Surviving the 4th Industrial Revolution
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Surviving the 4th Industrial Revolution
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“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from adversity. Adversity can offer us an opportunity to grow and expand our personal development, as well as leave room to think creatively and come up with solutions for a new way of survival. Resilience is an ability that can be learnt and developed.
Besides being resilient, developing an inquisitive mind is another way to cope with life. Inquisitive minds not only explore different points of views, ask questions, seek new knowledge, but they also look for facts, details, and honest answers. This quality is important for survival in the complex world that we live in today. Curiosity and critical thinking are signs of intelligence and are just as important for success in life.
In addition, emotional IQ is a high priority. Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.
In the last two and half years, many people were experiencing higher levels of stress and anxiety than normal, but you are not alone. We are all navigating an uncertain landscape and future, but we are also ahead of the curve through our keen sense and knowledge of what is coming.
“Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
What are some ways to manage our mental being and physical health?
Follow a daily routine. Coming up with a structured plan for each day to create balance between your working and private life will give you a sense of control. Try to divide your day from pursuing your hobbies or exercising to spending time with your pets or children. Additionally, focus on getting enough sleep and eating healthy meals. Creating and maintaining a daily routine can help create a sense of normalcy and certainty.
Work hard but allow time to play. We all need time to relax, unwind and recuperate. Taking a work break will increase your focus, productivity, and general well-being. Sitting long periods of time in front of the computer can be difficult for your back and your neck, so stand up and move around every 20 minutes.
“The universe doesn’t give you what you ask for with your thoughts - it gives you what you demand with your actions.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Develop your emotional intelligence and learn how to manage your emotions. Pay attention to your thoughts, behaviours, and psychological reactions. It is normal to feel overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or upset, among a wide range of other emotional reactions in this current environment. Allow yourself time to notice and express what you are feeling. This could be achieved by writing them down in a journal, talking to a loved one or a friend, doing something creative, or listening to meditation music.
Allow some time for daily physical exercise to decrease stress and anxiety. A 30–minute outdoor walk or jog will clear your mind to improve problem-solving and spark creativity. Spending as little as 20 minutes a day to connect with nature can help lower stress hormone levels.
“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.”
— Steve Maraboldi
Time spent in nature also contributes to your physical well-being, reduces blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, stress hormones, and it is a positive effect on mental health. If it is a rainy day, consider an online exercise program. There is something for everyone and for every fitness level. Even at home, walking around will help you remain active. If you must take a phone call, put on a headset while standing or walking around instead of sitting down. If you are working long periods in front of the computer, consider setting up a standing computer desk, and then give your eye a break from the computer every 20 minutes. In addition, spend 3–5 minutes of controlled breathing every day, in the morning, after work or before bedtime.
“The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration.”
— Claude Monet
Maintain a sense of hope and positive thinking. A positive mindset will adapt to adversity more easily. Putting energy and motivation into your work with a positive attitude is associated with building personal resilience. Over time, sustained stress and a negative mindset can lead to depression, affect your ability to focus and remain productive. The result can be irrational decisions that make the situation worse for yourself, and for others around you.
Limit your social media intake and the use of your cell phone. Consider limiting news to just a couple times a day and disconnecting from your cell phone, TV, and computer screens for a while. Excessively checking Facebook, Telegram or other online news updates related to Covid can leave you emotionally exhausted. Try to make a conscious effort to turn off notifications from news apps, seek information from trusted sources and set specific times for checking the news. Look for positive, uplifting stories that offer solutions. Take up a creative hobby like learning a musical instrument, singing, or composing a song can boost your mood, morale, and well-being.
Why is human connection important?
“One of the most spiritual things you can do is embrace your humanity. Connect with those around you today. Say, ‘I love you,’ ‘I'm sorry,’ ‘I appreciate you,’ ‘I'm proud of you’ . . . whatever you're feeling. Send random texts, write a cute note, embrace your truth and share it . . . cause a smile today for someone else . . . and give plenty of hugs.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Making time to reach out and connect with others is important for your mental health. Socializing and laughing decrease stress and anxiety while supporting calm and positive feelings. By talking to someone you trust, you share your emotions and experiences, provide, or receive support which makes you feel connected, reduce cortisol levels, and help you feel better about life. The quality of the interaction, such as meeting for coffee or going for a walk is something that cannot be achieved by being online all day. Speaking to a like-minded friend can be a helpful way to keep your stress levels under control. If distance is an issue, consider regular virtual meetings with family or friends to check in on each other, a great source of moral support during uncertain times.
Staying healthy is a form of resilience. You are what you eat. Try to eat a healthy meal everyday by including vegetables, protein and healthy fats which are essential for brain function and regularity. With the toxins and harmful metals that you are exposed to everyday through the air (chemtrails), water, food, electromagnetic energy, and radio frequencies, taking vitamin supplements daily with adequate water intake is necessary. And as long as you detox regularly, you will remain healthy and resilient.
The road to success is achieved by hard work, determination, persistence, and follow-up. Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. In the end, this is a massive war on humanity. To succeed, we must be wise, prudent, proactive, and pragmatic in the organizing and execution of our action plan. What sets us apart is our critical thinking skills, inquisitive mind, common sense, and EQ. More and more facts and data are available now if anyone is willing to look for them. Our mind is powerful, and knowledge ignites it.
“In a time of turbulence and change, it is truer than ever that knowledge is power.”
― John F. Kennedy
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