1. Try Different Mediums. Do you keep your to-do list on the computer, or on paper? For a week, try doing the opposite – and see what difference it makes.
2. Don't Over-Plan. Don't fill up your to-do list with "nice to do" items ... if you want to track these, try keeping them on a separate page or in a different file.
3. Make New Tasks Wait. Unless a new task really needs to be done the same day, write it on tomorrow's list. (Or on a different day later in the week.)
4. One Task At a Time. Flitting around trying to do five things at once won't do you any favors: you're more likely to forget things, make mistakes, or get distracted.

1. Follow Your Curiosity. "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."
2. Perseverance is Priceless. "It's not that I'm so smart; it's just that I stay with problems longer."
3. Focus on the Present. "Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves."
4. The Imagination is Powerful. "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge."
5. Make Mistakes. "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
6. Live in the Moment. "I never think of the future - it comes soon enough."
7. Create Value. "Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value."
8. Don't Expect Different Results. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
9. Knowledge Comes From Experience. "Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience."
10. Learn the Rules and Then Play Better. "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."

1. It's conceivable. If you can think it, you can likely achieve it.
2. It has to be believable. It only takes one or two negative people to put doubt in your mind. Learn to replace these lies with the truth. The truth tells you that you are worthy to have whatever you conceive. 
3. It must be achievable. Successful goal setting is about achievement. The goals you set are intended to be achieved. 
4. It must be measurable. Goals need to be specific and measurable so you can gauge your progress and know when a goal has been met. 
5. It must be stated with no alternatives. When setting a goal, it must be stated with a firm "all-or-nothing" way of thinking. 
6. It must be something you want to do. If you have passion for a goal then you are more likely to accomplish it. 

1. Pay with cash. When you pay with cold hard cash, you'll be more conscious of your spending. 
2. Leave your wallet. It's too easy for me to go into a zombie-like state and start buying.
3. Realize what is important. What do you really value in life? When you're looking at that new phone, computer or car, do you really need it?
4. Acknowledge the urge. The only time you can get caught up in the urge to consume is when you're unaware of its influence over you.
5. Explore the deeper meaning. Why do we consume? What are we trying to do?
6. Think strategically. If you want to buy a car, it's not just the car you're buying. It's the future fuel cost, repairs and everything else that comes with it.
7. Ask.  "Do I really need this?" and "How often am I going to use this?"

1. Exercise Your Anger. Take your anger out for a workout.
2. Play Out Your Anger. Channel your anger into a creative process.
3. Use Your Anger to Change the Situation. Rather than stewing in anger, examine it to find what's causing you to be angry, and then change the cause or causes.
4. Change Me, for You. Anger holds a strong conviction that we are "right". 
5. Get Intimate With Your Anger. Anger is a wake up call. It's there yelling at us, "Something's not right here. LOOK!! This needs to CHANGE!" Fearlessly step into your anger, naked without any filter, and ask it to reveal its message to you. 

1. Focus on the Present. "I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's were the fun is."
2. Fail Forward. "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war."
3. Think Big. "As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big."
4. Do What You Love. "If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable."
5. Stay Positive. "What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate."
6. Passion is Power. "Without passion you don't have energy; without energy you have nothing."
7. Experience is Priceless. "Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make."

1. Stop and Think Before Taking on a New Commitment. First, don't be too quick to say "yes". Remember, it's OK to say no!
2. Delegate and Ask for Help Where Possible. When you do take on an extra task or piece of work, don't get too hung up on the idea of doing it all yourself. By learning to delegate, you'll accomplish more.
3. Keep Good Notes and Records. A big reason for failing to follow through is simple forgetfulness.
4. If All Else Fails ... Back Out With Grace. Finally, sometimes you can't keep all your commitments. 

1. Following the Rules. We all have this reflex to follow the rules. As we grew up, our parents, friends and teachers kept telling us to follow the rules. If you broke a rule, you were bad. Why are you accepting them? You are responsible for your life.
2. Definition of Success. What's your definition of success? Have you even thought about it? Allowing society to define your definitions can be dangerous and often leads to a broken and unfulfilled life.
3. Letting Fear Enslave You. Humans are hardwired to feel fear. If you're afraid to do something, try doing it anyway. 
4. Being Greedy. The simple point is this: don't let money or anything else get in your way. The things that truly matter in your life cannot be bought.
5. Destroying Your Body. There's delicious food all around us. At any given moment, we can eat a pizza, hamburger or even buy some candy. These foods will ultimately lead to the destruction of your body. It isn't easy. The important thing is eating healthy most of the time.
6. Having Fuzzy Goals. Without clear goals you're going nowhere. And it's not just about setting goals, it's about setting the right goals. This all comes back to your definition of success. What matters to you? 
7. Being Comfortable. When you have enough, it feels easy to just maintain what you have. By now, I think you'll know where that will lead you. Let's just start following our passion and purpose right now.

• Remember that life is fragile and can end at any moment. Remembering our own mortality can keep things in perspective.
• Stop making distinctions between people. When you start making distinctions between the value of people based on externals, there is no end to the categories you can invent, and this can be a dangerous game.
• Don't take yourself too seriously. In a sense, all life is a game. To quote the bard, 'All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players.'
• Consider that the true meaning of life is to give service. The external trappings may come, but if you can be of service, then you will find your center. Einstein noticed this when he wrote, 'Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.'

1. Focus. "One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular."
2. Realize That Decisions Decide Destinies. "It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny."
3. Recognize the Path to Success. "The truth of the matter is that there's nothing you can't accomplish if: (1) You clearly decide what it is that you're absolutely committed to achieving, (2) You're willing to take massive action, (3) You notice what's working or not, and (4) You continue to change your approach until you achieve what you want, using whatever life gives you along the way."
4. Raise Your Standard. "Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards. When people ask me what really changed my life eight years ago, I tell them that absolutely the most important thing was changing what I demanded of myself. I wrote down all the things I would no longer accept in my life, all the things I would no longer tolerate, and all the things that I aspired to becoming. If you don't set a baseline standard for what you'll accept in life, you'll find it's easy to slip into behaviors and attitudes or a quality of life that's far below what you deserve."
5. Major in Major Things. "Most people fail in life because they major in minor things."
6. Do What You Know To Do. "You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action."
7. Learn to Follow the Leader. "If you want to be successful, find someone who has achieved the results you want and copy what they do and you'll achieve the same results."

1. Observation. Observation is important to every profession. Observe the world around you for clues and trends.
2. Communicate effectively. This means both verbally and non-verbally.  Learn to use your body language to garner respect and loyalty so that you can communicate more effectively.
3. Comfort for your clients and customers is supremely important. There is a "comfort dividend," only now recognized, and it is repaid by having customers and clients who want to visit more frequently, stay longer, and increase face time with you.
4. Move to action. Nothing makes a customer or client feel more attended to than your movement to action. 

1. Use your subconscious. Everything starts in your mind and then becomes reality, so you need to install the right beliefs into your subconscious. 
2. Surround yourself with positive and supportive people. It's hard to find people like this – if you have friends who can manage this tightrope act between support and criticism, you should hang on to them!
3. Expand your comfort zone. You're never going to get anywhere without trying new things. If you can't swim, you're going to have to get wet.
4. One step at a time. Extending the swimming analogy, chances are you're not going to learn to swim by jumping into the deep end – it's too much, too soon.
5. Don't take things so seriously. Lighten up and keep things in perspective.
6. Shyness is pride. Nobody really cares about you. So stop being so self absorbed.
7. Don't over analyze. You are not going to overcome shyness by thinking about it.
8. Be comfortable in your own skin. Try going out alone.
9. Read the right books (and blogs!). Read books that will help you with your shyness.

1. Eat Breakfast -- Everyday! Athletes won't roll out of bed and start exercising for two strenuous hours without having eaten a solid breakfast that contains a substantial amount of protein.
2. Eat Several, Proportioned Meals. Athletes eat all day long to maintain their energy levels.
3. Keep Snacks Nearby. They plan their snacks in advance to always have them on hand. 
4. Eat Protein (and it doesn't have to be meat!). Athletes eat protein with each meal!
5. Grab a Banana. Athletes know that fruits are an essential part of their diet. The banana is THE fruit that every athlete knows is essential to their diet.
6. Liquefy. When it comes to refueling their bodies, athletes know that water is essential.

1. Be okay with not being perfect. Accepting failure can be difficult because it goes against what we think to be true. We believe we have to be perfect in everything we do. But there is value in accepting our imperfection because by doing so, we are allowing our humanness to exist, and perhaps thrive.
2. Keep a journal. Our lives are full of activity. Keeping a journal and writing about activity, especially the resulting failures, is a good way to keep track of everything that happens and expressing how a failure has impacted your life.
3. Acceptance. Accepting failure is to be fully aware of the present moment without judgment or shame. Accepting failure is the best way to accept you a little more each day. 
4. Ask for help. When we fail, we are not alone. Everybody fails. 
5. Find the nuggets. Even in our darkest moments, there can be nuggets of goodness waiting to be discovered.

• ...Your Parents? Now, if you've left home, you might think that your parents don't have any control over you any more. Could be as simple as going into the career that your parents recommend for you, instead of following your dreams.
• ...Your Peers? How often are your choices dictated by your friends and colleagues? How you spend your money? How you spend your time?
• ...Society? Sometimes, the people controlling our lives aren't even people we know. They're media moguls, or celebrities, or journalists. When society's in control, it can look like this: You often buy products because you've seen them advertised.
• ...You? Finally, maybe you've already got it sorted, and you're fully in control. Or perhaps you're definitely on the road to being there. Here's how things might be for you: You can enjoy activities which others might find boring, strange or silly, You don't have to spend money to be happy etc
• So, who's in charge of your life? Do you need to make some changes?

1. Think Positive Thoughts Before You Sleep
2. Tell yourself That Today is a Better Day
3. Wake Up a Few Minutes Earlier
4. Take It Easy
5. Keep a Mental Note of the Things You Need to Do
6. Get Some Inspiration
7. Eat a Healthy Breakfast
8. Some Stretching Will Do You Good
9. Pay Attention to your Hygiene and Appearance
10. Compliment Yourself
11. Adopt a Positive Attitude
12. Exert Some Effort to Smile
13. Try Not To Be Reactive
14. Count to Ten to Keep You from Exploding
15. Think before You Act
16. Don't Take Things Too Seriously
17. Be More Attentive to People
18. Look at People and Situations in a Positive Light
19. Give Compliments to Other People
20. Manage Your Time Wisely
21. Take a Break
22. Deal with Things the Mature Way
23. Laugh a Lot
24. Consider Inputs from Other People
25. Grab Fruit Instead of a Bar of Chocolate
26. Always Do Your Best
27. Don't Wallow in Sorrow and Defeat
28. Stay Away From Negative People
29. Be Courteous and Kind
30. Build Bridges and Develop Friendships
31. Be Careful with What You Say
32. Take Time to Stop and Smell the Flowers
33. Learn to Pace Your Energy
34. Incorporate Exercise Throughout the Day
35. Wear Comfortable Shoes
36. Drink Plenty of Water
37. Pay Attention to What You Eat
38. Go Easy on the Coffee
39. Treat Yourself
40. Plan the Next Day before Going Home
41. Spend Quality Time with the People You Love
42. Keep in Touch With Friends and Family
43. Have a Hobby
44. Have No Regrets
45. Keep a Journal
46. Take a Relaxing Bath
47. Prepare the Things You Need Before You Go to Sleep
48. Get in the Mood to Sleep
49. Make Love
50. Go to Bed Early

• Indulge in a 15-minute massage at one of those drop-in places in the mall. Use the time to think through all the things you're happy about in your life. 
• Cancel a meeting or appointment that you really don't want (and possibly need) to do, and either take yourself out for a coffee or meet a friend for a quick catch-up.
• Spend even 10 minutes (more is great as well) on one of those things you've always wanted to do.
• If you really can't escape your planned day then take a few minutes to book a treat for yourself – a facial, a hair appointment, time with a friend etc
• Write a 5-minute bullet point business plan for that great idea you've been harbouring for years
• Get into the great outdoors (nature!) and take a few lungfuls of clean, fresh air – let it clear out the cobwebs!
• What else would you add to that list? Think of the things you always tell yourself you'll do one day when you get the time – those would all work. It doesn't really matter what you do, the key is simply to find something that acts as a bridge between a grumpy mood and a happy you.

1. Passion. Passion is power. Passion gives you the strength to overcome the barriers which block success. The first key to success is "passion," you must follow your passion.
2. Experience. All successful people have experience. Before you succeed you may need 5, 10, or even 20 years of experience. Experience is priceless!
3. Unique Ideas. Ideas are the foundation of success. What unique ideas do you have? It's an awesome thing, ideas that are "free" can actually make you successful.
4. Faith and Courage. Without faith and courage you'll never succeed. To unlock your true potential you're going to have to exercise your faith and utilize your courage.
5. Focus. Focus gives you the power to break the barrier of mediocrity. Never lose focus!
6. Determination and Discipline. In order to succeed you're going to need discipline and determination. You must become like the bulldog to succeed.

1. Be Clear About What You Want to Accomplish. It's always a good idea to have a clear goal in mind, but especially when you're feeling tired or otherwise sub-par. Sit down and think what you need to get done today. 
2. Get Ruthless About Distractions. Again, this is always good advice – but when you're tired, it counts double. Stay out of your email, don't log into Facebook, and don't keep taking breaks from the task at hand.
3. Drink Plenty of Water. Dehydration saps your concentration – so make sure you're sipping water regularly if you're tired. 
4. Keep Moving Around. If you're feeling sleepy, the worst thing to do is to sit down somewhere warm and comfy – you'll almost certainly nod off! Instead, make sure you move around frequently: get up and stretch.
5. Take a Shower. Getting into a shower will really wake you up when you're feeling sluggish.
6. Perform Easier Tasks. If you're feeling really tired but you still need to get some work done, try doing your more routine tasks: things like replying to emails etc . Often, your energy will naturally pick back up while you work.

1. Think About Your Values. What's truly important to you? Maybe it's your family, your health, or your career. Maybe it's simply having the time to enjoy yourself and do things that you love.
2. Look at the End Result. However much you enjoy your job or your life as a whole, there'll be tasks which you simply don't like doing. The point is to have them done.
3. Learn Something New. Often, learning something new means starting off with basics, and it might not be very exciting. But you need to work through very easy tasks before you can move on to harder, more interesting, ones.
4. Figure Out Who You're Helping. If you're really struggling to find any meaning for yourself in your work, then think about the person or people who you're helping.
5. Take Pride in Doing a Good Job. Finally, if you're struggling to find objective meaning in your work, then focus on yourself as a person. Many of us get satisfaction from doing a job well, regardless of whether that job is interesting.

1. Catching Waves.  I learned that sometimes just two extra paddles will make the difference between catching the wave and not catching it. The funny thing is it is a very slight effort that results in a huge difference.
2. Exercise. 10 minutes a day makes a big difference.
3. Weight Loss. Eat less and exercise more.
4. Blogging. One thing I notice about many early stage bloggers is that they don't post often enough. Some people get ahead and don't stay hungry.
5. Entrepreneurship/Careers. If you are an entrepreneur of any sort, even a half an hour extra a day doing something to add value to your business could make a huge difference. You could attend a networking event or make a new online connection.
6. Academics. In a home study course by Jack Canfield I heard the difference between a 3.0 student in college and a 4.0 student in college came down to one simple difference. The 4.0 student reviewed his or her notes from class every night before going to sleep.
7. Saving Money. The extra effort of saving a 100-200 dollars a month for 1 year will make a huge difference the next year.

1. Change departments. This isn't the same as quitting or leaving all together. Take advantage of the natural churn in a company. Try your hand at something totally different.
2. Get involved. If you can't leave, or switch departments, get as involved as you possibly can. Sign up for every training course etc. Involving yourself socially within a company exposes to more networking opportunities than would otherwise be available.
3. Create a new position. This will take a lot of time, research, planning and dedication but it really can work. Consider these things:

1. Attachment. Being overly attached is being fearful. It signifies that you believe in scarcity. You can love without being needy or attached.
2. Control. Control is one of the biggest relationship breakers for me and I've become aware of the slightest amount of control exerted on me. It's a deal breaker.
3. Expectations. Being disappointed is impossible without expectations. Take a hard, deep look at what you're expecting to get out of each relationship you have. 
4. Selfishness. It's easy to fall into selfishness and laziness in both relationships and personal development. It takes discipline to keep going and being aware of what the other person really wants. 
5. Non-Growth. A relationship where one part is on the path of growth and the other is on the path of sloth is a recipe for disaster. 
6. Different Values. Relationships can thrive without having the same values. But companionship is a lot easier when both people have the same values.

Too much living by the rules.

• Your own rules. 
• How often do you do something just for the heck of it - because you really want to, not because you know it will lead to a certain outcome?
• To say the hell with the lists, and the musts and the shoulds and just start tuning in to what makes us feel so good we can't help but smile?

• A few minutes spent amongst nature
• Watching a crappy sitcom
• Reading a trashy magazine
• Going to stand-up comedy
• Having coffee with a friend etc

• Planning a special day out just for you, or with a friend
• Daydreaming about your next holiday and then making steps to book it
• Creating a vision board with images of all the things you'd like to attract into your life etc

1. Figure Out Your Top Goal. If you could accomplish just one thing in the next year, what would it be? Don't let anyone else's expectations or desires dictate your primary goal.
2. Decide What Else to Fit In. Sometimes, your top goal is such a big one that it needs as much focus as possible – and all your other goals need to wait. Often, though, you can fit in a couple of other goals.
3. Put Other Goals On Hold. Many goals aren't time sensitive, and can be put on hold.
4. Ditch Goals that Come From Others. Finally, some goals shouldn't be on your list at all. These are goals which someone else has imposed on you, whether directly or indirectly.
5. Next Steps So, how can you put this into practice today? 

• If the thought of resuming your project fills you with dread, it might be time to say "goodbye" to it for good.

1. Devote a Chunk of Time. Devote a whole weekend to writing the next chapter or two of your novel. Spend a day updating a long-neglected website. Schedule a whole afternoon to work on your craft project. You might even go on a weekend or week-long course.
2. Give Yourself a Deadline. Why did your project stall in the first place? Because you weren't working on it consistently. The best way to keep up your momentum on a long-term project is to have a firm deadline in mind. Write your deadline on your calendar.
3. Set a Regular Schedule – and Stick to It. Once you've got a deadline, you can work back from that to figure out your weekly schedule. With a work project, you might have specific milestones to hit along the way. 
4. Make a Public Commitment. The accountability helps you stay motivated. There are plenty of ways you could do this, including:

• Taking a course which involves producing regular work
• Updating your Twitter followers each day with your progress
• Asking a friend or relative to keep you accountable

• Here is something that might sound absolutely absurd to some but is 100% true – humans have the choice to be happy or not. Choosing happiness will change everything in your life.

So the million dollar question is "How do you choose happiness?"

1. Decide. AKA-choose.
2. Stick with your choice.
3. Watch the dramatic difference that choice will make.

• Letting go of the past and living in the present moment while consciously choosing happiness will take deliberate practice, but the rewards will be worth it.

• When you wake up in the morning, choose to be grateful for everything in your life. Choose to smile, choose to relax and take time, as you get ready for your day. 
• When something "bad" arises – choose to not let it get to you because everything will always work out just the way that it was supposed to.
• Remember that as with anything new in life, you must start with small steps. These incremental changes will turn into big changes over time.
• My life changed dramatically when I decided to choose happiness, and I wish to pass this gift on to you.

1. Un-niche. In a world where the media is becoming continually more niche, it's easy to assume your passion must follow suit. But it doesn't and you don't. Look at the categories your interests are placed under. 
2. Dig into how you spend your time. Eventually I became particularly mindful of how I spent my time: What was I doing on my computer? Which books were I reading? What did I write about?
3. Be honest with yourself. From personal experience I know how easy it is to mentally block out your passions because you're either ashamed of them, or because they fit a stereotype you don't want to feed. 
4. Transcend nouns. The most obvious passions are nouns, clear cut interests like wine or tennis. Your passion may be a verb though.
5. Stop thinking about it. Constant focus on finding your passion puts too much brain power towards the act of finding your passion. Your passion will come to you when it's meant to come to you.

We All Take Things For Granted

• Freedom, health, food in the fridge, love and friendships - these are all among the things that we take for granted simply because they have been in our lives every day.
• We all take so much for granted. It takes a lot of emotional stability to be content with what you have. To be able to resist the temptation of thinking that other people have it better.

• A sports car, bank balance or supermodel girlfriend may be what you think will make you happy, but when you get it, you may feel empty and unsatisfied. The deception with seeing things that you think will make you happy is the fact that you only see the good side of those things.

• I think the key to a happy life is being content with who you are and where you are right now. Life is an awesome journey.
• Everyone always wishes for something they don't have. Maybe you want to be like someone else in certain ways, maybe you want to live someone else's life because you think yours sucks. Truth is, you may not have an easy life, but it is your life.
• "It's not an easy life, but it's MY LIFE"
• It is your life, your adventure. It is a gift. If you are lucky enough to have your freedom and your health, then I believe that anything is possible. Where there is a will, there is a way.

• Just remember that what you dream of may not give you what you want from it (happiness, pleasure or love). If you are lucky, then what you dream of will give you exactly what you want. Just think about the real reason of your dreams and desires.

1. Use Your Curiosity. Fear is painful when you try to push it away. Don't resist. A funny thing happens when you do this, the fear usually disappears because you're not afraid of it.
2. Emotional Freedom Techniques. EFT is almost like acupuncture, but without the needles.It works by tapping (with your fingers) on acupuncture points on your body, which then balance the energy and thus neutralize bad feelings.
3. Sedona Method. The Sedona Method is asking yourself a few simple questions. The only drawback is that the Sedona Method has a price attached to it, while EFT is free and you can download a manual from the EFT website.
4. Gratitude. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to be afraid, angry or depressed while thinking about what you are grateful for? 
5. Just Do It. When you've done things in fear a few times, it starts to go away on its own, because you begin to realize that there's nothing dangerous about fear.
6. Be Present. Being present simply means being aware of your body. You can focus on your muscles, your breathing or the sounds around you.