Category: 03-Focus Your Mind
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Resist getting stirred up about nothing
There are so many things in life to get angry about. And there are many things in the world to worry about. You can get riled up about anything in life. But that doesn’t mean that getting annoyed is the best thing to do. So, the advice is to resist getting stirred up about things… Read more
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Face your emotions
Face your emotions to overcome them. Overcome consistent sadness through facing, feeling, and understanding it, and yourself to grieve for it. Buried emotions or feelings fester. In general, facing, feeling, and reflecting on your emotions helps you manage them. This doesn’t mean letting them dictate what you do and it doesn’t mean spending loads… Read more
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015 – Having vs Being
Having vs Being Becoming something is more important than obtaining things. I recently read something in the book, 7 habits by Steven Covey about having and being. It’s an important distinction. You are who you are because of what you are not because of what you have. Changing what you have, own, or control does… Read more
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014 – Compare = Despair
Compare = Despair In some situations, comparing two individuals can be a very useful thing. However, it is often incomplete and leads to a distorted and oversimplified unsupportive conclusion. Comparing yourself to others can more than often lead to feelings of discouragement especially with our human tendency to face our desired direction and shine a… Read more
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007-Shuffle your values
Shuffle your values At or near the very center of who you are you’ll find your values. Values determine what’s important to you and what you fundamentally want. They provide a driving force to propel you forward or the breaks to hold you back. Almost nothing in life is permanent. Your values are not an… Read more
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005 – Identify, harvest, and harness your demons into drive
Harness your demons. Problems and trials can be blessings in disguise. Not that you will want to seek more obstacles in life; in fact, you are likely engaged in endeavoring to avoid and remove problems and trials from your life. Out of unwanted negative problems come unexpected positive gifts. That is if you manage the… Read more
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002-People invent problems and drama because they don’t have goals
Why have goals? Lots of reasons. You have direction More likely to achieve something More likely to like your life Avoid “invented problems and drama” It is human nature to need variety in life. So, knowing that, you can either choose your variety in terms of calculated challenges or you can do nothing. Do nothing… Read more