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Creating Your Masterpiece

How To Strengthen The Mind By Being Your Very Own Artist

When you hear masterpiece what springs to mind? Is it, Beethoven or Van Gough? Whoever it is, they all have one thing in common: the mindset to want to create. Without creation, there is no masterpiece and without action, there is no creation. To create a masterpiece within the mind you first have to strengthen the mind.

A masterpiece doesn’t just lie in paintings and music. It can be anywhere in life that needs creativity. It can be in sport with the likes of Lionel Messi with the ball at his feet or it could be an architect designing Burj Khalifa.

The point of this article is to discover how you can make your mind a masterpiece. Something that you can be truly proud of and to be shown for the world to see. The most famous person I can think of who has sculpted their mind to a level to be marvelled at is Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. A person who has transformed himself from a wrestling superstar to an action movie star, successful business owner and overall good person. This didn’t just magically come to be. This has taken years of sculpting that’s still in development today.

This is the mindset we should all strive for. And to sculpture our own mind in an image we can be proud to show the world and ourselves. We should look at the mind like a canvas or clay mould where we can sculpture our very desires and habits to benefit our life.

Visulise The Mind You Would Love To Have

Like anything, before you can create you must plan. And visualising the life you want is a good start. When you have a clear picture of the person you want to become. Now is the time to put that into action.

Whatever life you would love to have you must analyse what areas of the mind you need to strengthen as a priority. There is a clear difference between someones life goal to be an adventurer compared to being an artist. Plus we all have strengths and weaknesses based on our personality that only we will know.

Areas Of Your Mind/Life You Can Sculpture

The areas of your mind and life you can develop is a long list. I wrote down as many areas I could think of that I would like to develop. From being calm under pressure, taking action against my fears and creating habits that would boost my self-belief and focus.

What everyone should strive for is a life where you are happy and successful at what you do. Sculpting your mind to develop parts of it that reflect this is a good start.

From your list pick your top 5 areas you want to strengthen the mind and work on this for a year. Yes, I said year. Making something truly part of your life will take a prolonged time of continuous habit and fine-tuning. For example, practising the art of gratitude is completely different from when I first attempted it where I didn’t like or benefit from it. Where now due to fine-tuning I have something that works seamlessly in my life and do benefit from.

You Are A Few Edges Away From Your Best Self

Without knowing you have been developing your masterpiece mind since the day you was born. Some masterpieces are easy to create and some are hard. But understand that you’re just a few edges away from creating your best self. Wherever you are in life. The best thing about it, it’s yours to sculpt.

Some masterpieces are not truly appreciated until long after the creator dies and some masterpieces are not created until later in life. For you to be your best self it can start today no matter if you are 20, 40 or 60 years of age.

All it takes is a mindset change, one more strength that makes the difference or an article that inspire you into action. Just like the famous picture of the digger hunting for gold giving up at the last moment. Don’t be that person and believe you can create the mind that changes your life.

Action List

Visulise the life you want to have.
Focus on 5 areas of the mind that can help you attain your goal.
After 1 year maintain and focus on next 5 areas of focus.
Always remember you are a few edges from your best self.

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My Story With Anxiety

How Practicing Gratitude Helps You fight off Anxiety

A lot of what we go through in adulthood somehow reflects on our experiences from childhood. We naturally pick up habits good or bad without knowing but some habits within the mind are always there lingering no matter what we do. My anxiety stems from bullying from my childhood from the way I walked. I had what they call intoeing where one foot, points inward instead of straight. This was a cocktail with a family history of anxiety to go outside.

Luckily, I had more domineering sides within my personality where I eventually stood up for myself against the bully’s and pushed every fear of anxiety into a challenge. But somehow the anxiety I get when I walk alone is ever-present. I just can’t shake it. It’s a battle within my own mind where thoughts spiral out of control and body parts are highly focused on. The sweat drips down my back but I still move forward. A habit I truly love that no matter the battle within my mind I still move forward.

Over the years, I’ve held objects in my hand, called people and listened to music to combat my anxiety. As good as they were more of a distraction, not a remedy to control my thoughts. Then at 31, I found a solution.

Combining Gratitude With Anxiety

Throughout my life, I’ve always focused on self-care and tried to improve myself as best I could. One part of my self-care routine has been incorporating gratitude. I’ve done quickfire gratitude in the morning and a more reflective one at night. I have witnessed first the power it can have to change your thoughts patterns and the feeling of happiness it can give you.

Then on a walk home, I felt more tense than usual and the anxiety was coming back strong. I was losing control of my thoughts then a habit I have been practising for months just kicked in and I was spouting gratitude for what the eye could see.

I was grateful for the trees, birds singing, the sun in the sky, being able to walk. Very simple things that I could see. Very quickly my mind quietened, my body relaxed and I was calm again. The panic within my mind was over and I was feeling great again.

When I arrived home I was amazed at how effective this discovery was and I wanted to test it again.

I tested it in a busy city centre, school runs and any opportunity when I could walk alone. Every time the anxiety of the mind was quietened. I now had control over my anxiety when walking alone!

Why It Works

After using this mindset habit, here are my biggest lessons learned.

With further research I have found that gratitude helps the brain release dopamine and serotonin, the two crucial neurotransmitters responsible for our emotions.
We can only think of one thing at a time, replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts is a simple strategy for control over our thinking.
It stops the imagination running wild with false observations and fantasy’s that have no truth.
You can never get rid of anxiety or negative thoughts but you can get them under control with the correct habits in place.

Where Else Anxiety Pops Up

Research has found that anxiety is a personal experience that can differ greatly from person to person. But the commonality that applies is when the mind or body feels like it’s under attack. A great feeling to know if you’re in danger. But the mind can find it hard to distinguish from its original functionality to keep us alive when humans first roamed the Earth compared to modern times now where it’s relatively peaceful in daily life.

Anxiety can pop up anywhere from a stressful situation and a triggered memory or under pressure.

In all these situations you can’t suppress the feeling of anxiety. It’s like putting a lid on a volcano, it’s going to explode one way or another. What we have to do is move away from it so it can’t affect us. We do this within the mind by moving our thoughts away from the anxiety onto thoughts that make us happy. This is why practising gratitude within your mind can do just that.

Because happiness isn’t gratitude. Gratitude is happiness.

How To Make It Work For You

Like any new habit make it as easy as possible.

First identity where your anxiety pops up.

Secondly, quickfire gratitude until the focus of the anxiety is gone. For example before public speaking, practise gratitude when you’re waiting to get on stage, not during it.

Thirdly make it a habit for life.

Lastly, anxiety doesn’t have to control our lives. When we let anxiety rule us, it takes away our dreams and purpose in life. It then becomes a habit and a cycle with every passing moment becomes harder and harder to unravel.

Develop and practice the mindset no matter the challenge and discomfort you face you keep moving forward and do it anyway. Your life will be more fulfilled and amazing moments will be created.

I hope with all my being this has helped in some way. Fighting anxiety is a battle we can win as long as we wake up every day willing to fight.

Has this helped you today? What anxiety do you go through on a daily basis? I would love to hear your thoughts and your experiences. Always remember your not alone and everything can change.

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A Final Word From The Future Mindset

I hope you enjoyed today’s article If you’re struggling with anxiety. Don’t worry you’re not alone. Millions of people go through the same experience every day. I hope the article has helped in some way. If you need extra help or any questions answered. Don’t hesitate to contact me at adam@thefuturemindset.com

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