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Yes Man is a highly amusing film which appears to mock self-improvement. In the film Jim is really down on his luck and is in danger of becoming a recluse, he reluctantly goes to a self-improvement seminar where the Guru advocates saying Yes to everything.

Carrey throws himself into this and finds himself joining a daily jogging group at 6am, watching experimental music, basically doing new things and traveling outside his comfort zone.

Although some of the things that he says yes to bring him luck and some misfortune the technique works he forgets he’s depressed and start to live again!

We all need new challenging things in our lives, so go on join a class, learn a new language, a new hobby or sport, meet different people, oh and see the film!

Once upon a time I used to listen to Classical Music frequently I noticed however that it would often interfere with my concentration as it seemed to demand that I pay attention to it. Recently I have unexpectedly found that rap music was conducive to study especially if I didn’t understand the words.

I suspect that in fact I’d require different music for different moods or different work. What the music does is it seems to me is distract or keep busy that part of you which seeks to escape from the task, that sends you to the fridge or to unnecessarily check your email.

In any case I’ve found YouTube to be full of music for those trying to study or to write a complex report, try typing in “motivation” or “concentration” and you’ll find a staggering choice of all music forms, noise of rivers, the rain etc

Do you have a Jekyll and Hide character? Are there days when you are the Good Dr Jekyll , just get on with work and tasks, where you deal with problems effortlessly and do you have lackluster Mr Hyde days when you can’t even decide which job to start. I have been using Action Enforcer to help me with my Mr Hyde days, I only really need it get going as I know once I get a few jobs completed my energy levels will increase. Action Enforcer obliges you to choose one task and then stick to it. It works because it’s very easy to use and becomes a kind of psychological supervisor setting you a self-defined deadline.

More and more working people whether home-workers or not have to be self-motivating have tasks that need completing but have no direct supervision just an expectation that work will be done. Students studying for distant examinations or writers with a delivery date may be months away are in the same boat. They become more and more anxious as time is frittered away. In all these cases Action Enforcer is a boon learn more by clicking here

A trusted colleague  enthusiastically recommended a computer program
called Action Enforcer. It is a way of setting up a set of daily task
timers. I have even set a timer to write this post. I use it when
I have a tricky or tedious task to complete, others plan their
whole day even using it to program their breaks. Procrastinating
friends and colleagues have been boasting of suddenly being able to manage their time and get through their schedule, of feeling on top of things!

Also at the end of your day you can see where your time was spent.
. I set a timer for 30 minutes of paperwork, then 30 minutes of report writing etc. It is very simple to use; why it works so well is still a bit of a
mystery but I think it’s just your pride you don’t want the alarm
to ring before you’ve finished the task!

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I’ve just cleared/purged my desk of all unused/neglected knick-knacks and it feels good! I’ve thrown away  vitamin pill boxes  (probably out of date), stationery I no longer use, projects I’m unlikely to finish etc etc. I finished with a large bin-liner full of junk. I can now tell what color my desk is it’s walnut-veneer!

A little bit of mess is cool, too much drains some of your life force!

Curiously we remember our failures more than our successes because of ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts) which see to the job of recalling our disasters and embarrasments.

Keep a Success diary of all your successes, exams, breaking a bad habit, new job, salary increase, trying something new, got a compliment from a customer or boss, entered a charity walk, cycle, swim, solved a problem for someone, helped someone, donated charity.

Read your success diary from time to time when you are down and you will be surprised just how many things you do really well.

My own diary starts in February 2004, I’d like to show it you as an example but I believe it’s a little too personal.

Just How do you Create More Ideas?

The successful make use of every little bit of their time, they get down to doing serious work quicker. If a 15 minute gap in their schedule appeared due to a cancellation they would automatically slot in another task, or take a power nap or a real break. What they wouldn’t do is fritter away the time with aimless browsing, reading emails. Become aware of how much time you are frittering, have a list of 5 minute tasks ready that you can focus on before the temptation to fritter overcomes you!

On vacation I met a French couple who said that their son who previously shown little interest in studying English had unexpectedly locked himself away with the latest English version Harry Potter (The French version arrives much later). He only emerged when he had read the 600 pages or so with vastly improved English.

Now that’s the best way to learn when we are hugely motivated, something school’s struggle with. But you as an adult can choose how you learn a new subject if you are learning a language then you can choose to buy a book on a subject which you passionate about

Getting rich quick is almost impossible, even getting rich slowly is very difficult but the principle I follow is to create as many money earning possibilities as possible. I call these mini-businesses they require a little effort to setup but then become passive income steams.

Of course it’s tough at the beginning working on schemes which may never earn money but with time it works and you start to receive payment notices via email and even checks in the post.

So the answer is yes you have to work really hard but unlike your j-o-b it is possible to “work once get paid many times”

But you have to try, you have to take the first steps, you have to believe; I see so many of the people who sign up to say PTC using my referral link only ever visit the PTC website once! ie they give up straight away they never give it a chance. Don’t be like them if you take the trouble to sign up for something, say to yourself I will stick at it long enough to properly evaluate if it is right for me!

Just How do you Create More Ideas

Make it principle that if you join a gym or a language class that you will stick with it, remember how often you hated something before you like it and how grateful you are that say a parent forced you to keep at it. But you you are independent and the only person who can do the forcing is you!

Whenever you get ten minutes of so of waiting time consider holding a solo brainstorming session. You just need pencil and paper, start writing lists of things to do, ways of improving your efficiency, people you need to contact, anything really to get your creative juices flowing.

In the first minutes you may find yourself twiddling your thumbs but persist and once the ideas start flowing you will find yourself scribbling furiously. This works and I now look forward to holding these sessions!

So next time you are pausing for a Cappuccino in your favorite coffee shop get out pen and paper, turn up your optimism and say to yourself I have ten minutes to think of a brilliant idea which will transform my career, business or relationship and I am already excited about the wonderful ideas I am about to have.