Hello and welcome.
And today's word for living your best life is patience.
Oh my goodness.
Do you get frustrated when things don't happen as quickly as you'd like?
This has been an area that I've really had to work on in my own life.
Patience is a virtue that really does allow us to navigate challenges with grace,
Avoid unnecessary stress.
It can help us not blurt things out that we possibly shouldn't in business or in our relationships.
And it helps us really to embrace a natural timing of life.
Imagine how much more peaceful and effective you could be if you practice patience in your daily life.
And in fact,
There are some great books that have been written on the importance of slowing down our mind and our life in order to actually speed up the results that we're hoping to achieve in our life.
Very,
Very interesting that one.
So patience really is the ability to stay calm in the face of delays,
Obstacles or difficulties.
And when things come up that we don't expect,
Like somebody cuts us off in traffic or there's suddenly a traffic jam and now we're stuck.
What do we do in that time that's not beneficial,
Like ranting and getting frustrated and angry doesn't get us anywhere any quicker.
So patience can be very,
Very powerful.
And if we enjoy looking at how we can create more patience in our life,
Every opportunity of frustration becomes a wonderful learning opportunity.
So patience is linked to emotional intelligence and also success.
And so those who can delay gratification tend to achieve their goals more effectively and more often.
And studies show that patient individuals experience less stress,
Better health in general and stronger relationships.
I'm sure we can all imagine how much better our relationships might be if we or our partners were a bit more patient.
So a lack of patience can really lead to frustration,
Impulsivity,
Unnecessary stress,
Sometimes decisions or things that we say that we can never change,
We can never turn back the clock.
And people who struggle with patience often find themselves making really hasty decisions or becoming easily discouraged or actually sometimes not liked because they seem impulsive and unpredictable.
And so it's really important that we look at this topic.
Thomas Edison,
Who invented the light bulb,
He failed thousands of times before achieving success.
He would never have continued on and on and on without patience.
And his perseverance and patience revolutionized modern technology today.
Mother Teresa,
Another nice example,
Her lifelong work with the poor required immense patience and dedication.
Things did not happen quickly.
Change was not fast.
And despite the slow progress,
She never gave up on her mission to serve others.
Neuroscientific studies indicate that practicing patience,
In fact,
Strengthens the prefrontal cortex,
Enhancing self-control and decision making overall.
And if we go to the Journal of Happiness studies,
They've researched the whole concept of patience,
And they found that patient people report higher life satisfaction and lower levels of stress.
I think we're getting the message,
Aren't we?
We're getting that connection that,
In fact,
Patience really does lead to a more relaxed life,
Not a less productive one.
So three steps today to bring more patience into your life.
Number one,
Practice mindfulness to develop patience in everyday situations.
And I'm a big believer that there's a huge impact to very short meditations.
So long can be great,
But it's how much we are focused that's important.
So if you just had five or seven minutes a day to exercise mindfulness,
That would be absolutely wonderful.
Number two,
Remind yourself that good things take time and embrace the process.
And particularly if you're somebody that doesn't do things by halves,
You more than anybody could benefit from this idea around patience and understanding that it's the patient consistent approach to life that brings results that last.
And number three,
Developing long-term goals and staying committed without rushing results,
Getting used to small steps consistently in the direction of your goals.
You first need to know what your goals are.
We're going to end today on a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Adopt the pace of nature.
Her secret is patience.
