The document emphasizes the importance of mindset maintenance as a way to enhance happiness and decrease stress through self-awareness and creativity. It suggests practices like reflecting on one's mental state, engaging in creative activities, and maintaining a gratitude journal to foster a positive mindset. Ultimately, it highlights that mindset is fluid and can be consciously managed to improve one's overall well-being.

1. HOW IT CAN
HELP YOU
M I N D S E T M A I N T E N A N C E

2. MINDSET IS THE WAY WE LOOK AT OR THINK OF
THINGS. THE LENS WE VIEW THE WORLD THROUGH.
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When we think about our life and all the moments that occur within it,
we are exercising our mindset. In short, mindset is the way we look at
or think of things. The lens we view the world through if you will.
Mindset is often influenced by the experiences in our life or the
values we hold. The way we react to events and people is influenced
by our mindset. The way we look at the world, mindset, is fluid and
can shift from moment to moment. Mindset, in any given moment, has
a direct impact on the degree of happiness or joy we are
experiencing in life.

3. With our mindset so closely related to our happiness, can you imagine how
incredibly important it is to understand and consciously manage your mindset?
Sometimes our mindset can veer off towards the negative. Can you imagine
how powerful it would be if you could consciously reign your mindset back in
and shift to a more positive perspective? Despite what some may believe, our
mindset is not set in stone. Each one of us has the ability to consciously control
our thoughts and minds, increasing our happiness, and decreasing our stress
levels by controlling our mindset. With regular self-care, or ‘mindset
maintenance’, balancing the scales in our mind to err on the more positive side
is more than achievable, it is doable. It can actually be enlightening!

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SCHEDULE YOU TIME
Practice Self-Awareness
Much of mindset maintenance begins and ends with self-awareness.
Start or end each day with a few moments to sit quietly and practice
self-awareness reflecting on the events of the day and your current
mental state. Notice, without judgement, what went well for you that
day and what could have gone better. Visualize those less than
perfect moments going well! Commit to yourself how you will
approach the situation differently next time. If you are facing a mid-
day slump or an afternoon dip in focus and productivity, practice self
awareness during lunch or on a quick break.

5. SCHEDULE YOU TIME
Applying It to Your Life
There is no “right” way to do this. Perhaps you may find you can best
evaluate your mental state by closing your eyes and thinking deeply
or for others writing in a journal for a few minutes might be more
effective. Whatever way works best for you, it’s important to try and
evaluate why you feel a certain way as a means of increasing your
self-awareness as you go thru your day and taking conscious control
over reactions, switching your thoughts from automatic to manual. If
you are facing a mid-day slump or an afternoon dip in focus and
productivity, practice self awareness during lunch.

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BE MORE CREATIVE
Be Creative with Your Creativity
Everyday another study seems to come out singing the praises of
creativity. From enhancing the ability to think critically to reducing
stress and anxiety, creativity has a multitude of positive effects on
the mind. Left and right-brain thinkers can both benefit from
participating in an activity that gets the creative juices flowing. Think
broadly about creativity, what is it that inspires you and gets you in
the zone? For some it may be a form of art, for others maybe it is
rock climbing or surfing. Identify that thing that ignites your passion
and make time to experience it as often as you can!

7. BE MORE CREATIVE
Engage Your Mind
When engaging with our creative side, we are able to think in a less
structured manner, allowing our minds to run on autopilot. For those
who don’t consider themselves creative, allowing your subconscious
mind to run free can seem rather debilitating. However, regular
creativity instills confidence, increases innovation, and sharpens
focus, and even increases overall productivity, proving that there isn’t
really a downside to creating something new each day.

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BE GRATEFUL
Actively Focus on the Positive
Getting caught up in all the bad things that happen in life is completely
normal. If something upsetting happens in the morning, it can taint the
rest of your day, too. But, it doesn’t have to. Instead of fixating on all the
annoying or frustrating things that happen on any given day, look towards
all the happy moments that occurred but may have been overshadowed by
a negative mindset.
Take the time to think about and be grateful for all the amazing things
that happen in your life. Whether it’s spotting a cute dog running after a
squirrel or a promotion that happened a few weeks ago, tuning into those
moments of happiness is one of the most powerful tools in mindset
maintenance.
Create a gratitude journal and each day write down 3-5 things you are
grateful for. It may seem silly at first but do this for just one week and you
will start to feel a shift in your mindset. Do this for a month and you have
created a new thought pattern, the mind loves to follow patterns!

9. If you’re thinking of how often the phrase “take time”
was used in this article, it’s for good reason. Mindset
maintenance is work. It takes practice and patience
and, yes, time to master. With that said, it’s
important to remember that even the smallest chunk
of time per day that is dedicated to making yourself
happier is time extremely well spent.

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