Ways to Make Sure You Live On Your Terms
Whose life is this anyway? We spend way too much time worrying about other people. We want to fit in. We want what the other person has. There’s a lot of reasons to toe the line, but is it good for us? Too much time spent worrying about what other people are thinking or doing…
Read MoreHacks That Will Improve Your Focus at Work
As a professional, your focus at work suffers because of the many competing demands on our time. Your supervisors, colleagues, emails and phone calls are all vying for your attention. But you don’t have to work like that. There are few simple changes you can start implementing that will make significant differences to your focus…
Read MoreHow to beat procrastination – stop gathering information!
You probably spend up to 80% of our time on activities that have nothing to do with the success of our projects – that’s what the research shows! We load ourselves down with endless tasks that keep us feeling busy, yet at the end of the day, we wonder why we have accomplished so little. …
Read MoreHow to beat procrastination
Many people procrastinate because they fear they’ll look foolish if they fail. It took Edison over 10,000 failed attempts to discover the tungsten filament that worked in the incandescent light bulb. A reporter asked him how he went on working in the face of so many failures. Edison told the reporter that each failure gave…
Read MoreHow Does Planning Overcome Procrastination?
Benjamin Franklin, who knew how to conquer procrastination as well as anyone, said that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” How do you plan your work? Procrastination, if left unchecked, can turn into a bad habit which could eventually be very hard to break. Most people don’t seem to realise that the…
Read MoreHow conquering procrastination can help reduce stress
Procrastination is the No. 1 cause of stress today. Throughout history, great thinkers have noted the connection between the failure to take action and the feeling of anxiety. The American philosopher William James once said, “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging of an uncompleted task.” If you have the habit of putting off…
Read MoreHow a positive attitude helps you overcome procrastination
The following quiz will help you identify areas where a negative attitude has been keeping you from taking charge of your life. Answer “yes” to the statements that describe you. 1. I get discouraged when I think about all the problems I have. 2. I often wonder why my life is not as rewarding as…
Read MoreWhy Decisive People Are More Attractive
How do we usually describe someone we respect and admire? We use words like “strong of character “, “confident”, “intelligent” and “charismatic.” We rarely use the word “decisive” but in fact, decisiveness is the core trait of attractive and successful people that makes us see them as confident, intelligent and strong. But why exactly are…
Read MoreEnthusiasm – The Best Weapon in the War Against Procrastination
Enthusiasm makes the difference between reaching our goals and giving up before we get started. Thomas Edison said, “If the only thing we leave our kids is the quality of enthusiasm, we will have given them an estate of incalculable value.” Edison’s research laboratory burned to the ground when he was 67. As the fire…
Read More10 Powerful Dos and Don’ts to Simplify Decision-making 
Even before we can speak, we start making decisions. When a baby reaches or points to a certain toy, he has “decided” that he wants to play with the green teddy bear and not the blue stuffed puppy. The older we get, the more decisions we make daily – and the more complicated these decisions…
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