| Especially for you, here is a selection
of short articles with helpful tips that you can use to
conquer the challenges that we all face!
How
to Overcome Procrastination
How
to be Happy and Healthy, NOW!
How
to Overcome Procrastination
A good way to deal with procrastination is to set a mini-goal.
For example, set a goal to work at a project for fifteen
minutes. Then work at it for fifteen minutes. When you’ve
completed your fifteen minutes, you’ve completed
your goal and you’re able to feel a sense of satisfaction
for having accomplished just that much. Beware! You may
find that by the time you’ve completed fifteen minutes,
you just might want to continue, and you’ll find
yourself going beyond your original goal! Better yet…
You may even find yourself completing the
entire task!
What’s being enforced here is the law of inertia.
When we are standing still it is difficult to get started...but
once we’re moving, it is easy to keep moving.
Sometimes at the end of the 15 minute period you’ll
stop and do something else, but you won’t feel bad
about leaving the job. You may even choose to give yourself
a little reward because you completed your mini-goal!
You did what you said you were going to do. And those
times when you decide to complete the entire task, you
will find that it doesn't seem like work. It is not something
you should do, or have to do, it is something you want
to do, and you feel even better once it is completed.
It is said that life by the yard is hard, by the inch
it is a cinch.
Recommended success statements.
• I am a “do-it-now” person.
• I like to jump right in and get busy.
• I am loaded with energy for the task at hand.
• I do first things first.
• I am energetic, ambitious, and motivated.
• I take action now.
• I love to get started on a project and stay with
it.
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How to be
Happy and Healthy, NOW!
Most of us postpone happiness. We say to ourselves, “I’ll
be happy when this happens,” or “I’ll
be happy if that happens.” For example, “I’ll
be happy if I pass the test...get an A in the course…get
the job…get a raise,” or “I’ll
be happy when I graduate…get married…have
kids…get divorced,” etc.
The only way I know of to be assured of being happy
in the future is to be happy now. You might say, “But
there are many things in my life that I am not happy about
now, and I want to see them changed.” This is probably
true for all of us and it probably always will be so.
But our tendency is to focus on minor annoyances and to
overlook the positives in our lives.
For example, when do we really appreciate health? When
we’re sick, of course. When we’re sick, health
is everything. Money is nothing compared to health at
times when we are really hurting. But when we’re
healthy, do we really think about it? Do we really enjoy
it? Most people rarely do. But if we become aware of this,
we can receive joy just by appreciating what we already
have.
So take a little time each day to appreciate your good
health. When you are feeling good, be aware of it. Say
to yourself, “I feel good, I feel healthy, and this
is the way I’m going to continue to feel. In fact,
I’ll feel even better in the future.” By doing
this, you’ll enjoy that present moment more completely.
Plus, you are programming yourself for more good health
in the future. You are establishing a point of reference
for good health and this will help you feel the same way
in the future.
Once you do this, you will find this kind of thinking
applies not just to your health, but to other parts of
your life as well. You will find you will be happier about
your job, your relationships, your finances, and more!
Why not make up your mind to be happy right now? Why
not enjoy each moment, each event, each person? Be thankful
for what you have and who you are each day. This will
focus your thoughts on abundance and make it much easier
for you to experience happiness and prosperity in the
future.
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