Good Morning 7.22.2007

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, our well-made plans of sending cards, homemade gifts, early shopping, baking and other celebrations often get lost all together or become stressful instead of enjoyable.

Procrastination is a word that has haunted many people but it doesn't have to! While many people would have you believe that springing into action and "just doing it" is the quickest cure, it isn't a long-term solution. All actions start with attitude. We have to uncover why we procrastinate and cure the cause in order to find long-term relief.

Effectively managing our time in today's hectic world doesn't come naturally - it is a technique that we learn. Now you can learn the techniques used by bestselling author and CEO Brook Noel to maximize your time and create a clear path toward your goals.

To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing. ~Eva Young

Good morning! When was the last time you felt truly overwhelmed? Maybe it was last week, or last month, or maybe it is right now, this very minute. Have your "to-dos" piled so high that they are robbing the joy from your days and the skip from your step?

When we are overwhelmed, we can often trace the feeling to one of four sources:

1. When we fail to allow enough time for the unexpected, tasks pile up and all of a sudden we find ourselves anxious or struggling to stay above water.

2. There is some specific "to-do" that you just don't like doing. That single to-do is ignored more than any others, until it gets to a point of "crisis," and must be dealt with.

3. The project seems insurmountable - since we don't know where to start, we just don't start.

4. Like today's quote, we confuse PLANNING with DOING and spend too long in the planning phase and not enough time in the action phase.

Regardless of the source of your "overwhelmed feeling" the quickest way to release it is through action. Even five-concentrated minutes on a task will help us to feel we have control over the "to-do" versus it controlling us.

Your Turn:
Make a list of the things that are overwhelming to you right now. Choose one to work with this week. Each day, set your timer for at least 5 minutes and take focused action. Notice how the action begins to make the anxious and overwhelmed feelings dissolve.

Your Affirmation:
I do not succumb to feelings of being overwhelmed, instead I am inspired to action.

Challenge Life!

Brook Noel

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www.changeyourlifechallenge.com

And as always, don't forget to start your day with a heartfelt "Something great is going to happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"

And when ending your day ask yourself, "What is one more thing I can do to make today matter?"

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