When the market is tight, your diary has gaps in it and you are not as busy as you would like it to be, consider spending 45 minutes on a little self reflection to snap you out of the pity party. Step away from the computer, turn off your phones, email etc. and just spend time with YOU – no interruptions. Here is your plan for the next 45 minutes (or more if you wish):
* Decide to change one thing about your life – just one
• Make a list of things that make you happy – minimum list of 100. Resolve to do at least 3 of these things each day for the next 21 days – don’t deliberate, just write.
• Make a list of how you will know when you have created your life of choice – what will that look like. If you don’t know where you are going, anywhere will do.
• Diarise when you choose to relax and recharge – make sure you don’t allow yourself to feel guilty for taking time out.
• Replace “I have to” with “I choose to” •
* Start de-cluttering your life – it’s amazing how much “stuff” we collect
• Don’t’ be a doormat – stand up for yourself and state your boundaries
• Realise that it’s okay to make a mistake- as long as you learn from your mistakes
•Develop a daily habit of acknowledging your WIN for the day – no matter how insignificant the win may appear to you
• Ask yourself these three questions:
* IF THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS, IS THIS GOOD ENOUGH? – makes you realise everything is OK!
* IF I KNEW I COULD NOT FAIL, WHAT WOULD I DO? – if you are not doing it now – when will you start
* HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? – when we decide to live a more simple life, we can choose to give more and expect less.
Let’s finish with a Carl Saga quote – “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
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