Learn to say no to most requests. You do not want to spread yourself too thin. You don’t need to save everyone else or help them. They need to learn to put the extra effort in.
Too many social engagements will leave you broke and exhausted. Select one or two per month that you will really enjoy. Then budget appropriately and attend. The rest you’ll just have to hear about from others.
Sometimes we think we’re cheating the system or successfully avoiding the work we know we need to do.
In reality, we are only cheating ourselves.
No sacrifice, no commitment, no good results.
For the next 7 days, remove 5 things from your house each day. Find 5 things each day that do not bring you joy and get them out of the house. Take them to a charity shop, bin them or sell them online. Just get them out of the house in the next 7 days.
Be mindful that you don’t discard someone else’s favourite item. If it is not 100% yours, do ask the other person first to see if they are ok with letting it go.
Secondly, really limit what you bring in to the house. Leave it out front for recycling or in the trash bin if necessary. The less you bring into the house, the less you need to throw away later on.
If you do this every day for three months, you’ll have gotten rid of 450 items and your house will be nearly free of clutter and feel very cozy and calm.
Keep your word to yourself and others. To others so that you build and keep a good, trusted reputation. To yourself so you build confidence in what you say you’ll do.
You’ll find that your self-confidence grows the more you keep your word to yourself. If you say you’ll go to the gym at 05:30, then you better get up and go at that time. Make specific goals and promises to yourself, and then do everything to keep them.
We don’t know when we will pass from this world, or when others will.
Say goodbye in a heartfelt way. Be sure to tell people your great thoughts of them. Give them the best, their highlights, so they know.
What new habit will you build today? Just start today with one. However simple or small, just start.
Can you read a book for 45 minutes? Is it possible to do homework or study without getting distracted? Of course it is.
You may be out of practice, but you can retrain.
Start today.
People have an infinite capacity to change for the better and for the worse. However, people usually change only once they decide to. Hence the saying about the horse, the water, and drinking.
Most people will do anything but change, even if the path is clear and the outcome almost certain. They would rather not change and then wait until it becomes a disaster.
Don’t be that person. Make the tough, uncomfortable changes today.
Enjoy them.
