The Recession - How Are You Feeling?

<h1>The Recession - How Are You Feeling?</h1>Author: <a title="Andrew Rondeau" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/andrew-rondeau/34319.htm">Andrew Rondeau</a> Story 1: The door slams hard. Your partner has just got home from work. "we are doomed" they say. They go on "We are going to have to tighten our belts. This is the worst situation we have ever faced. I’ve been made redundant" You reply, "Oh really. Are we still going out for dinner as planned?" "NO!" Your partner sleeps badly. The 7am alarm goes off and they just can’t get out of bed. Story 2: The door shuts Your partner has just got home from work. "I’ve been made redundant" they say. They go on "But we’re going to be so successful. It’s going to be great" You reply, "Oh really. Are we still going out for dinner as planned?" "Absolutely but we are going to upgrade the restaurant and celebrate" Let's celebrate - I'm redundant! Your partner sleeps like a baby. They get up at 6am. Who would you rather be? The person in story 1 of story 2? Is your life: Predictable or uncertain? Organised or chaotic? Faster or slower? Easier or tougher? Simple or complex? According to research fear, stress and unhappiness is at an all time high and 93% of illness is stress related. How many issues, hassles, problems do you have to deal with in a normal day? Research shows, 20 years ago the average was 3. 20 years ago you would have to deal with 3 ‘changes’ to your plans each day. And a ‘change’ can be defined as something that YOU weren’t expecting to happen. How many do you think the average is today? 5, 10, 20? 29 is the answer. 29! That gives us the opportunity to procrastinate 29 times every single day. What could the implications of that be? It is becoming harder and harder to predict the future. Change is happening faster and faster. Procrastinating will only make it harder for us all to be successful. As you are reading this are you thinking: 1. 29 – I don’t have that many every day. If so, I suggest you start recording them. The 29 is made up of any thing you weren’t expecting to happen and causes you to make a decision and take action. It could be the vending machine at work is no longer working – do you decide to not have one or climb two flights of stairs to the other vending machine. Or your car breaks down on the way to work. Or you receive an unexpected bill from the postman… 2. I don’t procrastinate. Well sorry, we all do – at different levels. You may not think you do, but you do. How quickly you deal with these 29 daily interruptions determines your level of success. The winners and successful people in this world do not procrastinate. If you take just one thing from this post simply admit you could reduce the amount of times you procrastinate and along the way improve your chances of success. So today when one of these 29 unexpected issues, changes, problems hit you, immediately make a decision and take action. You will feel so much better.About the Author: Andrew Rondeau transformed himself from a $4 an-hour petrol-pump attendant to a highly successful Senior Manager earning $500k every year.

Discover How to Maximize Your Income and Minimize Your Effort by receiving Andrew's <a href="http://www.greatmanagement.org/">free e-Course and report</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/the-recession-how-are-you-feeling-785811.html" title="The Recession - How Are You Feeling?">The Recession - How Are You Feeling?</a>

Story 1:

The door slams hard.

Your partner has just got home from work.

"we are doomed" they say.

They go on "We are going to have to tighten our belts. This is the worst situation we have ever faced. I’ve been made redundant"

You reply, "Oh really. Are we still going out for dinner as planned?"

"NO!"

Your partner sleeps badly. The 7am alarm goes off and they just can’t get out of bed.

Story 2:

The door shuts

Your partner has just got home from work.

"I’ve been made redundant" they say.

They go on "But we’re going to be so successful. It’s going to be great"

You reply, "Oh really. Are we still going out for dinner as planned?"

"Absolutely but we are going to upgrade the restaurant and celebrate"

Let's celebrate - I'm redundant!

Your partner sleeps like a baby. They get up at 6am.

Who would you rather be?

The person in story 1 of story 2?

Is your life:

Predictable or uncertain?

Organised or chaotic?

Faster or slower?

Easier or tougher?

Simple or complex?

According to research fear, stress and unhappiness is at an all time high and 93% of illness is stress related.

How many issues, hassles, problems do you have to deal with in a normal day?

Research shows, 20 years ago the average was 3.

20 years ago you would have to deal with 3 ‘changes’ to your plans each day. And a ‘change’ can be defined as something that YOU weren’t expecting to happen.

How many do you think the average is today?

5, 10, 20?

29 is the answer.

29!

That gives us the opportunity to procrastinate 29 times every single day.

What could the implications of that be?

It is becoming harder and harder to predict the future.

Change is happening faster and faster.

Procrastinating will only make it harder for us all to be successful.

As you are reading this are you thinking:

1. 29 – I don’t have that many every day. If so, I suggest you start recording them. The 29 is made up of any thing you weren’t expecting to happen and causes you to make a decision and take action.

It could be the vending machine at work is no longer working – do you decide to not have one or climb two flights of stairs to the other vending machine. Or your car breaks down on the way to work. Or you receive an unexpected bill from the postman…

2. I don’t procrastinate. Well sorry, we all do – at different levels. You may not think you do, but you do.

How quickly you deal with these 29 daily interruptions determines your level of success.

The winners and successful people in this world do not procrastinate.

If you take just one thing from this post simply admit you could reduce the amount of times you procrastinate and along the way improve your chances of success.

So today when one of these 29 unexpected issues, changes, problems hit you, immediately make a decision and take action. You will feel so much better.

Andrew Rondeau transformed himself from a $4 an-hour petrol-pump attendant to a highly successful Senior Manager earning $500k every year. Discover How to Maximize Your Income and Minimize Your Effort by receiving Andrew's free e-Course and report

Rate this Article:

0 / 5 stars - 0 vote(s)

Re-Publish

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/the-recession-how-are-you-feeling-785811.html

Article Tags: Work, Feeling, Recession

Related Videos
Related Articles
Ask / Related Q&A

Play

How Children Feel About Working Moms

Play

Relaxation Exercises for Work

Play

Working With A Metronome Part 5

Play

Working With A Metronome Part 4

Play

Webcam Love Affair - Will It Work?

Latest Motivational Articles
More from Andrew Rondeau

In the Quran: Moses said, ‘My Lord! Show me, Yourself?

By: Prof.dr. Ibrahim Khalil | 16/11/2009
The Noble Quran says that when Moses came at Allah's appointed time, he said, ‘My Lord! Show me, Yourself, that I may behold You!’

FAMILY AND ITS CHARACTER

By: Captain Ehtesham Mirza | 16/11/2009
Academic excellence of a family is added scintillating effect to be individual person's character.Martha and Sam have unequivocally defined memorable bond between them. Mutual admiration and respect for elders in the family have profound impact on the society.

Become happier by becoming mindful

By: Andrew James | 16/11/2009
Emotions start in the mind. The curious thing about emotions is that unlike a lot of thoughts we can actually feel them physically. Anger, happiness, anxiety e.t.c all produce real bodily sensations that we can sense. Because of this it is important that we remain aware of what we are feeling and why we are feeling this. However self awareness, while important, can have its own issues on our mental health as we shall discuss now.

Get all you want RIGHT NOW!

By: HJWakelin | 16/11/2009
An excerpt from an e-book I am creating at the moment,concept01, concept02 is in the creative stages.Just wanting comments/feedback.

Great Self Help Tips For Overcoming Low Self Esteem

By: GregFrost | 16/11/2009
Self esteem is defined as the way people perceive themselves, or rather, how they gauge their self worth. This "self perception" includes how they perceive their emotions, beliefs, and feelings at any one given time.

Great Self Help Tips For Overcoming Low Self Esteem

How To Improve Your Ability to Focus and Concentrate

By: Andrew Rondeau | 21/10/2009 | Motivational
Remember Bruce Lee? Bruce Lee was once quoted saying, “a successful warrior is an average man with laser-like focus.” That’s easy to say but with all the daily worries, troubles and concerns we have to deal with, it’s pretty hard to do.

Think Positive, Think Success

By: Andrew Rondeau | 21/10/2009 | Advice
There are many types of people in this world. However, today, and for the purpose of this article, I am going to put everyone into either the ‘positive’ type or the ‘negative’ type.

Improving The Quality Of Your Life

By: Andrew Rondeau | 21/10/2009 | Stress Management
Imagine if we could live our lives completely free of stress. Now wake up and stop dreaming, because you can’t. No matter what job you have, no matter where you live, you will have stress in your life.

This Is How You Can Enhance Your Conversation Skills

By: Andrew Rondeau | 28/07/2009 | Relationships
In life we meet up with people with whom you have very little in common. At random times you find yourself sharing the same room at which stage you are forced to acknowledge the existence of that person. Striking up a conversation can be difficult, small talk won’t help, especially if it is forced.

How To Deal with People Who Bring Us Down

By: Andrew Rondeau | 28/07/2009 | Relationships
It takes all kinds of people to make up the world we live in. In life, we have the opportunity to meet many people. Some of them we find are too difficult to deal with. These are the people we end up not liking and we try and avoid them as much as possible. Keeping well away from them might be the right thing to do. But sometimes there are situations where it is impossible to avoid them.

How To Optimise Your Time

By: Andrew Rondeau | 28/07/2009 | Time Management
The best way to utilise your time effectively is to identify the goals you first need to achieve. We usually feel that we have far too many things to accomplish and need to deliver on too many promises. This makes us feel overwhelmed which leads us to give up and choose to do nothing instead.

The Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Publicly Speak

By: Andrew Rondeau | 15/07/2009 | Public Speaking
Here are several questions that will help you prepare:

What’s the Difference Between Coaching And Mentoring?

By: Andrew Rondeau | 15/07/2009 | Coaching
The people doing the guiding are generally called coaches and mentors. The two roles are similar in some ways but in fact are very different. Before attempting this role laden with responsibility it is important to understand the difference between coaching and mentoring and to find out what is best for your relationship with your potential followers.