Have you ever felt the influence of uplifting music?  It’s the music that you don’t normally listen to on a frequent basis, the type of music that subtly makes you calm and relaxed.  Uplifting music is not generally enjoyed by the younger generations of America.  These age groups are more interested in fast pace, quick beats, and energetic sounds.  Some of the most common genres being listened to today include: Trance, Techno, Hip Hop, Rock, Dance, Alternative, and Pop.

Being in my early 30’s, I’m somewhat in the gap between younger-aged America and middle-aged America.  I feel like I’m crossing music generations lately. I feel more interested in music that assists me more in accomplishing my daily tasks. I find that I like uplifting music in the morning half of the day, and dance music in the later half.

So each morning I’ve been filling it with uplifting music, it really makes a difference in my ability to focus and work through difficult tasks at work.  I think most of us know what causes stress in our lives. One trick to overcome this stress is to let yourself be influenced by different forms of uplifting music. Below are some popular uplifting music genres:

New Age, Natures Sounds, Ambient, Classical, Religious, and Meditation.

It’s easy to find and listen to uplifting music.  I’m fond of AOL’s radio player. It has almost every type of music imaginable. There are plenty of stations that play soothing music.  I would recommend you give it a try sometime.

At first it may be a huge “culture shock” when you listen to music that’s outside of your normal interests.  But with time, you’ll begin to see the benefits of uplifting music in your life.

Benefits of Uplifting Music:

The first benefit is an increased ability to focus on the task at hand.  The music becomes a soft background noise that works like a power source for the mind by feeding it will smooth rhythms and sounds.  Studies show that the mind actually works better when it is fed a good peaceful rhythm of  music.

The second benefit is a greater sense of peace in your life. Everyone in the world naturally yearns for peace in their lives. Music is one of the most influential form of creating peace and a sense of well-being.

Lastly, uplifting music creates a state of mind that allows for inspiration to flow into your thoughts.  If you’re ever faced with a tough decision, sit back for 20-30 minutes and listen to some peaceful tunes.  You’ll be amazed what will happen.  More likely than not, a solution will come to mind causing you to feel grateful and rewarded.

So give it a try. Tonight, or whenever you’re alone, allow some uplifting music to ring in your ears!

To your success!

I’m starting to experience first hand the importance of having a schedule in my life.  I notice that the more I write my tasks / daily responsibilities on paper, the more often I do them and have a productive day.

This weekend I’ve written down a weekly outline of what I envision my schedule each day to be.  This way I’m putting down on paper, and at the same time deep in to my mind, the things that I would like to do each day.

I’m working to create the habit of following a schedule so that I can get as much done during each day, and thus accomplish my goals a lot easier and faster.

To be honest though, it was a big mental roadblock to even want to sit down and put a schedule in place.  It’s amazing how tough we are in trying to change ourselves for the better.  It’s like we don’t want to let go of our current easy way of doing things.  But as all successful individuals will say, success is hard work.

If we can accept that and be willing not to judge ourselves for not being good enough, and to let ourselves move at our own pace, then we can peacefully change our way of thinking and begin to see change in out outer world as well.

Back to my schedule, it’s still be revised, even today.  Something just doesn’t seem right just yet.  So I’ll continue to tweak it until it feels perfect.

Just the act of writing things down each day is bringing great rewards.  It’s like a little miracle takes place in your life once you start writing things down on paper.  I would recommend it.

Buy a notebook or journal and take some time each day to write down your goals and dreams in life, also write down the things that are bugging you.  You’ll see that it becomes therapy to just be honest with yourself by writing down your genuine feelings and outlook for life.

To your success!

I was up in Spanish Fork Canyon, and the leaves were bright in red and yellow colors. It was a cool sight!