Thriving Minds

How Hierarchy Affects Us

Hierarchy plays a big role in feeling significant. It's almost like that's how we eventually come to view who we are. That our worth is tied to the ranking amongst our peers or the amount of money that we have or that the amount of responsibility determines our importance. This is dependent on an outside source that props us up and instead it should be about building ourselves up internally, where self-confidence is what is relied upon. Understand where you rank or what title you have does not define who you are or your significance, that falls squarely on you. What you think is what is important.

Define Eating Well

Food is a pivotal piece in how well we are both mentally and physically. If you want to feel better about yourself start with the foods that you eat because they're your energy source. Simply what taste good right now and is comforting may not be what's good for you in the long run so come to evaluate what you're willing to put in your body.

Margaret Rudkin Overcoming Lack of Experience to Build Pepperidge Farm

Margaret Rudkin started off searching for foods that were tailored to her son's needs as he had many allergies to the foods that were available. She was unable to find foods that fit his diet, so she created her own bread recipe that was highly nutritious. This led to creating Pepperidge Farm. With no experience in baking or running a business she overcame the lack of knowledge to find out how. Her desire led the way to build Pepperidge Farm into a highly successful company.    

How Exercise Improves You

Exercise is not just for your physical health but it's just great for strengthening your mental fortitude. It's going to really help you untangle much of the intrusive thoughts that are holding you back. It helps to alleviate the stresses that you're facing, and it gives you a great perspective on how to handle them. Build that positive momentum so you can ride that wave in life by making exercise a habit.

Managing And Harnessing Momentum

Momentum is a very powerful force, learn how to recognize it and how you handle it. The more self-aware you are in your interactions with it the better you can see answers to what you need to do to overcome when things are deteriorating. The key will be to absorb the shock factor when it does hit you because it can knock you down and the natural reaction is to just want to lay down and roll over. Find your reasons to be able to withstand those difficult moments to better position yourself. You create momentum in your life by your behaviors and actions, it is the execution piece needed to facilitate change for the better.

Excellent Leadership

Leaders have a big impact on the people that they're guiding and the outcomes that are produced. This can be either good or bad. But excellent leadership are the things that are done and not just who you are, the actions that are taken and not just the words that are said to earn trust and respect. It's about uplifting people, supporting them, serving them in whatever way they can so they can be their best. To come together for something bigger than any one individual. 

Importance Of Self-Education

If you find yourself struggling in school for whatever reason you can take action towards what fits you best. Let go of how you compare to others, or the expectations others have of you and instead focus on the things that really interest you. Dive into and really learn the in and outs for your own sake. This can be so powerful because you decide where you are taking your future instead of others influencing what you should do.
Let yourself question any and everything. If it doesn't make sense gain more information where you do have an understanding and can form your own opinions to think critically for yourself and know that if you think different from others that's OK, there's nothing wrong with you. What's gained from this is your uniqueness to lead the way so you can be much more accepting of yourself. 

Money Is a Tool, Not The Destination

The relationship you have with money is not all about calculating numbers or how smart you are but it’s more about your thinking and behaviors that relate to the currency system. It is merely a tool to aid you and not a magic wand to correct things. Money is limited in what it can do. Don’t be defined by it but instead define what you will do with it.

You Don’t Have To Be Sick To Get Better

Things don't have to be wrong for you to better yourself it's not that you're not good enough right now it's just it means that you're proactive being ahead of change before change really blindsides you. This makes you more adaptable and able to embrace the challenges that you face. Avoid waiting to get sick or for things to fall apart before you start to make those self-improvements. It's preventative care that's going to send you to new heights. To push past what seems like current limits and breakthrough to a whole new level of energy.

Talking Out Loud To Yourself

You already talk to yourself silently whether you know it or not and that's going to dictate your outlook and actions. It's estimated that 800-1,400 words are said per minute during that self-talk. That is 48,000-84,000 words in one hour. That's a lot of words that can either empower you or disempower you. If you're not conscious and careful of what that self-talk is, the default mode is to be negative to be overly critical of yourself. Make it a habit to talk out loud to yourself to uplift you.