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Understanding the power of positive & negative thoughts   Positive thinking can be understood in terms of explanatory style is how you explain situations and events; how you interpret them makes sense and meaning of how and why things do and don’t happen.  When you interpret an event, a situation or circumstances in a positive way, you take a favourable view of past, present or future events, situations and circumstances. You’re likely to look for the best in other people, and view yourself and your abilities in a positive way. But if things do go wrong when there are problems you don’t dwell on them. I know it’s hard when you suffer from anxiety disorder but there is a way to overcome it. Instead you look for the positive solutions and you look for silver lining you recognise that often, challenges and difficulties have a positive aspect to them. For example I faced many things in my life if I can do it so can you. The practice  What you think and say to yoursel...

  By Lifesuccessnz  Productivity  Do things right away Procrastination can have negative effects on both our energy levels and the amount of time we have available to complete tasks. When we put off tasks, we often think and tell ourselves that we are giving ourselves a break or more time to complete the task. However, in reality, we are just creating more stress and anxiety for ourselves. This added stress drains our energy, making it harder for us to focus and be productive when we do eventually start working on the task. The longer we put off a task, the more time we ultimately spend thinking about it and worrying about it, which can take away from time we could be using to complete other tasks or to enjoy life.  Don’t procrastinate for five days on something that takes five minutes to do. When we have something in the back of our head, it takes up mental space and energy. When procrastination becomes a habit, our metal storage gets more and more filled until we f...

 Creativity: How to unlock your potential  This page pulls together my most essential information about creativity. I’ll share how creativity works, how to find your hidden creative genius, and how to create meaningful work by learning how to make creative thinking a habit. I’ve tried to present the basics of everything you need to know to start mastering creativity, even if you don’t have much time. At the end of this page, you’ll find a complete list of all the articles I have written on creativity. What is Creativity? Let’s define creativity. The creative process is the act of making new connections between old ideas or recognizing relationships between concepts. Creative thinking is not about generating something new from a blank slate, but rather about taking what is already present and combining those bits and pieces in a way that has not been done previously. So, for music you create the content from what already existed.  While being creative isn’t easy, nearly al...

But here’s the thing: We all have areas of life that we say are important to us, but that we aren’t measuring. You can watch my video to be inspired. 👇 What We Measure, We Improve The things we measure are the things we improve. It is only through numbers and clear tracking that we have any idea if we are getting better or worse. When I measured, how. Many abdominal exercises  When I recorded  my values , I began living with more integrity. When I measured how many abdominal exercises I did, I got stronger. When I tracked  my reading habit of 20 pages per day , I read more books. Goodreads is a good app.  When I recorded  my values , I began living with more integrity. Our lives are shaped by how we choose to spend our time and energy each day. Measuring can help us spend that time in better ways, more consistently. It’s Not About the Result, It’s About Awareness The trick is to realize that counting, measuring, and tracking is not about the result. It’s about...

  Reinvent yourself  Lori Watt singer & songwriter also  Life coach in NZ We all have goals that we say are important to us — getting in shape, building a business, writing a book, and so on — but for most of us, the inertia of life holds us back. This is especially true when we’re living a relatively comfortable life.   It’s easy to look at someone with the success. There are plenty of talented people who never make a choice to do something different, to reinvent themselves, but I did! And to pursue dreams. It’s hard to work up the guts to try something new. Nobody wants to feel stupid and start from the beginning all over again.  But talent isn’t worth a thing without the willingness to take action. It’s great to have a dream, but it’s better to pursue it. That’s why I keep pursuing life coaching as I was passionate about it.  There’s nothing special that happens to the people who choose to reinvent themselves and chase their dreams. It’s not any easi...

The Beginner’s Guide to Continuous Self-Improvement What is Self-Improvement? Let’s define self-improvement. The definition of self-improvement is pretty self-explanatory: Self-improvement is the improvement of one’s knowledge, status, or character by one’s own efforts. It’s the quest to make ourselves better in any and every fact of life. Best Self-Improvement Articles to Start With Self-improvement almost always starts with self-awareness and the ability to transform your habits. If you’re serious about transforming your life and improving yourself, you should start with these two articles: How to Stop Lying to Ourselves: A Call for Self-Awareness : If you’re serious about getting better at something, then one of the first steps is to know—in black-and-white terms—where you stand. You need self-awareness before you can achieve self-improvement. Focus on Achieving goals: Achieving goals For most of us, the path to self-improvement starts by setting a specific and actionable g...