SHAKERS & MOVERS n BUSINESS COACH
in Entrepreneurship!
Let´s be honest, being an entrepreneur comes with a vast number of
different feelings, emotions, surprises, sudden changes and gut-wrenching
growth challenges. Great entrepreneurs often have high energy, but more
so than ever, that exact same energy often times turns into anxiety and
powerlessness! So, how do we get back on track FAST?! Here´s a great way
to make these counter-productive emotions your best assets!
By Samir Di Johansson, Business & Success Coach
T
he end goal and dream is often
times still the same regardless of the
challenges and bumps in the road
that you might face on the way. Re-
gardless of age. Age today—is just a number.
When we have a feeling that we´re doing ev-
erything we can to change our situation, in the
present, the feeling of stressful anxiety has a
funny way of decreasing and even dissipating.
THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
Stress and anxiety is a powerless emotion,
usually stemming from speculating too
much about the FUTURE!
Many people think “but what if” way too
many times—which then anticipates scenari-
os inside the mind which in 90% of all cases
never turn out like that!
Depression is usually a result of unnecessarily
beating up oneself about THE PAST!
Age, and understatements of how you did in
life at any given point, and being too harsh
and judgemental upon yourself, resulting in
lack of self-love and approval—eventually re-
sults in “de-pression” which can naturally be
turned back around, by beginning to give
more space to self-approval on a regular basis.
The result of focusing on being unreason-
ably harsh on yourself brings even more
“stuck-ness” to the table and the result is the
less productive, self-enforcing circle.
“The key is to be in balanced motion at
all times and resting when necessary—
not when it´s NOT necessary”
We as human beings feel best when we´re on
a roll, progressing, growing, challenging our-
selves, improving and making a difference.
These traits can only be fed through being
IN FORWARD MOTION!
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The only things you´ll regret in life are the
things you DIDN´T do which COULD have
turned out great. Not the things you DID do
which turned out less good. These expe-
riences become enriching and eventually
your most valuable assets—depending on
your perception.
TWO QUICK &
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS
1. Attend a mindfulness course. The reason
why most people are dealing with anxiety
and stress is usually because they´re
worried about what might happen in
the future. This is because the brain is
setting up unrealistic scenarios for
threats that doesn´t exist in real life,
thereby causing anxiety.
The reason a person is dealing with
depression is usually because of the
falsely created and gradually built-up
self-image around the past, carried in
the subconscious of the creator. As easy
as this image has been created—it can
be overwritten through tenacious and
regular exercise where one aspect is
being 100% in the present, forgetting
everything about thoughts around the
past or future.
2.
Intense exercise. As you delve into a high-
paced and upbeat exercise regimen
where your full attention is required in
order to perform the various moves—
your mind will stop wandering and start
existing 100% in the present.
This is why most people enjoy dancing
and doing other sports activities. In my
own experience and opinion, no other
activity serves both the yin and yang
aspects of the “being in the now”, better
than the ancient martial arts, which often
times implements both meditative, deep
breathing as well as the aforementioned
high-paced and more presence-demand-
ing intense exercise.
Remember—often times the solution is sim-
ple—not easy. Nevertheless, during every
single minute and second you can make a
new conscious choice of being that person
you´ve always dreamt about being.
Reflect and get down to the root—why are
you alive and who are you… REALLY? Look
into your past and remember when you
were performing at your absolute best. How
did you feel, and what ignited your fire?
See if you can find that spark again. Often
times anxiety stems from feeling powerless
and having no clue what to do next. Some-
times the solution lies outside the box of
normal “rules” and ways to move forward.
Be open and BOLD. Sometimes becoming
angry, aligning that anger to the one you
REALLY are, channelling that feeling out in
progressive productivity is the solution to
breaking through that wall.
“Anxiety is trapped energy!”
• Get out and take a brisk walk. Make your
self TIRED! Physically and mentally.
•
Training and challenging yourself in the
gym brings forth a new and better version
of you, with new oxygen flowing to your
cells, which also brings new thoughts and
solutions to the surface. Remember to eat
clean and drink lots of water for nutrients
to be transported to your cells.
•
Take your daily vitamins and minerals.
According to Medical News Today, a
2019 study found that a supplement that
contained the follow ing nutrients signifi-
cantly decreased anxiety in young adults:
B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, magne-
sium, and zinc.
• Get your beauty sleep
•
KEEP MOVING FORWARD! But THINK,
reflect… rest if you have to—and THEN hit
the gas! Resting is not giving up. Resting
is resting for reflection and a better out-
come through more intelligent action.
For more information:
Samir Di Johansson
President, Success Coach
and Business Mentor
Experts Accountability
Team
www.ExpertsAccountabilityTeam.com
[email protected]
Strength and Anxiety