After coding for hours on end you may find yourself exhausted, unmotivated, and perhaps even thirsty (take a break and drink some water, you will thank us later.) And it is our interest to find ways to break through the mental fatigue!
A well-defined work process can help with the underutilized time that may be spent staring at your beautiful screen but a positive mind can give you RESULTS. Why a positive mind? Well… it’s like the energy drink Redbull, it gives you wings! Wings that do not subside after 15 or 30 minutes but wings that allow you to see a world of possibilities and the smallest of details that can make the world of difference.

So the question is how do we find positivity in our mental attitudes when we are constantly under pressure to become Bill Gates?

The following steps have proven to advance a positive mind for positive results!;

1. Connect your Purpose to your drive.

Why are you coding? Why are you even reading this article? There has to be a reason why you are doing what you are doing and that reason has to hold some weight internally! So, when you stand in front of your computer ready to embark in your conquest you dream of the result and two hours later your about 2000 hours of code away… Now what? feeling motivated? Of course not. That is when your purpose comes to the rescue. Whether it is your child or a lifelong pursuit, it must mean more than money to you.

2. Repetition.

It is only through repetition that we could have learned the concepts we have learned as adults. It is no different with a positive mind. We must repeat positive affirmations (e.g “I am capable, I am capable”) almost on autopilot in frequency. This has been proven in athletes and professionals across the world. Of course, it will work for you as well!

3. Accountability/Faith (oh great another task).

Yes, a positive mind is a task. Especially when you do not want to make the effort. It is one of those tasks that require real constant effort, to the point of illusion. Why an illusion? Well, imagine being a baby trying to open a milk carton, it may seem that your baby hands cannot possibly open this milk carton and that your grip and efforts are pointless. What you did not see is the threads on the inside of the cap starting to loosen and get closer to an opening point. So with a little more illusional faith, you can break the cap from the hold the thread has to the carton and witness the miracle of a baby opening a milk carton! (figuratively speaking that is you finishing a code or a task that you never thought possible!)

It is said through many faiths and cultures that a positive mind can move mountains. But how positive must one be to move a mountain?! It does not matter, nor could you weigh or measure positivity and its benefits in a single formula. It is a matter of applying those three steps up there (yes the ones in this article) and realizing this is a lifetime of work that only a positive mind can help you bear and conquer. So it is a choice. Live with a positive mind and climb further than you can imagine, or live without a positive mind and climb. The difference in the effort will amaze you.

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