By OW JI JING
Recently, I stumbled upon a self-help book called Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker.
In it, Eker explained how complaining does not help you or the people around you, except making yourself feel better temporarily. He challenges readers not to complain for seven days and see how it would transform their lives.
Thousands of people have tried this challenge and the outcome has been extremely positive.
So, I decided to try it out to see how it could change mine too!
On the first day, I reminded myself to avoid complaining so I wrote ‘No complaints, thank God instead’ on the palm of my hand.
For the next few days, it was quite manageable. I did not complain about anything, even in my mind. There were a few occasions where my friends would complain about the heavy traffic, tedious assignments and tight deadlines, but I resisted.
When that happened, I just smiled and listened to them without adding more negativity to the conversation. There were also times when gossip-y conversations made me feel uncomfortable, I just walked away from them.
After a few days, I became more aware of my own emotions. Besides that, I also realised what are the things that would affect my emotions the most, such as tiredness, stress and hunger. Thus, I strived to adjust my lifestyle to avoid feeling these emotions. This definitely made it easier to go through with the challenge.
Things were still under control until the fifth day, when various areas of my commitments - studies, work, family and extracurricular activities - required my attention simultaneously. To add on to that, I was extremely tired after a 10km jog.
I felt annoyed and was about to lose my temper. Fortunately, my friend showed up at the right moment by sending me a much needed motivational message.
I wrote that message on a paper and placed it by my laptop. It helped to keep myself together until I finished the assignments at hand.
After a week of not complaining, my friends said I have become more approachable and cheerful, someone they preferred to hang out with. On the other hand, I felt more peaceful and happy.
I realised that even when unfortunate incidents were to happen to me, I would not get affected easily. I sincerely think this challenge is beneficial to everyone.
It does not only allow you to have a positive outlook in life, but it also helps you become a happier person who would bring positivity to the people around you.
I strongly encourage all of you to take up this challenge and watch this experience transform your whole life.
Recently, I stumbled upon a self-help book called Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker.
In it, Eker explained how complaining does not help you or the people around you, except making yourself feel better temporarily. He challenges readers not to complain for seven days and see how it would transform their lives.
Thousands of people have tried this challenge and the outcome has been extremely positive.
So, I decided to try it out to see how it could change mine too!
On the first day, I reminded myself to avoid complaining so I wrote ‘No complaints, thank God instead’ on the palm of my hand.
For the next few days, it was quite manageable. I did not complain about anything, even in my mind. There were a few occasions where my friends would complain about the heavy traffic, tedious assignments and tight deadlines, but I resisted.
When that happened, I just smiled and listened to them without adding more negativity to the conversation. There were also times when gossip-y conversations made me feel uncomfortable, I just walked away from them.
After a few days, I became more aware of my own emotions. Besides that, I also realised what are the things that would affect my emotions the most, such as tiredness, stress and hunger. Thus, I strived to adjust my lifestyle to avoid feeling these emotions. This definitely made it easier to go through with the challenge.
Things were still under control until the fifth day, when various areas of my commitments - studies, work, family and extracurricular activities - required my attention simultaneously. To add on to that, I was extremely tired after a 10km jog.
I felt annoyed and was about to lose my temper. Fortunately, my friend showed up at the right moment by sending me a much needed motivational message.
I wrote that message on a paper and placed it by my laptop. It helped to keep myself together until I finished the assignments at hand.
After a week of not complaining, my friends said I have become more approachable and cheerful, someone they preferred to hang out with. On the other hand, I felt more peaceful and happy.
I realised that even when unfortunate incidents were to happen to me, I would not get affected easily. I sincerely think this challenge is beneficial to everyone.
It does not only allow you to have a positive outlook in life, but it also helps you become a happier person who would bring positivity to the people around you.
I strongly encourage all of you to take up this challenge and watch this experience transform your whole life.