Instead of waiting for the perfect moment to start on something important, take action now and learn along the way. In 6 months you’ll be finished or much closer to the outcome.
Start changing your Self Talk in small ways. Trying to change it all at once can be overwhelming, so break it down into phases to make the process easier.
Don’t be afraid to get back up – to try again, to love again, to live again, and to dream again. Don’t let a hard lesson harden your heart.
Don’t take things too personally, even if it seems personal. People rarely do things because of you. They do things because of them.
Monitor your energy during the day. Arrange your most difficult tasks for periods of high energy and the easier, more routine, tasks during periods of low energy.
Find the easiest way to do something properly.
Those who complain the most, accomplish the least. It’s always better to attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
When you set yourself an objective, understand fully why it needs doing before you start thinking about how it could be done. The ‘how’ doesn’t stop the ‘why’.
If you have trouble getting up and ready in the morning, get everything ready the night before: pick out your clothes, pack your bag, make your lunch.
Remember that short-term stressors resolve themselves once the situation is over.