personal development is a lifelong process but it doesn't have to take you
more than a few minutes to start improving yourself if you're familiar
with the two-minute rule you know that any big goal can be broken down into
smaller tasks some of these small tasks take less than 2 minutes to accomplish
but they are likely to get you moving towards your larger goals and ambitions
just take 2 minutes out of your day after you watch this video of course to
complete one of these tasks to improve your overall well-being
number one is pretty simple it's drink more water a glass of water may seem
like the smallest of baby steps towards self-improvement but it's still a step
forward we often neglect the recommendation to drink 8 glasses of
water each day your body needs water to maintain bodily functions and keep you
healthy also dehydration may cause headaches
fatigue or problems with your skin and a lot of people are actually dehydrated
and they just don't know it so drinking eight glasses a day isn't easy if you're
not thinking about it so don't be afraid to congratulate yourself when you've
actually achieved eight glasses a day I personally keep a full glass of water
near my desk at all time and I'll drink like crazy all day I drink a bunch of
water the secret is to keep the glass of water full and you also have to use a
pretty large glass of water it's a psychological trick called the
availability bias that makes your brain think hey there's a bunch of water there
we should drink some water a downside of this is that you have to go to the
bathroom quite a bit more but it really makes a substantial difference on your
productivity and your energy levels number two is to eat Whole Foods as a
general rule the fewer the ingredients the more nourishing the food if you want
to have more energy and feel better throughout the day swap out some
processed meals for Whole Foods you can enjoy things like fruits vegetables eggs
and nuts just things that you can actually pronounce cut down on chemicals
dyes and other ingredients that you can't pronounce I suggest taking a look
at your next meal how many ingredients can you actually identify if you don't
know what you're eating you're more likely to ingest something that will
make you feel sluggish and unproductive throughout the day I know this is like
one of the most basic but you can really improve how you feel just by making
small changes in what you eat so let's move on the number three practice daily
gratitude I know you guys hear this from me a lot but positivity and gratitude
really help to melt away your stress even when you feel that you are down and
an attitude of gratitude can show you the light and keep you from feeling that
you've hit the bottom with a clear and grateful mind you will be more likely to
move forward it's been proven I am in time again that people that are
primed with gratitude are more likely to reach their goals for some people
gratitude is a difficult thing but something you can start doing is keeping
a small journal next to your bed whenever you go to sleep and right
before you go to bed write down everything on a single page you were
grateful for that name as the nights pass you'll soon have an entire notebook
filled up with gratitude once you learn the power of the law of attraction
something I've talked about in other videos and the neuroscience of the
reticular activating system something I'll talk about in psychology of beliefs
you will start to understand how truly important having a positive and grateful
mind is for becoming successful it's actually crazy how many research studies
can hold this down number four is to pick up a book
I also recommend cutting down on some screen time and opening your mind with a
good book you can always learn something from reading even if it's just a new
vocabulary word Irie ders and Kindles make it easier than ever to carry around
the knowledge of the universe while you travel or you curl up on the couch or
even when you're going to the bathroom maybe you don't have two minutes to read
a whole book well take two minutes to get some recommendations from your
friends and family members all it takes is a quick click online to queue up some
books on your tablet when the books are waiting for you you're more likely to
actually read them again I do the same thing that I do with the water using the
availability bias I keep lots of books around me so I'm more tempted to learn
from them and actually read them in fact right now I have four personality
textbooks on my desk because right now I'm doing some research for a future
personality psychology series on this channel leave a comment below if you'd
watch that series number five is something I've started doing recently
and it's just listened to a TED talk maybe you prefer consuming inspiration
with audio you can hop online on YouTube and learn from great speakers in a
variety of different fields if you don't know what to watch first watch some TED
Talks if you have a specific subject that you
want to learn about maybe it's psychology you'll probably be able to
find a TED talk on it if you're open to anything you can really explore a whole
worlds worth of different subjects with Ted from happiness to urban planning to
biology it's actually crazy how many videos they have I personally have been
watching a ton of material on personality psychology again in fact
there's actually a couple of colleges and universities out there that
literally record their entire lectures of the semester and upload them if you
know how to find them number six is to forgive someone now we've all been a
victim of wrongdoing at some point in our lives we've all made mistakes just
as you would probably like people to forgive
we have to work on forgiving other people even if they haven't directly
asked for it forgiveness is a small gesture that doesn't just benefit the
person who did you wrong when you let go of a grudge you also let go of the
stress the anxiety and the other negative feelings that you had that
you've been cleaning on to for a long time I recently finished my premium
online course titled a psychology of beliefs and after doing some research
and coming up with around 2 hours of meaningful content you start to realize
the severe consequences to your mindset if you start to hold grudges if you want
more information on this course the psychology of beliefs stick around
through the end of this video number 7 is to join a group of supportive
individuals now it might feel hard or difficult to accomplish your dreams
alone and in fact it probably is words of encouragement and additional
resources can help you find opportunities and boost your mood and
give you more motivation but where do you find a group that is willing to
support your journey well think about the group that you want to join and hop
online meetup and Facebook are two great sources to find supportive communities
and events meetup if you've never heard of it before allows you to search
through different events based on your occupation your interests or your
community that you identify with they help you set up meets in your local area
do you want to meet up with fellow writers in Philadelphia maybe real
estate investors in Austin well you're likely to find a group that fits your
needs on meetup and also Facebook groups are becoming a more popular way to reach
out to like-minded people and connect with them
these groups are often run by experts in their field who offer courses and
resources but the group's sometimes are free you can also search for physical
events to attend through through these groups and lastly in the
self-development community we're really hard on ourselves on always trying to
find continual improvement but number 8 on this list is to congratulate yourself
for this growth so will you plan to take some time today and complete maybe one
of these tips that I've suggested well if you do don't forget to reward
yourself positive reinforcement will encourage
you to keep going and keep growing even when that reinforcement comes from
within I suggest to take a moment of this day and reflect on the ways that
you've improved your overall well-being and plan to complete these actions again
tomorrow the more you consistently contribute to your self-improvement
the faster you and the rest of the world will start to see results as I in this
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watching taking the time to learn from me and I hope you enjoyed this video