Take 10 minutes to make your mind a great place to be

Most of us have clocked that a morning routine is a great way to look after ourselves in good times and bad

In fact, we are so keen to find a great morning routine that #MorningRoutine has over 3.3m posts on Instagram and 6.3bn views in TikTok 

When everything around us feels like it is changing, creating or adhering to a familiar routine as best we can, even if it’s just for a tiny portion of our day, can be a brilliant way of keeping us healthy in both mind and body. Feeling we are on track with our own vision, our own actions, our own way of living our life, means we are less likely to be side-swiped by the often changing reality of the external world. Each morning, despite what may appear to be chaos around us, we realise we still have some agency over our own lives and the choices we make 

Feeling that we have some control over our life, even if it’s just for a few minutes each day, is a key foundation stone for robust mental health 

But wow – there’s a lot of advice out there!!!! We can spend more time searching for the perfect morning routine, than it actually takes to start doing something positive to start our day! 

Well, we have something that might help you …we have a 10 minute mind-set routine which we believe is pretty revolutionary ... we have certainly used it to transform our lives

A mind-set routine is one of the 3Ms which best-selling author and host of the Feel Better Live More podcast, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee recommends 

The morning routine that Dr. Rangan outlines in his most recent book, 'The Stress Solution' consists of three simple parts: mindfulness, movement and mind-set. All 3Ms are all crucial to building a more resilient mind and stronger body

We agree, at Progressfull, (as those of you how have experienced our ‘Mental muscles Upskill will already know) we believe in the power of ‘taking 10 minutes’ to refresh and recharge, to move, to breathe, and for 10 minutes of purposeful self-reflection 

Purposeful self-reflection is the progressfull mind-set practice which we are famous for amongst our followers and clients and is how we make our minds a great place to be 

Progressfull’s approach is to provide the ‘how-to’s’ for people to know how to make their mind a great place to be and it is as easy as  1, 2, 3

The first step ... 

Is to realise that we want to create change in our life – when we say change, we mean significant change, for example going  from feeling wonky and out of control of our life, to feeling like we are living our life on our own terms, no matter what life throws at us, feeling that life is working for us, not against us
  

The second step ... 

Is to experience our transforming 5 Progressfull™ Principle Upskills (our name for a course/masterclass). The 5 Progressfull™ Principles define our “true north” our personal compass and give us a real sense of “where we are heading” 

The third step ...  

Is building our bench-strength in the Progressfull™ transformational framework, the ARTT of progress™. The ARTT of progress™ is a purposeful self-reflection process and practice which turns our learning into commitments & actions. The ARTT of progress™ enables us to take our development into our own hands - unlocking our personal progress and professional potential

What’s more - this purposeful self-reflection only takes 10 minutes, so we literally Take 10 for the ARTT of progress™ 

Sustaining our progress each morning with 10 minutes of purposeful self-reflection. It's practical, it's easy, and it can have a profoundly positive effect because it is a practice which is sustainable. Boom! 

So that's it - now you know - this combination of 5 Progressfull™ Principles, practices and Take 10 for the ARTT of progress™ is what gives you a progressfull mind-set  

The guided journey of the Upskills, introducing us to ARTT and the Releasing and Restricting practices, combined with regular purposeful self-reflection is what makes real progress. We make real progress because ARTT is designed to work with the brain, not against it, using our energy for real learning and doing 

Just like we do at Progressfull - you can learn and grow by applying the 5 Progressfull™ Principles and then taking 10 minutes each morning for purposeful self-reflection – Take 10 for the ARTT of progress™
  

To give you an idea, this is what a purposeful self-reflection practice can look like… 

3 minutes...reading the Progressfull™ Releasing and Restricting practices (which are in the front of your Progressfull Journal). 3 minutes...re-reading your notes from previous days to connect with what the 5 Progressfull Principles mean for you.  4 minutes... noting insights, reflections, actions and achievements. Done! 

Simple as that – you can take 10 minutes each morning to ‘sort yourself out’ & ‘set yourself up’ - using the ARTT of progress™ our purposeful self-reflection process and practice - so you feel energised, motivated and on track – no matter what life throws at you.

You can unlock your progress and potential and make your mind a great place to be!  

To make your mind a great place to be and  create your new Progressfull mind-set morning routine of purposeful self-reflection – discover more about the 5 Progressfull Principles here