the perfect time to do so. Don't just let thoughts accumulate in your mind all day.

Exercise #3: Cut Out Sugar This Week
Notes: Ideally a lot of unnecessary carbs as well, these are the two major foods that cause brain fog for a lot of us.

Exercise #4: Drink a lot of Water
Notes: 1 gallon a day to be exact, you brain is made up of mostly water so keep it hydrated.
Boom, just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

Now be sure to actually put what you learned to use, don't just read about it and make yourself feel like you are taking action, actually take action!

-Taylor

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Stressed Out? Make Time for This in Your Life, Your Mind Will Thank You Later

10/2/2019

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Don't discount these steps because you are "too busy." They will pay dividends on the time investment in terms of results...

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Your stress seems to be something that you just live with.

As we get older, we get more thrown on our plates and stress is the inevitable result of those extra responsibilities.

What do most people do when they accumulate this extra stress is just push off thinking about it and let it accumulate over time.

Slowly, you start to have more and more stressful things in your life and in a short period of time, you are using a good amount of brain space just harboring this stress.

Then what happens?

Years go by and you are not thinking at optimal levels, your thoughts are hazy, you lack ideas and you really are just going through the motions of life.

This is exactly what not to do.

You don't have to keep pushing off focusing on your stress because you are "too busy."

It is time to make time in your life to focus on this stress and reduce it, that time investment will pay itself back in terms of clarity and results, ten fold.
I almost forgot! If you are new to the blog, thanks for stopping by! With MMNTM (mo-men-tum) my goal is to help you level up your mind and mindset with effective "workouts." Much like you would train your body, this is the gym for your mindset, everything from your happiness and mental clarity to mental discipline and productivity. These are the things that have helped me the most and I love sharing them with you daily on yourmmntm.com/blog so be sure to stop out daily!

Now let's get back to what you started reading for

Here is What to Expect

  1. Why Are You So Stressed?
  2. What Stress Does to Your Mind and Body
  3. Why Most People Don't Solve Their Stress Problem
  4. How to Start Getting Rid of Your Stress
  5. Why Do You Need to Make Time to Get Rid of Your Stress?
  6. Your Daily "Workout"

​Why Are You So Stressed?

It comes with the day and age we live in, that doesn't mean you can't change it though...
It just seems to be the "norm" recently, being so stressed and it is almost like people are bragging about it.

That just blows my mind.

What is exactly causing stress in your life? Well I am sure you already know or at least have a good idea, but in case you are really in the dark, these are some off the main causes of stress I have seen and experienced myself.
  • Technology: We are spending less and less time in the real world and more time behind screens, screens definitely do not calm us down...
  • Social Media: How can you not be stressed when you are constantly comparing your life to the lives of others that you see on social media?
  • Relationships: You know the people that you stress you out yet you still hang out with them because you feel obligated. Yeah don't do that.
  • School: How can you not be stressed when they constantly throw piles of homework and never ending tests in your direction? I know it stressed me out a hell of a lot.
  • Work: Yeah try balancing this with school, when work in general is stressful trying to get all your goals met.
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​What Stress Does to Your Mind and Body

A lot more than you think.
Obviously it is nothing good, and I'm sure you are experiencing this first hand right now if you are reading this article.

When we carry years of built up stress, without addressing it, it takes up space in our minds that could be used for more productive and positive thoughts.

Even if you don't realize if you are carrying this stress, you could subconsciously be hurting yourself and your mindset from years of unaddressed stresses.

​With all this space taken up by stress in your subconscious mind, what exactly does this do for your thinking and body?

Well, first off your thoughts are going to be hazy, with all of these distractions in your mind. You will not really be able to focus on one thing or whatever you are working on.

This leads to distractions and then you start thinking that distractions are your problem, when in reality it is the subconscious stress in your life.

What else does this stress do?

Your brain is constantly full of thoughts, especially when you are stressed, and this is going to lead to lack of ideas and lack of action because you just can't stay focus or think about one topic deeply.

This is where your life can start to suffer as results might decline in school or work. if you are experiencing this right now, I would highly suggest you look at the stress in your life and not just try to study or work more.

The good news? You can do something about this starting RIGHT NOW.

​Why Most People Don't Solve Their Stress Problem

"Too busy" is not an excuse.
There really is only one answer for this, because people think that they are "too busy."

In reality they are just prioritizing the wrong things.

It doesn't take more than a half hour to an hour each day to focus on your mindset and stress, yet for some reason people think they have no time to do so.

This is the most common daily practice from some of the top CEO's, from meditation to taking a walk, and I can almost guarantee that you are not more busy than they are.

We just fill our days with tasks that aren't as important, but they make us feel busy so we keep doing them. I do it, you do it, we all do it.

This is one of the best things you can work on in order to free up  a lot more time for yourself during the day.

​How to Start Getting Rid of Your Stress

Yes, you don't have to constantly be living stressed out.
You can actually start getting rid of and calming this pattern of stress in your life, crazy right?

And it is not going to require you to quit your job and go meditate for three years in order to do so, you can actually do it effectively in a short period of time each day.

I am going to give you some workouts that you can do for your mindset here in a second, but I first wanted you to realize some main concepts that you can focus on if you want to create some workouts off your own for your stress, ones that might fit your lifestyle a little better.

​Get outside more, get off the technology. It is a really simple concept, you need to start enjoying more of the present instead of constantly stressing about the past or worrying about the future.

Go to the gym, go on a run or just be active. Get your mind focused on the challenge and stress that exercise bring sit, it will definitely help clear your mind.

Meditate and take time with your thoughts to actually clear your mind. Combine this with breath work and you will be able to more effectively clear your thoughts and stresses. You can find great free resources on YouTube to do just this.

Focus on your sleep, the better you sleep the better your mind will be. Wake up less stressed and with clearer thoughts. (I'll go over how to do this in one of the exercises below).
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​Why Do You Need to Make Time to Get Rid of Your Stress?

It will pay for the time investment in terms of way better results in other areas of your life.
This is a straight and simple answer and if you haven't gotten the point of this article yet, here it is...

When you aren't getting results in school, work, or just any area of your life that you have to think critically, it might not be that you aren't working hard enough or that you aren't studying enough.

It might be that your stress is blocking your mind from thinking freely and clearly and your ideas and thoughts are suffering.


Start by looking at the stress that is in. your life and what you are doing to calm those stressors.

If the answer is nothing, start there and get your mind more clear for ideas and thoughts.

​Your Daily "Workout"

Almost every day I will bring you these "workouts" at the end of the articles to actually help you take action and change your mindset.

Why?

Because that is one of the major things I see missing in personal development, the actionable advice. Everyone has ideas and theories that are "up in the clouds," yet they never come down to Earth and give us some real ways to change.

And that is what MMNTM is for, to help you actually change in a unique and fun way, it's like taking your mind to the gym every day at yourmmntm.com/blog

​
Exercise #1: Turn off your phone an hour before you want to fall asleep
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: You have to start to sleep better if you want any chance at clearing your mind and organizing your thoughts. Let your brain rest and wake up recharged, not stressed. During this time focus on learning through reading and meditation, that way you carve out time in your day to do both.

Exercise #2: Get Outside
Duration: 45 minutes
Notes: Simply take a walk, organize your brain and live more in the present. There really is no better way. I am listening to the Bill Gates documentary on Netflix in the background right now and they actually just talked about this!

Exercise #3: Get Active
Duration: 45 minutes
Notes: Other than the walk you will start taking, get to the gym and challenge yourself even more physically to get rid of stress. It's proven, easy and really works.

Exercise #5: Meditate
Reps: 1-2x per day
Notes: Really the foundation to organizing your thoughts and getting rid of your stress. Look up some stress relief meditations on YouTube, start with a guided meditation until you get a little better and more comfortable with it.

Exercise #6: Wim Hof breathing 
Notes: If you haven't heard of it yet, it is a game changer and here is a video explaining all of it: Click here to learn more about Wim Hof >>
Just like that another day on the blog is in the books! Thanks for all the support and if you enjoyed this or learned anything I just ask one thing: bring a friend back tomorrow! Time to make personal development more "normal" because it is at the foundation of every area of our lives. Stop back with a friend tomorrow-- yourmmntm.com/blog

Now be sure to actually put what you learned to use, don't just read about it and make yourself feel like you are taking action, actually take action!

-Taylor

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