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“Don’t let what you can’t do stop you from what you can do”
- John Wooden

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”
- Christopher Columbus

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall”
- Confucius

“A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed”
- Henrik Ibsen

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities”
- J.K. Rowling Continue Reading »
23 Inspirational Quotes To Live By

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Affirmations are great tools that can help you overcome fear, build your confidence, develop an abundance mind-set and more. The problem is that many people aren’t sure exactly how to write effective affirmations. Do they always have to be in present tense? Can they contain “negative” words like can’t, won’t, not, and so on?

There are plenty of differing opinions on the right and wrong ways to write effective affirmations, but the bottom line is that an affirmation can be considered effective if it works for YOU! The whole point of affirmations is to shift your thoughts and emotions to a more positive place so you feel more confident, happy, secure, abundant, or anything else you’re trying to accomplish.

Take a look at the sample affirmations below for starters and feel free to use them if they resonate with you. If not, try altering them slightly until they trigger the mind-set and emotional state you’re trying to attain.

Affirmations for Healthy Weight and Body Image:

- Today I love my body fully, deeply and joyfully.
- My body has its own wisdom and I trust that wisdom completely.
- My body is simply a projection of my beliefs about myself.
- I am growing more beautiful and luminous day by day.
- I choose to see the divine perfection in every cell of my body.
- As I love myself, I allow others to love me too.
- Flaws are transformed by love and acceptance.
- Today I choose to honor my beauty, my strength and my uniqueness.
- I love the way I feel when I take good care of myself.
- Today my own well-being is my top priority.

Affirmations for Self-Confidence and Self-Belief:

- Fear is only a feeling; it cannot hold me back.
- I know that I can master anything if I do it enough times.
- Today I am willing to fail in order to succeed.
- I believe that I have the strength to make my dreams come true.
- I’m going to relax and have fun with this, no matter what the outcome may be.
- I’m proud of myself for even daring to try; many people won’t even do that!
- Today I put my full trust in my inner guidance.
- I grow in strength with every forward step I take.
- I release my hesitation and make room for victory!
- With a solid plan and a belief in myself, there’s nothing I can’t do.

Affirmations for Abundance and Prosperity:

- I open to the flow of great abundance in all areas of my life.
- I always have more than enough of everything I need.
- Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!
- Today I expand my awareness of the abundance all around me.
- I allow the universe to bless me in surprising and joyful ways.
- My grateful heart is a magnet that attracts more of everything I desire.
- Prosperity surrounds me, prosperity fills me, prosperity flows to me and through me.
- I exude passion, purpose and prosperity.
- I am always led to the people who need what I have to offer.
- As my commitment to help others grows, so does my wealth.
- My day is filled with limitless potential in joy, abundance and love. Continue Reading »
101 Powerful Affirmations You Can Start Using Today!

This is for all the lazy people out there… (Just Kidding… Not!)

Ok, a couple of you have reflected that you’re way too strapped for time to sit through a 1 hour+ video on time management… You busy people you!

Well, here’s a detailed summary of the key concepts in the time management lecture by Randy Pausch… You can skim through it to get the points you need… don’t tell me you’re too lazy to do that ya?

Enjoy…

Introduction

• Time must be explicitly managed, just like money
• Much of this won’t make sense until later (too late?): that’s why this is on the WWW
• Faculty vs. Grad Students vs. Undergrads
• Lightning pace, heavy on techniques

Outline

• Why is Time Management Important?
• Goals, Priorities, and Planning
• TO DO Lists
• Desks, paperwork, telephones
• Scheduling Yourself
• Delegation
• Meetings
• Technology
• General Advice

One Good Thief is Worth Ten Good Scholars

Time Management for Teachers, Cathy Collins, Parker Publishing Company, 1987

CareerTrack Seminar: Taking Control of Your Work Day 1990

Why Time Management is Important

• “The Time Famine”
• Bad time management = stress
• This is life advice

The Problem is Severe

By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per day. Signs of time wasting: .

• Messy desk and cluttered (or no) files
• Can’t find things
• Miss appointments, need to reschedule them late and/or unprepared for meetings
• Volunteer to do things other people should do
• Tired/unable to concentrate Continue Reading »
  Time Management for Lazy People
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Remember Randy Pausch?

He’s the inspirational professor I blogged about not too long ago. Guess what? On August 15, 2007, Pausch was told that he only had “3 to 6 months of good health left”… Well it’s been more than 6 months and he’s still very much alive and kicking! Let’s all continue to pray for him ya?

Today, I’m going to share with you another very powerful lecture that Randy gave. The subject this time? Yes, it’s none other than Time Management…

In the following video, Pausch talks about:

• The concept of time “famine”
• How to properly make use of To-Do lists to manage your life
• The 80/20 Rule
• How to determine how much your time is worth
• The relationship between managing your time and success
• And much… much more!

I really hope you take the next 76 minutes and 26 seconds of your time to really absorb everything that this fine man has to teach you about Time Management… because it’s going to change your life!

Are you ready? Ok here you go…

Do drop a comment to let me know what you have learnt from Professor Randy Pausch ya? Till next time…

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