Cultivate Open-Mindedness

Are you open minded? Do you go with the flow or do you hide away from life, resisting change, digging your heels in when something new comes along? How do you respond when a new opportunity arises in your life? 
Our lives constantly change. Change is inevitable. Could being child-like in your approach to change be the most fun you've had? 

Why not challenge your thinking & get out of your comfort zone? 

The 4 keys to cultivate an open mind:

1. Be curious...ALWAYS! Keep pondering why, how, what if and never shut an idea down just because you had not thought of it before now, try new ideas out, experiment with possibility and give yourself the benefit of being flexible in your approach. Why not?

2. Positive listening - Are you really hearing what the world is telling you? Life throws up some interesting questions - Are you listening? Create awareness around your listening, hear what's really being said, listen to all sides of the story, challenge yourself, listen to as many viewpoints on a subject as you can and get the reality of any situation. It will make decisions easier, you will be more informed and able to move confidently in the right direction. Awareness creates an open mind. 

3. Embrace change - Many things we hold dear such as marriage, careers, dreams can crumble if we don't change over time. If we don't adjust to the times & continuously adapt, how can the present continue? Change makes us stronger, wiser and more adept at handling situations for the better.

4. Change something now - big or small. Today, do something totally different to cultivate an open mind- it could be going a different way to work, smiling more, improve something you do, such as your posture, your small talk, your diet. Mix it up, see what else is possible. It would improve your life vastly. Keep coming up with new and exciting ways to challenge the current way to do every day things.

Practice the above 4 steps to cultivating an open mind. Let yourself have the benefit of experience. Embrace possibility at every turn and revel in change.