“ We are what we
repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act but a Habit.”- Aristotle
“Motivation is what
gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
“First forget
inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re
inspired or not.”- Octavia Butler
Here I talk about (
actually write about;.. forgive my bad sense of humor), of the best habits that
you must practice to create the best version of yourself. These habits have
been practiced by the world class successful peoples like Robin Sharma, Tony Robbins, Kobe Bryant and many more.
Previously I had written
a blog called “ 5 Crucial habits tobe done once a week ”.
Please check that out as well.
“You want to sour to new heights and fly. But you can’t afford a jet. So you start with a paper airplane.”- Evan Carmichael
1) Sleep more:
Get an additional 30 minute of sleep at night
But,
Saugat, we all have been doing this a lot even more than 30 minutes ever since
lockdown, you may say. Well yes you are sleeping a lot at day. Its not about
how much you sleep but when you sleep. Our body is naturally habituated to
sleep at night. The whole body recovers its cells and tissues. Balance of
hormone is also maintained during our sleep. Disturbing this cycle could be
very fatal to your health. If you have been waking up at night and disturbing
your sleep cycle, you may be feeling some effects.
Sleep duration for different age group varies. Whatever is your age add
30 minutes to your normal sleep duration. You may ask how do we add time to our
sleep duration when its natural. Its not like a timer or something. For this
you can practice some little changes. Tonight get ready to sleep early, may be
about 10-10:30 pm. Half hr before you sleep do not use any of the electrical
devices. Also turn off your alarm clocks.
Sleep by tilting your
body to the left side. According to a research doing so is very healthy.
2) Meditate
Meditate
at least for 5-10 minutes. Hands down, meditation is the best habit you can
practice. Meditation helps to discover yourself, it lets you heat your inner
voice. I do it everyday. Typically in the morning for 20- 30 minutes. Those
20-30 minutes sets me up for the rest of the day. This makes me prepared
against anything that is to come that day. It makes me calm and copes very well
to manage anxieties as well. It has helped me bring put ideas and has helped me
solve my problems.
We
are constantly giving our attention to a lot of external things. We are mostly
on social medias, taking pictures and posting them. We are constantly
observing everything that are around us but we rarely take time to observe
what’s going inside of ourselves. This is what meditation comes in to save you.
3) Make yourself Independent of your phone.
:Don’t sleep with your phone.
Almost everyone of us, are very attached with our mobile devices.
Over the course of yeas, smart phones have slowly but deeply grown on us. It
has become like an organ to most of us. Some can’t resist the distance from our
phone that we cling to it even when its charging. It has become a parasite that
constantly feeds on our attention and disturbs our sleep cycle.
Take it as a challenge and try to spend less time with your phone.
Best practice would be, when going to bed keep your phone far enough that you
have to get out of your bed to reach it.
Don’t let the phone make you a tool. The phone is supposed to be
your tool. Don’t make it the center of universe because there are a lot of
things outside of that small box that you should prioritize on.
4) Use the 20/20/20 formula
Robin Sharma has introduced this formula in his book” The 5’am
club”. He says that the luxury and tranquility of the early morning hours you
can do the deep inner work that will allow you to go out to the world and play
at your vest . According to this formula you wake up at 5 am. Do sweaty
exercise for 20 minutes. Doing exercise in the morning releases
neurotransmitters that reduces cortisol hormone, increases our metabolic rate
and also increases serotonin which gives you joy.
So, now its 5:20 am, fundamentally you feel different, you have
energy, your state is strong, you have a fire in your belly and you accelerate
your focus. 5:20 to 5:40 is the second part. Here you reflect. This is where
meditation comes in or you can write your thoughts in a journal. You can also
visualize. The last part is 5:40-6’0 clock and this is the victory hour. Here
you grow. What do you think the world class successful billionaires have in
common. They maintain a strong mentality which is one of the keys to the epic
performance. They have relentless commitment to daily growth.
5) Prime yourself
This
is an alternative to meditation. For many it is difficult to meditate and
maintain continuous focus. If you are one of them,then this method is for you.
Its about putting
yourself in a state where your mind and body will respond accordingly.
There are three simple
steps;
1) Sit comfortably. Take your hands up in the air
as you breathe in and when you pull in your hands down breathe out. Do it fast
for sometime.
2) Now relax yourself keeping your eyes closed.
Have your palms faced up on your lap. Begin to think of a moment in your life
that you feel grateful for. It can be from anytime of your history, your
childhood, teenage or recent times. Remember the event and try to step into
that time. Try to feel what you felt then. Maximize the enjoyment and
gratitude.
3) Now focus on three things you want to
accomplish. Three things you want to achieve. Live it and feel it and
experience it.
6) Have a good evening routine.
What do you do before going to sleep? What do you watch or listen?
Most of us are on social media watching violent Tv shows, horror movies or
reading a scary book. These things can make us have very restless sleep and
make us wake up very anxious and stressed. It can also affect our deep
subconscious mind. So the best way to avoid anxiety and restlessness when you
wake up, is to prepare yourself before going to bed. Earlier mentioned habit is
one of the solution. Half an hour before going to bed, detach yourself from
social media. Sit somfortably. Take slow deep breathes and slowly exale. Focus
on your spine as you perform this breathing exercise. Now lay down on your bed
and go to sleep.
Which of these habits do
you think you need to adapt? Try to reflect on yourself and ask what are the
toxic routines am I following. When you find hot routines counteract them with
the aforementioned habits.
Good day or good night according to the time you
are reading this.....
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