Worry less. Accomplish more
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Worry. Nothing good comes from
this emotion. As a matter of fact, most
of the time only bad things come from worry.
Worry usually causes stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, headaches, grey
hair and wrinkles. So why, do we do it?
When we worry we are doing one of
two things. Either thinking about the
past or projecting into the future.
Neither one has anything to do with right now. I’ve been using this phrase for many years
now and it goes like this. “Worry about tomorrow and you lose today?. If there is something you are worried about,
stop yourself and ask, are my thoughts about the future or the past? I can almost guarantee it will be one or the
other.
If you find you are thinking of
the past, ask yourself if there is anything you can do to change it? Unless you have some magic time machine
chances are the answer is no. Therefore, why are you spending time thinking
about it? Don’t waste time and energy
thinking about what happened and wishing it were different. No amount of thinking about it is going to
change it.
If you find you are thinking of
something that hasn’t happened yet then you are projecting your thoughts into
the unknown future. That is a waste of
time and energy. Your imagination is
what is working here and nothing else.
In either case, if you are
thinking about the past or the future, you are not being present. The sure fire way to eliminate worry is to
accept, plan and take action. Whatever
happened in the past isn’t going to change so accept it, find the good that
came out of it and make a plan to prevent it from happening again. If you are concerned about something in the
future, accept that hasn’t happened yet, make a plan to get the results you are
looking for and take the steps necessary to get the desired results.
If you are worrying about a
mistake you made at work yesterday, can you rewind time and undo what has
already happened? NO! Therefore, accept what happened and evaluate
your current situation. Then come up with
a plan to correct the mistake or make it right then take action.
If you are worried about how you
are going to pay the rent next month, is worrying about it going to help you
pay the rent? NO! What will?
Finding a way to save money and make more. Now that will pay the rent.
The next time you find yourself
having the emotion you would identify as worry or concern, get present. Think about now , make a plan and take action
to get what you want.
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