Posts Tagged ‘worrying’

What we have most to fear is fear itself

Have you noticed how often people draw back from trying something new because of fear? Fear that they might not make it; fear that the outcome will not be as good as they hope that it will be; fear that change may prove that what they’ve been doing until now isn’t as good as they’ve made it out to be; fear of being seen to make a mistake—even if that… » Continue

February 5 2007 | By Adrian | Tagged: achievement, anxiety, fear, risk, worrying | 2 comments»

New Year’s Resolutions and Deficit Thinking

As we approach the New Year, many of you may be starting to consider one or more New Year’s resolutions. Okay, you’ve done it before—probably many, many times—and the results have not been spectacular in terms of success. In fact, most of your past resolutions have lasted maybe a week or two. Don’t despair. Exactly the same thing happens to most people, and for the same reason: the deadly habit… » Continue

December 25 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: achievement, decifit, decision, thinking, work, worrying | 10 comments»

Speed, Accidents, and Anxiety

You’re driving along the freeway. The traffic is heavy and the weather is bad; there’s water on the road and occasional patches of ice. You’re already late for an appointment and you’re worrying that your boss is going to find out and get mad at you, so you’re driving way too fast for the conditions. Everyone else seems to be in a hurry too. Your hands are gripping the wheel… » Continue

September 4 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: anxiety, business-fundamentalism, discontentment, fear, insanity, leadership, lifebalance, Lifestyle, living, Management, motivation, organization, overwork, slow-leadership, speed, strategy, stress, work-life, work/life-balance, workflow, working, worklife, worrying | 2 comments»

Getting Too Intense About Work

It’s easy to get intense about your work. But it’s a major step from there to treating your job with such intensity it starts to take over nearly all of your life. Don’t just shrug off burnout as superstition or think you’re immune. It’s a serious issue that can wreck lives and produce problems for other people as well. » Continue

May 1 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: burnout, energy, feeling, health, lifebalance, lifehacks, Lifestyle, managememt, overwork, Productivity, stress, work-life, worrying | 5 comments»

There’s No Time!

Do you have enough? Do you have time for everything you want to do?Before you jump to the conclusion that you don’t have the time you need, ask yourself these questions. » Continue

March 20 2006 | By Adrian | Tagged: discontentment, prioritization, time, work-life, worrying | 10 comments»

Don’t Celebrate Stressmas

Christmas is a wonderful time of year to practice forgiveness, and especially to forgive yourself. Walk into the New Year with an open mind and a hopeful attitude. Let go of all the baggage you’re carrying. Don’t ever be tempted to feel guilty about your emotions, let alone accept responsibility for anyone else’s. » Continue

December 19 2005 | By Adrian | Tagged: balance, family, happiness, holiday, life, Lifehack, personal, relationship, relaxation, resolution, work-life, worrying | 4 comments»

How to Stop Worrying

Anxiety Culture has an article called How to Stop Worrying which talks about worrying is a learned and conditioned behaviour in the modern days. It also discusses what are the obstacles blocking one to stop worrying. So how to overcome your worry? - The article suggests a trick that can postpone your worries, so that you get into habit on not worrying in the present:

… The trick is that whenever… » Continue

November 8 2005 | By Leon | Tagged: worrying | 4 comments»