5 Investments In 5 Minutes

Simple actions can create significant results.

The 5 investments outlined in this essay can be made in less than 5-minutes.

Each one of these investments, despite taking so little time, produces nearly-immediate changes in mood, attitude, energy-levels, perspective; and a plethora of other factors, some of which I may not even be fully aware of.

My hope is that you will read this essay, engage with these investments, and reap the same — or better — benefits that I have!

What Is An Investment?

The dictionary definition of investment — Google’s dictionary, more specifically — is as follows: the action or process of investing money for profit or material result.

For this essay, we’ll say that definition is pretty on-point, except for one small thing.

You see, none of the investments in this essay pertain to money.

Rather, each investment pertains to a simple action that produces immediate effects right here and right now, while also producing benefits as time passes.

All of these effects and benefits pertain to qualities and traits that allow you to live a passionate, fulfilling, and abundant life.

By engaging with these investments, and making the choice to invest in what aids you, the act of living the life you truly wish to live is pleasant and enjoyable.

Investment 01: Take 11 Deep Breaths

The first investment is very simple: take 11 deep breaths.

You can do this anytime and anywhere.

If you want, you can adjust the number of breaths, as well.

Taking 11 deep breaths is, in my experience, a wonderful investment, since you relax your body and mind, while also bringing new life — oxygen — into your body.

Relaxing your body and mind, while bringing in new oxygen, creates a calming effect, while also allowing you to feel more energized and passionate throughout the day.

A single set of 11 deep breaths is more than sufficient.

If you continue to engage with these deep breaths, though, you will continue to reap the numerous benefits — a relaxed mood, less stress, less anxiety, more energy; among many others — that deep breathing offers.

Reaping the benefits of deep breathing will transform the mood/attitude through which you experience your life.

Investment 02: Remember Who You Are

You are a creative being.

You are a being of extraordinary creative power.

You possess — and are — unending reserves of creative abilities.

Remember this.

Remember this, for it is too easy to forget who you are and what you are capable of.

To remember who you are, all you must do is set aside a moment — any moment will do — to remind yourself of who you are.

Take a moment to converse with yourself in a way that affirms who you are and what you are.

Take a moment to consider the possibilities that allure and enchant you.

Take a moment to consider the possibilities that are far less alluring and enchanting, but just as present.

Take a moment to consider both sets of possibilities, and to remember that those possibilities are potential realities that, should you choose to do so, can be made into the present facts of your life.

Remember who you are and, in remembering who you are, your experience of yourself, and the world around you, will transform.

Investment 03: Imagine A Wonderful Meal

My favorite New Thought writer is, as some of you already know, Neville Goddard.

The work of Neville Goddard is rich with vision, eloquence, beauty, and possibility.

Summing up the “core” of Neville Goddard’s work is difficult.

But, if I had to do so, I would most likely focus on this particular notion; “Imagining Creates”.

Through the act of harnessing your Imagination, you can be, have, and do anything.

Since anything is possible, the act of eating a wonderful meal — a wonderful meal that you imagine into being — is, of course, possible.

To Imagine in a way that brings forth our desire, Neville Goddard often mentions the act of “going to the end”.

For you to imagine a wonderful meal, you can go to the end.

Take a moment to imagine that you’ve just eaten a great meal.

Take a moment to imagine where you’re sitting.

Take a moment to see where you are through your eyes, within the imaginal scene you’ve conjured.

Take a moment to immerse yourself in the feelings of having eaten that great meal.

Right after you do so, let the scene go and continue your day.

You may not know it, but investing in this imaginal act will, through circumstances that are both natural and effortless, manifest itself in the form of a great meal that satisfies you in every possible way.

Investment 04: Tell A New Story About Your Fear

Everyone will, at some point in time or another, experience fear, or some form of fear.

No matter who you are, or what you believe, fear is normal, and it’s okay to be scared.

But, if your fear is preventing you from moving forward with what truly matters to you, then fear is a problem.

One of the best ways you can solve this problem is to, in my experience, tell a new story about the fear you are experiencing.

Take the focal point of your fear — the situation eliciting a fearful reaction — and tell a new story about the situation.

A new story that highlights your own creative power, the fact that fear is a message that emanates from what you imagine and assume, while also letting yourself go beyond fear to a point in time where this fear is more unremembered and remembered.

You are, in the end, the creator of the stories that define the contents of your life and your experience of the world.

By choosing to tell new stories regarding your fears, fear itself, and who you are, you create who you are and you create what you do with who you are.

Investment 05: Smile & Laugh

As far as investments go, this one is, perhaps, the most self-explanatory.

Take a moment to smile.

If there is nothing to smile at, let yourself form a smile.

Sure, doing so might feel a little forced, at first.

But, if you do it for just a moment or so, you will experience a tangible shift in your mood.

The same goes for laughing.

A light chuckle, one that arises through your own choice rather than from an external situation, will produce more laughing.

Smiling and laughing, no matter the origin, enhances your mood, gives you more energy, and makes life, at the very least, a little more fun.

Conclusion

Thank you for reading this essay!

I hope that you found the investments unique, easy, and valuable.

As always, if you would like to reach me, for any particular reason, you can do so at “maxwellcakin@gmail.com”.

Best wishes, and have a great day!