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“Let us rise up and be thankful; for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” ~ Buddha. How often do [...]

“The best way to get something done is to begin” One technique that can be used to overcome procrastination is to implement The 10-minute Rule. This is a very simple technique. In fact, its simplicity is a critical factor because if you feel like procrastinating chances are you won’t have the motivation to implement any complex, [...]

“Time=Life; therefore, waste your time and waste your life, or master your time and master your life.” ~ Alan Lakein. In Part I we defined nourishing and malnourishing time and explored how to go about identifying just how we are spending our time and whether it is in line with our goals. Once you have identified [...]

“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning” ~ Winston Churchill. Continuing yesterday’s article which listed the first three steps on How to Stop Worrying in a Few Simple Steps - Part I. Step 4 – Evaluate your “worry-thinking” The next step in changing your worry habit is to consider the thoughts you have while worrying [...]

“You can’t change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying about the future.” If you are in the habit of worrying what you really need to do is get into a new habit. Change the habit of worrying sufficiently so that rather than robbing you of enjoyment of life it allows you to [...]

“Wishing consumes as much energy as planning.” Possibly the first and most informal step is to investigate the project. This investigation is usually part of the original idea for the project. You might have decided to go on a two week vacation when you heard about a colleague’s vacation or perhaps your family has not [...]

“He who fails to plan, plans to fail” ~ Proverbs. Regardless of whether a project is large or small te same key elements are required for it to be accomplished successfully. Perhaps your project is that you want to plant a kitchen garden, or maybe you want to write a book, or perhaps something more long-term [...]

“It is a process of diverting one’s scattered forces into one powerful channel.” ~ James Allen Very rarely in life are we provided with the perfect situation for achievement of a goal. It is important to always maintain focus on your goal. The reason most people do not reach their goals is quite simply because they [...]

“Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organized their energies around a goal.” ~ Elbert Hubbard. Discipline is formally defined as “training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behaviour, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement.” It [...]

“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright. Why is it that human beings find working so difficult? Working at any goal, even the goals we set for ourselves and say that we want more than anything in [...]

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and [...]

“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” ~ Brian Tracey. Gratitude is under-rated and under-utilised. Most of us focus on the things we want to achieve in life – the [...]

“Tomorrow is the day when idlers work, and fools reform.” ~ Edward Young. “The best way to get something done is to begin.” One technique that you can use to help overcome procrastination is to carefully consider the consequences of procrastinating – the consequences of not doing what you are supposed to be doing when you are [...]

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” ~ William James. Procrastination is the biggest hindrance to success. Some people procrastinate only occasionally while others are chronic procrastinators, procrastinating to the point where it affects their job performance, their grades, the scholarships they don’t get, their personal life, even their [...]

“Continuity gives us roots; change gives us branches, letting us stretch and grow and reach new heights.”  ~ Pauline R. Kezer. “Growth is the only evidence of life.”  ~ John Henry Newman. Living your life over Have you ever considered what you would do differently if you had your life to live over again? Which of your actions [...]

Discusses the importance of being patient with the time it takes to achieve a goal and being patient with your self when you slip up. Explores how to be patient and thus ensure success.

Discusses the value of resolutions in helping you to decide what you want from life and how much you are willing to invest in getting it.

We at Lieslnet would like to extend New Year’s greetings to all our readers. Lieslnet would like to thank you for your support during the year 2006 and we look forward to your continued support during 2007. As you start the new year I would like to re-direct you to the Achieving Your Goals series, [...]

Discusses the importance of evaluating previous successes and failures in order to ensure success in the new year.

Provides step-by-step instructions on how to successfully quit smoking in the New Year.