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What Is Pride?

The Greek philosopher Aristotle described pride as the “crown of the virtues“. It’s of course a feeling we get when we have achieved something great but also when we are in support of a loved one, team or nation.

The opposite of pride is shame. A feeling no one wants to feel but can be less aggrieved on an individual basis when we make better decisions in our life

Very much like the DC Comics character Two-Face.There is a double-sided coin to pride. On one side too much pride can hinder progress, relationship and enjoyment of life. The other side of the coin can allow feelings of accomplishment. Of course, we are going to focus on the positive side of pride and how it can help transform your identity for the better.

Within the religious text, pride gets a bad reputation as being one of the deadly sins. I can agree to this if you use it in a negative way but there is also a way to use it for benefit of you and others.

I will try my best to explain why…

Why Is Pride Important

Taking pride in your life can boost your self-esteem. People who take pride in their life may be confident in their own abilities to provide value to others.

Through pride, an increase in productivity, purpose, self-respect and mood will help provide a more meaningful life.

That’s why pride has to match your values as a person. When you know your values you can create the life you want and pride in what you do will soon follow.

Create An Identity Of Pride

Life is too short to focus on things we don’t enjoy. The feeling of pride in our work or relationships will never come alive if we are doing things we hate. That’s why it’s important to follow a path of finding an identity that we can be proud of.

In an ideal world this of course sounds like an easy choice to make. But over time we can create a life that offers up opportunities to feel pride in what we do. It could be creating an identity of cleaning up after yourself, an identity of dressing to impress or an identity of being charitable.

The little things in life can make a big difference. Feeling pride in the right areas of life makes you achieve what you’re trying to accomplish to a higher standard.

The Pschgology Of Pride

The limited research that has been done on pride. This has resulted in two definitions of what pride is. Either hubristic pride and authentic pride.

They’ve tried to pit pride as either or good or bad which other studies have expressed this being too simplistic.

In my opinion like anything, there is a fine line. I have been prideful where it has led to arrogance in my own ability but life has a way of teaching you life lessons and brings you down to earth sooner or later.

Like we have mentioned earlier for pride to be used and word in your favour it has to match positive life choices and the values of a person have e of good intentions.

For example, being emphatic where you don’t look down on people and of wanting help people are great values that offset or the bad intention that pride can unlock. Because when you use pride for good the attention to detail and progress that can be unlocked can change your life and the life of others.

Being a parent can be the most prideful experience you can have. When you teach a child to take pride in their appearance their work and themselves. The parent is teaching them how to use pride for good and inturn on life events of the child will repay the parent back in part thanks to the parent’s sacrifice, hard work and love for the child.

How Taking Pride In What You Do Vastly Changes Your Mindset

How To Best Utlise Pride

Hopefully, now you have a better understanding of the benefits pride can have on your life. To be able to best utilise its benefits I would first start with writing down and developing what your values are as a person. Reviewing them and making sure they’re of good intentions. We are all conditioned by our environment so make sure to double-check judging people based on their class, race or performance isn’t one of them.

Once the foundation of values is set. With your life now focus on what little things could you become prideful in. Could it make sure your home is always clean and tidy or take pride in how you communicate with your loved ones in a positive way? These small steps will make a huge difference in your well-being of the mind and life itself. Even something you hate as the job you have can be made more bearable by finding things to take pride in.

Now the big one, start to create the life that you can be proud of. It could find a new career path, new relationships, starting a new hobby that helps people. Whatever it is do what you enjoy.

To wrap it up;

Create values of a good person
Reveiw your life and find small areas where you can add pride
Create a life that you enjoy

I hope this helped you to understand pride but also how to use It to your advantage.

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Living A High-Intensity Lifestyle

To get ahead in life it’s going to take a huge amount of effort each day. Taking time to recharge the brain will be on the bottom of your to-do list. If you’re an employee on the fast track your employer will demand every ounce of time and energy from you. If you’re a parent your child will be doing the exact same thing.

Having a purpose in life is meaningful. It can offer so much in the long term whether that’s satisfaction, financial benefits or a legacy to leave behind.

But none of this is worth it if your performance drops, you become mentally drained or you start to hate the thing you once loved.

When the mind is fatigued what you are trying to achieve will be hard. You will start wanting to sleep in, you will be annoyed all the time and your creativity will feel like there’s is a blockage.

The reason for this is a lack of mental rest.

The main causes are

lack of sleep
12 plus hour days
no hobbies
no holidays
lack of familiy time
Finanial pressure
too many repsonsiblities

What Happens When You Don’t Recharge The Brain

Decline In Health

When the brain does not get the rest it needs. The negative effects are off the charts. Health starts to decline and the brain will actually start to wither away with memory and knowledge storage being affected.

You could look at the brain as a plant. Without living in the right condition it will eventually start to die quickly. This is the same for anyone who wants to live a life with a lack of sleep and a lack of prolonged downtime. They will be haunted by it as they grow old.

Poor Wellbeing

What’s also affected is the well-being of the individual. No one wants to work work work. There comes a point where you want to enjoy your life and working non stop all year round isn’t going to help your wellbeing.

Gary Vee for example work non stop but takes 100 days off a year to spend with his family and to recharge his mind.

A Drop In Performance & Productivity

Lastly, you will be affected by your performance and productivity. Have you ever tried to perform when your mind is tired? It’s really difficult to give your best. That’s from a mindset point of view but if you are an athlete you have the problem of ending your body to be in perfect condition. Without rest, you will cause injuries that will affect participation.

So health, wellbeing, productivity and performance are just 4 major factors of the brain that is not rested.

The evidence is clear and having a clear strategy of how to recharge the brain is crucial for all the factors we discussed that would be affected if you don’t rest.

Follow below the 5 ways to recharge the brain.

5 Ways to Recharge The Brain

The Importance Of Brain Recharge When You're A High-Intensity Person

The solution to fatigue is rest. This is what everyone should pride themselves on. The is a stigma that rest is for the weak or rest is for the lazy. This is scientifically far from the truth. There is a huge difference between someone choosing to be lazy and unproductive compared to someone recharging their mind to go again. When it comes to physical rest it’s deemed a good thing especially when it comes to athletes.

Choosing to rest by getting enough sleep, having alone time or having a family holiday. Is all part of your self-care plan, building mindset strength and being a better parent, employee or employer.

Below are the best 5 practices that I have incorporated into my own life that helps me recharge my brain.

Getting all my thoughts on paper then meditating in the now
Make sleep a prioerty
Have designated alone time
Make time to discover and travel
Learn a new skill or take up a hobby

How To Make It Part Of Your Daily Schedule

To make recharging your brain part of your daily schedule you’re going to have to make it a habit.

Setting out a daily checklist that you can tick off throughout the day is a sure-fire way to make the habit stick. With a focus on resting and the reward of achieving it gives you that boost to do it. Also setting alarms of when to prepare for bed or reviewing your day. Marking in your calendar when you can have time alone, family holidays or adventures in nature will help to plan for your recharge days and weeks.

The main thing you should do is make it a priority in your life. When it means something to you. You can easily plan for it and create a schedule and systems that allow you to recharge your mind. Plus it’s fun and you are in charge of what resting means to you.

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A Final Word From The Future Mindset

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