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Applying Napoleon Hill's Lesson On Adversity

"Every adversity, every failure, and every heartache carries with it the Seed of an equivalent or a greater Benefit."

- from "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill

 

I love that lesson from Napoleon Hill because it shows us how our beliefs, which include our thoughts, values, and attitudes, directly affect our feelings and actions.

The theory that our beliefs influence our feelings and actions is not new.

This viewpoint was put forward over two thousand years ago by the stoic philosopher Epictetus and his student Marcus Aurelius.

It is not necessarily the events in our lives that shape our actions, but what we choose to believe about these events.

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7 Tips to Start Your Day Off Right

How many of us start the day off abruptly awakened by the alarm clock?

Your first thought as you turn it off, or quickly hit the "snooze" button, is, "Oh no, I just want to stay in bed!"

I realize that quotes from the Bible may not be for everyone, but imagine how different your day would begin if your first thought was:

This is the day which the Lord has made;

Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

-Psalm 118:24

 

What a wonderful prayer!

What a wonderful thought to start your day!

The bottom line is that starting your day off in the "right" frame of mind will work wonders in helping you create the life you desire.

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14 Tips to Smash Information Overload

Information overload paralyzes us.

There is so much information coming at us that we simply cannot process it all.

This is very common among newcomers to internet marketing who often get so overloaded that they do not know where to begin.

This leads to feeling overwhelmed which causes stress and in turn leads to procrastination and avoidance.

This is a very vicious circle.

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Break Free from Being Overwhelmed

Feeling overwhelmed by your massive "to-do" list? Join the club.

For most of us, this seems to be the rule rather than the exception.

Do you find yourself thinking:

• I have to finish this. I've got too much on my plate and I'll never get it all done.
• How did I get myself into this mess?

 

If you're like me you probably feel that you will be less overwhelmed when you finally get a bunch of stuff done.

But that day never seems to arrive!

So how do we deal with this feeling of being overwhelmed?

How can we turn it around and be more productive and less stressed?

An interesting solution is offered by Adam Kayce in a free ebook he wrote, appropriately called "Silencing Overwhelm".

You can get a copy by subscribing to his RSS feed or his weekly newsletter at the Monk at Work blog.

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