Discover Twelve Simple Steps To Increasing Productivity, Having More Fun and Creating More Income!
Want be more productive but no clue where to go? How do you define what it means to be productive? Do you feel you are spinning the wheels? Do you feel you are active in what you do but never produce results? Are you striving to be a perfectionist?
Just few days ago I was in my favorite bookstore and I grabbed a nice comfy chair. I was also listening to water fall sounds and felt I was in my own little escape world from the stress and life outside of the bookstore. Personally for me, staying sane in the world filled with daily stress and constant new demands of my online home business can be quite challenging and sometimes impossible. As we know 70% of all medical problems are stress related and honestly there is no quick fix. However, there are few solutions or tips that can help anyone. They are very simple and so often overlooked.
Economic conditions are often false triggers
Especially due to the economic condition our country and the world is today no wonder more and more people are depressed, overweight and develop chronic health conditions. Is that true belief we have created for ourselves because of media and what we hear on weekly basis? Did we allow what is happening in this country and even globally stop us from being productive? I think it is an excuse for some to justify laziness. What should we do? We feel we are stuck in this mess and we often do not know whom to listen to and whom can listen to us.
Control the stress. First and foremost we must put stress in its place like a misbehaving child who is out of control and we must do the same with our stress. We must recognize we have a problem and determine what we must do about it. I learned to focus on the important matters in my life despite the daily distractions.. I call them “destructive distractions” since they carry the destructive power. I learned to regroup and refocus on my priorities to easy anxiety and create a balanced life. My best advice- find time for yourself!
Here are 10 Steps to Feeling Alive and Productive
1. Do Deep Breathing.
Honestly, sometimes we get so rushed and pushed in so many directions and occupied with life, we tend to forget to slow down and smell the roses. We must slow down and take few deep breaths. It helps us to calm down, to gather our thoughts and start all over or move on. I love to listen to the calming water fall sounds like I did in the bookstore and relax just by closing my eyes and connecting with the nature sounds.
2. Stay Positive
You tell me, “Yeah, Tatyana, right” Positive people get better outcome in any difficult situation. It does not mean that positive people do not get stressed. They do. They just handle it differently. Their mind is programmed to expect positive results. Negative and positive cannot exist together, so we must choose one or the other.
When things went wrong with my online home business or something just did not work the way I expected I often felt like giving up or quitting but I made a choice of being positive no matter I was hurt or dissapointed because I knew something better would come out of it.
3. Pamper yourself
When is the last time you took time to take a relaxing bath with a candle light, took a long walk or listened to a soothing music. You deserve to love your mind and your body and create positive energy around yourself. I love to listen to meditation music. Few minutes of listening helps to release negative energy that can build up. As they say “If Momma is not happy, nobody is happy”. You can also indulge in the nice piece of dark chocolate.
4. Do not worry about little things in life.
If it is not a big deal let it go. We often put too much attention to things that just do not matter. We make little things look like elephant and create reality around it. Once you realize that certain little things do not serve the purpose and cannot be undone you can move forward.
5. Learn to forgive
Forgive others and forgive yourself. Believe in forgiveness and forget it. Forgetting is a part of forgiveness. Forgiving yourself for mistakes will free you to do what you need to do and prevent you from sitting in the mud pile of sorrow, pain and misery. Forgiving yourself for what you have not done or done poorly will allow you to move forward.
6. De-Clutter Your life
De-cluttering your life means less stress. Do not feel that you have to be a supermom or a super-dad and try to do things at once. Multitasking can clutter your life and create chaos. Determine what needs to be done first and stick to your plan. Write a list of things that are IMPORTANT. Usually the most important things will always tend to be on the top of the list. As they say, “the creme always rises to the top”. You will always know what important to you.
7. Use the word “NO”
It is quite negative word but it could be your best friend. We must learn to say “No” to requests and demands of others and isolate ourselves from the rushed world. I love making casseroles, stews and bake desserts for friends who are sick or just had a baby and need assistance or just watching someone’s else child when I have a jungle at home just with my two boys. We are afraid to say “NO” because we wonder what people would think of us or if they think less of us. NO is powerful word, so learn to use it wisely.
8. Find positive people
Surround yourself with positive people who understand and support your life, your vision and believe in you. They can enrich your life in many ways
9. Be Grateful
Count your blessings, one by one. Consider all your challenges as blessings because there is a beauty in challenges. Be grateful for happy and joyous moments in life. Be grateful for little things that bring smile to you. As they say pray when rains and pray when sun shines. It is all GOOD.
” To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven” Johannes Gaertner
10. Take care of your body.
Make sure sleep at least 8 hours. An adult in America sleeps on average 5 hours a night. No wonder why people are stressed and tired. Sleep deprivation on the top of bad eating habbits is the cause of many health problems. Create an exercise program and do it every day. Make it a habit. I made choices of eating healthy and every day walking program plus drinking high ph water called kangen water. Our well-being is a mirror of who we are.
11. Control what you do with your thoughts.
It does not matter if you get negative thoughts or positive things. It is about what you do with them. Do you like them, nurture them? Your thoughts are like ice cream flavors. However you only have one choice, one flavor at a time. Remember only you are in control of your life and well being. Take baby steps and practice simple things that can ease your anxiety and create more harmony and balance. Have you ever been in the situation where you wanted to make huge jump into the future but realized you failed? The reason for that is that your mindset is not aligned yet with the quantum leap you wanted to make. Your views on life and how everything works have not changed. Life is not always a bed of roses and learning how to improve your life takes time and wisdom.
12. Be Creative
Creativity is the force behind the productivity. Once you become creative and you have ideas flowing, you can have laser focus and it will give you an opportunity to come up with solutions that you never thought possible. Once you are creative and love what you do, it accelerates your productivity. I remember myself being involved in projects I loved and I felt very creative about, I could accomplish any tasks.
I want to end with a beautiful and simple quote “Things do not change, we change”… Do not be afraid to make little changes in your life because it is all for your good.
Have a great week!
Tatyana Gann, Nashville TN
(c) Copyright 2010 Tatyana Gann. All Rights Reserved.
To learn more about Tatyana Gann subscribe to her SmokinHotPR weekly marketing newsletter.
