You are sleeping in your cozy bed and suddenly the alarm clock s starts shouting, you hit the snooze button a few times, and then after a few minutes – finally wake up after. You force yourself from the bed to the shower. And then multitask by reading newspaper along with your breakfast and morning coffee. In the above mentioned scenario, you are just doing the regular chores….

How about making your mornings more exciting?

Here are a couple of ways to make your mornings more exciting and full of life!! By the way, a lot of people believe that if you start your day happily, you are more likely to be positive and successful throughout the day.

1. Start you day with thanking God

God has gifted you with another beautiful day to look forward to. “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” You have got one more day to achieve your dreams, to spend time with your loved ones and to enjoy life.

2. Look at yourself in the mirror and smile

Smiles are contagious. When you look in the mirror and smile at yourself, you feel more happy and positive. Positive energies vibrate all around you. If you don’t believe it, just give it a try. I do it daily after waking up and I really feel awesome while doing it.

3. Look at an inspiring Poster / Quotation – in your room

If you like some inspirational quotation / poster that truly makes you feel great, you can paste it in your room. It can be on your study table, on the wall, on the door,in fact it can be anywhere where you feel you will see it after waking up in the morning.

4. Sing a song while taking your bath

“Oh come on Raj, you must be kidding me…” I know you are thinking this. I understand that you might consider trying this a little bit weird. But, you got nothing to lose. We all like songs, don’t we? Starting your day with singing a song in the shower is really an exciting and fun way to start your day with. It will help you forget all the troubles and set you in a very positive mood.

5. Do a small Deep breathing exercise

Well, you can do it for less than five minutes and feel relaxed and peaceful after doing it.

The technique is pretty simple.

1. Sit in a position in which you feel relaxed. You can sit with crossed legs or with your legs apart.

2. Breathe in slowly through your nose. You will notice that your stomach expands while you are doing so.

3. Breathe out slowly through your nose.

4. Breathe in and out for about 5 minutes. After you have done so for about 5 minutes, you will feel more relaxed

6. Go for a Walk / Jogging / Stroll outside

If you are one of the early risers, and like to wake up early in the morning, You can go for a walk or a stroll in a park nearby. You can also try jogging while listening to music on your iPod.

7. Spend some morning time with your loved ones

You can have a cup of tea with your love mate or family members. If you do not like having tea/coffee in the morning, you can try doing breakfast together.

8. Read your affirmations

Reading affirmations out loud to yourself in the morning is one of the best ways to start your day. It creates a positive tone for the day. I have been using this technique since a long time and it’s simply amazing. Throughout the day, if you face any hurdle in your work, you will automatically feel your affirmations being repeated in your mind and it will help you to counter the hurdles.

You can try these affirmations:

Daily affirmations for positive Self Esteem

Daily affirmations for Success

9. Give 5 minutes the night before

You can save yourself from the morning stress by taking out five minutes the night before to organize the things you will need next morning. For example, if there is an important file that you will be needing in the office tomorrow, it is better to keep it in an organized place the night before rather than searching for it in the morning with a toothbrush or a cup of coffee in hand.

Do you use some other technique to start your day with a bang? Maybe I can learn from what you share in the comments….

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FEAR…..Its one of the worst problems humans are facing since centuries…..It makes people do weird things. It makes people feel insecure, uncertain and anxious, it can even destroy relationships. You must be knowing so many people who would say – I fear this, I fear that….

But have you ever wondered if fear is fearful of anything ?‘Fear’ is afraid of FAITH

- In cricket, If a batsman has faith in himself that he will make a century, will he fear the bowler?
At least he will give it a try…..How else do you think Sachin Tendulkar has made the highest record for centuries in Test as well as one day cricket?Even the most fearsome of bowlers say – “Sachin knows no fear”

- If a painter has faith in himself that he will create a masterpiece, will he fear the canvas?
MF Hussain (India) is more than 91 years old, very recently he sold a painting of 7.5 Lakh US Dollars. Do you think he fears his age, I bet he doesnt.

Faith has great powers in it. Faith can move mountains. Fight fear by having faith.If you have faith in yourself that everything is going to turn out good for you and that you are going to achieve your goals, If you have built enough faith, then even if any obstacle comes in your path, you will be able to conquer it.

There is a bible verse whose English translation says:

If you have faith, everything shall be possible to you.

Its just a matter of having faith, having belief in yourself. Whatever fear you have, just remove it by filling your mind with thoughts of FAITH.

1. If you have fear of rejection - Say to yourself that your opinion matters to you more than the opinion of others. or if u have a few close friends, say to yourself that opinion of your close friends matter to you more than opinion of others. That will help you gain some confidence.You are a unique historic event in yourself. There is no one on the whole planet quite like you and they can never be, even if they try.No one can be you as efficiently as you can be !!

2. If you have fear of failure - Imagine yourself as succeeding. Try doing it repeatedly. Tell yourself that you will always succeed no matter what, and if you do that repeatedly, all your fears will vanish away.Even after then, if you fail, then remember -

Always give yourself thoughts of positivity and faith. Right now, with me – Read the next 4 lines loudly, no matter where you are sitting. They can bring a beautiful change in your life. Yes I mean it – Say them loudly and you will see the difference.

I believe in myself. I have faith in me.
I have faith in me that I can achieve all my goals.
I have faith that my life is becoming beautiful with each passing day.
This moment is the first moment of the rest of my life !!

What do you fear ?? and how do you overcome that fear ?? Share with us in your comments