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Excuses/lies we tell ourselves

Darryl Bachmeier Mar 19, 2020 Mind
It is undeniable that everyone aims to stand out throughout his or her lives. However, sometimes, you choose your path out of fear disguised as practicality. What you really want may seem impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect. You never find the right time, right money, or any other excuse, so you never dare to ask the universe for it. Such an act is a self-defeating behavior called self-sabotage. The critical inner voice represents a negative sense of self. Therefore, it can interfere with your plans and ruin your most ambitious goals even before you try to achieve them. The following are three common ways how we place unnecessary limitations on ourselves. Three Most Common Ways to Sabotage Yourself Procrastination We all have been in that mood when you have so many things to do; but then, find yourself doing everything else but those things, only to prevent...

Empowering yourself

Darryl Bachmeier Mar 19, 2020 Mind
Everybody can feel exhausted, tired, and out of luck. There is nothing we can do about it, and it is very normal. All of us will have bad days. What do you do if every day makes you depressed? If you feel unwell for a prolonged period, it is important to see a doctor. There is a probability that you are suffering from clinical depression if every day makes you feel down. If this feeling is irregular, then you are totally fine, and might just need a break. Some parts of our life will make you feel uncomfortable anyway. Still, what can you do to endeavor to avoid this state? Is it even possible at all? Well, those who practice yoga and mindfulness techniques will definitely give you an affirmative answer to that question. However, you can do something to empower yourself without learning these methods. Feel Free to Do...

How to use Affirmations

Darryl Bachmeier Sep 5, 2019 Mind
The word affirmation derives its meaning from the word affirm to imply that something is right. It includes sentences that aim to affect both the subconscious and conscious mind. Hence, they can affect the environment, habits, thinking patterns, and behavior. Composing the affirmation can involuntarily and automatically bring up related mental images that can motivate, energize, or inspire. The resultant mental images and claims can get engraved on the subconscious mind to change the reactions, actions, habits, and behavior. What Do Affirmations Do? They can be positive statements that can make you feel active, energetic, and positive. Thus, you can get a better overview to transform the external and inner worlds to make you better. They can alter how you behave and think to bring you into close interaction with new people to help you achieve your objectives. They can impact the subconscious mind and enable their power to work....

The secret to a successful life - Watch what you feed your mind

Darryl Bachmeier Aug 10, 2019 Mind
Have you ever had a day when you simply couldn’t focus on your work because your mind was fixated on something terrible that had happened in another part of the world? Or maybe you got into an argument with someone on social media and it left your mind in a bitter state, making you unable to do anything productive? If you can relate to these scenarios, then you are not alone. Millions of people from all over the world face a similar predicament in today’s hyper-connected and hyper-active world. Thanks to the internet and social media, more information is available at our fingertips than we could possibly consume in an entire lifetime. On top of that, the Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma has shown how social media platforms are designed to trap you inside a rabbit hole of extreme content that hacks your mind, habits, and thoughts. At a time...

Insights of Perception vs Reality

Darryl Bachmeier Aug 9, 2019 Mind
Whether it is the business world, the political arena, or marriages, there is always disagreement or conflict: “Perception is the truth.” This proverb is often used to justify an opinion that is not objectively justified or unrelated to reality. It is used as a catalyst to win over others in accepting one’s preferred reality. At the most philosophical level, this proverb creates a sense of relativity (think thinly) in absolute contexts (think the world is flat). The relevance of feeling in our daily lives has always been a topic of debate, with one percent arguing that this is about 30% of what we consider our reality. In contrast, others seem to be more comfortable with figures above 50. Ultimately, it all depends on the individual, collective knowledge, facts and experiences, all of which have a creative influence on the mind, the ability to perceive its reality. Stages of Perception vs...

The ‘Magic’ behind superstition

Darryl Bachmeier Aug 5, 2019 Mind
Have you ever instinctively said ‘bless you’ to someone who sneezed around you? Or noticed that your heart skipped a beat when someone told you that your flight was scheduled for the ‘13th’? Think about these instances for a moment, and you will quickly come to the conclusion that there is nothing logical about saying ‘bless you’ to someone who sneezes, or about being anxious that your flight is on the 13th day of the month. Yet, many people continue to do both of these things. Superstitions like these are more common than we might think, and even though we may not realize it, most of us tend to indulge in superstitious practices in some areas of our lives. What are superstitions? A superstition is a belief that two seemingly unrelated events have some kind of causal relationship between them. For example, many people believe that it is a harbinger...

Coming to grips with self-destructive behavior

Darryl Bachmeier Jul 22, 2019 Mind
Have you ever found yourself in a situation in which you know that you have very little time to complete an assignment but you keep on procrastinating, down to the very last hour? Or maybe you know you shouldn’t be drinking too much alcohol or binge-eating food, but you feel completely powerless against your impulses? Self-destructive behavior comes in many different shapes and sizes. It can range from something relatively mild as binge-eating to life-threatening behaviors like physical self-harm and substance abuse. It can also be something you do unconsciously in your interpersonal relationships like excessive people-pleasing, clinging to those not interested in you, pushing loved ones away, or letting your mind wallow in self-pity. What leads toward self-destructive behavior? People who find themselves stuck in cycles of self-destructive behavior are more often than not trying to deal with some underlying psychological or emotional troubles from their past. Their mind...