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There are days where it seems like there’s just not enough of the precious gift of time.  What can you do about this?

Successful time management techniques are also effective in managing stress!  The pressures that come from feeling that time is lacking can cause massive stress in your life.  Thankfully, you can improve your time management skills so you’re able to accomplish more in any given day.

Here are 3 more simple strategies to help you make the most of your days!

1. Avoid procrastinating. Far too many people put things off to the last possible minute. When this happens, we rush frantically to accomplish everything, but we end up doing a cruddy job and get ourselves all worked up for no good reason. There is a better way!

• Use your morning hours wisely and get tasks started early in the day. Chances are you’ll finish them in one day rather than having it drag into a second day because you didn’t have enough time to get things done. For some, this may mean waking up an hour or two earlier instead of sleeping an hour or two later.

2. Do the unpleasant tasks first. A great time management trick is to get the things you dislike out of the way first. If you keep putting it off, you’ll attempt to squeeze it in somewhere, and you’ll get the feeling of being overwhelmed.

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Managing Time is an important element in Stress Management.  Feeling pressured by not having enough time adds additional stress to your life.

Do you find yourself wishing there were more hours in the day? Our lives are so filled with work, family, and appointments that we often can’t seem to fit in everything we need to accomplish in a 24-hour day.

But what if we could accomplish more in less time? If this were actually possible, it would allow us more time with those we care about and more time to focus on ourselves.

The good news is: there are simple strategies you can use to make the most of your days!

These strategies can enable you to get more done in less time:

1. Make a list. Write out everything that you need to accomplish, and then joyfully cross off each task as you complete it. As you see your list dwindling, it’ll provide the needed motivation to get the rest of the list done, too.

• Put your list on the refrigerator, in your daily planner, or on the computer. Keep it somewhere handy so you can look at it often and stay focused.

2. Prioritize effectively. Determine which tasks are most important and what can possibly wait until later on in the day, week, or month. If this is something you’re having trouble with, you may be trying to squeeze in tasks that can actually be put on hold for a future time.

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The following motivational strategies can help you persevere to attain your most-cherished goals:

Strategy #1: Do It — for as Long as It Takes!
It is very important that you not give up on your goal. Even if your route to success turns out to be longer and more twisted than you expected it to be. Such is the card life has dealt you. Success requires that you deal with it and — again — move on.

Strategy #2: Aim to be Better … not Perfect!
Aiming to be perfect is like aiming for the moon. You will never be able to reach it — such is impossible. What you can do is to improve yourself and make yourself — or your situation — better.

You may not be able to reach for the moon. However, if you were to arm yourself with a telescope, you would bring the moon much closer. Aiming at Read more

Are you tempted to give up?  Are you tempted to deny yourself success with your New Year goal?

When you feel like you have reached the end of your tether, make one last big push. That’s right: Do MORE!

Or, if you are just one step away from giving in to exhaustion, take 5 deep, slow breaths, and refocus. Now, do just 1 more (whatever the task-at-hand might be)!

You may not have completed your schedule for today, but knowing that you gave it your best is enough. Knowing that you gave it your best can give you the boost to be energetic and motivated for the next day!

The point here is that failure is NOT an option.

Certainly, you are not stuck on the moon. You are not flying Apollo 11. Your life is not at stake. However, go ahead — imagine yourself in this same back-against-the-wall scenario.  Your life depends on it — what are you going to do to save Read more

Think of all those who have not accomplished as much as you have.  Ponder those who did not reach as far the goals that you did. If you were to crow out loud about your victories, this would be boasting. But you are not doing this.

You are just quietly reflecting on how far you have come. You are recognizing what you have achieved that others have not.

Sometimes, you might find yourself tending toward comparing yourself to those you feel accomplish more — with more quality — than you do. This can result in the failure to realize how much you has done, even more, perhaps, than what others have accomplished.

When you realize this, you will see for yourself that accomplishing more than others does not make you better. You just happened to be Read more

The holidays are nearly here!  Do you find yourself already getting sucked into the whirl of activity that characterizes this time of year?

With so much to do and so many people to see, it’s easy to see how one can get MORE stressed than ever … even though this is, traditionally, intended to be the season of peace and goodwill.

Follow the following tips on 5 ways to relieve stress during the holidays. Would you let me know how they help you come through smiling and stress free?

1. VOLUNTEER TO GIVE TO OTHERS:
Give to others by volunteering at a community project, center or event.  There is plenty of evidence to show that giving to others, especially at this time of year when the focus is so firmly on materialism, actually helps to relieve our own stress.  Connecting with others in this way raises your self-esteem. It also can raise the self-esteem of other family members that you may choose to involve, especially your children.

2. POSITIVE SELF-TALK:
Practice positive self-talk.  An excellent way to do this is to think up and write out your own positive affirmations.  Choose ones that are especially appropriate to your situation.

You could, for example, write something like: ‘I am handling the holidays perfectly with calm and good humor!’ Then, stick up little notes with your affirmation all around — to make it easy to see them and be reminded to repeat and follow them.  Or, keep a copy in your pocket to be referred to in moments of stress!

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Consistent gratitude is one of the most powerful tools that you can use to propel yourself into a brighter tomorrow. Gratitude isn’t a magical shortcut, though. It doesn’t necessarily create any changes outside of yourself. What it can do, however, is open you up to other opportunities.

As you become aware of the multitude of blessings already present in your life, you may begin to focus on abundance more and more. This can set you on a path to a mental state rich in optimism.

This transformation takes place as you begin to express genuine gratitude to others, and start feeling gratitude for everything in your life that brings you joy.

Become Receptive to Abundance

A great way to increase your awareness of the abundance you already have is to start a gratitude journal. You don’t have to wait for something great to come into your life to appreciate it. Instead, just open your notebook once a day and take a few minutes to write down everything you’re thankful for.

You can feel grateful for anything, big or small. On days when you think you have absolutely nothing appreciate, you can prime the pump by taking stock of the little things. For instance, take note of the air you’re breathing or the food in your pantry.

Once you realize that there are so many things to be grateful for, you’ll find that you can think of more and more blessings in your life.

After several weeks of journaling in this way, you may find that you’re spontaneously Read more

Most of us are constantly under pressure and on the go with our fast-paced lifestyles. It’s only natural for us to occasionally feel worn out or even a bit down from time to time. The good news is that something as simple as refocusing your attention from your challenges to acknowledging the things that you are grateful for in your life can instantly boost your mood.

Numerous psychological studies have been done to investigate gratitude and its outcomes.  Research has shown that practicing gratitude on a regular basis can raise your mood and also boost your self-esteem, will power, long term health, and even your level of success in life!

Beat the blues with these 6 practices to help you develop your sense of gratitude:

1. Keep a list of the things you’re grateful for. The next time that you feel angry, frustrated, or a bit depressed, make a list and literally count your blessings. Making a list helps you to stop obsessing over the current situation.

* Don’t stop at just one list. Consider keeping a journal to record the things and events in your life for which you are grateful. Over time, you create a tangible record of all of the positive aspects of your life.

2. Start the day on a positive note. Set the tone and focus for the rest of your day by taking a few moments each morning to review the positive things in your life.

* Self-questions can be a great way to focus on the positive aspects of your life. Good questions to ask include Read more

How do you manage your life or “state?” You might ask “What is my ‘state’?” State is your “State of Mind, your State of Body and your State of Focus.” When you manage your state you can easily manage your life.

Your state affects all of your body—not just your mind. What? No way! Yes. It’s true. Your mind — and with it, the language that you choose to use — can wreak havoc on your physical and emotional state.

Make a RADICAL change! Don’t settle!

Let’s delve into these three types of patterns to show you how they can affect your life:

• Physical. This could be called your “body language.” How do you go about the day? Is your head held high or all you slumped over like someone just beat you down? How is your breathing? Is it shallow or do you take in every breath knowing that this is the substance that your whole body counts on to live? How do you move about during the day? Do you move with confidence or do you run into the nearest corner when you see another human being heading your way? All day long you use your body consciously or unconsciously.
• Emotional. What do you focus on during the day? What do you focus on during the evening hours? Whatever you focus on it will affect your state of mind. The mind is a funny organism. It has complete control over the rest of our body. Focus = Feeling. Whatever you are focused on becomes your reality. Whatever you are focused on is where all of your energy will go. You have probably experienced this in your life at one time or another.
• Language. This is an extremely important state. If, for example, you are focusing on something you think has been done to you, you get a very different sense than if you start focusing instead on what you can give in the situation. Turn it around and see what a difference it makes. You sometimes add fuel to the fire by the words you add to filter a meaning. This can go one of two ways: good words might make the situation better and/or bad words can make it worse. You need to watch the language you use when controlling your state.

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Each of us needs to feel that they are in control of their life. So what are the compelling reasons to manage your life? Here are a few … so serve as examples of what it is like to manage your life in a new, positive aspect.

We control our lives by giving meaning to the things in our life. These meanings have been formed by us over the course of our lives and are shaped by our own world views and psychology.

We all grow up with a set of beliefs and values. A lot of these thoughts are formed right in our own home. What did you see when you were growing up? What did your parents teach you? What happened to you in school? Were there traumatic moments?

• How do you look at life?
• Do you always view things negatively or positively?
• Do you even see the difference and how this can affect your overall outlook on life?

How you look at an event makes all the difference in the world.  It vastly affects everything in your life.

Once established, most people go through life with the same view of their life. And, this affects your destiny. How can two different children in the same household grow up to be completely different? It is what you do with the experiences you have in your life and how you view them.

If one child always thinks negatively about his experiences and does not possibly see them as lessons in life and become thankful for those lessons, this child will grow up thinking everyone is out to get them or that everyone owes them something in life.

Are you always happy or always sad? No one wants to be around someone is sad or down all the time. It can start affecting your relationships and you will end up spending a lot of time by yourself. On the other hand, people love Read more

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