Words of Inspiration | Make your life a masterpiece

This being my first “Words of Inspiration” for 2021 is a great opportunity to wish you a wonderful new year. I believe we have two worlds to manage – one is the external world and the other is our internal world. Of course I wish you a Happy New Year in both of these worlds.

Let’s take a closer look at these two worlds that we each live in consecutively.

The external world is one where we have control over some matters, we can influence other matters and we have no real control over many matters. We can control key things like how we speak and treat other people, we can influence our future by what we read, the people we associate with and the decisions we make on a daily basis. However, we have little or no control over many things such as the spread of COVID in other parts of the world, the weather, many Government policies, and so forth.

The internal world though is our thought life and this is the area we can achieve a high degree of mastery, if we put in the effort. Through managing our thoughts, emotions, and the way we use our physiology (notice when we exercise we feel so much better), we can have a great level of control in how we derive meaning in life. Essentially, we are what we feel. Let me repeat that “We are what we feel”. In other words, if I can get myself to feel good I will perceive life as good. Conversely, if I neglect my thought life and allow negativity to permeate, then I will not perceive life as good. Isn’t it astounding how we hear stories of a wealthy person, married to a wonderful spouse, who live in a beautiful home, and they are depressed? Inevitably, it is because they have not mastered their inner world and has nothing to do with material comfort.

As a business mentor and personal coach, there are techniques to achieving a better inner world. One of these is simply being grateful. Every day, practice writing down 3-10 things you are grateful for and notice how your thought life elevates and how this then elevates your mood. Do this daily for a month and you will begin to see life in a totally different way. An attitude of gratitude is one of the many secrets to a more fulfilling life.

Let’s make 2021 a year where we optimise the opportunities we have in our external world. But more importantly, let’s make it a year where we become more masterful with our inner world. The goal in life is to live a life that is meaningful and purposeful in whatever you do on a daily basis. Be joyful, peaceful and have positive energy with everything you do.

Make your life a masterpiece by mastering your inner world and optimising the opportunities present in your outer world.

Live with passion, stay purposeful, and always be at peace.

Stan Kontos.