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A Cry for Help – How Do You Manage Overwhelm?

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I thought that if I got clearer and more disciplined about my goals, my life would get simpler. But no... That just opened another door on greater complexity. And once again, I feel like I'm drowning. Ideas get lost. Balls get dropped. And myriad little things gobble the time I should be spending on big projects. Is it Just Me? Or is it the times in which we live, where emails and obligations and people stream into your brain and calendar like a fire hose rather than … [Read more...]

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Overcoming Fear: A Personal Letter to Lizard Brain

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Do you know that feeling of a sort of tickling in the pit of your stomach?  It's a feeling of excitement and anxiety combined. Those feelings are so close that that you can literally feel excited one minute and panicked the next. It doesn't take much to tip the balance. That's the way I'm feeling right now. A huge excitement that I'm on the verge of doing something big... and then with the next breath, a huge anxiety that maybe I won't succeed. Whew. One minute I … [Read more...]

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Autumn Anxiety: Build a Head of Steam to Get You Going

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Do you know the physical symptoms of anxiety? If you pay close attention the next time you get anxious, you might notice these things: You start sweating. Perhaps your face even gets a bit damp. Your heart rate goes up a bit. Your mid-section feels -- well -- like it's got a cluster of butterflies in it. You're uncomfortable and out of sorts in a general, ill-defined way. Something just doesn't feel right. And you'd be happy to do almost anything to make … [Read more...]

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How to Kick Your Email Addiction Once and For All

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I just realized that I'm addicted to e-mail. Are you? I check my email constantly. A corner of my eye is always on my inbox. When something new appears, I'm sucked away from whatever else I'm trying to get done. And I don't like it. My email addiction adds up to feeling empty and unsatisfied because though I work all day, I don't get much done that feels like it amounts to anything significant. Test if You're Addicted to Email Try my little email addiction … [Read more...]

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Don’t Worry About Self-Discipline: Get into the Flow State

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Do you wish you were more disciplined? Do you feel like you have to beat yourself up in order to do your best work? Flow vs. Force For most of us, simply pushing ourselves to be more disciplined just isn't effective. It's not that we're lazy, but driving ourselves with self-discipline just doesn't work that well. If you're like me, you'll much prefer finding the flow rather than forcing the process. Here's the 3-step strategy I often use to get into the flow … [Read more...]

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