The Opposite of Creating Success: The Quicksand of Distractions
May 31, 2010 by Donahue · 1 Comment
The entire human potential lies in the dreams that men dare to think of. Unfortunately, nowadays, there are plenty of distractions that keep us for achieving our complete and total potential of realizing our dreams. Every time we get interrupted we lose precious energy that could have been used in realizing our dreams. If we do not manage to fight off distractions, which have gradually become such an important part in our lives that we miss them when they are not present, we will never fulfill of dreams. Dreams are the most important part of a man’s life. You must be very honest with yourself and think if you are in control or you allow the every present distractions to interfere with your dreams. Be very honest with yourself when you search for the right answer. Here we are going to discuss the main distractions in our society. If you can relate, its time to meditate.
Email. E-mail is a major distraction from work. I often find myself, and I am sure you can relate, just switching back and forth from my work to my e-mail and from my e-mail to my work. I am unable to properly focus because I constantly shift my attention. I regularly, actually very often, in fact, permanently check my e-mail for jokes, newsletters and videos. All of them doing terrible damage to my productivity and my work ethic. After all, at the end of the day, with no work done you are left with nothing. Just frustration and regret. E-mail is a huge time killer and a creator of frustrating feelings toward time management. Try not to become a slave to your e-mail and try to concentrate on your actual activities that deserve your time.
Texting. The telephone and instant messages might be considered very helpful in many situations. But be on the look out to see if you find yourself wanting to send mindlessly text messages just for the sake of it. I see people everywhere constantly checking their telephone and constantly typing. Texting can be a dangerous way of losing focus and losing your concentration. You will see that life is a lot more than just texting utterly useless messages. Texting should not become a lifestyle.
Facebook. Working to achieve your life goal is a lot more important than constantly gossiping about your friends lives or your own on Facebook. There are a lot of people constantly worried with their online lives. Creating success and managing to achieve success in the real world is a lot more important. I don’t think that everybody needs to constantly know everything about others, while constantly sharing their own most intimate life experiences and knowledge.
Twitter. Twitter is just like Facebook. It offers the same thing. Another novel and interesting way of spending time and losing your focus on your life’s goals. Twitter and Facebook are useful for those that use them to promote either their professional image or to market something. If you are using it for any other purpose you might be in the danger of losing your focus and perhaps not realizing the importance of your goals.
Mindless internet surfing. If you are so bored that you senselessly click links, then maybe that’s a great wake-up call that you need to make a change – a profound one that moves you from merely existing to living. It’s time to take a step back from the cyber world and check into to real flesh and blood world.
Television. Television is perhaps the first means of obtain cheap and permanent distraction from the rest of the world. You ought to know that television is just for entertainment. It can not help you in any way to realize your goals and expectation in life. Try not to forget that you have a real life and try not to get caught in the trap set by television and forget for hours and nights that you are not a slave to the television industry. If you are ever going to create something of any value, it won’t happen while you just sit in front of the television.
You might not find your individual time thief in the list presented in this article. This does not mean you are not the subject or target of another way of losing precious time. You should take a minute to think what is preventing you from achieving your value and fulfillment. Take into consideration that this easy ways of obtaining satisfaction, leisure and escapism are not important in your life. It is worth breaking this system of easy and handy gratification and invest time, energy and commitment to an actual project that will build something in your life. Such thieves merely steal your chance for greatness in this life time. Try to avoid being dragged into a non-productive daily routine that can ruin your chance of achieving something in this life time.
People talk about the secret of success and try to desperately find it. The secret is that this secret of a successful life is not that secret. The secret is to actually commit yourself for at least an hour a day to realizing your dreams. You should start by turning off all the electrical appliances in your house, cut yourself from technology any other form of time wasting activity and get down to work. Try to concentrate and focus on your task without any interruptions. Do not allow anyone or anything to stop you from realizing your dreams. In this life you should dedicate most of your time and energy to fulfilling your dreams. Anything else is merely a distraction that will waste your time. Success is something that is worth investing in time and energy.
Make sure you do not waste your time and life and most important energy on useless distractions. When you start to concentrate on true purposes you will forget about minor distractions and realize what you can truly accomplish. Read more
Your Life Is a Mysterious Journey, Not A Final Destination
May 28, 2010 by Donahue · 2 Comments
Brazilian author Paulo Coelho in his most famous book “The Alchemist”, tells the fanciful story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago. Santiago dreams of traveling the world in search of a worldly treasure. Throughout his travels, Santiago’s assumptions are regularly put to the test, but his determination and braveness win out. But as a result of the challenges he faced, by the end of this magical and inspirational fable Santiago realizes that the real gift in life “lies where your heart belongs.” Santiago’s resolve enables him to understand that the true fortune was the journey itself, jointly with all the knowledge he acquires and the discoveries he makes along the way.
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The analogy in our lives, is that we are on a personal journey as well in search for our own treasures. But we too frequently get sidetracked by the glitz and glamour of material treasures. We fill ourselves up with things in order to comfort ourselves, live up to an idealized image, or try to fit in. We tend to overlook the true treasures in our lives – our physical health, principles, achievements, disappointments, challenges, discipline, balance, fulfillment. The real treasures are those things that we discover through introspection and life’s experience, not those we take from a shelf at Best Buy or purchase on eBay. Take a moment to reflect on all the astounding insights you would miss if you passed through life without taking time to recognize the potential gifts your life’s experience grants you. If you run through life with only an outcome in mind, you risk missing or obscuring the palpable treasures along the way. Just like windshield wipers madly wipe away the rain, it is not uncommon for people to recklessly cast aside emotions they consider negative, painful or undesirable. When a person ignores certain events that happen in their life, they miss out on the opportunity to learn from them. Some of the most disappointing experiences turn out to carry the most valuable lessons in life. If one has the courage and faith to keep an open mind one can understand that you don’t always know where your journey will take you.
When there is no set path for you to follow it takes guts, resolve, conviction and discipline to take the road less traveled. On that journey, immense gifts are created and revealed. These are the gifts your true fortune is made of. Your challenge is to recognize the gifts you have been blessed with, and figure out a way to develop those gifts and invite personal fulfillment and satisfaction into your life. Consider professional coaching for preparing to rise to the occasion of your life’s journey.
First identify those things in life that you truly treasure. The things that will inspire you to move forward and find your own path.
Then identify the things that you need to leave behind in order to fully experience the journey. The things that keep you in your comfort zone that are safe and familiar.
Consider what will you have to say no to in order to say yes to your personal growth and development? The things you cherish that you are willing to give up in order to move from good to great.
You can only find the treasure within yourself if you are geared up to take the journey. Pursue this quest in every aspect of your life. Discover the hidden treasure that is already within you.
Only by fully experiencing the journey will you discover the path to your hidden treasure and ultimately your genuine personal success. Have faith that riches beyond your wildest imagination are within your grasp. All it takes to access them is an open mind, a willing spirit, and a sense of adventure. Enjoy the road less traveled!
If you want to read more personal development articles, you can visit some other websites that I will be adding here soon. In the meantime, you can find some very concrete doable suggestions at ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS.
But one of my all time favorites is Harness The Hidden Laws Of The Universe.
How To Deal With Job Related Stress?
May 6, 2010 by Donahue · Leave a Comment
In your life you probably have been an employed at more than just one company right? So you know that most jobs are stressful. Heck if they weren’t stressful, they would be fun and nobody would pay us to them. But in case you haven’t, let me assure you that no matter where you work job stress is something to be expected. This could save you the time of looking for another job in case you think you can find one that is stress-free. So in order to stop work stress in its tracks you would better learn to deal with job stress in an effective way.
The first thing to do when trying to stop stress cold in its tracks is to not get stressed before you actually arrive at work. I know plenty of people that arrive at work already stressed and in a bad mood. From the moment they wake up, they have a negative outlook on the rest of the working day, start fighting in traffic, don’t allocate sufficient time to eating their breakfast right and speed to get to their office. Hurry and hunger are major factors that prevents you from taking active measures to stop stress cold in its tracks.
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Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Allow yourself plenty of time to cook it and eat it. You will feel great and stress free. Another way to stop stress cold in its tracks is to get up earlier so as to have plenty of time to do your chores. Speeding and hurrying are among the major causes of stress. Once you have brushed aside the stress of getting in time or of being tardy you will be able to stop stress cold in its tracks.
Once you have managed to arrive at work stressed free you have completed the first stage that will help you to stop stress cold in its tracks. Now, make your that you have a proper schedule for your working day, based on priorities and on delegating responsibility. The schedule should contain detailed information on each activity and by doing this you will manage to stop stress in its tracks. Know exactly what are your duties for that day and how long it will take to complete them. You will be a lot more relaxed, knowing that you have plenty of time and thus you will stop stress cold in its tracks.
When deciding and setting your goals it would be better to be practical. If you have to be a perfectionist, make sure you have stress under control. In order to stop stress cold in its tracks you have to be in permanent control of your expectancies, to know your time and your limits. Not achieving something might create a very stressful situation. Try to be a moderate perfectionist and take into account that you are only human.
Taking some time off work through short scheduled breaks is a good idea to stop stress cold in its tracks. You could either take a few minutes off work to have a chat with a colleague, or go for a walk in order to change the scenery or even look out the windows for a couple of minutes. Stop stress cold before the long hours of work get to you. Your stress level will go through the roof because work with no breaks will bring your performance lower. Try listening to some music, sooth your temper and your stress with some of your favorite tracks.
Attitude should be all about how to stop stress cold in its tracks. Use attitude to control your stress level and stop stress cold. No matter what the problem might be, work pressure or difficult situations, try to keep a positive outlook and a tranquil reaction to each situation. With these short and simple tips you will combat and strop stress cold in its tracks. Enjoy your work day.
I know, this all sounds to simple. But see it for what it is, a reorganization of your mental constructs. to a certain degree you have give thinks that happen in your daily life power. But if you need help reframing your awarnesss there is a very impressive program that can teach you to see the world and its troubles in a new way. Welcome to the Easy Calm Video Series. If you have had enough of running like theirs no tomorrow. Take a look, see if you think you can do it. If you need something else, we will find it for you. But you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.
Hypnotherapy Works Great On Stress
April 5, 2009 by Donahue · Leave a Comment
Every persons reacts differently to stress. Not only do we react different to stress, but each of us has its own breaking point to stress and each of us has different situations that are stressful. Stress is something very personalized to each individual and it can be very hard to underline ways to relieve stress that work with everybody. People try to find different ways to relieve stress and there are some that resort to hypnosis for stress disorders. There are a lot of professionals that offer hypnosis for stress treatment and market this technique under the name of hypnotherapy.
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How does it work? Once the therapist has established a report with you, and feels they have an understanding of your stress triggers then they will help you reach a state of relaxation through trance. The facilitator helps and guides you intro a trance, using an induction technique just by talking to you and engaging your conscious mind, so that your subconscious will become more suggestible. Hypnosis for stress management is used by these hypnotherapist who try using different ways to relieve stress through a trance to help the patient handle stress by creating a more realistic perception on stressful situations. Hypnosis for stress disorders is meant to offer the patient alternative solutions for their stressful situations, so as to improve the perspective of life in the future. The patient will be able to understand what changes he would have to undertake in order to make his lot in life better. Hypnosis for stress solving includes different stages and steps that are know by the therapist. The first step is to make the patient feel relaxed through achieving a trance like state. While in this trance, the patient is given by the hypnotherapist a problem and a solution for the stress. The hypnotherapist suggests ways to relieve stress and the patient’s subconscious adopts them. The moment the patient comes out of the trance and wakes up the session is over. The facilitator in hypnosis for stress management has to take into account how many sessions the patient will need. He does this by constantly evaluation the patient’s progress and by taking into account the feelings, emotions and thoughts present during the sessions. It has been proven that younger people need fewer sessions of hypnosis for stress than older people. The ways to relieve stress used in hypnosis for stress management have a greater impact on younger people than on those of a certain age. Ideally stress has to be dealt with as soon as we see it manifest itself. Stress can have a powerful and negative impact on our lives because it has to do with our emotions and inner life. Hypnosis for stress management is just one of the most successful ways to relieve stress that exist and one should definitely consider using it in order to preserve one’s well being. For more on hypnosis you can go to any number of sites with a simple search. It is best to research stress from the perspective your stressors. For example, if you are student, then research stress for students. If you are a caregivers I recommend www.caregiverrelief.com.
I will let you in on a little secret. As a hypnotherapist I can honestly tell you that self-hypnosis does not work! People make millions off of people, and when it doesn’t work it leaves them feeling like there is not hope for them. What does work, and works well is direct hypnosis But hypnosis CDs and DVDs on the other hand will do great job, sometimes very quickly. One such program is Richard McKensey’s Direct Approach is good track record. Try it in the privacy of your own home.
Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Stress
April 5, 2009 by Donahue · Leave a Comment
There are very few people that do not complain about stress. Unfortunately only a small percent of people can say that they can stop stress cold before they become affected by it. The vast majority of people have to deal with stress and stressful situations on a daily basis. In case you are not among those few that can stop stress cold right on the spot you will be wanting to read this article. This article is intended to offer some general tips on how to handle stress.
1. First of all acknowledge that there are some situations that are not worth stressing about. “Don’t cry over spilt milk” or you should “never sweat the small stuff” are just two proverbs that capture this essence. Think about what is most important to you and try not to let unimportant things get you into a stressful situation.
2. Diet plays a vital role both in your body’s health and in your mind’s health. Once you start eating fast food you will start to renounce not only good and healthy food but you are going to start living in a different way. Fast food embodies a stressful life, where you are in a constant hurry and do not allow yourself the necessary time to do things at a normal and relaxed pace.
3. It’s one thing to take good care of your body and a totally another to take care of your mind. Relaxing your mind and thoughts is very important. Try to read a good book and concentrate on it. This kind of escapism is healthy, and will go a long ways towards reducing your stress levels.
4. Physical fitness is a direct way to stop stress cold. Physical exercises and fitness develop your body’s and mind’s natural resistance. If you are active and full of energy you can stop stress cold before it could get a hand on you. Besides going to a gym you can include physical activity in your normal everyday routines. From just walking to the job or to the supermarket to using the stairs rather than the elevator, there are plenty of good ideas for keeping fit. Try using your body more and your car less.
5. Finally, nothing can stop stress cold better than the loving presence of a pet. A pet will make you feel a lot happier when coming home. You will have a constant partner to play with and a gentle embrace every time you arrive home. A pet will make you feel loved and comfortable after a stressful daily routine. It is an excellent and handy way to stop stress cold before it can have a negative impact on your life.
Although these are very important tips when trying to stop stress cold in its tracks, you should try and find as many as possible. I am sure you got the basic ideas behind each anti-stress idea and soon enough you will get creative in your fight against stress.
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