When something occurs, particularly something that is very distressing, very often people will react with extreme emotion. It could be terror or anger, but it is usually a reaction. Successful people do something different when difficult circumstances occur. Firstly, they do their best to remain calm, even if it is an emotional situation. Respond Instead of React Then, instead of […]
Have you noticed that as we go through our day, we tend to be polite or at least tolerant of the people we deal with? If our order is wrong in the coffee shop, we quickly tell the person that it is no big deal, they fix it and we are on our way. Someone makes a mistake at work […]
There is a very famous song recorded in 1949 called “Enjoy Yourself (It’s Later Than You Think)” by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. The main subject of the song is that time moves quickly and that we should stop and enjoy the time we have. The chorus is: Enjoy yourself, it’s later than you think Enjoy yourself, while you’re […]
When most people look at their bills or their debts, they usually view them as something necessary but unpleasant. Things that need to be paid, but that given the choice, they would not have. When people talk about winning the lottery, the first thing they usually say is that they would not have to worry about paying their bills. For […]
Most people, particularly if they have a family at home, have busy mornings. Between waking up, getting ready for the day, preparing lunches for the family and getting out of the house, it can be a chaotic time. Not to mention if there are other things they want to do like exercise, journal or read, time is definitely at a […]
If someone complained about gravity, most people would think that was absurd. What possible complaint could you have about it? That it is too strong? That it makes us fall? That it surprised us by being there one day? While these are clearly sarcastic statements, we often do this with similar things. How many times have you heard complaints about […]
People will say that they want to learn to do things, take up new hobbies or start new things. They have big dreams and goals but there is very often one thing that they say is holding them back. People will regularly say they don’t want to do something because it will take too long! They say they want […]
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