Overview of Mindset
Have you ever felt like you’re out of control and can’t seem to make sense of things? Maybe there are times when you can’t clear your mind. It seems like your thoughts are running on their own and ruining everything.
Our mindset quickly changes our focus, our mood, and even our steps. The more powerful our mind is, the more we can maintain control.
Runaway thoughts happen to all of us at some point. How do you handle it? Your thoughts can determine the outcome and even the journey in between.
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Mindset and Health Deficits
Science has proven the mind-body connection and its role in health. Even with all the specifics, this concept is just how it sounds. A connection.
From a wellness standpoint, understanding that your thoughts can create negative health outcomes is important.
Stress has become a normal part of our lives but is only sometimes considered to be a main culprit in health deficits. This is only because it’s not easy to prove.
As we go about our day, we might feel stress, but don’t often relate it to what effect it can have on our bodies.
After being in healthcare for so many years, I have seen many trends. One sure idea is that no one is immune to how mindset translates to health situations.
Watching loved ones suffer or die is a common occurrence for onset of stress. In numerous cases, I have seen a family member pass immediately after their loved one.
People call it “dying from a broken heart.” Science recalls the mind-body connection.
Situations like this happen often, but not always to the extreme of death. Health deficits can occur from mental turmoil also.
Think about your day to day. You might suffer silently watching those around you hurting or even carry your own secret burdens. Perhaps you have stress from a job or another circumstance in your life.
All the things that pile on us create stress. Realizing your mindset has a huge impact on stopping this can create healthy boundaries.
Dos and Don’ts for a Powerful Mindset
One of the most important points to remember when trying to gain control of your mind is that thoughts lead to emotions, then emotions create actions.
Often, we think it’s the other way around because our emotions can be so powerful. However, everything begins with our thoughts.
While it’s not easy, gaining control of your mindset is a step toward whole health.
One important aspect is your perspective. The right outlook allows a sturdy foundation to begin a mindset transition.
We will look at some guidelines that not only create perspective but can help your thoughts stay on the right track.
DON’T Allow Your Mind to Run Away Aimlessly
One of the hardest parts of a healthy mindset is taking control of a runaway mind. Before you know it, thoughts can create numerous emotions that can lead to fear, anxiety, and even depression.
Taking inventory of your thoughts is a great way to begin the practice of mindfulness. Take time to decompress. It will not only promote a powerful foundation, but it helps keep you focused on the right mindset.
DON’T Focus on What Others Think
With all the avenues that allow a view into what other people are doing, and their comments, you can quickly become overwhelmed. Focusing on what you can control, instead of how others see you, is a great way to maintain stability.
Social media can create difficult and stressful situations, but when used correctly there are positive effects of social media.
Stay true to yourself and keep your thoughts in check to make sure you’re on track.
Also, having the right view of family wellness is a healthy way to practice boundaries.
DON’T Allow Your Mindset to Create Stress
We all have our own stressors, and most of us know exactly what, or who, they are. The prior two points help to identify stress in your life as you focus on your thoughts. Don’t allow thoughts to control you, but instead, realize what creates areas of stress.
Check out this article on emotional thinking that helps you understand how emotions and thoughts can run you in circles.
Decide to take a step toward decreasing stress for a better outcome. Creating good habits goes a long way. Mindfulness skills are beneficial for decreasing stress.
DON’T Have an “I Got Lucky” Mindset
One of the comments I hear often is, “It must have been luck.” I personally don’t believe in luck and don’t think things happen randomly. If this is true, then rethinking many situations we discount is an important part of managing our mindset.
Yes, some things happen out of our control, but a healthy mindset focuses on what might be the next step no matter. If we understand that things aren’t random occurrences, then we won’t discount them when they happen.
DO Set Your Mind on Growth Potential
An important part of creating mental wellness is personal growth. No matter where you are or what you’re doing, there is always room for growth.
The important first steps are to realize it pertains to everyone and believe it’s possible. Taking this a step further, we realize that growth is necessary to usher in our greater potential. If we stay stale, there’s no way to reach our dreams or goals in life.
Check out this article on a healthy view when challenging yourself.
DO Focus on Realistic Goals and Expectations
One of the most common issues I see that creates difficulty for a healthy mindset is setting unrealistic goals. Another part of this is having unrealistic expectations. Often, we focus on what we want, and strive to get it, instead of focusing on our needs or what is realistic.
This has become a common situation in society that promotes disappointment, frustration, and difficulty rebounding from unmet goals. Realizing this gives you a better outlook for the expectations you have along your journey.
Just to clarify, this is not to say don’t strive and dream, or not to be motivated, it is simply a guideline that does not inflate ideas beyond what are in our control for action.
DO Believe in Yourself
Belief is part of the strength of your mindset. Following the previous steps, you can create a very powerful mind and outlook. Practice makes perfect in creating good habits. You will realize that you can be entrusted with your own thoughts.
This may sound silly, but it is a situation many never master. So often we are victims of our mindset and have great difficulty taking control of our thoughts and actions. Believing we can create a more powerful mindset is vital for each step. An additional view is healing mentally and emotionally. We truly can achieve this if we set our mind to it.
DO Use the Word “Will” More Often
An excellent way to practice greater belief is to make a statement. Literally. Instead of responding verbally with negative phrases, begin to purposefully place “will” in your vocabulary. Using “I will” instead of “I can’t” or “it will” instead of “it won’t” creates a very powerful step toward an optimistic view.
As you take authority over a negative mindset, your emotions, outlooks, and beliefs begin to change. When you maintain that same view over time, it promotes a very powerful mindset.
Benefits of an Optimistic Mindset
If asked, most people would prefer to have a positive outlook rather than lug around the weight of negative thoughts and emotions. We even sometimes wish we could turn off our emotions.
Unlike a negative mindset, an optimistic view brings much greater wellness.
Instead of building up stress, you can gain better health by possessing an optimistic outlook. Remember the mind-body connection and how your brain is part of the translation for your health.
Here are a few benefits that come with an optimistic view.
1. Allows Motivation for a Powerful Mindset
Unlike inspiration, which is a part of us, motivation can be learned and is a choice. It is an extrinsic reaction used to get what we want in a situation.
Numerous things can create motivation, but a healthy mindset is where it begins. Once you begin to get motivated toward something, it becomes a very powerful part of your life.
The right mindset can propel you along your journey.
2. Promotes Progress Toward a Powerful Mindset
Once you’re motivated to begin, the correct mindset can also keep you moving forward. Taking next steps is necessary for growth and is a vital part of progressing.
Creating good habits with a powerful mindset can take you to places you doubted were possible. Perseverance is a positive result of a healthy mindset.
3. Creates Success of a Powerful Mindset
Great success is usually prefaced by a powerful mindset.
Think of the entrepreneurs you know. Most do not take “no” for an answer. When they are faced with a roadblock, they find a way around it. They are motivated, move with perseverance, and are convinced they will launch into success.
We may not all possess a similar level of power in our mindset yet but taking steps in the right direction to create success is possible.
Final Thoughts About a Powerful Mindset
All it takes is a quick glance around to feel like things in the world are completely crazy. But, realizing that we first must focus on what we can change is vital to our overall wellness.
Taking first steps and creating a healthy and powerful mindset can not only help propel your journey, but it can create greater success.
Keeping an optimistic outcome along the way keeps you energetic and promotes more authority in your life.
It is important to believe that these ideas and steps are possible and that making a proactive choice can create a greater life along the way.