WELLNESS

Healthy Mental and Emotional Habits

This month, Cruz and I would like to share some positive habits that we’ve coached our clients to practice that have helped them to have better mental and emotional health. Please do use them to have more joy and happiness in your days!

One key step is to always start your day with the best positive energy and emotion. You don’t need a reason to be happy and energetic, just choose to be. One technique I teach people is to start their days by remembering positive memories and feel good, then get out of bed! The more positive emotions you feel throughout your day, the better decisions you will make and more resourceful you will be. Oh yeah, exercise first thing in the morning also helps to boost your emotions.

by Dr. Sivakumar Kumaresan Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Universiti Malaysia Sabah Sabah’s First NLP Trainer at UMS Investment Holdings Sdn. Bhd Coachy Cruz Alex Fitness Professional Cruz Fitness/Wellness Images | Unsplash Another key is to question your negativity and doubts. Often, we take our negativity more seriously than our sense of positive possibilities. We doubt that we can do things, we doubt that we will do it well, and we doubt that we deserve goodness. What if you asked yourself, what if I could do it? Why not me? Is my doubt really true? According to who? Give yourself the right to question your doubts!

Lastly, laughter and taking things to their ridiculous ends in your mind will help you see things in a new way. Have you ever wondered why it is when we get angry with our close ones that we fight with them? What would happen if you yelled at random strangers instead? At least that way you would let the bad energy go, your family would be unharmed, and the stranger would just think you were nuts! So, how about the next time you face a situation, just imagine an unusual solution, you don’t have to do it, but just the humour and shift of mind will open you up to new possibilities.

Till we chat next, we’d like to wish you much success and joy in the month ahead!

Dr. Siva and Coachy Cruz are available for online coaching in NLP for Performance Coaching and Wellness or Fitness, respectively. Look up for Coachy Cruz through www.instagram.com/ cruzfitnesskinabalu and Dr. Siva through email at saadashiva@ gmail.com