Posted 12/26/2005 by Josh Hinds

Top Thirteen End-of-the-Year Questions
By Kevin Eikenberry

The questions we ask determine the answers we get. And it is from these answers that we create the actions of our day-to-day lives. This simple progression of questions to answers to actions implies that if we want more effective and productive actions, we can start by asking ourselves better questions.

The questions below are meant to help you create the actions you desire, and while you can ask these questions at anytime, the second half of December is a good time to ask, reflect on, and answer these questions.

Will it take some time? Yes it will. But it will be time well-spent. Read the questions now to get them in your sub-conscious mind. Then, schedule a two hour appointment (or schedule 10 minutes each day and do one question a day) with yourself in a quiet place, with your Journal, computer or just a pad of paper and record your answers to these questions.

1. What did I learn this year? Clearly you learned a lot over 365 days. This question is meant to get you thinking about the new skills you learned, the life lessons you absorbed, and the knowledge you gained that was most important or beneficial to you. List at least five important things, but if you get on a roll, there is no need to stop this list.

2. What did I accomplish this year? Make a list of the things you accomplished. These may be awards or promotions, but don’t limit yourself to these types of things. Any accomplishment large or small, public or private, should be on your list.

3. Which accomplishments am I proudest of? Take a look at your list of accomplishments and identify the 3-4 things you are most proud of. Spend a few minutes thinking about, and making notes about why you are proud.

4. Knowing what I know now, what would I have done differently in the past year? This isn’t a question to make you feel bad or guilty. This is an important learning question. Your answers to it will be among the most valuable you write.

5. What will be my greatest lasting memories of this year? Sort through the memories you want to hold onto for the rest of your life, and write down at least three.

6. In what ways did I contribute? Think about the people you helped and the ways in which you made your workplace, your neighborhood, your community and your world a better place to be.

7. What were my biggest challenges or obstacles? Thinking about our challenges and obstacles is important. Perhaps these were several months ago, are ongoing or you have just recently encountered them. Identifying them is one step towards overcoming them.

8. What obstacles did I overcome? And how did you do it? These triumphs may be listed as lessons or accomplishments, but think about them here too – make sure you capture what you learned in overcoming those obstacles.

9. Who are the most interesting people I met? Make a list of these people. And think too about when and under what circumstances you met them. These follow-up questions will help you intentionally meet more interesting people in the future!

10. How have they changed my life? It is great to meet interesting people. This question helps you think about how those people have impacted you. Think about what you learned from them, how they have helped you, the enjoyment and pleasure you have gained from knowing them.

11. How am I different now than I was at the start of the year? What a powerful question this is! Use your answer to help you catapult yourself in the direction of your dreams for the coming year.

12. What am I most grateful for? Your answer here may be a recap of some of your other answers and if so, that is OK. It also might help you highlight something you hadn’t yet thought about.

13. What else do I want to reflect on? This last question is yours. You can literally use this question or create your own. You’ll know, especially after working through the other twelve questions what you want to think about now.

These are thirteen powerful questions. But the power comes not from asking them, but from answering them. I have provided you with the start. The rest is up to you.

Make the time to answer these questions and enjoy the process. Savor the chance to reflect, knowing that this time investment will repay you many times in the coming year.
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Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company. To receive a free Special Report on leadership that includes resources, ideas, and advice go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/leadership.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.

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Posted 12/21/2005 by Josh Hinds

Comfort Zones
By David Breslow

Everybody has one. It can be so subtle in its effect on us that we are not even aware of it. Everybody has a different one and the one we have can change from situation to situation! What is it? It’s called a comfort zone.

Whenever we take on a new project, try something new, attempt to set new goals or standards for ourselves whether it’s an individual, team or business we will, at some point, come face to face with our comfort zone. It’s not a matter of “if” it will happen it’s only a matter of “when” it will happen.

Performance Comfort Zones

I work with professionals in sports and business. The athletes are always great examples of comfort zones at work because the feedback is so immediate. When I ask a golfer what they shoot they might answer, “I shoot in the mid 80’s or mid 70’s. This will normally be their comfort zone.

Many athletes “magically” end up performing very close to their established comfort zone and don’t realize how it influences their results. For example, a golfer may find him/herself shooting their all-time best score around the 14th hole. When they become aware of this their performance begins to “drift back” to the point where their final score is somewhere around their usual score.

Professional teams have comfort zones as well. If the team is “used” to finishing in last place their overall comfort zones will provide obstacles to finishing at the top. People who excel have a higher comfort zone than people and teams who don’t. Those who don’t will under perform and it has very little to do with talent or skill. Why? This is the power of an established comfort zone. Whether high or low it affects performance in sports, business and life!

When it comes to motivation and success we will all encounter our own personal comfort zones. Are you comfortable making the money you say you want to make? Are you comfortable reaching your personal or professional goals that look great on paper? As you know, New Year’s goals are notorious for being set and not pursued by people. In my opinion, they are not met because although they look good on paper the steps that make them happen are outside our comfort zones so we don’t take them.

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

There are many reasons goals are not met but I like to look at “root causes” and a root cause for inaction on goals has to do with comfort zones. Our comfort zones can be such a powerfully influential force that it can prevent us from taking the required action we need to meet our dreams.

In my coaching/speaking programs I focus on actions and not words as being a reflection of the “truth”. My clients come up with many “words and stories” or excuses for not reaching their dreams but actions say the truth and reveal our comfort zones. Even though we may want something, our action (or inaction) speaks volumes. When we are honest about our own comfort zones we uncover the hidden beliefs, assumptions and interpretations that cause us to be “stuck”

How Comfort Zones Are Formed

A comfort zone is formed by memory and experience. Many of us are very good at proving that our comfort zone exists. We may set a goal, start out being motivated and then slip into old comfort zones (under perform) time and time again. Each time we do, we reinforce the experience and say, “I knew this would happen” or “I knew I’d only get this far”.

Over time our comfort zone becomes even more imbedded in our memories and it then becomes our expectation over time (“this is where I always wind up!”) A comfort zone is a state of mind and often has little to do with your actual talent or skill.

Breaking Comfort Zones

There are many great ways to help break comfort zones and in this short article I will offer just a few that I’ve used with sports and business clients.

1. Be honest with yourself. Without awareness of your own comfort zones it is very difficult to move past them. Be honest. If you have a fear or limiting belief about yourself or something put it “out there” for yourself. There is nothing wrong with it; it’s just a belief and is not a true reflection of your worth, talent or skill.

2. Don’t assume you’re right! Don’t assume just because you’ve “proven” your comfort zone in the past that it has anything to do with today. It’s only a memory based on past experience and is no reflection on your capabilities right now!

3. Start Small—All comfort zones can be broken and expanded. Pick ONE area and create a small but steady process that allows you to bust through it. For example, if you want to grow your business take small strides each day that go in that direction. Call on the clients who will help you grow but not the “large” clients if you’re not comfortable yet. Make a list of those you are comfortable with and work it all the way through. As your comfort level grows so will your list and the people on it!
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David is a Speaker/Facilitator/Performance Coach who works with Athletes (PGA/LPGA) and businesses to help people perform at the ‘top of their game”. His approach is not “business as usual” and creates faster shifts in how people think, feel and perform every day. David has appeared on The Golf Channel, ESPN radio and has spoken to corporations across the country. To reach David call: 847.681.1698 or email: david@theflowzone.net or visit the web: www.theflowzone.net.

Posted 12/20/2005 by Josh Hinds

New Motivational Audio Message Added...

In case you haven't had a listen yet -- I've added a new motivational audio I did called, "Making Your Own Luck" to the Motivational Audio Podcast section of this site.

Also, since some folks have been asking where they can hear other audios I've done I figured I should mention that at the end of the page there is a "Motivation Audio Archives". As I update new messages the previous audios will move down to the archives... Here's wishing you great success, Josh Hinds :-)

Posted 12/19/2005 by Josh Hinds

Top 10 Things I Know for Sure
by Michael Angier

In an interview I watched recently, the interviewer asked, "What do you know for sure?" I was intrigued. And I knew I didn't want to be stalling for time if the question was ever asked of me. So I did some thinking about my answer. And I encourage you to come up with your own list.

1. We are Responsible for Our Life. And nobody else. Although all success requires the assistance and cooperation of others, our success can never be left to anyone else. Luck is not a strategy.

2. Life is Short. Whether we live 20 years or 100, our lives pass quickly. All the more reason to spend our life doing what we love. Since we never know how much time we have left, we should live each day as if it is our last—for it just may be.

3. You Can't Learn Less. We can only add to our knowledge. We don't have to give some of it up in exchange for new knowledge. Our ability to absorb and retain knowledge may just be unlimited.

4. Clarity Leads to Power. When we're clear, we're more effective. Our clarity reduces our mistakes and enables us to enlist the help of others. We are more powerful when we are clear, and we are weaker when we are confused.

5. What You Sow, You Reap. This is also called The Law of the Farm or The Law of Reciprocity. In order to continue to receive we must give.

6. You Can't Un-ring a Bell. No one can change what's already happened. Whatever is done is done. It's up to us whether we use the experience to learn or allow ourselves to be run by the experience.

7. It Takes a Long Time to Build a Good Reputation and Only a Short While to Ruin it. Trust and credibility is built slowly but can be lost almost instantly.

8. If You Don't Believe in Yourself, No One Else Will. People don't respect or follow anyone who doesn't have confidence in themselves. I think the Universe tends to trust us to the degree we trust ourselves.

9. It Doesn't Take Guts to Quit. Anyone can quit. And most people do—on their dreams and on themselves.

10. We Can Accomplish Anything We Want, Just Not EVERYTHING We Want. It's too big a world. There are too many options, too many things and only a certain amount of time.
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Posted 12/19/2005 by Josh Hinds

Nine Reasons Why Mentoring Matters to You
by Kevin Eikenberry

There are many roles we play or hats we wear in our lives. We are professionals, family members, brothers, sisters, co-workers, leaders, coaches, friends, parents, and neighbors to name just a few. While you may not wear all of the hats I listed, you can likely add several more that I left out!

Many of these roles are a given – we don’t have much choice of having the role – they come with being a responsible adult.

Because of these many roles, we find ourselves very busy. Many tasks and priorities find us perhaps busier now than we have ever been before!

With these two factors, many roles and little time, it may seem absurd to write an article that encourages taking on yet another role and adding another task to your over-booked calendar. But that is exactly what I am going to do. In this article I’m going to show you why, despite the competition for our time and energy, being a mentor is one of the best things you can do.

There are many reasons why being a mentor is valuable to the other person. They get the value of your expertise, knowledge, and experience. They get a chance to advance more rapidly and create greater success than they would have been able to without your insight and advice. While these are altruistic reasons, they don’t say anything about how you benefit. And while we all like to help others, sometimes we need to see what is in it for us as well.

There are benefits to you personally to spending your time and energy, sharing your expertise with others as a mentor. In fact, there are at least nine benefits that you might derive from being a mentor. These include:

You’ll develop a close relationship with your mentee. We can never have enough close relationships. And chances are the person you mentor will be someone you benefit from being around. After all, they are interested in improving themselves, care about learning, and are likely excited about the possibilities in their future. Which brings me to the second benefit…

You’ll be re-energized personally. Get around someone enthusiastic, and you naturally become more enthusiastic yourself. Some activities sap our energy while others spark it. Being a mentor is like carrying a book of matches with you. If you want to re-energize yourself to your own possibilities, be a mentor.

You’ll increase your commitment to your own career and organization. This one applies most if you are mentoring in a business situation. You can see how this would happen – as you get more enthused, you see new ways you can contribute. You see how your mentee can make a difference in the organization and this new vision will increase your commitment.

You’ll learn more by talking about and teaching things. It is funny how our brains work. When we teach something or explain something to someone else, we then understand it more clearly ourselves. As a mentor you will relive experiences, teach or share ideas. And when you do this you will learn and re-learn these concepts for yourself. Often you will find yourself “taking your own advice” to your great personal or professional benefit.

You’ll expand your impact in your organization. Not only will your personal commitment grow, but as you help others be more successful, the organization will succeed at higher levels. Think of the satisfaction you will get from knowing you are playing a part in making that happen.

You’ll enhance your self-esteem. It just feels good to help others. You will feel better about yourself and your abilities when you share your wealth of knowledge and experience with others. Your self esteem will rise because you are doing good things for someone else.

You’ll increase your skills. As you mentor others, you will become a better mentor. The skills that make you a better mentor; empathy, listening, caring, building trust (to name just a few), make you more effective in many other parts of your life. Being a mentor is actually great training in itself!

You’ll grow more confident. The culmination of many of these other benefits is that your confidence will increase. You’ll be more confident in many sorts of interpersonal relationships and conversations. You’ll know that you can have a positive impact. You’ll know that you can make a difference.

You’ll leave a legacy. Successful athletic coaches do more than grow their teams and win lots of games. The best also create a linage of coaches that leave their staff to become head coaches as well. This is an important legacy that they leave – a statement of their influence and impact. By mentoring others with care and compassion you will be adding directly to your legacy.

Take a minute now to be selfish. Think about yourself as a mentor. Identify what you see as being in it for you. Envision how it will feel to give back to someone else. Then go out and become a mentor – you, along with your mentee, will be glad you did!
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Kevin Eikenberry is a leadership expert and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a learning consulting company that helps Clients reach their potential through a variety of training, consulting and speaking services. To receive your free special report on Unleashing Your Potential go to http://www.kevineikenberry.com/uypw/index.asp or call us at (317) 387-1424 or 888.LEARNER.

Posted 12/14/2005 by Josh Hinds

"Ho Ho Hold On."
By Julie Clark Robinson

"On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined." - Lord Byron

I won't do it this year. I'll not get myself worked up in a tizzy all in the name of providing a memorable Christmas for my family. I'll keep the gifts under control, and the trimmings and menus and parties and everything else that lands me in bed with the flu every year by New Year's Eve.

I can't even believe it's me who is saying these things. What happened to that bright-eyed young woman whose heart was lighter than the meringue snow clouds she made every year? What happened to her endless energy and abounding joy at anything that squeaked of Christmas? Am I not the one who had a festive new outfit for every party, a sprig of mistletoe for every doorway and a small, yet thoughtfully wrapped gift for every mail carrier, hair stylist, and anonymous newspaper flinger or, for that matter, anyone who had been just plain nice to me that year?

I'll tell you what happened. I became a mom. And now that time and energy is in limited supply, I'm declaring a truce with the Domestic Christmas Faeries who haunt my tortured attempt at sleep at night. They win. This year, I won't even play the "perfect holiday" game. And my family will end up happier for it, of that, I'm quite sure.

One moment from several years ago stands out to me as the perfect example of my having gone a tad too far with the holiday bit. I had bundled up my 4 year-old son and 18 month-old daughter in their fluffy winter coats, hats and mittens. The air was brisk (okay frigid), but I dragged them out to the middle of a large courtyard with a huge, beautifully decorated pine tree. "Why, what a perfect setting in which to snap our holiday photo!" my Christmas muse was whispering in my ear. Naturally, my kids chaffed at the notion of standing out in the wind next to a huge prickly thing, let alone hold each other's hand and smiling. So what did I do?

"DO YOU HEAR ME? I SAID… 'SMILE!'"

The drill sergeant from "Full Metal Jacket" couldn't have delivered the line any better. Needless to say, that year's Christmas card was not a keepsake of Rockwellian proportions.
But now that the leaves are gone and the air is starting to dip beyond merely "brisk", I find that I need to remind myself of a few things:

I do not need to make star-shaped croutons.
I do not need to make star-shaped croutons.
I do not need to make star-shaped croutons.

Nor, does anyone really expect me to jam a bunch of cloves in pomegranates and place them in freshly polished silver bowls throughout the house. Every bedroom does not need its own Christmas tree, every pillow does not need a cinnamon potpourri sachet beneath it, and my husband's lukewarm reception to his flannel jammies won't change even if they come wrapped in a tower of antique hat boxes.
With every TV commercial filled with the pageantry of Christmas morning, I'm forcing myself to remember how it feels to wait until the kids are asleep before I begin the pleasure of wrapping presents - when it's pitch black outside and I'm hunchbacked over the bed in the guest room trying to curl the perfect ribbon. By that time of day, no mother should be allowed near sharp objects, let alone be twirling the blade of dull hair-cutting scissors around like a war-weary samurai.

These are the reality checks that I will call on to help keep myself under control this year. If I can't snap the perfect family photo, people will understand. Especially the hundred-some people I keep on my card list even though I haven't spoken with them since sending last year's "perfect" family photo. Come to think of it, have I ever stopped to think it's time to cut the cord with some of these people? Will my high school boyfriend's mother really notice how cute my kids are and call him in California to tell him? Will that idiotic former boss of mine look into my kids eyes and realize "So that's why she took two maternity leaves in three years."?

All I ever really wanted to do was create the kind of memorable experiences I had as a kid. Pure magic. Hot cocoa and angels in the snow. A drive on Christmas Eve to look for Santa's sleigh in the sky. Music and love and cookies.

Cookies. I guess I can handle a batch or two of cookies. Santas and reindeer. Elves and angels. Holly leaves with little Red Hots that look like berries. Oh, good idea…! The Red Hots can double as the nose for Rudolph. And, if I steady my hand just right, I can probably pull off a little icing mustache to distinguish the gingerbread man from the gingerbread woman. They'll need a house, too, with little peppermint wheels for windows. And a Christmas tree, with tiny Milky Way presents. Hey. Wait a minute…cinnamon sticks would make the perfect woodpile…dusted with confectioners sugar for snow, of course.

Oh, what the hell. Happy Holidays to everyone, in whatever level of participation you can muster. I've always felt that New Year's Eve is better spent on the couch anyway. Since I've become a mom, that is.

Sensory Exercise:

If you start to feel overwhelmed by your holiday "To Do" list, reach for some things that will take you back to the magic of the season. Bury your face in fresh pine needles or run outside and catch a snowflake on your tongue. (Or, make sure you have plenty of holiday scented candles on hand if you're worried what the neighbors will think!) Whatever it takes to help you remember your child-like wonder with the season, do it! January is best spend napping anyway, don't you think?
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Julie Clark Robinson is the author of Live in the Moment a fresh, funny and blatantly honest book about creating one's own daily joy. Visit her site at www.JulieClarkRobinson.com.

Posted 12/12/2005 by Josh Hinds

I wanted to include a quick heads up to say that we've had two new additions to the Motivational Speakers Hall Of Fame. They are:

Robert G. Allen (author of multiple streams of income, Nothing Down, and co-author of The One Minute Millionaire, as well as other success programs).

Wally Amos - he was the founder of Famous Amos Cookies - he is a highly acclaimed speaker that teaches organizations how to turn lemons into lemonade… because life is an “inside” job.

Posted 12/11/2005 by Josh Hinds

I just added another motivational audio recording I did to the site if you'd like to have a listen. This time around I recorded a collection of motivational quotes that I've written over the years. I hope you enjoy it and find it to be inspiring. You can have a listen here... All the best, Josh Hinds :-)

Posted 12/07/2005 by Josh Hinds

Curiosity Jump Starts Your Personal Brilliance
By Jim Canterucci

Curiosity helps you clarify problems, ideas, and situations, and it encourages you to explore how they could be different. Actively exploring the environment, asking questions, investigating possibilities, and possessing a sense of wonder are all part of being curious. Questions are key. Once you open up to the nuances of life, it's easy to find things that fascinate you and to begin wondering "why?" and "how?"

Questioning takes you to deeper levels of knowing and helps you relate to others. When you develop heightened curiosity, you improve the quality of your life by asking better questions and being receptive to new ideas. The desire to expand your understanding motivates you to go beyond the surface.

You learn more because you have a desire to know more. When you approach an idea, person, or situation with a heightened sense of curiosity, your natural tendency is to "quest" for additional information. Even when you can't immediately apply what you learn, you are training to keep your curiosity muscles "buff."

Another advantage of being curious is that your brain is designed to reward you for exploring fresh ideas and trying new activities. When you experience novelty, your brain produces more dopamine -- an important brain chemical that lifts your mood and increases your sense of well-being.

Break Through Curiosity Barriers

What stops us from being curious when "the desire to understand" is clearly an inborn attribute of being human?

The answer to this question is somewhat different for everyone, but there are some common curiosity barriers that many people come up against. These barriers include fear of the unknown, entrenched beliefs, insecurity, apathy, and avoidance. The magic with curiosity is that once you start to break through the barriers, you can quickly return to a state of child-like wonder and questioning.

Although we tend to think of barriers as "bad," they provide us with important information about who we are and how we function under various challenging conditions. As the proverb goes, "Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors." Every time we confront a barrier and find a way to remove it or go around it, we improve our problem-solving skills and the underlying curiosity muscles.

Rather than dreading the barriers that are certain to be ahead, try to anticipate them in the way an athlete looks forward to an upcoming race or game.

Heighten Your Curiosity

Albert Einstein, one of the most innovative thinkers in history, said, “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

Your outcomes are greatly determined by the quality of the questions that you ask yourself and others. Heightening your curiosity improves the quality of your life. People who are curious are open to thousands of potentialities and therefore increase their power to find the best solutions, the most lucrative offers, and the most creative ideas. Rather than being entrenched in their current beliefs, they withhold judgment, knowing that the last chapter has yet to be written.

The power that heightening your curiosity can create in your life is truly unlimited. When you put past judgments aside, you come up with some of your most innovative ideas. For example, when Henry Ford made a commitment to develop an "unbreakable" glass for car windshields his highly educated engineers reported that it was "impossible."

Undaunted, Ford directed them to find someone who didn't know it was impossible. The plant recruited some curious engineers who had not yet accumulated a mass of limitations based on what they "knew" and this group came up with the formula to manufacture shatterproof glass. A commitment to curiosity solved a seemingly impossible problem and has saved scores of lives in the decades since this innovation was introduced.

If you've ever spent time with a young child, you know that curiosity is a natural gift. Children are like miniature reporters, constantly asking who, what, when, where, and particularly why. They also have very few preconceived notions, so they’re open to taking in new information without being constrained by biases and judgments. An exchange with the seven-year-old daughter of a friend highlights this openness.

She said, "My mom told me not to talk to strangers." I agreed that her mother had given her savvy advice. But then she asked, "What is a stranger?" I easily replied, "A stranger is someone you don't know." She thought for a moment and replied, "But I didn't know any of my friends when I met them, so they were all strangers, weren't they?" What could I say? She had me. In that moment, I realized that thinking like a child opened doorways that most adults had closed years before.

Young children believe that most everything is possible. Until someone convinces them otherwise, or until they become jaded through failures or disappointments, the world is a wide open place filled with delightful possibilities. They can imagine flowers that talk and spaceships that shrink down small enough to fit under their bed.

Nothing is off limits. To reconnect with that open sense of possibility is one of the most powerful benefits of heightening your natural gift of curiosity. Making it a practice to think like this, at least a few times each day can trigger countless ideas for personal innovation.

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Jim Canterucci is the author of Personal Brilliance. He can be reached via the web at www.MyPersonalBrilliance.com or at 614.899.9044.

Posted 12/01/2005 by Josh Hinds

Neutralizing Worry Situations
By Brian Tracy

Your job is to organize your life and work so as to minimize surprises and problems. However, this is not always possible, in spite of your best efforts.

Use The Worry Buster
If you are already facing a fear - or worry-inducing situation, here are the four steps of what we refer to as the “worry buster.”

Clarity Is Everything
Step Number One: Define the worry situation clearly in writing - fully half of all problems can be solved just by clearly defining them. Remember, “Accurate diagnosis is half the cure.”

Determine The Worst
Step Number Two: Determine the worst possible outcome of the situation. What is the absolute worst that can happen?

Be Willing To Have It So
Step Number Three: Resolve to accept the worst should it occur. The first step in dealing with any negative situation is to be willing to have it so. Once you resolve to accept the worst, your mind will become calm and clear and you’ll be ready to take some constructive action.

Take Action
Step Number Four: The final step is to immediately begin doing everything you possibly can to improve upon the worst.

The Real Antidote To Worry
Remember, worry is merely a sustained form of fear caused by indecision. The only real antidote to worry is purposeful action. Get so busy doing something about your situation that you don’t have time to worry. As you take action, your confidence, courage and sense of control will return and wipe away your fears.

Action Exercises:
Here are two things you can do to get rid of your worries:

First, make a list, down one side of a page, of all the situations causing you any stress or worry at the moment.

Second, on the other side of the page, write out the worst possible thing that could happen as a result. You’ll be amazed to see much of your worry disappear with this exercise.
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Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on personal and business success. His fast-moving talks and seminars are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to get better results in every area. Visit Brian's web site and take advantage of his FREE audio program offer.