All Work and No Play.

We go clueless if we have to talk about work and play in the same breath. The off-days are either spent resting or with friends and family, hanging out or in the comforts of one’s home. Playing or any amount of physical activities is often thought of as tiresome, fatigue-inducing and unachievable. In their mid-twenties, when people start earning and going to office, a trend of discontinuing and negating all physical exercise from their routine starts cultivating, albeit rather compulsively.

Experts have said that the secret to great work is great play, and that the latter boosts creativity. It’s an important part of anyone’s life to nurture happiness and the lack of it often results in depression and anxiety. There comes a time in everybody’s life when they realise the importance of balancing their work and their play. No matter what you have taken into, going out, breathing fresh air and spending an hour at play is extremely important. Let’s see how making time for both work and play in the lives of today’s generation too busy can be helpful:

The Three R’s: Rest, Recreation and Relaxation – these three words alone can shape up your leisure life. When prioritising your tasks, allot time to these three activities and think of how you’d be working towards them. The three R’s will be responsible in restoring positivity, getting balance and helping refresh your lives.

Connect, Share, Learn: When in office, start a weekend play session at a place convenient to everyone and encourage everyone to join in. Choose a game, follow up, get together and play. The people who you are spending maximum hours of the day with are the best people you can share joy, happiness and fun with.

Keeps Emotions in Check: One of the better advantages of playing is that it puts you in a challenging situation and leaves you wondering, often thinking on your feet, about how to get out of it. People learn how to handle emotions like fear, anger, resentment, negativity. You might not realise the importance of that while you are playing, but it will certainly reflect at the time of decision-making during emotion-provoking situations. It will come naturally to you. So, make it a daily practice and consider it as important as your work.

Many A Option: It is not just physical activity or exercise that constitute “play”. It is much more. It can be dancing, aerobics, gymnastics, playing any sport, running, cycling, playing indoors at work, gym-work-out, etc. Anything that can improve your social skills, make you happy, teach you perseverance, foster creativity and learning, teach you the joy of watching others play, etc. So, find one such activity and start playing today.

Now that you have gone through the significance of a balanced life, let us know what you think about it in the comments section.

Believe in Yourself.

Oftentimes, believing in yourself is an extremely hard exercise, especially for those few who show traces of low self-esteem. Always remember, individuals from both service and business verticals, that if you do not have belief in yourself, you simply cannot make your employers/employees, investors, well-wishers, partners, customers believe that you can change the world. You must have heard how “the only person who can pull you down is yourself. . .”

Doubting your skills and never believing yourself of being worthy is an imposter syndrome, and change keep you from achieving the success and making the difference. You have to believe and know that you can and will bring about the change. Even In the professional athletes’ space and sporting events, you will hear the phrase “Believe in yourself” so frequently that you’d believe the sporting professionals can’t do without the phrase. The beginning of self-motivation and super confidence, here are how you can instil the belief in you:

Love Yourself: Simply love yourself. Be kind to your body and be positive toward your surroundings. You are more capable and worthy than you think you are. Don’t criticise yourself too much, don’t be your worst enemy, stay cool and calm. The most important opinion about you is your own.

Never Give Up: Keep trying until you have achieved what you have wanted to. Never give up and surrender to the situation, however worse. Always strive to do better, to keep trying until you are excellent at it. Once you take the chosen road ahead, don’t ever look back. Steer ahead and be a winner!

Positive begets Positive: A positive approach helps you see opportunity within challenges; it helps you take good decisions. When we find ourselves in a difficult situation which pulls us down, the only way we can come back on top is by quitting negativity and building a habit of positivity. Find reasons to smile and look positive. It’s cheap and makes you look better, too.

Be Aware: There are incidents which have made you feel inferior and insecure, and have bogged you down to the level of no return. It could be anything, right from a past sour experience to getting bullied, to feeling physically inferior to someone, to feeling not-so-worthy – the first thing you should do is to identify what these are and become aware of their existence in your life. Half the battle is won if you are simply aware of them. Once aware, you can start working to negate them.

Try these tips to make a difference and lead confident lifestyle. Do you have tips to become self-confident by believing in yourself? Share with us in the comments.