SelfGrowth.com: 8 Keys to Happiness & Procrastinating Less

 [SelfGrowth.com]  Self Improvement Newsletter Improve Your Life Today!  1/23/17 issue:  8 Keys to Happiness & Procrastinating Less Email for: {EMAIL} * Self Improvement and Personal Growth Weekly Newsletter * Issue #952, Week of January 23-24, 2017 Publisher: David Riklan - [] In this issue: -- Quotes of the Week -- Article:Self-Improvement - 8 Keys to More Happiness in Your Life - By Sylvie Strong -- Article: Keys to Letting Go of Procrastination - By Laura B. Young -- Book Review: The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own - By Joshua Becker -- How to Advertise in the Self Improvement Newsletter -- How to Subscribe and Unsubscribe from this Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------ *** Quotes of the Week *** ------------------------------------------------------------ “Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.” - Francois de La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680 “It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed.” - Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930 “Be fit for more than the thing you are now doing. Let everyone know that you have a reserve in yourself; that you have more power than you are now using. If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.” - James A. Garfield, 1831-1881 ------------------------------------------------------------ *** ARTICLE: Self-Improvement - 8 Keys to More Happiness in Your Life - By Sylvie Strong *** ------------------------------------------------------------ Do you feel like you are in a rut? In our fast-paced society, it is easy to feel dissatisfied with what life offers. Consider these important tips for self-improvement and you will make more out of your time and your life. 1. Happiness Begins With Your Body Focus on a healthy body first. Get plenty of sleep. 8 hours if you can spare it. If you cannot get 8 hours every night, go to town on a weekend night and go to bed without setting your alarm for the morning. Have a nice set of blackout blinds in your room so that the sun cannot wake you. Some people say that you cannot ever catch up with sleep and if you miss sleep during the week, sleeping longer in the weekend will not reset the clock. I think those people are stupid! Get 8 hours every night if you can, but having a weekend sleep-in once in a while can do wonders for your state of mind. A healthy diet is critical too. Consult a nutritionist or educate yourself on healthy eating habits. Eat lots of fruits and vegetables. Exercise. If you do not use your body, you will begin losing the use of your body as you get older. Nothing helps your mental and physical well being better than regular exercise. Hit the gym or your local yoga class a few times a week. Even taking a walk a few times a week can help. 2. Take Stock Of The Good Things In Your Life You are luckier than you think. It is helpful to periodically take stock of all of the positive things in your life. Your family and friends may rank high on that list. Your health may as well. By focusing on the gifts you have received you will have perspective on the lemons that life throws at you. ** To read the full article, [go here.] ------------------------------------------------------------ *** ARTICLE: Keys to Letting Go of Procrastination - By Laura B. Young *** ------------------------------------------------------------ When we procrastinate, we put our dreams, our hopes and our yearnings on hold. We put things off under the illusion that we will get to them someday, when there is more of time. We deny fears and postpone action while covering ourselves up with layers of excuses, like an onion. We deny the biggest obstacle holding us back. It is us! So how can we lick that “old devil” called procrastination that allows us to squander so many precious minutes, hours and even days? Delaying what we need to do feeds our fears instead of our courage and passion for life. An old proverb says, “The habit that becomes prevalent in one’s life is the one we feed.” Where we focus our attention grows stronger and will manifest. If procrastination is your nemesis, recognize how this undesirable trait began by reviewing your life and how the habit of it shows up. Has it littered your path with false starts, broken promises, or possibly weakened your resolve. Have there been missed opportunities as well as the feeling of guilt over lost time? Do you feel stuck? If you do not change the trajectory of your starts and stops nothing you really want will be manifested in your life. Have you lost faith in your ability to follow through? Have you ever wondered how procrastination got started? Although most parents do the best they can for their children, their upbringing greatly influences how they parent. In addition to what they already know, parents have to adjust to the changes inherent with raising a child in a new generation. Due to fear, a desire to protect their children, and do things the “right way,” parents are often unaware of how their behavior impacts their children. Parent’s beliefs, rules, fears and limits, are projected, which produces a “boxed up” way of life. This is often referred to as “fear based” parenting. ** To read the full article, [go here.] ------------------------------------------------------------ *** BOOK REVIEW: The More of Less: Finding the Life You Want Under Everything You Own - By Joshua Becker *** ------------------------------------------------------------ Make Room in Your Life for What You Really Want “Maybe you don’t need to own all this stuff.” After a casual conversation with his neighbor on Memorial Day 2008, Joshua Becker realized he needed a change. He was spending far too much time organizing possessions, cleaning up messes, and looking for more to buy. So Joshua and his wife decided to remove the nonessential possessions from their home and life. Eventually, they sold, donated, or discarded over 60 percent of what they owned. In exchange, they found a life of more freedom, more contentment, more generosity, and more opportunity to pursue the things that mattered most. The More of Less delivers an empowering plan for living more by owning less. With practical suggestions and encouragement to personalize your own minimalist style, Joshua Becker shows you why minimizing possessions is the best way to maximize life. Are you ready for less cleaning, less anxiety, and less stress in your life? Simplicity isn’t as complicated as you think. ***** The list price of this book is $17.99. 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