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Are you worrying too much?
Find pearls of wisdom from "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie
And start living a successful life!
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Find pearls of wisdom from "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" by Dale Carnegie
And start living a successful life!
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1. Make A Decision and Do Not Look Back
Make your decision.
Act decisively on it.
Dismiss all anxiety about it.
Don’t stop to
Hesitate
Reconsider
Retrace your steps
Once a course of action has been chosen make a point to stick to it and never look back.
Make your decision.Act decisively on it.Dismiss all anxiety about it.Don’t stop to
HesitateReconsiderRetrace your stepsOnce a course of action has been chosen make a point to stick to it and never look back.
2. Live for Today and this moment, everything in its own “Day-Tight Compartments”
Whatever happened in the past or what might happen in the future must not affect your today and your NOW.
Everything else has to:
Wait its turn
Stay stuck in the past (in its compartment)
Whatever happened in the past or what might happen in the future must not affect your today and your NOW.
Everything else has to:
Wait its turnStay stuck in the past (in its compartment)
3. Embrace the Worst-Case Scenario and Strategize to Offset It
Worries about "what ifs" are useless. Make a list of your worst case scenarios and find solutions for each one.
Once you accept these worst-case scenario and have contingency plans for them, you’ll feel calmer.
Worries about "what ifs" are useless. Make a list of your worst case scenarios and find solutions for each one.
Once you accept these worst-case scenario and have contingency plans for them, you’ll feel calmer.
4. Put a Lid on Your Worrying
Don't stress over negative experiences, just walking away.
Put a "stop-loss" on them where once they have happened you will cut your losses and move on.
Don't stress over negative experiences, just walking away.
Put a "stop-loss" on them where once they have happened you will cut your losses and move on.
5. Fake Happiness
You might still be a slave to your emotions, but we can all nudge ourselves in the right direction and help us change through the way we act and think.
Even if you don't feel the happiest:
Put a smile on
Use positive words
Look for the good sides
You might still be a slave to your emotions, but we can all nudge ourselves in the right direction and help us change through the way we act and think.
Even if you don't feel the happiest:
Put a smile onUse positive wordsLook for the good sides
6. Give for the Joy of Giving
Stop expecting gratitude from your acts of giving or generosity.
Enjoy the act itself.
Stop expecting gratitude from your acts of giving or generosity.
Enjoy the act itself.
7. Don't Envy Others – Enjoy Being Your Unique Self
We are all unique
We are all special
Appreciate yourself and what you have to offer to others.
Focus on what you want to achieve, and do not compare yourself to others.
We are all uniqueWe are all specialAppreciate yourself and what you have to offer to others.
Focus on what you want to achieve, and do not compare yourself to others.
8. Haters Will Hate
When you are criticised, it often means you are accomplishing something that makes them pay attention.
Their feelings more often comes from their own emotional reaction to their own lack of initiative.
When you are criticised, it often means you are accomplishing something that makes them pay attention.
Their feelings more often comes from their own emotional reaction to their own lack of initiative.
9. Chill Out! Learn to Rest Before You Get Tired
Fatigue produces more worries and negative emotions than any other situation.
Make sure you get enough rest!
It’s impossible to worry when you are relaxed, being rested also helps you work effectively!
Fatigue produces more worries and negative emotions than any other situation.
Make sure you get enough rest!It’s impossible to worry when you are relaxed, being rested also helps you work effectively!
10. Get Organized
One way to feel on top of the world is to stay organised and on top of things.
Make lists and set goals
Keep track of them
Celebrate when you reach them
Always clear up after yourself to leave a space better than it was and yourself ready for more!
One way to feel on top of the world is to stay organised and on top of things.
Make lists and set goalsKeep track of them Celebrate when you reach themAlways clear up after yourself to leave a space better than it was and yourself ready for more!
So there you have it.
10 ways to help you reduce worry and start living a better life!
This has helped me reduce my times of nervousness or worry and move myself into a more productive place.
Last bit of advice:
Aim to set yourself a purpose. Everything is more clear then!
10 ways to help you reduce worry and start living a better life!
This has helped me reduce my times of nervousness or worry and move myself into a more productive place.
Last bit of advice:
Aim to set yourself a purpose. Everything is more clear then!
