Life is a journey and sometimes it moves so quickly that it is hard to take a moment for self-care. Self care is important because if a moment isn’t taken to re-boot and re-energize then you may find yourself stuck in a rut in your work, in your spirit, or in your mind. Self-care cleanses your senses, opens up your, mind and resets your body to allow room for better focus and higher energy. Do you have the tools to get yourself to perform optimally everyday? Do you have the tools to re-energize when you are burnt out?

Here are a few self-care tips to reboot your mind:

Mind: The mind is an important aspect of our beings. It is so complex that today we are still learning about the capacities of our mind. The most important fact of our mind is that we hold the power to change our brain and how well it works. Your brain is so powerful that even in a normal day it is being reshaped. By engaging different aspects of your brain at the same time and making neurons fire together through your work, learning, and meditating and more you are permanently rewiring your brain to work more quickly and efficiently. It is with regular stimulation that you can form a habit and teach your brain to work in a completely different way. For example, if you strive to move your life in a different direction and you want to pick up skills that you did not have before it is as easy as constantly immersing yourself in the new activity to create new pathways and fire neurons in your brain.

It is with this in mind that it is important to keep learning and filling your mind with motivation. Studying and emulating the people who have made it is a great way to learn and guide your path to success. Put yourself on a social media freeze and instead invest that time into your growth. Some things that you can do during that time is to read a stimulating or educational book, listen to an educational or motivational podcast, or even watch a documentary or webinar to learn something new.

5 book recommendations to stimulate your mind in a positive direction:

1. The 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris – This book is an oldie as it was published in 2009 but it still has valuable gems for time management. In the book Tim Ferris explains how he went from $40,000 per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per month with a 4 hour week.
2. Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes – Shonda Rhymes as you may or may not know is the creative genius behind Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and the executive producer of How To Get Away With Murder. Rhimes’ Year of Yes explores her life and journey towards exploring, empowering, and loving her true self.
3. Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got out of Getting It Wrong – Mistakes I Made At Work is the perfect book for professional women who are just starting out their careers, seeking to advance their themselves at work. Jessica Basal interviews 25 successful women and how they recovered and grew from their mistakes.
4. Get Over Your Damn Self: The No-BS Blueprint to Building a Life-Changing Business by Romi Neustadt – Get Over Your Damn Self is a no-nonsense direct life reboot. In this book, Neustadt teaches the best way to manifest the power that’s already within you to build the life that you desire.
5. The Little Black Book of Success: Laws of Leadership for Black Women by Elaine Meryl Brown Marsha Haygood and Rhonda Joy McLean – The Little Black Book of Success is the ultimate guide for navigating the business world as a black woman. It provides highly beneficial advice from three highly successful executives as they act as your “mentor in your pocket”

Comment down below and let me know how you take care of your mind!