From: Nowshade Kabir
Date: 1/9/2006
Time: 10:24:01 AM
Remote Name: 217.70.22.134
Each year there are at least two significant dates when people contemplate about changing something of their lives they don’t like. One is the birthday and the other one is obviously the New Year. Although, you should not feel obligated to wait till your birthday or the New Year in order to act on improving your life, it is not a bad idea to start a new commitment on an important date. On the one hand, it gives you a deadline to prepare and plan your actions toward achieving the goals you are setting and on the other hand it is easier to keep track of your progress when you visibly remember the starting date.
Every year around 70 percent of the people make some kinds of New Year resolutions. Unfortunately, an overwhelming majority of these people forget about their resolutions within first several weeks of the New Year. If you are one of them, this year you might think what is the point of making resolutions when any way I can’t keep them. Don’t be frustrated! A recent study showed that people who make resolutions are ten times more successful in changing their lives than those who don’t. This means, if you really want to achieve something in your life you ought to make resolutions.
So, how should you make resolutions and keep them?
A resolution normally is nothing else than a short term goal spanning a year or so. While making resolutions you should use the same tactics as setting goals. We often fail to realize that as a human our ultimate goal is to achieve peace of mind. That’s why when we reach our goal of making the first million dollars, becoming the best tennis player in town, building the dream house, etc., we feel something is still missing – as it did not bring the satisfaction we expected to get from the achievement.
You can have ultimate peace of mind only if you are completely satisfied with every aspect of your life. In order to bring contentment in main areas of life and create fertile ground for peace of mind you are to have a balanced approach towards life. This means you need to work on achieving success in all key areas: Physical, Mental, Spiritual and Material. In this article we will look into the physical area of life which is a primary concern for many of us.
People do understand the importance of physical fitness in their life. A WebMD survey shows that starting workout is the top health related goal for coming year. Considering 55 percent of Americans suffer from obesity of various levels, no wonder health indeed should be a priority. The following resolutions will help you in bringing balance in this key area of life:
Regular workout: You need to do exercises minimum 3 hours each week. The maximum time you should spend on each session should be no longer than 90 minutes. After that your muscles get exhausted. You should exercise at least twice in a week. You don’t need to do exercises every day. Study shows that doing exercises daily and on alternate days bring similar result.
Diet: Balanced diet is absolutely important if you want to stay fit! Eat more of vegetables, fresh fruits, yoghurts, etc. Avoid eating fatty food and reduce the intake of red meat. Bring fish to your ration. Eat fish minimum two times in a week. Instead of eating three heavy meals try eating in small portions several times through out the day. Stop consuming food two hours before going to bed. Drink lots of fresh juice. Your body needs fluid. Take more tea and less coffee. If you are over 35, start taking vitamins. Reduce alcohol consumption. If you are a smoker, resolve to stop smoking! If you are unable to find a compelling reason to do it for your own sake think about all these poor second hand smokers who are forced to inhale deadly tar and other toxic elements just because your are enjoying yourself!
Medical check-up: At least once in a year do a thorough and complete medical check-up. Like in any machine early detection of malfunction in your body system will help you preventing many possible maladies.
Stress: Severe mental stress is a cause for many physical and mental problems. If you end up in a stressful situation, instead of worrying about it take immediate action. Attack the cause of the problem. Try every possible way to eradicate the cause. If nothing helps and the cause is out of your influence, take the loss and just walk out of it. If the stress is due to something serious like loss of loved ones, accept the reality. When you encounter a situation of serious anxiety ask yourself, are you going to remember about this predicament after five years, after ten years. If not then probably this seemingly life shuttering event is nothing that serious after all! Remember: time heals. Under no circumstances allow stress to take over your life!
Leisure: Learn to take active approach to your leisure. Spend more time outdoor. Play tennis, Golf, other outdoor games. Go out for fishing, hiking. In winter go ski. Take a vacation near water once in a year.
Whatever you resolve to do this year, sticking to the following plan will help you successfully achieve your goals:
Write down your resolutions A written resolution is more powerful than just a mental note. You will increase the chance of achieving your goals if you write your goals down.
Analyze your resolution First on a piece of paper write down all the positive impacts the change will bring to your life if you reach the set goal. Then on another paper write all the negative impacts you will have if you don’t achieve the goal.
Visualize the outcome Imagine that you have already achieved your goal. Feel the difference. Feel the positive emotion of success. Imagine what your close ones are saying about your success.
Fix a deadline No matter what you resolve to do, set a date for when you would like to achieve your goal. This will help keeping you in motion.
Write an action plan for each of your resolution First write down all the obstacles you might encounter in achieving this goal. Then list everything you will need to surmount them. Create a detail and thorough action plans how you will achieve this goal.
Take action Constantly work on achieving your goal. Once you made a list of tasks that need to be done in order to cross a significant hurdle, take action immediately, no matter how small it is.
Treat yourself Your hurdles are your milestones. Once you overcame one of them, congratulate yourself ritually. Give yourself a treat.
Get a partner Some goals are easier to achieve if you work together with a friend or partner. If you feel that for reaching this goal you should get a partner, do so!
Stay motivated No matter how hard you work, once in a while you will feel disappointed, and this is the time when you will need to keep yourself motivated. Reading motivational books, listening and reading inspirational stories make wonders in difficult times.
Get a mentor If your goal needs expert helps, don’t hesitate to get one. Look around, you won’t believe how many people out there are ready to help you.
Review you progress Every once in a while read the written statements about the goal you listed when you resolved to achieve it. Add your present vision to the statements. Keeping a Blog is a great idea if you want to follow your progress.
Don’t quit The most important thing is make a pledge to yourself that you will never quit. Everything else will be useless if you give up after starting!
With the help of these simple but effective rules you will be able to achieve many of your goals and make this year a positively different one!
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Date: 10/1/2002
Time: 2:16:31 AM
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By choice or happenstance you have become disorganized. Life seems to be spinning out of control, and until you make the choice to take some action things will only remain the same and probably get worse.
Do organizing challenges and hurdles stand between you and the life, office, or home you would like to have?
With every drawer, cabinet, closet, desk, office, and room you attempt to organize you might be faced with hurdles:
>>What to keep >>What to toss >>Where to store items >>What to let go of >>How to let go of your stuff >>Where or who might need or benefit from stuff that's STILL USABLE.
However, each HURDLE you overcome and each area you clear will make you stronger AND get you closer to having a less chaotic life.
Maybe you've tried on your own to declutter but couldn't get over the feelings of discomfort, or pain you might have had to face. Maybe your obstacles are deeper inside you; emotional baggage one of my clients calls it.
While dealing with all your stuff your feelings or thoughts might be upsetting to you as you sort, toss, and organize. You might feel anxious or stressed out, or unable to make decisions. You might not LIKE to face all your clutter.
Sir George Bernard Shaw said, "Never mind likes and dislikes; they are of no consequences. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness."
What feelings or thoughts start bubbling to the surface when you attempt to organize? Write them down, or email me.
Would you agree that choosing to be and being organized would bring a POSITIVE change in your life?
Why not make a choice today towards positive change, and start taking control of your life? Positive change can be difficult; sticking to a schedule or routine can be demanding, and you might find you'll have to "give up something" to obtain your organizing goals.
Go ahead, challenge yourself and make a new choice today, I dare you. You must apply and make a special effort to your challenges.
Can you make a special effort to give up for an hour or a day of watching television, reading, or surfing the Internet to work on getting control of your life?
What can you give up? Write it down and ask someone to hold you accountable.
What can you give up for a week or a weekend? Write it down and ask someone to hold you accountable.
What are YOU willing to do to make a positive change in your life and your future?
Oh, I can hear you now! I see you’re getting ready to zip me off an email with all your reasons and excuses. Please don’t, I’ve heard them all. BUT what I want you to do is write out the excuses you are telling YOURSELF for your disorganization and then read the following:
In the January, 2001 issue of Oprah, Dr. Phil McGraw answered a person's question about losing weight in which I would like to quote here for you to think about. When Dr. Phil is speaking of weight or food you should substitute clutter or stuff you continue to bring into your life (or any other challenge you might be having):
"You aren't helpless, you aren't lost, and you don't have the right to give up on yourself.
Your first and greatest challenge is not the struggle to lose 175 pounds, it's to overcome the self-defeating internal dialogue that has paralyzed you. You're telling yourself that you are incompetent, that you are unable to create change. You're stalled because you are responding to this kind of self-inflicted criticism, not to the actual challenge of losing weight. Having convinced yourself of your ineptitude, you might even be consoling yourself with food, the very substance that has contributed to your problem."
Are you consoling yourself with buying more stuff or bringing more stuff into your life that you don't really need nor have room for?
So what are you going to do about your challenges and hurdles?
You can study, learn, and gather as much information as you want, but it won't make a tiny difference in your life unless you put it to work. I've discovered a little book that helped me to make quantum leaps in implementing good ideas. My friend Rick Butts has just published The Big Butts of Life - Get Off Your Excuses and Do Big Things!
Rick has excerpted some powerful ideas from this fun and easy read, and is offering them to you FREE as subscribers to OverHall IT!. Just send an email to mailto:kicking@rickbutts.com?subject=janethall for Rick's excellent three day mini-course, and start kicking those Big Butts (excuses,) out of the door and start doing the things you really want!
Good Luck and let me know how you are doing.
Smiles, not Piles, For additional help: The Organizing and Feng Shui Wizard, Janet L. Hall, FSII has a FREE newsletter, OverHall IT! at http://www.overhall.com/newsletter.htm and many organizational products for your office, home, and computer at http://www.overhall.com/products.htm Janet is a Professional Organizer, Certified Feng Shui Practitioner, Speaker, and Author and can help you regain control of your life, your time, your stuff, and your environment.
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