7 D’s of Overcoming Procrastination

“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb I recall last fall mentioning an extensive program I was working on. Well it sat in my procrastination file for a long while. It stirred up some guilt, accountability and integrity issues that I also repressed …

Are you taking time to plan?

“If there is anything that I could get you to do …, it would be to spend ten to fifteen minutes each morning planning your day. If I could get you to do that, you’d not only scare yourself, you’d intimidate everybody on your block.” – Hyrum W. Smith Hyrum …

Find time to play.

“If we are ever to enjoy life, now is the time – not tomorrow, nor next year, nor in some future life after we have died. The best preparation for a better life next year is a full, complete, harmonious, joyous life this year. Our beliefs in a rich future …

Discover how to find ‘free’ time.

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.” — Lin Yutang If you think that everything you do in a day is essential, do a time log for a few days, …

Time to disconnect from the clock

“Today, we must start to recover our sanity. The way we do this is to concentrate slowly on completing one task at a time, each hour of the day, until the day is over.” — Sarah Ban Breathnach In our busy lives, we can become totally governed  by the clock. …

It’s time to take charge.

“We can’t waste a second. All the while we wonder: Are we doing enough? If we fall behind, we feel guilty. If we keep  up, we wonder: Shouldn’t we be doing more?”  – Diana Hunt & Pam Tait Does this describe your present relationship with time? If so, it’s a …

Getting Control of Problems

Are you PREOCCUPIED WITH PROBLEMS? Unfortunately, when I focus on my problems, it fills my mind with what I don’t want. This brings worry and anxiety. This also keeps me stuck in my emotional reactions. I feel like a victim – powerless. If I have a problem, I consciously clear …