| Worrying feeds fears and doubts. Worrying wastes | | | | those events come, they become the present |
| time and consumes energy. Worrying weakens | | | | problems and we go on waiting for future remedies. |
| ambition and breeds inaction. Worrying will cripple our | | | | Stop worrying about what was and what will be, and |
| confidence, faith, and ability to reason. Worrying kills the | | | | start living today and accomplishing great things by |
| ability to think big and reveals an inability to control | | | | acting now. |
| one's thoughts. Worrying is the first step towards | | | | 4) Develop Discretionary Ignorance: There are just |
| failure and limits our potential. And yet, ironically, | | | | certain things in life that you do not need to know |
| worrying is at times necessary, can be a protection, | | | | about, dwell upon, or worry over. From the |
| and is found within everybody. Unfortunately, the ability | | | | bombardment of news, to the unending gossip, to |
| to discipline and train the mind how to stop worrying is | | | | useless information, to situations and circumstances |
| found in so few, and yet, it is so important. Thankfully, | | | | that are out of your control, to even what others think |
| the learned attribute of not worrying is controllable, can | | | | or say about you - you must develop the ability to be |
| be overcome, and is one of the foundational secrets | | | | ignorant about things that do not matter. Am I referring |
| to achieve our goals, dreams, successes in life, and | | | | to current events, educational knowledge, or even |
| reach our full potential. | | | | caring about others and what is going on? Of course |
| In order to actually think big, believe more, and act now, | | | | not. However, there are certain things that you must |
| we need to stop worrying. Stop worrying about things | | | | choose to be ignorant about - those things, events, |
| that are out of your control. Stop worrying what | | | | people, and information that don't matter and are out |
| others think and say about you. Stop worrying about | | | | of your control - because your success depends upon |
| your own fears, weaknesses, inabilities, doubts, and | | | | it. |
| previous failures. Stop worrying about unimportant | | | | 5) Focus on Solutions, Not Problems: Wise is the |
| things, people, news, information, and all the other | | | | leader, employer, or parent who teaches others to |
| situations happening around you that are not worth | | | | bring them solutions to the problem - not just the |
| your time and energy to think about. In fact, you need | | | | problem. Not only is this ability important for their |
| to worry less about the very things you actually need | | | | development and is a wise delegation technique, it |
| to worry about! To reach our full potential and | | | | eliminates the majority of unnecessary worry and |
| accomplish our goals and dreams in life, we need to | | | | stress and allows them excess time and mental |
| think big, think differently, be creative, control our | | | | abilities to focus on solving the problem and actually |
| thoughts, and take action - and the more we worry, | | | | accomplish much more. Achieving success depends |
| the less we accomplish. | | | | upon developing the ability to worry less and focus on |
| Easier said than done, right! Understanding why we | | | | solutions, not problems. |
| need to stop worrying is perhaps not the problem - it is | | | | 6) You Don't Have Time to Worry: Success does not |
| how to stop worrying that is the difficulty. Below are | | | | wait for anyone. Dreams are not achieved as a result |
| listed 8 essential tips on how we can actually stop | | | | of procrastination. Goals are never accomplished |
| worrying and start accomplishing our goals and | | | | when idle minds and actions fill our time. The more you |
| dreams in life. However, even an understanding of the | | | | worry, the less you act - the less you act, the more |
| how is not enough - we must also believe the how's | | | | you fail. And if part of your worrying includes the |
| are possible to achieve, and then actually implement | | | | excuse that you do not have time - the reality is that |
| and do what is suggested below: | | | | you do not make time. |
| 1) Stop Worrying About the Fruits & Start | | | | 7) Who Cares What Others Say & Think: The |
| Focusing on the Roots: Each of us fall victim to | | | | moment you develop the ability to not worry what |
| spending too much time thinking, dreaming, and | | | | others say and think about you, it is then that you have |
| worrying about the end result and do not put in the | | | | unlocked the key to achieving your potential. There will |
| effort to achieve that result. That end result, or 'fruit' | | | | always be people who doubt you and your abilities - |
| has many names: financial independence or retirement, | | | | unfortunately, many of these people are your closest |
| promotion or position, award or certificate, wealth or | | | | friends or they actually share your last name. Develop |
| time freedom, knowledge or talent, dream or goal | | | | the ability to train your mind to ignore the nay-sayers, |
| being realized, etc. Like any tree, the 'fruit' will not be | | | | the dream-busters, and the opinions of others. Ironically, |
| produced unless and until the 'roots' are nourished. | | | | it is these same people who often epitomize the |
| Those 'roots' are: hard work, daily action, faith and | | | | definition of mediocrity because they have never |
| belief, overcoming fear and doubt, persistence and | | | | learned how to dream big, take risks, and put in the |
| never quitting, etc. | | | | effort necessary to achieve their own goals and |
| 2) Worrying Blinds Opportunity: The most recent | | | | dreams. |
| recession in the U.S. serves as a perfect example of | | | | 8) Stop Comparing, Overcome Your Inferiority |
| masses of people unnecessarily worrying about news | | | | Complex, & Be You: You will never be perfect, |
| and events that are out of their control; all the while, a | | | | and neither will anyone else. Your talents and abilities, |
| select brilliant few see the 'doom and gloom' as an | | | | past history and circumstances, and dreams and |
| incredible opportunity to make money and achieve | | | | potential are different than anyone else - and these |
| success. These optimistic people who have not only | | | | are not liabilities, they are assets. Be you, and be proud |
| learned how to stop worrying, but actually don't have | | | | of that! Realize that your dreams and goals don't have |
| time for it, have realized that opportunities come | | | | to mirror the accomplishments and successes of |
| before they are prepared and leave before they | | | | others, nor should anyone else define what 'dreaming |
| realize it. They likewise know that had they been | | | | big' for you means. You 'dream big' for you, and |
| worrying during those times, their minds would have | | | | remember that in order to 'be big' you have to stop |
| been clouded and distracted which would have | | | | worrying about others' dreams and accomplishments |
| resulted in them not being able to see and recognize | | | | and cease comparing your different and unique talents |
| opportunities when they came. Perhaps even more | | | | to theirs. |
| importantly than not worrying - they put forth action! | | | | Our successes, full potential, and the accomplishment |
| 3) Live in the Now: Wise was the person who penned: | | | | of our dreams and goals are dependent upon the |
| "yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is | | | | ability to stop worrying. The only problems, limitations, |
| a gift - that is why it is called the present." Living in the | | | | and stresses in life are the ones we create, believe, |
| now will accomplish far more than worrying about the | | | | and nourish within our own minds. And always |
| failed yesterdays and the unachieved tomorrows will | | | | remember that the only time that worrying is actually |
| ever produce. We must stop waiting for future events | | | | good is when it initiates action to change and achieve! |
| to come and heal our present day problems, for when | | | | |