I wait until the last minute, but in that last minute, I launch into the flow state and my mind is impossible to distract from the task at hand.

You don’t need to change. You need to understand, structure your life accordingly, and make calculated decisions.

You’re okay with where you are because you won’t take the risk that forces you to a level you can’t fathom right now.

Only give yourself 2 options: win or die.And if you understand that success is a result of skill and knowledge, not luck, I have trust that you’ll figure it out.I don’t want to hear any excuses, because that’s just a prime example of a lack of skill.

If you want to be free, you have to recreate this effect in your own work. Most people quit because they have nothing holding them accountable to continue writing, building, and selling toward their vision. Everyone has a desire to be wealthy because they desire to do the work they want to do. Yet, most people suppress this desire because they’ve been conditioned to believe they don’t stand a chance. Or they just feel guilty for making money because they grew up in an environment - physical or digital - that had a terrible relationship with it.

The reason you show up to a job every day is because your survival is at stake if you don’t

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Procrastination isn't something to be ashamed about. Especially if you are wired to work in seasons. Or if you can only focus when it's time to focus. I'll show you a pretty stupid way to get yourself into deep work.

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How To Focus Like Your Life Depends On It (Even As A Chronic Procrastinator)

Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried;but you've actually been planted.

Maybe it’s not the end; maybe it’s the start.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Christine Caine: When You’re In A Dark Place

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

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Keep Going
You will Always Be an Impregnable Fortress

Motivation When Happy

Remember that feeling sad is normal.You have no other person left to disappoint except yourself. ■ Be happy not for the sake of being happy. ■Be happy because you are still surviving this test of life.

Motivation When Sad

Who is your True Enemy ● WHO IS YOUR TRUE ENEMY Ask yourself That ● Channel the Anger into Something Better ● Something that will Improve your LIFE

Motivation When Angry

Heh Do you notice ♤ how special you areNobody truly knows you Nobody knows who you are Or Nobody can't even predict your next moves Because they know that This Npc/Nobody is so Unkown they cannot fully predict Your next Moves But if you no longer want to be a Nobody/Npc ■ Get up and just Eat a sandwich and think about Life. And if there even is a need for you to change ● Because you my Friend always were Special in your Own Way In your Own Sense

Motivation For The Nobody/NPC

Funny The way you think is Everyone else is happy because they are smarter to ignore the sad things in life or the fact they are happy cause they get all the top G stuff or whatever My Friend..YOU ARE Sad because you are SMART ■ You have MORE AWARENESS than these guys YOU HAVE MORE capacity to know that even though you might be Sad Depressed or Lonely..YOU STILL SURVIVE EACH DAY MAYBE EVEN THRIVE IN A SENSE And Even if you might be LonelyRemember● You have Someone watching you from Above Or Remember ◇ You have Yourself Who is All you need for a JOURNEY OF LIFE OF EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN

Motivation For The Sad Or Lonely Or Both Or Just Depressed

You aren't dumb nor an idiot..you know that you are Dumb and you know that you may aswell be an Idiot. $ And well Analyzing the fact that you YOURSELF DO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SOMEONE A BIT NOT KNOWLEDGABLE $ Means you have the Learning Capacity to be smart Because True Dummies would not know they are Dumb True idiots would not know they are an Idiot My Friend I was an Idiot once but i never knew I was a True Idiot until i started my self improvement journey and Started Improving myself ■ Get off from your Phone and maybe just maybe instead of touching Grass..touch the Feeling of Curiousity

My Final Motivational Message To Those Who Might Be Dumb/Idiotic

Reality is without motivation you cannot Easily move on

Motivate Yourself

Positive thinking can have significant impacts on our overall well-being. It has been linked to <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950">increased life span</a>, <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950">lower rates of depression</a>, <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950">reduced levels of distress and pain</a>, and <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950">greater resistance to illnesses</a>. Adopting a positive mindset means <a href="https://vertexviews.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/recreate-yourself/">approaching negative news or stressful situations with an optimistic outlook</a>, acknowledging the challenges but understanding that you have the resilience to overcome them.

The Power of Positive Thinking

Negativity can seep into any relationship, even the most positive ones. It’s natural to experience <a href="https://www.vitanova.co.za/the-importance-of-positive-thinking-in-a-relationship/">periods of doubt or negativity</a>, as relationships require hard work and dedication to maintain a solid foundation. However, it’s crucial to address negativity proactively to prevent it from eroding the bond you share.

Overcoming Negativity In Relationships

Being positive is essential for building both personal and professional relationships. Positive people are <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-positivity-why-being-positive-important-clients-clarence">more likeable, persuasive, and successful</a>. Positivity helps you win friends and influence people. As Dale Carnegie said, <a href="https://vertexviews.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/these-three-words-can-change-your-life/">you can make more friends in two months by being interested in others than in two years by trying to get them interested in you</a>. Positivity also makes you more persuasive. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-positivity-why-being-positive-important-clients-clarence">Positive and upbeat people are more likely to persuade others, as it makes them seem more likeable and trustworthy</a>.

Attitude in Relationships

Resilience is the capacity to adapt and bounce back from life’s misfortunes, setbacks, and adversities. It involves having the inner strength to rebound from challenges without getting stuck or feeling like a victim. Resilience can help protect mental health and allow you to better cope with conditions like depression and anxiety, enabling you to keep going both physically and psychologically.

Cultivating Resilience

Maintaining a positive attitude and outlook can be a game-changer, especially during life’s inevitable challenges.

Maintaining a positive attitude and outlook can be a game-changer, especially during life's inevitable challenges. I believe cultivating the right mindset is a gradual process that demands conscious effort and self-encouragement. To start each day on a high note, I recite affirmations like "I am resilient and capable," "Today is full of potential," and "I…

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Navigating Life with the Right Attitude

"If you don't protect what belongs to you, then sooner or later it belongs to someone else. That goes for your land, your wallet, your home, your country, everything. It is your job as a man to protect it...it's the story of America, the story of whole god damn world. And ain't nothing changing it, not you, not me, nobody!"

"Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair or f***ing beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back."

"When you have children, you always have family. They will always be your priority, your responsibility, and a man - a man provides. And he does it even when he's not appreciated or respected or even loved. He simply bears up, and he does it because he's a man."

"Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the Gods, or love. ILLUSIONS. Only the ladder is real, the climb...is all there is."

"I've always found the idea of death comforting. The thought that my life could end at any moment frees me to fully appreciate the beauty and art and horror of everything this world has to offer."

Human emotions are a gift from our animal ancestors, cruelty is a gift humanity has given itself.

A dog who bites every owner he's had, can only be disciplined with a firm hand. Or, put down.

All my life, people have tried to control me. My whole life. Rich people, powerful people have tried to muzzle me, cancel me, keep me impotent and obedient, like I'm a f**king puppet. You know what? It worked. Because I allowed it to work. And guess what. If they can control me, then you can bet your a$$ they can control you. They already do. You just don't realize it. I'm done. I am done apologizing. I am done being persecuted for my strength. I'm not "just like the rest of you." I'm stronger. I'm smarter. I'm better. I am better!

As kids we idolize Heroes.... Growing up, we realize Villains made more sense. And maturing we realize that both are too shallow to truly satisfy our human nature, volatile and always in need of changing.

Villain | TV-Show: Negan Smith (Walking Dead), Gustavo Fring (Breaking Bad), Petyr Baelish (Game of Thrones), «Stringer» Bell / Omar Little /  State Senator R. Clayton «Clay» Davis (The Wire), Homelander (The Boys), Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal), Al Swearengen (Deadwood), Lorne Malvo (Fargo), Klaus Mikaelson (The Originals), Wilson Fisk (Daredevil), Zemo (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier)

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They are afraid to fly not because they don't have wings but because they are afraid to fall .

"Each of us is held back by fears of failure or uncertainty, preventing us from reaching our full potential. We're often afraid to take the first step towards our dreams, thinking 'what if I fail?' or 'what if it doesn't work out?' So we hold ourselves back, afraid to try. But if we don't take that first step, how can we expect to climb the whole staircase?"

THE FIRST STEP-THE HARDEST STEP

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

Let's learn to face our fears and trust in our own strength and resilience. We might just surprise ourselves with how high we can soar!"

<ul><li>Acknowledge your fear: Recognizing that you have a fear of failure is the first step to overcoming it.</li><li>Identify your fears: Consider what you are afraid of, why, and how likely the negative outcomes are to happen. How would they affect you and your life? How do you feel about yourself when you think about failing?</li><li>Reframe failure: See failure as a learning opportunity, rather than a personal flaw or a sign of incompetence.</li></ul>

Tips To Get Rid Of Fear Of Failure

<ul><li>Give yourself permission to fail: Plan to fail.</li><li>Focus on what you can control: Consider the worst-case scenario and have a contingency plan.</li><li>Seek support: You don't have to face your fears alone. Find support and inspiration from others who share your interests, goals, and challenges.</li></ul>

Share your thoughts on what holds you back from reaching your full potential. Lets inspire each other to spread our wings and fly!

Fear of Falling vs Wings of Courage 

The real problem of time management today, though, isn't that we're bad at prioritising the big rocks. Is that there are too many rocks - and most of them are never making it near that jar. The critical question isn't how to differentiate between activities that matter and those that don't, but what to do when far too many things feel at least somewhat important, and therefore arguably qualify as big rocks.

Whether it's in time, activity or object of focus, prioritise the things that are really important for you.Start doing that thing that matters most to you.

Pay yourself first

Fix a hard upper limit to the things you allow yourself to work on at any given time.Working on everything is simply not an option.

Limit your work in progress

You need to start saying no to things you do want to do, with the recognition that you have only one life.Make a top 25 of the things you most want in life. Focus on the top 5 and completely ignore the 20. They distract you from what matters most.

Resist the allure of middling priorities

Procrastination has to do not with how much we'll be able to do in the time available, but rather that we won't have enough talent to produce work of sufficient quality.It prevents us from making the work that matters most to us.It's a strategy of emotional avoidance

Procrastination vs Perfection

At the end of your life, looking back, whatever compelled your attention from moment to moment is simply what your life will have been.

Attention is life, not a resource

Some Zen Buddhists hold that the entirety of human suffering can be boiled down to this effort to resist paying full attention to the way things are going, because we wish they were going differently, or because we wish we felt more in control of the process. There is a very down-to-earth kind of liberation in grasping that there are certain truths about being a limited human from which you'll never be liberated.You don't get to dictate the course of events.And the paradoxical reward for accepting reality's constraints is that they no longer feel so constraining.

Stop resisting

You can never be truly certain about the future.And so your reach will always exceed your grasp.

Hopefully, when the future arrives, we'll have what it takes to weather it.If you're willing to endure the discomfort of not knowing, a solution will always present itself.Rather than race towards a solution, let reality unfold at its own speed.

Keep improvising

We find ourselves living in the future , locating the 'real' value of our life in some time that we haven't yet reached, and never will.

You are here vs 'when-I-finally' mind

Develop a taste for having problems(problems are the very substance of life) Embrace radical incrementalism(tolerate the fact that you won't produce much on a daily basis, but produce more over the longterm)(be willing to stop when your daily time is up - help strengthen the muscle of patience that will allow you to return to your work again and again) Originality lies at the far side of unoriginality(stay in the trial-and-error phase of copying others, learn new skills and accumulate experience)(the willingness to stop and be where you are, make the most of whatever part of the journey)

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You won't put a dent in the universe.It's a relief to be reminded of your insignificance.The things you are already doing are more meaningful than the things you're supposed to be doing.

You're not Einstein

... of being in control... that with more work you could meet other people's limitless demands... that painful experiences aren't coming your way... that this isn't really it.The average human life is terrifyingly short and this is cause for relief. Let go of the quest to become optimised. Just roll up your sleeves and start work on what's possible.

Give up hope..

1.A "fixed volume" approach to productivity (predetermined time boundaries for work + two to do lists (one closed and one open, keep max. 10 items on your closed one, add things from the open one only after completing tasks in the closed one)2.Focus on one big project at a time (postpone everything that you can, but one thing; the satisfaction from completing one big project will make the anxiety seem worth wile)3.Decide in advance what to fail at (strategic underachievement, conscious form of imbalance, underperform in some things on purpose, come back to them later)

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4.Focus on what you've already completed (keep a 'done' list, the motivating power of small wins, fight the productivity debt and the wish to reach a zero balance by evening)5.Stop caring for too many things (social media, news, logic of attention economy)6.Embrace boring technology (single function)7.Seek out novelty in the mundane (pay attention to everyday things)8.Curiosity in relationships (your goals isn't to achieve something, but figure out who the other human is)9.Instant generosity (if you feel like giving a praise or a gift, act on impulse and do it)

10.Practise doing nothing"I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot sit quietly in their own chamber."Blaise Pascal

I've been looking for ways in which to balance  what I want to do with what I need to do. This book puts things in perspective in a mix of self help and philosophical bits. The weeks we live in a life really are finite.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   “This is the most important book ever written about time management.”  —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of WorkLife What if you stopped trying to do everything, so that you could finally get around to what counts? We're obsessed with our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, the struggle against distraction, and the sense that our attention spans are shrivelling. Still, we rarely make the connection between our daily struggles with time and the ultimate time management problem: the question of how best to use our ridiculously brief time on the planet, which amounts on average to about four thousand weeks. Four Thousand Weeks is an uplifting, engrossing and deeply realistic exploration of the challenge. Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' it introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations. Drawing on the insights of both ancient and contemporary philosophers, psychologists, and spiritual teachers, Oliver Burkeman sets out to realign our relationship with time - and in doing so, to liberate us from its tyranny. Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

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I am grateful for this new day of life.

Being alive is the most beautiful miracle.

I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOD THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE

Thank you! You are always there to listen to me. You make me feel heard even if no one else does. I am grateful for you.

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When we thought of doing something or visiting a new place or taking a decision or making a next moveWe often end up in daunting question, What if it goes wrong ?We think all possibilities for ending up in negative way and mess our mind.

The Question ⁉️

May be in some of the rare cases it can goes in different direction than we expected.But not all the things will end up in a mess.So we should make our mind to face the situation whatever happens atleast it should start from our mind with a small optimistic thinking. 🌀 If we change the way we look at things, the things we look will change 🌀

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