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Stop Feeling Overwhelmed, The Key to Moving Forward

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , , , , on February 7, 2014| 4 Comments »

keyhole

As many of you know, I’ve been devoting most of my free time to the book. It has been a tremendous undertaking, not so much in physical as in mental effort. I have literally had to hijack my mind each day to get even 1 minute of writing done.

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Living in Limbo

Posted in Asides, tagged , , , , on August 8, 2013| 4 Comments »

2 glasses of wine

So I was in a motor vehicle accident 2 weeks ago. A car was speeding and rear-ended me on the freeway while I was stopped in traffic, knocking me into the car in front. He then tried to flee the scene until I took out my phone and started copying down his license plate number.

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Free Yourself of Overwhelm

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , on May 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Atlas

Have you lost your job recently? Did you and your girlfriend just break up? Are you feeling ill?

If any of this is true, you might be feeling a little under the weather right now, a bit overwhelmed by the weight of the world. The fact that you will pull through, I have no doubt. I believe that everyone has a vast reservoir inside their soul just waiting to be tapped. But let’s not just pull through, but strut through, in style. I am not suggesting that you ignore the hurricane; I am suggesting that you get indoors and make preparations for the coming harvest.

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Managing Stress

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , , on March 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »

Parthenon

Deadlines.

Promises.

Work, projects, and obligations.

Fear of loneliness.
Fear of failure.
Fear of success.

Never enough money in the bank. Never enough hours in the day. Never feel like enough, even if you already are.

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Instantly Vaporize Your Stress

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , on December 3, 2011| 2 Comments »

Manhattan skyline

To some extent, the state of your house reflects the state of your mind. When your mind is in turmoil, you will be more likely to leave dishes unwashed, your bedroom strewn with dirty clothes, and unfinished paperwork scattered about. The hidden benefit of this relationship is that it also works in reverse. Clearing up environmental clutter helps to clear up mental clutter.

The reason is, whether you intend it or not, your mind creates and maintains a checklist of all the things that need to be done. This puts strain on your reticular formation (the part of your brain that makes you aware of things that are relevant), which diverts precious energy that you could utilize for more important matters. As you simplify and bring order to your surroundings, your brain will spontaneously erase those items from your mental checklist.

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