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Watch me talk about my book with Nick Williams
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At last I made it onto that famous sofa – no, not This Morning with Phil and Holly – the Nick Williams interview sofa. Watch me talk with Nick about my new book Don’t Give Up Your Day Job.
For more info and to buy the book go to www.DontGiveUpYourDayJob.co.uk
How to get things done if you need a deadline to get motivated
Posted by: | CommentsHow to Get Things Done If You Need a Deadline To Get Motivated
Yesterday I heard a brilliant tip if you are one of those people who only get things done if there is a deadline looming. Being motivated by deadlines is great because you know that you can pull a rabbit out of a hat at the eleventh hour. However the problem with this kind of motivation is that if there is no deadline on the horizon then you just can’t get started on your project and procrastination kicks in.
To solve this problem you need to create artificial deadlines so that you have milestones to work towards with your tasks or projects. And then you need to communicate those artificial deadlines to a friend or group of people so that they hold you accountable to the date and your deadline is now real.
With this approach you can beat procrastination, always move forwards with your chosen activities and probably get more done than just waiting around for the final deadline.
When the going gets tough – have fun!
Posted by: | CommentsWhen the Going Gets Touch – Have Fun!
On and off I suffer from back pain and there have been many moments this year when I have felt quite crippled purely from stiff muscles in my lower back. In the past two months I have been having Bowen therapy treatment and thankfully these problems have eased in a miraculous way.
However, over the past few days I felt a little of the stiffness creeping back. In many ways I’m not surprised as it has been a stressful time caused mainly by the vendor of my London flat changing his mind on his proposed purchase and thus scuppering my plans to buy a new house and set up home with my partner!
Believe You Can Change
Posted by: | CommentsBelieve You Can Change
In the personal development world you will find much talk of beliefs. Beliefs drive what we think we can or can’t do. Many of them are positive – we know what we are good at or what we find easy; others are negative in that we believe we are not good at something or can’t do certain activities maybe because we are too old, too young, not experienced enough or have too much experience. Negative beliefs come with an excuse of why we are just not very good at those activities.
However, just because we believe something to be true doesn’t mean that it actually is and it doesn’t always have to remain that way for ever. One way to change these negative thought patterns is to flip the “I can’t” to a more positive statement. Over time if we persist with catching our negative thoughts and changing them to something positive then this will encourage us to take action towards making that positive statement actually come true.
