Before seeing these 9 habits of thought for your personal growth, I invite you to see these 4 very motivating minutes that will surely inspire you.
This video is a classic of motivational videos and surely you have already seen it on occasion; however, it is good to remember it from time to time.
It is the video of the Martians who decide to travel to earth to make themselves known. Nobody pays attention to them, but they don't give up:
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A very important aspect for our personal growth is learn to think effectively in order to achieve our objectives.
Much of our thinking is automatic and we are often unaware of the whirlwind of thoughts that flood our minds.
Good to try regulate a bit what we think and implement new habits of thought so that our life changes for the better.
9 habits of thought that will help you in your personal growth
1) Use the imagination and create
One of the greatest gifts we have is our creativity and imagination. Unfortunately the life we have turns off these qualities. That is why you have to look for an activity that helps you awaken these two wonders that we all possess.
You can dedicate time to some artistic activity such as painting, music, writing, ... It is crucial for your happiness that you find what fulfills you, what makes you lose track of time and forces you to use your imagination to create beautiful things.
2) Analyze how is your way of thinking
Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, allows us to discover our thought patterns and how these influence our emotions and behavior.
When we begin to be aware of our thoughts we can begin to reprogram limiting thoughts for motivating thoughts.
3) Educate a curious thought
The more I learn the more I realize how little we really know. Life is full of experiences that are an opportunity to get more creative if we know how to get all their juice out of them.
Find new topics of interest and learn new skills.
4) Think with flexibility
One of the most damaging habits of thought is being overly critical of ourselves and others.
5) Find the humor
Humor can be helpful in many situations that lighten the emotional load and stimulate productive thinking.
6) Be understanding and empathetic
To grow as a compassionate person we must wish the best for others. This is not something that is achieved overnight. Requires at the beginning of a daily effort so that little by little it takes root in our personality.
7) Think independently
Learn to question things instead of joining the herd. The next time you disagree with something, don't be afraid to express it. For our personal growth it is important that we think beyond conventional ideas.
8) Cultivate admiration and wonder
In our mind there is always room for amazement at everything that surrounds us. Just need take a good look at the details, adopt a new, more leisurely and thoughtful perspective on things. This is how we discover beauty even for the most insignificant and we can be amazed.
9) Meditate and pray
These practices that seek transcendence they offer great peace. They help us to be more aware of what we are thinking and offer us a wisdom that we can incorporate into our decision making.
I leave you with a very inspiring video:
We hope you like it!