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“The most important of life’s battles is the one we fight daily in the silent chambers of the soul.” ~ David McKay. If you are suffering from depression it is best to fight it on several fronts, including the psychological and the physical. LieslNet has already posted several articles on Overcoming Depression psychologically. Now [...]

“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 [...]

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” ~ Ben Franklin. Most of us feel like we do not have enough time in the day to do all the things we would like to do. Mostly we feel like we do not have enough time [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” ~ Oprah Winfrey. “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” ~ Duke Ellington. “We acquire the strength we have overcome.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. Every single person in life has made a major mistake. There is not one person who has ever walked the earth who has not made such a [...]

“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” ~ Winston Churchill.   Depression is the number one mental illness in the United States with many millions of people suffering from it worldwide. Almost every single person on the planet has or will experience at some point in their life. When depression strikes, whether you are a chronic [...]

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.

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

“In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” ~ Anthony Robbins. Another critical facet in goal achievement is consistency. Persistence implies consistency. But it is so important that it is worth its own [...]

Discusses how to be persistent and the role persistence plays in eventual success

Explains the importance of realism in overcoming depression. Details specific steps to take when experiencing a depressive episode.