Professional and Personal Growth

Moments after my shift ended I could feel the "lazy" coming on strong. I sat back in my chair and started wasting time on all manner of distractions. This while knowing that I need to be productive, - working on my personal life -  But there is a time where you need to be laid back and take some weight off. You need to track yourself as you will know when you really need it or, when you are just being lazy. So i devised the "Spoilt Brat" method. It's quite simple. Here's what you need to do. When you reach the end of a working day or certain activities and your attention starts drifting off you will notice an uncomfortable feeling. This feeling has many descriptions and it's up to you what you call it but for the sake of this exercise give it a name. This is a fun activity and you can get as creative as you like.  Think of someone or something that you perceive as lazy. Now give your "Lazy" a name. Mine is Spoilt Brat... Now for the ...

Minding your mood. Today I found myself thinking of death and losing someone. All this while busy with a quotation at work. I was focused on the task at hand but before I knew it, I was drifting off. Filled with sadness, thinking about loss in my family. I paused for a second as I did not understand my sudden change of heart. My day started off great, what happened? I lifted my head to notice all the input I had around me. A song was playing in the background. You guessed it, the song was about losing a family member. We tend to forget that we are influenced by all manner of input during the day. Whether you consciously notice it or not. In my case it was sound. The brain continuously process information as a survival mechanism.  Example: A smell related to an experience you had, instantly changing your mood. A facial expression reminding you of a person you dislike, even though the current expression is from the kindest person you know. Whenever your mood changes for no re...