Summer is also often a time for reflection. We step away from the daily grind, take some time for ourselves, and ask ourselves questions about our present and future.
Am I happy with what I do? What things am I doing well? How can I solve this or that problem? What do I need to improve?
As a result of taking a break from our daily routine and our reflections, we come back with a series of resolutions. It's like New Year's Eve, but on a bigger scale. And it happens every year.
My proposal (I'm going to try to apply the story germany phone number list free to myself as well) is that part of these reflections come from the eight keys to living better that Valentín Fuster proposes .
Valentín Fuster is Director General of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Director of the Cardiovascular Institute and Physician-in-Chief of the Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York). He has received the Prince of Asturias Award for scientific and technical research (1996), is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, and has published several books… his CV is impressive.
The eight keys to living better according to Valentín Fuster
As a cardiologist, I imagine that you have faced many extreme situations, saved countless lives and faced the death of many patients. I understand that these experiences during such a long career have helped you to reflect on the truly important things in life.
Valentín Fuster divides these keys into two groups:
4 T: How we mature personally.
4 A: How we present ourselves to the world.
I give you my own interpretation of each topic. At the end of the article you have the video with the summary of his conference.
The four T's for personal maturity
T1: Time for reflection.
Over time, you begin to realise that the pace of life and daily stress sometimes lead us to extreme situations. Our minds are asking for a break. We need clarity to focus on our daily lives.
The problem is that we cannot have a vacation every week to have these moments of reflection, so it is good to acquire the habit of meditating every day for a few minutes.
Valentin Fuster says to do it for 15 minutes every day. In every article I've read about productivity tips from great public figures, this is a piece of advice that comes up constantly.
I think it is one of the most important habits, and one of the easiest to incorporate. In my case, I take advantage of my morning walks with the dog to plan the day and in the afternoons I find 10 minutes to apply relaxation techniques. This combined with some exercise changes your day.
T2: Talent
Sometimes we become obsessed with imitating the talents of others. We see someone who is successful in an area and we try to imitate their path, or we are looking for a job and we try to become an expert in an area where there is work overnight.
When we hear the cliché “follow your dreams,” I try to translate it into talent.
I have had this conversation countless times with my students over the years. It is especially common with those who are trying to retrain (from off to on) or those who are looking for a job.
My advice in this regard is usually always the same.
“Don’t try to build a new career, complement your current knowledge and experience with what you need to improve.”
That is to say, don't start from scratch. After a certain period of professional career, it makes no sense (I'm not saying it can't be achieved) to throw everything overboard and become a specialist in something unknown to you.
At the time of the economic crisis, it was shocking to see professionals with long careers asking if they should become community managers (with all due respect). They talked about it because it was the profile in demand at that time, it could have been anything else.
I always tried to make them see that competing with people who are prepared from the first minute for that position, starting from scratch, was crazy and a source of frustration.
In my opinion, the way forward is to ask yourself: What do I do well? What am I passionate about? (I only recommend changing careers if your job doesn't match your passion), what would make me wake up every morning looking forward to going to work? And starting from these answers, find a way to achieve it.
T3: Transmit positivity
I am convinced of this: “Positive attracts positive.”
When we face each day with a positive outlook, when we are positive or manage to change our mood to be positive and we are able to transmit it, good things happen around us.