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Tuesday, February 24, 2009“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is a beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is life, fight for it!”Mother Teresa “Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence, a time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny and a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.” Octavia Butler Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work, risking, and by not quite knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful: yourself. Alan Alda “It is the individual who is not interested in his fellow men who has the greatest difficulties in life and provides the greatest injury to others. It is from among such individuals that all human failures spring.” Alfred Adler It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. Ralph Waldo Emerson The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. Elisabeth Foley Procrastination. Procrastination and the resulting frustration it causes can be a problem in business, as well as life. The main reason we end up postponing duties or tasks is simply because we don’t enjoy doing them. However, there are some simple things you can do to avoid falling into the procrastination trap. It is always helpful to define what goals need to be obtained. Once you know the desired outcome, determine what you need to do to make it happen. Then create a realistic deadline. After the goal is defined and the time line established, you need to set priorities and establish an achievable deadline for each necessary activity. If needed, subdivide larger tasks into smaller more doable actions. Complete each task prior to moving on to the next. Getting started is always the hardest part. It’s easier if you start with the smaller tasks first. You’ll gain needed reinforcement each time you complete one of these tasks. Creating visible reminders like lists or notes and displaying them where they are easily viewed will help you maintain focus. Making commitments can be very inspiring. Tell someone (spouse, friend, coach, etc.) when you expect to complete a task and ask them to hold you to it. Finally, be sure to take enjoyment in your achievements. Every time you complete an action give yourself a reward. If you can get enjoyment out of what you’re doing, procrastination will be a thing of the past.
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