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Our Wisdom Top Mentor, Coach Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Listen to VOICE reply's from the previous week. Enjoy!

• How do I be more present, and get off cruise control?
• How old are you?
• If someone had not entered the world yet and asked for any advice you have for life, what would you tell them and why?
• Is your tribe is your vibe applicable for a woman in Afghanistan or women in any dangerous situation where leaving isn’t an option?
• What are you stressing about this week?
• What passion project are you currently working on?
• What’s the best ways to deflect negative energy?
• When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Our Wisdom Top Mentor, Coach Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• Can people without friends, without family, without any support, in a society that hates and ostracizes them make it in life?
• Do you have to be still with your body to be meditating?
• hello, can I ask few steps to building your mental health?
• How can you change your mind to stop living in Fight or Flight and be more mindful?
• How does your mindset affect your mental health?
• If you could start your transformation journey all over again, how would you go about it more time-efficiently and effectively?
• What is your inner voice telling you to do that you aren’t doing already?
• What's one unpopular opinion that you have?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• How did you choose mindset to do a podcast about?
• How does one determine if they have mastered something? Thanks!
• How does our inner experience change our external experience?
• They say our network is our net worth but what if we have 2b the sole generator of our outcomes. Are we giving our surroundings too much power?
• What are 5 daily practices that helped you gain and maintain a higher level of emotional maturity than prior to those changes and practices?
• Would you say “fake it to you make it” is antithetical to inner “experiencing the experience in order to experience it” in the physical?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• I AM A PUBLISHER! If you had a chance to write a book what would it be about? 
• In your experience and knowledge, what are the qualities of a long-term thinker? 
• Is there a recurring THEME to your life? 
• Talk about your favorite teacher? 
• Tell a story of perseverance that helped you grow as a person? 
• What age do you feel right now_ Why? 
• What are some unattractive habits that would make a person come across as unlikable? 
• What is one thing you're looking forward to in the next month? 
• What is the significance of synchronicities? 
• What's something untrue that you believed for too long? 
• What's the most adventurous thing you've ever done?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• How can we lead a life where we can try to have a decade’s worth of experiences every year_ What next steps can help us elevate this way? 
• How do I become comfortable in uncomfortable situations? 
• How do I live more in the present? 
• How do you deal with the pain of the world? 
• How would your friends describe you? 
• If you were offered funding to design the most optimal, productive, and time-efficient daily routine, how would you go about it? 
• The most interesting thing I ever created is ---------? 
• What are you proud of?
• What do you want the Wisdom app to build or become in 2023? 
• Why majority of humanity had failed to evolve into happy, joyous and awake (like Buddha, Jesus) in its history of thousands of year?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• Do you genuinely believe being too emotional is a vice_ Care to elaborate_ Does it stem from the idea of emotional mastery and stoicism?
• How can you best explain recognizing if you need to change your mindset?
• How do I get rid of fear and become fearless?
• If you had the funding to start any business this year, which would you start and why?
• What advice would you give to your younger self?
• What are some effective ways to track my progress when working towards a long term goal?
• What surprises you the most about your family?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered and help push your motivation in 2023 to that next level. You can control your mindset and start a routine that will create a positive outcome in your life. Don't hesitate, make that change today!

Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• How can we manage the panic we feel right now for not being able to accomplish our goals and the pressure to execute them in 2023?
• How do I truly change my mindset?
• How quickly and how you reclaim your peaceful self, when mind digs up past painful memories and plays the movie without your permission?
• What are some good solid disciplines to start And stick to to finish out my last semester of online college classes?
• What do you eat to increase your mental performance?
• What is something you do in your routine that men can benefit from?
• What would you say to a loved one that is feeling very, very…very behind in life_ Like they missed their shot and grieving it hasn’t helped?
• What's your intention for the New Year - 2023?
• Who is a wise woman who is not your mother or grandmother?
• Hey Julian, what has personally and evidently worked for you to achieve accelerated success in career and personal goals?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the #Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding pushing your Mindset to that next level. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• Are there any beliefs that you have that go against the mainstream?
• Can you share a non-athletic experience, only if you’re comfortable, where you had 2 practice extreme patience & doing so massively paid off?
• Could you speak on toxic positivity?
• Do you speak from your knowing ( experience) or beliefs( information acquired)?
• Does work affect your love life?
• How long does it take for meditation to work?
• How would you help someone who is struggling mentally?
• Is there anything in particular that you do to ensure the safety of a space for others and for yourself?
• What do you fear the most?
• What makes for a good community?
• What question would benefit you the most to hear others responses?
• What’s the most promising trend in your country right now?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the #Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding pushing your Mindset to that next level. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• Do you feel like you chose your life?
• How do you know if your in the right place at the right time?
• How do you know you're pursuing the right path?
• How do you know if you are actually "meditating"?
• What is higher mindset?
• What is one of the most powerful things you have discovered about the mind that others can look forward to?
• What is source of mind?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding pushing your Mindset to that next level. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

• How do I stop procrastinating?
• How do I strengthen my mindset?
• How will I challenge myself today?
• Is life decided by "fate" or do we "create" our own destiny?
• What does it mean to be "conscious"?
• What is a "fixed" mindset?
• When's the last time you felt carefree as a child?
• Why can't I change my attitude?

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your question "How to develop a Growth Mindset" live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding any Mental Toughness or Physical fitness training. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your question "The POWER of Gratitude" live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding any Mental Toughness or Physical fitness training. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding pushing your Mindset to that next level. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

Our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your question "How meditation brings deeper tranquility. Plus breathing techniques involved" live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding any Mental Toughness or Physical fitness training. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

Another week our Top Mentor, Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding any Mental Toughness or Physical fitness training. Here are some answers to questions asked over this past week.

Are you a young athlete trying to plan out your steps to Pro?  Ask our Top Mentor.  

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Our Top Mentor Julian Service answers your questions live via the Wisdom app. Join us on Wisdom to get your questions answered regarding any Mental Toughness or Physical fitness training.

In life we are raised and conditioned individually different because everyones' experience will be unique no matter how similar it may seem. We have 2 fears when we are born... the fear of falling, and loud noises. Everything else after that is learned or conditioned into us by parents, teachers, close family/friends, t.v and social media. These influences affect our subconscious mind more than we realize, and slowly we develop fears or insecurities that we never had before. Including fear of heights, confined spaces, failure, status, beauty, confidence... because our mind believes it is deemed helpful to our safety and or life choices. However, much of these fears and insecurities are projected onto kids, teens, and young adults, whom other wise would not have these fears.

Fear may help you stay safe, but it also limits your potential for experiences and growth. Fear as stated from before is an illusion... It is only there to keep us "safe" but if we understand how to train our mindsets to overcome fear, we will perform to our highest potential. Fear can paralyze us if we allow it to control us. It is just as powerful as confidence, yet in the opposite effect. But, when we have complete confidence in our selves, we can accomplish amazing feats with perfect precision that most people other wise would say is "impossible" or "crazy". Again, when people are generally conditioned to have more fear than confidence, it is no surprise that majority of people will not reach their potentials because they believe a successful life is achieved without taking risks...

But, nothing could be further from the truth... If we don't take calculated risks, we will not be able to grow. Risk creates growth and necessary lessons in life so we can improve and be better for tomorrow. Of course not every attempt we are going to succeed, but we will be able to learn and make adjustments that will create better results in the future efforts.

The key word is "calculated", we definitely need to be thoughtful of how far we want to put ourselves into danger for a "thrill" or "experience". But, that is subjective to each individual. Some have better talents or experience to perform dangerous activities with poise and confidence, which is A MUST if attempting dangerous acts or skilled tasks.

No matter what comes our way Fear is always going to be there because it's a part of life. It helps keep us alive at times, and is only meant for our safety. But, it just means we need to know how to harness this energy and use it to our advantage. That untapped adrenaline can be used to achieve amazing feats that otherwise would go wasted if the fear overtakes the confidence. Majority of people who are professionals or masters of something, still get nervous before games, shows, performances, etc, because it's human nature to want the best outcome. But, once we learn to stay in the moment, have fun and resort back to our training, the butterflies go away, and the energy is harnessed into confidence. So find what makes you face your fears and level up to the best life you can achieve. Use these 11 tips to maximize your athletics, business, schooling or whatever comes your way. Just be willing to try, and open up to new adventures that could change your life forever for the better.

Ice baths are a bit more specific to advanced muscle recovery and blood circulation. But, cold water in general is great for hair and skin, plus circulation, burning bad body fat, and improving mood and alertness. Cold water creates a meditative effect on the body due to the deep breathing technique that naturally happens when the body feels cold water. Think of the first gasp of air you take when you feel cold water... Now imagine having to control your breathing while staying under or in that cold water. This deep breathing that the body naturally does is to control the heart rate and deal with the shock since our body temp is much higher than the water. However, once we control our breathing and allow our mind to relax and embrace the water, it slowly starts to feel not so bad, and usually after 5 minutes it doesn't seem that bad. But, getting through the first 2-3 minutes is the challenge of dealing with cold water.  Many athletes are starting to clue in that ice baths and cold showers are great for recovery and muscle repair. In my athletic career, coaches would recommend ice baths after each hard and long training days, so we can make the most of spring training or off-season training everyday. Without the worry of over training and muscle fatigue hindering the next day's performance.  Cold water therapy has been around for thousands of years because its benefits are astounding. It's just something we don't always think about because in many countries we are very fortunate to have hot/warm water to make showers more pleasant. However, if anyone is like me from a multi-season country such as Canada, it will change the desire we have for cold or hot water. Of course in very hot climates or the summer it will feel pretty refreshing; but, in places that have winter it may be less appealing to jump into cold water after being outside in negative degree weather. Either way, adding in some form of cold water therapy into your routine will help immensely with boosting your physical well being, and help with improving mind body connections that are needed for proper meditation. Start small and work your way up in duration, I guarantee if you try and stick with it, you will feel the benefits very quickly!

Yoga for athletes is just another part of the routine that is needed to enhance all aspects of the body and mind. The wonders are amazing, and this is definitely needed for everyone, not just women and elderly people... More and more men are realizing the benefits of practicing Yoga, and are starting to embrace the eastern philosophy while adding their own twist to the focus. I've taken part in power Vinyasa's where a male instructor lead us through a very intense "practice" that connected core strength, stability,  endurance and mindfulness. Possibly one of the hardest workouts to do, but so rewarding after, as it feels like a breath of fresh air after. Of course I wouldn't recommend anyone jumps straight into advanced Yoga, but start with the basic poses and techniques and build yourself up to whatever level you desire. Either way give it a try!

As well, majority of professional sports teams have their athletes partake in Yoga a couple times a week to really emphasize body awareness, mobility, flexibility, and mindfulness. The more an athlete can be in the moment the better, and the more an athlete can control their emotions and logic, the better they can perform. So Yoga has been an excellent addition for myself and other elite athletes, and I hope you join the movement too!

Hopefully, this gave you some good insight on why you should be practicing Yoga a few times a week if not more, to maximize your bodies capacities, and overall body and mind connections. Mindfulness practices are very helpful in these stressful times, either from the ongoing pandemic or work, school and relationships that can all take a toll on our psyche. Life is stressful, but we can control and manage how we respond to it for better or worse. Yoga teaches us how to mange ourselves better, and always make the most of any situation. Remember Yoga is a way of being, and much more than just poses or exercises. It is a deep connection between mind, body, and soul that uplifts our quality of living and boosts our complete health. Deeper health is definitely needed more than ever with all our daily stimulation, and finding just 15-30 minutes daily to unwind and release unwanted energy and induce positive mental and physical, is crucial for being at our best.

Why is Sports Nutrition so important? Good nutrition can enhance sporting performance. A well-planned, nutritious diet should meet most of an athlete’s vitamin and mineral needs, and provide enough protein to promote muscle growth and repair.

Our immune system has a direct correlation with our mindset, because through studies it has been proven that the "placebo effect" is possible. For those who might not know what a placebo effect is it's when two or more people are given a pill that is told to fix or improve a symptom or issue, and then they actually give 1 or more of the individuals a sugar pill instead of the supposed "real" pill. And in these studies, it is proven that a strong belief in something working within the body, can actually make the body start too improve it's own repairing ability on the system and can be more efficient than a so called pill...

So imagine if people realized they could heal themselves just with strong belief and meditation. Now of course, age, genetics, your current health level and fitness capacities will play a factor in the bodies ability to repair better or faster than others. But, it is definitely true that our conviction and beliefs can boost our immune system and the ability to repair the body.

"Sleep is extremely important to me- I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do to be absorbed by my body" - Usain Bolt  

Rest is when our body grows and muscularly develops after our training or competition. This is of course a natural part of our life cycle, and is a very crucial part for ensuring tomorrow's athletic performance is consistent.   Athletes tend to understand the value in adequate recovery as they always perform better. Therefore, the incentive of having better results, has begun to drive athletes into focusing more on better recovery and nutrition. Plus, the level of competition is encouraging athletes to find every way possible to maximize their recovery.   As well, just as much time needs to be put into mental rejuvenation, which is vital for clarity, memory and focus. Getting deep sleep and not over training the body, can ensure the parasympathetic nervous system can be used effectively for repairing the brain. Cognitive function and nervous system efficiency are all linked to proper rejuvenation and recovery. This is why a 20 min nap can make us feel 100% more alert.   The KEY takeaways from this topic, is to find the best ways for you to recover and rejuvenate so that your performances are improving and or maintaining consistency of where you want them to be. We can not grow or develop in all regards without proper recovery. How ever hard you train, you need to rest just as balanced. If not, then you can begin to "overreach" and this can promote fitness gains, but also increase chances of injury or performance decrease from over training. Find the techniques that work best for you, and if their is anything new you learned today, give it a try and see if it can help level up your recoveries. Focus on the little things, and watch the bigger picture take care of its self.  

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"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying again" - Michael Jordan

Life is designed for us to encounter tons of challenges and failures in order to improve and gain wisdom along this journey. But without these learning curves, could we ever really improve? If everyone was born with the same gifts, talents and work ethics, would anything really separate us or our abilities...? 

Well the hard part about failure is not getting deterred from bad results, and maintaining focus and effort for achieving the desired results. Of course depending on the level of mastery one is trying to reach, i.e Olympic, collegiate or professional sports, then it will take even more years of ups and downs with constant adjustments and mental resilience to ensure consistent success is possible. 

When we deal with failure it all starts with our perspective of it. Do we see it as as bad, or "helpful". The goal is to be a master of something, but can we expect to master something overnight, in a month, maybe a year, probably not... Now everyone is different, and their learning curves can be faster or slower depending on the individual. But, no matter what it will take at least a minimum or 10,000 hours or 10,000 consistent reps in order to be around the ball park of what it takes to master a craft.  

Failure is a great teacher and element in life that we can't run away from. So embrace it! And learn to make the best from a "negative" result. It's only negative if you perceive it to be. If you see it as a positive growing moment, than it won't affect your psyche negatively. At the end of the day it's all about our mindset, anything can be thrown at us, but it's up to us how we react to it. As long as we keep our focus positive, we can thrive in all situations and maintain forward progress in improving our potential and performances.

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Conditioning, in physiology is a behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or more predictable in a given environment as a result of reinforcement, with reinforcement typically being a stimulus or reward for a desired response. This means the more we do something, the better we can be prepared for specific events, and the better we can respond to the situations.

When athletes train to improve fitness levels it typically involves specific weight lifting programs and cardiovascular training. For example, if training to be a gymnast than  calisthenics and powerlifting will be majority of the training. Now compared to a Tour Cyclist, who needs long hours of endurance workouts and VO2 Max training. Both athletes need to do physical conditioning, but the type varies depending on their sport.

Can't quiet that destructive self talk and negativity while in competition?  Mindset coach provides 12 tips to eliminate it and help you stop negative thinking in sports. Positive mental health is important for everyone, and should not be overlooked by athletes, who on the outside seem to have it all figured out, and probably look VERY confident and happy. But inside that could be a completely different story. Athletes are amazing at creating a bubble around themselves and protecting their deep emotions and thoughts, but often this can build up and add to the strenuous lifestyle of training and competing, and eventually the mind can't take all that stress no more. Sports are consistently tapping into the sympathetic nervous system which is our "fight or flight" mode. When we consistently are in this nervous system, it is hard for our body to properly rest and repair. This means our brain can sometimes become dehydrated or lacking nutrients because the expenditure and needs of athletes is much higher than the average person. And in return this can create hormone imbalance that create mood and thought swings. Nothing external may of triggered these events, just lacking certain vital necessities changes our brain chemistry.   So understanding the balance of how much stress is good vs bad and what is helpful for growth in training is CRUCIAL for staying physically and mentally healthy. The mental capacity is always being pushed to the limit for many athletes, and this makes mental health issues an even higher risk potential. Good or bad stress is still stress... and if other issues are going on while your stressing your body out, it can become even more difficult to deal with issues. Sometimes taking a break from training for a few weeks and getting the mind back in the right place, is more beneficial for training in the long run than trying to push through the issue and ignore it. You can never run away from yourself, and the body follows the mind, so if we want to function at our best, than our mindset and mental health need to be in tune and healthy.  

Athletes sometimes get overly focused on the physical training variables and forget to maintain training on their mental capacity. More athletes fail at reaching their highest potential because they lacked care or understanding towards their Mindset. The number 1 piece that creates the drive for these qualities to be heightened is PASSION. Without it, the desire and pursuit for elite performance will only reach a sliver of the individuals potential.   People must understand the reality of sports... If you're pursuing athletics to an elite level, expect it's going to be a long a difficult road, tons of twist and turns with ups and downs, and if your Mental toughness and Mindset are not staying up to par, it's going to be a tough road to endure. For this reason a lot of athletes can struggle with their mental health in a different way. Potentially because of failure and set backs, or high expectations and low self-confidence, even over-training and under delivering. This is why many will not make it through the whole process of the journey. The mental grind is MUCH more difficult than the physical grind, for the most part. But, like any other masters of their craft, time and effort are the components of success in a career. See the pursuit as a way of life with no rush or desire to achieve the results right now. Except its about enjoying the experience and having as much fun as possible. I guarantee you will perform better if you're happier. Muscles are more relaxed, and the mental approaches are way more patient and precise.  That's what sports are all about... competing and having fun. But, as we develop and get older, the games get more serious, with higher implications towards our future opportunities to continue playing and make a career out of it. When fun becomes work though, it can start to feel like a chore and create a sense of burnout or roller coaster emotional stability. Because of this controlling our Routine and Mindset are vital for consistency and maintaining enjoyment of the athletic process.   

The Key to maximizing full potential and every opportunity will improve your mental toughness within sports.

The KEY component of weight loss is your mindset. Without changing the way one thinks, the less potential that an individual will stay on track and see the whole process through to the end goal. This challenge is not easy and takes a lot of discipline and consistency.

Many people jump into new diets and exercise plans while being very focused on instant results, which will set up anyone for failure. Some people who are beginners may see a quick jump in weight loss due to the body making rapid adaptations from drastic lifestyle changes, but eventually the curve will flatten and the incremental losses will decrease. A lot of people try to lose weight with the worst state of mind and trying to instantly "fix" themselves. Out of self-deprecation they have very negative self-talk calling themselves "fat" or "soft" and feeling depleted nonetheless. People get too obsessed with results, with the focus on quick fixes and no sight on sustainability or even proper health in general.

This overall thought process is destructive, and the reason majority of people fail at weight loss. Instead of seeing the benefits of a healthier quality of living, the potential for a longer life, and more opportunities of activities to partake in. Even reducing chronic health diseases like heart disease and diabetes. They still focus on the negative side of what they haven't achieved yet. Therefore a negative mindset is the ultimate downfall...

A mindset shift takes more than just feeling "good" about yourself, it takes results. The amazing power of our brain is that when we think or highly believe something is true, the more likely it will manifest in our lives. Studies have shown that people who are more dissatisfied with their body, are more likely to exercise less, as they feel it is unnecessary. As well, possibly just thinking you are overweight will lead to future weight gain. The mind must believe it before the body will achieve it.

Psychologist stress that how we see ourselves and our core identity, directly predicts our actions. Biology comes into play as well, as our genetics can lead to different body compositions because of hereditary traits, metabolic rates, and environmental conditioning.  Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine even show that the stress hormone cortisol, which your adrenal glands secrete every time you get down on yourself or worry about the numbers on the scale, increases distribution of fat around the abdomen. So, changing your thoughts directly affects hormones released and the overall opportunity for forward progress.

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Self-control is the ability to regulate and alter your responses in order to avoid undesirable behaviors, increase desirable ones, and achieve long-term goals. Research has shown that possessing self-control can be important for health and well-being.  Self-control is a foundation of our mindsets, and without it we have no structure and support to maintain direction on our path. So many people have all the skills and talents to achieve their goals but they lack self-discipline to ensure they stay on track. No one is perfect, and we all take steps backwards at times, but it's about minimizing those steps backwards, and taking more steps forward. Very successful and healthy individuals prioritize discipline just as important as anything else. Without it, our consistency will be lacking and can easily be swayed away from our goals. Create a routine that is full of these habits that will set you up for success and a much happier quality of living. Mastering self-control is a difficult task, but take it slow and steady and eventually you'll become a resilient individual.   No matter what is thrown your way, remember to try and remain in control of the 10% that we can control. If you manage self-control of that 10%, the 90% will start to align itself with your manifestations. Take it one day at a time, one task at a time, and keep striving to be better!  

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 Our Mindset is connected to so many aspects of our lives because it is the root for much of our life choices. The way we plan, think, act, asses, completely gets affected by our mindset. If we control what we can control, and focus on the process, we will constantly be striving for betterment and efficiency. We must realize that our world is a manifestation of our mind. Everyone is seeing it in their own way, and some better than others. But, how we perceive life can completely change our perspectives of our situations or surroundings. If you want to see your life grow, start with the roots, and make a strong foundation that supports growth, good stress, developmental set backs and success. Having routine and consistency will always be the most effective way to achieve any feat. Develop a Mindset that is going to elevate your lifestyle to next level.

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Life has definitely changed, and a new normal has taken over. Wearing masks, social distancing, staying home in lockdowns, all has increased many peoples stress and depression. As well, the fear of potentially falling victim to this pandemic is of course a cause for concern nonetheless. But, we have to control what we can control. And no matter what the situation is, we can focus on different aspects in order to make the best of anything.   

We need to understand that our body recovers and repairs best in our parasympathetic nervous system, that's how are body is designed to function. Sympathetic for protection, and hunting, and parasympathetic for recovery and rest. But, because of this pandemic, too many people are not getting out of their "fight or flight" mode, and feel very anxious, depressed and tired, because they can't let go of the uncontrollable aspects. We can not change this situation, only how we look and approach it. So when the mindset is focused on fear or negative energy, the immune system actually lowers, and the confidence that you're actually healthy will be lowered in result. It is proven in studies with a placebo effect, if you are told you will receive 100% results from a pill, you'll believe it works. This strong belief causes the mind to become more at ease and truly heals itself on its own. This is due to brain waves associated with confidence and belief that allow for the parasympathetic system to tap into deep brain waves that are associated with repairing the body. We tap into these by meditation and our deep confident mindset.

Breathing is at the core of ancient mindfulness practices, from Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation. However, studies suggest that breathing exercises alone, derived from those ancient yoga practices, can be excellent for the body, mind and soul. Beginning with the basics, lets understand the most simple method of creating mindfulness and relaxation in the body and mind, by using a 1 by 2 nasal breathing technique. Simply breath in slowly and deeply through your nose, hold for 1-2 seconds, then exhale through your mouth twice as long as it took to inhale. This is mostly focused on the pause and exhale as it is a key method proven to lower heart rate and tension.

Today's post we get into the question. Is Mental Toughness a skill you can learn or something people are born with. In our lifetime, we tend to recognize individuals who stand out with poise and confidence in themselves, because they have a strong personality. However, all this poise and confidence could possibly be a skill mastered from within. So here are 11 tips to develop this skill.

Can anyone development toughness? Yes, anyone can develop the mental strength to be a tougher individual. It just takes the right Mindset. As scientists do more research into Mental health, they find how important mental strength training can help benefit our day to day lives.