“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”

In the above quote, Marcus Aurelius says about how the outside events that takes place around us traps us into an emotional state which makes us to lose the control of our mind by empowering our emotions. By realizing that we are the only one having power over our mind helps us to make clear decisions in difficult situations.

Empowering Our Mind, Not Our Emotions

“Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.”

Living in world of many different possibilities and probabilities, Lucius Annaeus Seneca says us to expect not only the Good ones, But also the Bad ones because Nobody knows what is about to come and go from our life. By expecting the unexpected, We can face them without any fear or anxiety as we've already been expecting them.

Embracing The Uncertainty

Stoicism helps people to make better decisions

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The 10/90 Rule says that the first 10% of time used to plan your work can save you 90% of the execution time once you start. One minute of planning can save you 10 mins of execution time, and help you improve your “return on energy”. By setting aside 10-12 mins for planning, you can save 2 hours of execution the next day.

PLAN EVERY DAY IN ADVANCE

Successful people are able to look 10 or 20 years into the future, and make decisions today that are consistent with their desired long-term future, including making short-term sacrifices. When considering whether to do or not do something, ask yourself if it has any consequences for your long-term vision. Rather than set deadlines for everything and feel stressed for missing most of them, focus on the most important task, and give it 20% extra time, so you can do it really well.

CONSIDER THE CONSEQUENCES

One technique that you can use to cut a big task down to size is the "Salami slice" method of getting work done. With this method, you lay out the task in detail and then resolve to do just one slice of the job for the time being, like eating a roll of salami, one slice at a time. Or like eating one piece of a frog at a time.

Slice And Dice The Task

Highly productive people take the time to think, plan and set priorities.One of the ways you can trigger yourself is by developing a “sense of urgency.” This is an inner drive and desire to get on with the job quickly and get it done fast. This inner drive is an impatience that motivates you to get going and to keep going. A sense of urgency feels very much like racing against yourself.

Develop A Sense of Urgency

It's time to stop procrastinating and get more of the important things done! After all, successful people don't try to do everything. They focus on their most important tasks and get those done. They eat their frogs. There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you're done with the worst thing you'll have to do all day. For Tracy, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task—but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. The core of what is vital to effective time management is: decision, discipline, and determination. And in this fully revised and updated edition, Tracy adds two new chapters. The first explains how you can use technology to remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. The second offers advice for maintaining focus in our era of constant distractions, electronic and otherwise. This life-changing book will ensure that you get more of your important tasks done today.

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The fully revised and expanded edition of the life-changing global bestseller, now with new chapters on technology and maintaining focus. Achieve work-life balance by ending procrastination, and get your most important work done! There just isn't enough time for everything on our to-do list-and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done. There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day. Using Eat That Frog as a metaphor for tackling the most challenging task of your day-the one you are most likely to procrastinate on but also probably the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life-Eat That Frog! shows you how to zero in on critical tasks and organize each day. You'll not only get more done faster but get the right things done. Bestselling author Brian Tracy cuts to the core of what is vital to effective time management: decision, discipline, and determination. In this fully revised and updated edition, he provides brand-new information on the importance of task completion and how to use the bevy of new technological tools that promise a more efficient workday, as well as which ones are worth implementing and which will just steal even more time. The third edition of Eat That Frog! is accompanied by a brand-new package of multimedia content to engage readers in eating their frogs every day! Packed with useful tips in short videos, interactive card games, and engaging exercises, this new package augments the third edition and brings you the wisdom of Brian Tracy as you've never seen before!

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.

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