Are You Fully Present In The Here And Now

Photo by Angela Roma

Today matters. Before you start your day, before you leave your house, before you even make your morning coffee, make sure you have one positive thing that you want to get done. You can choose anything. It doesn’t really matter. You know what is important to you. But choose something based on your values, your goals, your dreams, your purpose in life.

You can focus on completing your unfinished project. You can focus on giving people love. You can focus on doing one thing at a time. You can focus on being fully present when you are with someone. The choice is yours.

One positive thing is better than twenty negative things. Doing one thing really well is better than doing so many things poorly. When it comes to task, when it comes to getting your task done, focus on one thing. It is better for you. It is better for your mind. It is better for your growth and development. It is better for your productivity.

When you focus on doing more than one thing at a time, you won’t get what you want. You will not do very well. You will do poorly. Why is that? Because you have divided your attention into so many places. You know that when attention is divided, when you don’t focus your attention on one thing, you will do really poorly.

But you can train yourself to be wherever you are. I think that is the best way to focus on one thing at a time. Just be there. Don’t fly. Do not think about anything. Do not get distracted by what you didn’t do well yesterday. Remember, what you are trying to learn now is what you didn’t do well yersterday. To stop yesterday from happening again, you must experience everything you are doing right now. Be there. Be yourself. Have purpose. Know what you want. Know how to get it.

Whatever you do, wherever you are, be fully present. Be there. Because success happens when we are present. Transformation happens when we are present in the here. Life changes when we are present. The question is, Are you present in the here and now?

What To Do When You Are Around Negative People

Unrecognizable barefoot depressed tattooed female embracing knees while sitting on stool behind black and white shirts on hangers
Photo by Daria Sanikova

People who are not happy with their lives are everywhere. You can’t control their feelings. But you can control yourself. You do that by thinking positive thoughts. Do not go to your work without a smile on your face. And whatever you do at your work, do it with love, with happiness, with excitement, with compassion, not with fear. Do not go to work with a negative attitude. Go to work with a positive attitude. Always carry a positive attitude with you. It is contagious. It is infectious. Don’t focus on their lack of enthusiasm. Do not let their negative feelings drag you down. Do not let their negative feelings stop you from giving your best. You can change yourself by thinking positive thoughts. If you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts, replace them immediately with positive thoughts. Walter D. Wintle said, “If you think you are beaten, you are; if you think you dare not, you don’t.” My question for you is, Are you beaten?