It’s not uncommon for your thoughts to shift to the worst possible scenario when we’re faced with something stressful, overwhelming, or embarrassing.  I have anxiety, and when I faced with any type of social situation. My mind tends to turn to irrational thinking and I jump to worst before it even happens. Thoughts of how I’m going to make a fool out of myself or how everyone won’t like me swirl around in my head.  And I scare myself out of trying. But in reality, none of this is true. Our thinking can either motivate us to try new things or hold us back. So let’s look at the differences between irrational and rational and how to shift our thinking. So we can live life to the fullest.

If you want to reach your goals and live life to the fullest, then a personal development plan is essential. We all have the power to change our lives. Through our thoughts, beliefs, and actions we can achieve our goals and live our best lives. But first, we have to make a plan. Having a goal isn’t enough to reach success. In order to make your dreams reality, you need a well-thought plan. So, here’s how you can create your own personal development plan.

Time blocking is planning out each hour of the day, by assigning a task to each hour of your day. For example, from 6-6:30 am to I’m going to exercise, then from 6:40-7 am I’m going to take a shower and get dressed. By assigning times to specific tasks you aren’t scrambling to find time to get things done. Time blocking is a useful technique in time management and productivity and will help you get the most out of your time.

Have you ever read through comments or read an article online and ended feeling angry or sad? The type of media we consume can have an impact on our mental health. The internet is both a positive place and a negative place. You can connect with others, learn, and be entertained. But there is a negative side of the internet that’ll leave you feeling drained. We’re already anxious or stressed about money, relationships, and work. So we don’t need social media to add to our list of stressors.

Setting boundaries in your personal life is just as important as setting boundaries at work. Boundaries serve as guidelines to let others know how we want to be treated, our limits, and what’s ok and not ok. Most of us spend an average of 40 hours or more at work. So ensuring we are treated with respect by our supervisors and coworkers is crucial to maintaining our mental health. If we don’t set boundaries at work we set ourselves up to be disrespected, overworked, and unappreciated. We sacrifice our happiness, at the expense of trying to please others.