Okay, so once upon a time, things like yoga, meditation, manifestation techniques, and even morning and sleep care routines were considered a bit hippy-ish, the type of methods used by a bunch of stereotypes that included So-Cal surfers and tie-dye wearing long-haired commune dwellers. Things have changed, it’s 2021, and some of us are willing to try different things to help boost our success. Even the most conservative thinkers have stumbled upon some pretty good out-of-the-box practices to stay sane, elevate our thinking, and improve our lives and businesses.
When was yoga invented, and where does yoga come from? Yoga has been around for more than 5000 years. It started in Northern India. As it became more mainstream in modern society, it started making its way into many homes throughout America. Today, recent studies show that more than 35 million people use yoga in America alone, and one in every three Americans has tried yoga at least once.
Highly successful people not only incorporate yoga into their routines but also attribute it to some of their ongoing success. These people include Sergey Brin (Google co-founder), Daniel Loeb (Third Point founder), basketball legend LeBron James, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post founder).
Yoga combines a great full-body workout with stretches, meditative and spiritual practices, controlled breathing techniques, and more to center ourselves and take a clearer, healthier, and more levelheaded approach to our lives. See if you can incorporate a daily yoga practice into your routine.
Meditation apps like Calm, Headspace, and dozens of others, have seen millions of more downloads recently, especially as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. For meditation, you can start a calming inner monologue or listen to professionals. Meditation is centered around techniques like positive visualization, deep breathing, clearing your mind of extraneous thoughts, focusing on an object, thought, or sense, and aligning yourself with the world around you. You can do these things silently in a peaceful space, like a quiet room or a pleasant outdoor area, as there is a positive link between mental health and nature. You can also turn towards more modern practices; meditation videos, meditation apps, and recordings often include speaking over a track with calming noises, nature sounds, or music. Wave Meditation developed a vibrating pillow that corresponds with their spoken words, music, and breathing exercises. Even the Apple Watch is designed to notify you of times throughout the day that a little meditation could help. The idea is to de-stress, clear your head, and refresh while inducing positivity and motivation.
Mindfulness is another popular form of meditation to improve your mental attitude where you focus on being in the now. You use the five senses to center in on the lovely sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and feels of your day to boost appreciation for your life, instead of focusing on the mistakes of your past or the worries of your future.
Successful business people that meditate include Jerry Seinfeld, Oprah Winfrey, Jeff Weiner (LinkedIn CEO), Joe Rogan, and Marc Benioff (Salesforce founder).
Some helpful manifestation techniques include vision boarding, journaling, affirmations, self-hypnosis or mediation, visualization, reprogramming, positive networking, and even writing letters to yourself. You may be familiar with The Law of Attraction, a belief that positive or negative thoughts directly correlate to your life experiences allowing you to manifest positive or negative events based solely on your outlook.
Successful people that use manifestation techniques include Lady Gaga, Jim Carrey, Ariana Grande, and Will Smith.
Developing a positive morning routine is a key to success for many people.
These are just some of the ways to develop healthy morning habits.
Many successful people swear by a healthy morning routine, including John Paul DeJoria (co-founder of Patron and Paul Mitchell), Brad Lande (head of Birchbox Man), Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank and The Corcoran Group), and Shonda Rhimes (Grey’s Anatomy producer and Scandal creator).
Sleep care is essential to your success, too.
Sleep apps like Calm and their corresponding Sleep Stories have techniques to help you fall asleep naturally. There are also sleep monitoring apps for smartwatches and even smart beds from companies like Sleep Number. Sleep monitoring apps will keep track of your breathing, heart rate, the times you get up during the night, and the amount of restful vs. restless sleep you are getting. The data is laid out in graphs and given a rating then compared day to day, week to week, month to month, and so on.
Many successful people take sleep care very seriously, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Marissa Mayer (CEO of Yahoo!), Barrack Obama, Karen Blackett (CEO of MediaCom UK), and Ellen DeGeneres.
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