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Wow !! I had not imagined that I will be creating a small, handy and easy to understand version of &#8220;The Secret of Cultivating a Positive Attitude.&#8221;
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<p>Wow !! I had not imagined that I will be creating a small, handy and easy to understand version of &#8220;The Secret of Cultivating a Positive Attitude.&#8221;</p>
<p>This one also throws some light on the power of your conscious and subconscious mind which you will not find in the <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/10/secret-of-cultivating-a-positive-attitude/" target="_blank">article.</a></p>
<p>I am offering it as a <strong>GIFT</strong> for my Blog Readers !! And I am sure, you are going to enjoy it.</p>
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		<title>What stops you from achieving your Goals???</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In one of my previous posts, you read about <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/11/taking-the-first-step-to-achieve-your-dreams/" target="_blank">taking the first step to achieve your dreams</a>. But not many of us do all that is required to achieve our dreams. Do we?? We feel as if our feet are tied to something. We want to work towards achieving our dreams but we don’t.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are hungry and you have the ingredients available to prepare food and you have the time to prepare it, won’t you make food to satisfy your hunger??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, why is it different when it comes out to chasing your dreams? We know that Human mind has limitless potential and we can achieve anything we set our mind to.</p>
<p><strong>The question is, Why don’t people take action to achieve their goals? What stops them?</strong></p>
<h3><strong>Here are 3 reasons that give an insight on</strong> <strong>“What stops you from achieving your dreams and goals?”</strong></h3>
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<h3><strong>1. Waiting for the Perfect Situation</strong></h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We keep waiting for the perfect situation. We think that we will start when the situation is favorable. But my dear friend, situation will not become favorable by itself. Think about it….. Will the situation become favorable by itself if you don’t work towards it??? Somebody has to work towards making the situation favorable and that somebody has to be ‘YOU’.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">“God helps those who help themselves.”</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 1980’s, when Sam Pitroda came to India from USA and tried to make a call to his wife(in USA) from a 5 Star Hotel located in India’s capital, He could not talk to her because there were disturbance in the phone line. This disturbance was due to improper Telecom Infrastructure in India.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Did he accept the situation as it is?? No, He did not sit quiet, he said to himself – “I am going to fix it.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just imagine, a guy coming to India from US, not being able to talk to his wife because of improper telecom infrastructure, and imagining that he can fix the situation!!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Was that goal unrealistic?? He had faith that he CAN DO IT!!!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He worked with the then Prime Minister of India (Rajiv Gandhi), and finally after a few years of hard work, his dream got converted into reality. And today, we have wonderful Telecom infrastructure in India.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The situation was not perfect but Sam Pitroda did not wait for the perfect situation, he started working to change the situation and finally triumphed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #008000;">If he can do it, so can you…..</span></p>
<h3>2. Waiting for others to agree with you.</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My dear, don’t wait until others agree with you. In 1909, When Wright Brothers dreamed of creating a machine that would be heavier than air and would fly in air. People did not agree with them, people called them mad. But Wright brothers did not wait for others to agree with them, They had faith in their dream and they kept working to achieve it. And today, we are able to travel in luxurious airplanes only because of Wright Brothers’ WILL to achieve their dream and because Wright Brothers did not wait for others to agree with them. <span style="color: #008000;">If they could do it, so can you…..</span></p>
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<h3>3. Waiting because you do not have the required skills.</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many people keep waiting because they think they do not have the required skills to do what they wish to do. But cant’ the skills be learned?? Aren’t their enough teachers/tutorials available?? How about googling on a subject you do not know??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I understand that for many people, learning something new can be difficult. But, its only a matter of <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/11/kick-procrastination-part-2/" target="_blank">quitting procrastination</a> and trying (yes, <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/11/taking-the-first-step-to-achieve-your-dreams/" target="_blank">trying and taking that crucial first step</a>) to get the skills required to achieve what they want.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I was keen to have a website of my own. When I started last year with blogging, I could have quit easily because I was a noob in blogging, Yeah, really. I did not know anything about blogging. But I learnt from the tutorials available on internet, I started my journey on the path of learning about blogging. In fact, I am still learning something new every day !! But because I made efforts to get the skills required, today, I have been able to touch lives of more than 50,000 people through this blog!! Is that bad??</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #008000;">If I can do it, so can you…..</span>You just need that <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/11/passion-helped-me-achieve-my-dream-wow/" target="_blank">Passion -&#8221;Yes, I can achieve my dreams&#8221;</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now, You know the reasons that stop you from achieving your goals. The choice is entirely yours. The power lies in your own hands…</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Do you think knowing these reasons will help you in taking action to achieve your goals?? Do you find any other obstacles in your path of achieving your goals??</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Post by Bee Joynes.
In my early 20’s, I had started my search in pursuit of happiness. I had found love and was having success in my chosen career but found myself wanting more.
Up until this point my understanding of ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guest Post by <a href="http://witchetty.typepad.com" target="_blank">Bee Joynes</a>.</p>
<p>In my early 20’s, I had started my search in pursuit of happiness. I had found love and was having success in my chosen career but found myself wanting more.</p>
<p>Up until this point my understanding of happiness was that it was a place you arrived at and were then forever blessed to <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/07/8-how-to-feel-happy/" target="_blank">live a happy life</a>, one of the chosen few (I probably read a few too many fairy tales as a child I think). I was not naturally a positive person and I had the false idea that some people had life happen to them and some people were just happy.</p>
<p>I guess a few lessons learnt along the way and the maturity to realise that we hold a lot of the power to be happy in our own hands, finally made me realise that living positively was a choice. Phew, what a relief, now that I had that lesson learnt I was well on my way to becoming Happy. Wasn’t I?</p>
<p>Well, I realised at this point that <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/10/secret-of-cultivating-a-positive-attitude/" target="_blank">it was a choice to live a positive life</a>. I realised that I needed to <strong>chose</strong> positive thoughts, be around positive people and that each small <strong>decision</strong> I made daily led me towards the positive and happy life I wanted to create for myself. But with all this positive going on, what did I do with the negative stuff?</p>
<p>I am not talking negative thoughts here because the positive attitude soon cancels those out. I am talking about the gut wrenching, out of control, negative emotions like anger, jealousy, disappointment, grief, <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/07/1-what-is-fear-false-evidence-appearing-real/" target="_blank">fear</a>…. Sometimes positive thinking just isn’t enough.</p>
<h3><strong>This is not a success only journey.</strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">“Life is not a success only journey”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gratitude.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-669 alignright" title="gratitude" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/gratitude.jpg" alt="gratitude" width="428" height="336" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">- Dr Phil</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The reality is that <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/08/8-practical-ways-to-deal-with-pessimists/" target="_blank">people will hurt us</a>, disappoint us and anger us. We will suffer grief, the break down of a relationship, financial strain and be really hurt by somebody we love, at some point in our lives. We need to have realistic expectations about life so that when these things occur we have the strength to ride the storm. Know that you are strong enough to survive this and one day you will feel joy again.</p>
<h3>Be honest</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">I know this is hard because it means being really open with another person and therefore leaving yourself wide open to rejection. Built up, un-resolved anger can poison a relationship from the inside and it can also damage your health and <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/07/7-how-to-feel-calm-have-peace-of-mind/" target="_blank">peace of mind</a>. You need to be honest with yourself and others if you are <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/08/feeling-depressed-6-ways-to-pick-yourself-up/" target="_blank">feeling depressed</a> or angry because bottling it up will only last for so long. Most importantly, be honest with yourself and make the decision to start to work through unresolved feelings.</p>
<h3>Give yourself permission</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Women are especially guilty of feeling guilty for their feelings. We like to be seen as ‘nice’ and will often put our own feelings aside, to please others and then we bottle up our resentment. Anger, frustration, sadness…..these are all normal, healthy emotions and you need to find a healthy way to express yourself when these feelings emerge. Life is not perfect and you will feel angry and upset with other people. This does not make you ‘un-nice’ and you are completely within your rights to say NO or to feel anger if somebody hurts you. If you handle the situation with consideration then you do not have to apologize for your feelings.<a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hope-and-positive-thinking.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-670" title="hope-and-positive-thinking" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/hope-and-positive-thinking.jpg" alt="" width="336" height="427" /></a></p>
<h3>Pay attention</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">We need to learn to be fully present in a moment of intense emotional and try to identify the message. Oir <a href="10 Deadly Sins of Negative Thinking" target="_blank">Negative thinking</a> patterns and negative emotions can tell us a lot about ourselves and if we pay close attention they can lead us to a better life. Discontentment is often a sign that there are changes we need to make in our life, frustration may give us the opportunity to reach out for help and anger speaks of unresolved issues. Sometimes we are too close to a situation to see it clearly and yet if we stop and really pay attention we realize that we had the answer all along.</p>
<h3>Be kind to yourself</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">Finally, treat yourself with the compassion you would show your children, spouse or best friend. When you find yourself dismissing your hurts or berating yourself for your anger…STOP! What would you tell a loved one in this situation? Would you show compassion, offer advice or give comfort? Give that to yourself.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Are you being kind to yourself ?? Are you having realistic expectations from your life ?? Do you have a fear of negative emotions ??</strong></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you have a dream deep in your heart that you want to achieve?</p>
<p>Have you taken the first step to achieve your dream? It is said that first step is perhaps one of the most difficult. But, once you take the first step, everything else follows!!</p>
<p>I realized this during one of my recent trips to a Hill Station. I want to share my dramatic experience with you, which helped me realize that <strong>it is only the first step that’s difficult. Once you take it, other steps will become easier !!</strong></p>
<p><strong>THE DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE:</strong></p>
<p>I had gone their with 30 of my college friends and a team of corporate trainers</p>
<p>On the second day of our trip, the corporate trainers took us near a mountain. We were standing near the bottom of a mountain. Approximately 300 feet above us, we saw a person standing, waiting for us. He was one of the corporate trainers. <img src='http://thepositivelife.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' title="Taking the First Step to Achieve your Dreams" /> </p>
<p>We were told that we had to climb down that mountain (300 feet) with the help of a rope. ( It is called Rappelling) It was so damn scary, how the hell could we do it? I was afraid to do that, not just me, I could read many of my friends’ faces, even they were scared too. But none of us wanted to say – “I will not do it”, you see – Peer pressure.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/intiwatanarappel.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-659" title="rappeling" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/intiwatanarappel.jpg" alt="" width="377" height="251" /></a></p>
<p>On top of this, I was the among the first few to be called by the corporate trainers to climb down the mountain.</p>
<p>When I reached that spot from where we had to climb down, I saw down, All of my friends were looking as tiny as an ant. You can’t even imagine how scary it was. The corporate trainer standing there helped me in wearing safety equipments. Although I had worn them, I was very very scared.</p>
<p>I saw down again, I told him it seems very difficult. He said – “Try, you can do it” As soon as I took my first step, my legs started trembling, Frankly speaking, I was very afraid, What else can you expect from a person who had never done something like this before&#8230;. it was too tough for me.</p>
<p>After taking a few more steps, I began to feel more confident. Whoa !! It seemed easier, in the next few seconds I had climbed down the mountain. I had climbed down 100 feet!! Yipppieee, I had accomplished that Goliath looking task. Yeah.</p>
<p><strong>THE REALIZATION:</strong></p>
<p>Just then - I realized that when we are trying something new, It is only the first step that seems difficult. May be we are afraid of it because we have not done something similar before&#8230;.But once we take the first step, we realize that we can do it, things start seeming easier, we start gaining confidence and we feel more motivated to accomplish that task.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why I am saying : <strong>Once you take the first step,other steps will become easier for you.</strong></p>
<p>So, Don’t just wait to do it later; Don’t listen to others who say you can’t do it. Don’t think you will not be able to do it, <strong>Try building up some faith in yourself </strong>and - Just go for it.<strong> Take the first step</strong> and other steps will seem easier.</p>
<p><strong>Have you faced any such situation before, What are your thoughts about the whole story I just told you ? I would love to know your feelings in the comments</strong></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I generally avoid writing a post about contests, but this one was damn cool.
The contest has $500 cash for the 1st prize winner ( I am hoping to be the Winner and hence the person with the coolest blog !! ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I generally avoid writing a post about contests, but this one was damn cool.</p>
<p>The contest has $500 cash for the 1st prize winner ( I am hoping to be the Winner and hence the person with the coolest blog !! ) and some other nice prizes, the total of prizes comes up to 2000 US $.</p>
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<p>I really wanna show all those negative Sayers who keep telling me that I can&#8217;t get huge money from my blog that Yeah, Everything is possible in this world.<br />
<strong>If you think, you can do it.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The prizes are more than 2000 US $. </strong></p>
<h3>Is My Blog Cool ??</h3>
<p>Let me know in the comments what you think about it&#8230;</p>
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Do you believe that happiness is a choice? You might say “How can I be happy in my current situation?”. Well, it’s not the situation that makes you depressed, but your own decision to be depressed. ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Guest Post by <a href="http://michaelaulia.com" target="_blank">Michael Aulia</a></p>
<p><strong>Do you believe that happiness is a choice?</strong> You might say <strong>“How can I be happy in my current situation?”. </strong>Well, it’s not the situation that makes you depressed, but your own decision to be depressed. When you lose your wallet, you can choose to curse all day (cursing the one who may have found it, perhaps?) or to simply feel grateful that no one has used your cards yet and cancel them quickly.</p>
<p>To win the battle on your own mind, these thoughts have to be stopped:</p>
<p><strong>1)    <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/08/10-deadly-sins-of-negative-thinking/" target="_blank">Stop being negative</a></strong></p>
<p>Stop thinking of the negatives and find the positives of EVERY situation. It may not be easy, but sometimes you have to “force” yourself to think positively, even though things may not turn that way.  If you see a friend throwing away your birthday present to the bin secretly, instead of being angry about it, put this thought instead: “Oops, I guess he/she doesn’t like my present but he/she’s good enough to do it secretly so not to hurt my feelings”. It may sound weird, but if you can maintain this positive attitude, you’ll live happier! You’ll feel positive about other people and more importantly, about yourself!<br />
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<p><strong>2)    Stop being analytical</strong></p>
<p>I’m analytical. I love to analyze a given situation and sometimes I have my own thoughts about it. The problem is, the analysis is based on what I know or what I’ve heard or what had happened in the past. Often when I see or hear something, I’ll make an answer/story from my own thoughts. It’s scary and it’s dangerous! It’s even more dangerous if you think that you have always been right so far with your analysis. It means that you are going to create your own story of a given situation (or people) and you’ll always think that it is the truth, even if it is not!</p>
<p><strong>3)    Stop trying to find out the real answer</strong></p>
<p>There are things better not knowing. That is not an excuse for being ignorant, but you need to take a step back if you always want to know other people’s business (what they eat, why they do certain things, etc). Stop listening to other people when they are on the phone! Sometimes it’s better if you don’t know what you shouldn’t know.  Ignorance is a bliss and it is true!<br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/battlewiththemind.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-623" title="battle with the mind" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/battlewiththemind-270x300.jpg" alt="" width="302" height="335" /></a></p>
<p><strong>4)    Stop being judgmental</strong></p>
<p>No body’s perfect and that includes you. If you think that other people can be so bad or annoying, so can you! The difference is that their “weaknesses” are not the same as your “weaknesses”. If you think that you are better than the others, think again! You may not do what they do, but you may do what they don’t do!</p>
<p>I used to be very pessimistic about people and myself. I had no confidence in myself and felt that I was a loser and being left alone by my friends. After reading a Christian book titled “Battlefield of the mind” by Joyce Meyer, I really learn that the battle is not in life itself, but it’s on your mind (at least, it starts there).</p>
<p><a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/10/secret-of-cultivating-a-positive-attitude/" target="_blank"> Have a positive attitude</a> in whatever you do, whatever the result is <img src='http://thepositivelife.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' title="The Battle starts… with your own mind!" /><br />
<strong>Have you won any battles with your mind ?? Are you able to use Positive Thoughts to stop negativity from troubling you ?? </strong>Tell us about your success in the comments</p>
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		<title>Kick Procrastination - Part 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.
- Abraham Lincoln
This article is second one in the series : Kick Procrastination, you can read the first one here.
Many times we are not able to achieve our dreams because we keep ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: right;">- Abraham Lincoln</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This article is second one in the series :<strong> Kick Procrastination</strong>, you can read the first one <a href="http://thepositivelife.com/2008/07/6-kick-procrastination-execute-your-to-do-list/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Many times we are not able to achieve our dreams because we keep putting off things for a later time.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Here are some <strong>common problems</strong> because of which people procrastinate. I am providing a list of solutions which can help in eliminating procrastination.  You deserve Success, yeah.</p>
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<p><strong>“I start, but I get distracted and never finish.”</strong>If you start, you’ve already made a big step towards finishing. Now you just need to work on the distractions.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Small tasks</strong>. I mentioned this above, but it’s really<br />
important to repeat here. If you are getting distracted, it may be<br />
because you are working too long on a single task or project. To remain<br />
focused, do only a small task — you are more likely to stay on task. If<br />
the task takes a long time, focus on only doing 15-20 minutes of it.</li>
<li><strong>Single-task</strong>. Don’t allow yourself to do multiple tasks at<br />
the same time. Just do the one task before you. If you tend to do<br />
email, IM, surf the web, read your RSS feeds, talk on the phone and all<br />
of that while doing a task, you will inevitably be distracted from a<br />
task. Do one task at a time. If you feel yourself being pulled from the<br />
task, stop yourself. And bring yourself back.</li>
<li><strong>Unplug</strong>. The biggest distractions come from connectivity.<br />
Email, IM, phones. Unplug from these connections while you’re working<br />
on your single task. This is always an unpopular suggestion, but before<br />
you reject it, give it a try. Turn everything off, and try to focus on<br />
one task. You’ll get a lot more done, I guarantee you. Right now, I’m<br />
writing this post while disconnected from the Internet. It’s much<br />
easier to concentrate&#8230;..lol</li>
<li><strong>Clear your desk</strong>. Distractions can come from visual clutter.<br />
It can be worth it to clear everything off your desk. Also clear your<br />
walls and your computer desktop, and only work on one program at a time<br />
if possible.</li>
<li><strong>Focus</strong>. Once your desk is clear and you unplug, and you’re<br />
working on that single task, really put all of your concentration on<br />
it. Pour your energies into that task, and see if you can get it done<br />
quickly. You might even get lost in it, and achieve that highly touted<br />
(deservedly so) state of mind known as “flow”.</li>
<li><strong>Take breaks</strong>. It can help you to focus for a short amount of<br />
time on a single task, and use a time to help you focus, and then to<br />
take a break. This allows you to reboot your brain. Then, get back to<br />
work and focus on the next task.<a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kick-procrastination-execute-your-to-do-list2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-576" title="kick-procrastination-execute-your-to-do-list2" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/kick-procrastination-execute-your-to-do-list2-300x206.jpg" alt="" width="324" height="222" /></a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>“I often don’t feel like doing any work at all. The idea of work seems horrible and I never start doing anything.”</strong>I know this feeling well. It plagues us all, and there’s no one good answer. However, here are some suggestions:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Groom yourself</strong>. If you work from home, take a shower. Often the act of grooming ourselves can make us feel much better.</li>
<li><strong>Take a walk</strong>. I find that a little walk can get my blood<br />
pumping, refresh my mind, and allow me to think about what I really<br />
want to do today. It might not be what you need, but it’s worth a shot.</li>
<li><strong>Again, think of opportunities</strong>. Think about tomorrow — not<br />
tomorrow as in the distant future, but tomorrow as in the day after<br />
today. Imagine yourself looking back on today from tomorrow. Will you<br />
be glad you laid around? Or would you be happier if you did something,<br />
and took advantage of the opportunities in front of you today? It’s<br />
useful to think in terms of your future self — because<br />
what we do today will open up opportunities and new roads for tomorrow’s us.</li>
<li><strong>Baby steps</strong>. Don’t think in terms of having to tackle an<br />
entire work day, or an entire list of stuff to do. That’s overwhelming.<br />
Just think of doing one thing. That’s all you have to do — just that<br />
one thing. Make it something small and easy, and ideally something fun<br />
and rewarding. Focus on that easy task. Once you get started, you might<br />
be more willing to do another thing. Then another.</li>
<li><strong>Find fun stuff to do</strong>. If you just have boring or unpleasant<br />
things to do, you won’t feel like doing them. Instead, change your path<br />
for today — see if you can find something that’s fun or exciting, but<br />
still moves you forward on a project or goal. That might be what you<br />
need to get you jump-started to do other stuff..</li>
<li><strong>Commit thyself</strong>. If motivation is your problem, commit<br />
yourself to making some progress with a goal or project today, or every<br />
day this week — tell all your family and friends, write it in your<br />
blog, or subscribe to my feeds — they will be a great motivator for<br />
you. Then hold yourself accountable by reporting to others what you did<br />
today.</li>
<li><strong>Rewards</strong>. Tell yourself that if you just do that first task,<br />
you’ll get a nice ice cream sundae. Or that you can buy a book, or DVD.<br />
Whatever your reward, use it to motivate yourself to just get started.<br />
Then let the rest flow from there.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>If you have your own methods of getting your to-do list done? Or If you have other problems? Discuss it in the comments <img src='http://thepositivelife.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' title="Kick Procrastination   Part 2" /> </strong></p>
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		<title>US President Barack Obama&#8217;s Victory Speech November 2008</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living ...


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">&#8220;I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord&#8221; - Obama during his Victory Speech</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">America has never had a Black president before, People said Barack Obama lacks experience, yet he smashed through racial barriers and easily defeated <span id="lw_1225880434_1" class="yshortcuts" style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer;">Republican John McCain</span> to become the first African-American President.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I am tongue tied after watching his speech. Its so inspirational !!! Here&#8217;s full video and Text of Barack Obama&#8217;s Victory Speech :</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Part 2 of President Barack Obama&#8217;s Victory speech Video (November 2008) :</h3>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Source for The Text : http://www.timesonline.co.uk</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">President Barack Obama&#8217;s Victory speech(November 2008) Text :</h3>
<p style="text-align: left;">&#8220;If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-8.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-502 aligncenter" title="us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-8" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-8.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="334" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-3.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-501 aligncenter" title="us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-3" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-3.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="320" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-9.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-503 aligncenter" title="Obama 2008" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-9.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="301" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-5.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-505 aligncenter" title="us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-5" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-5.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="320" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-4.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-504 aligncenter" title="us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-4" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-4.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="320" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-7.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-506 aligncenter" title="us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-7" src="http://www.thepositivelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/us-president-barack-obama-victory-speech-november-2008-7.jpg" alt="" width="470" height="305" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.</p>
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<p>At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.</p>
<p>When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.</p>
<p>When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.</p>
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<p>A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.</p>
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<p>America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?</p>
<p>This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:</p>
<p>Yes We Can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.&#8221;</p>
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<p><strong>So, What are your feelings about his win ?? Even if you do not live in America, What are you thoughts about this Historic win ?? Let us know in the comments&#8230;.</strong></div>
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