Why does being more real in the present
improve your life?
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1.
Your mind stops racing.
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When you are
not real with something in your work or personal life, you tend
to THINK about it. The bigger the issue, the more you think
about it. If you can't shut off your mind, your well-being
will slip in a number of ways - weaker listening, poorer memory,
difficulty concentrating. When your mind is clear, you see through
the fog more clearly, to find answers and make choices that fit who
you really are.
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2. You are
more emotionally intelligent.
- When you are real, you
are much less easily irritated and frustrated. Frustrations of
the day roll off your back more easily. The result is that you
react to unexpected events more wisely. You respond with
emotional intelligence rather than impulsively. Your work and
personal relationships begin to blossom in the presence of your calm,
focused demeanor. You make changes and sometimes others don't
like those changes. You learn to deal with that too.
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3. You are
physically more energetic.
- Not being real leads to pushing
yourself to do more, fix more, accomplish more. When you get out
of balance, your sleep is affected, your body's resistance to illness
is weakened and your physical energy is drained. Notice how you
feel after a week's vacation compared to your every day life.
When you become more real in your present situations, you begin to
relax, breath more easily and feel healthier.
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4. You are
more connected to your purpose.
- Why is it that many of us start
the day with good intentions, and end it knowing we didn't get done
what we really wanted to do? As you become more real with
your present situation (even a chaotic or grim one), you will become
more aware of your priorities and make tough decisions in the moment,
to keep yourself on track. Your performance will begin to rise
as you focus more and more on what's important for you.
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Read the
Paradoxical Theory of Change to understand why accepting what's real, leads
to real changes.
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