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Are you causing yourself to be overwhelmed?

Wasting time may be adding stress

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After: At the end of the time you’ve allotted to write the email, you might think: “OK, I’m off to a good start, I feel satisfied to let it be for now and come back for another look tomorrow” or you could have thoughts like: “I didn’t do as good a job as I wanted, I’m a loser; Why did I let my sister go on and on like that again? I have so much else to do, I’ll never be able to get to this tomorrow and still get it all done.”

Can you see that the thoughts you are having as you go throughout your day will determine whether you are able to focus on the task or whether you will distract yourself; the thoughts you have will determine whether you allow ideas to flow into your mind so you can get them down ‘on paper’ or whether you will create a critical ‘voice’ inside that will cause you to second guess yourself and prevent your good thinking. Your thoughts will determine whether you are in a good energy state to be productive or whether you will be in a skittish energy state and create distractions for yourself.

Take charge of your mind so it works for you instead of against you!

About the Author

Sharon Melnick, Ph.D. helps 'talented and successful people get out of their own way',FAST! Informed by 10 years as a researcher at Harvard Medical School, she teaches businesspeople to achieve double to triple digit business growth and career promotions within a year, as well as the ability to make the right choices for a fulfilled life.