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I’ve seen many troubles in my time, only half of which ever came true – Mark Twain

Depending on how well you know me, you may or may not know that when I was younger I used to worry a lot probably every minute about every single thing that was happening or may be going to happen.

I don’t know why but somehow I got attracted to the idea of worry at a young age and we became friends. Today, we are no longer friends and I daily keep an eye out for Mr. or Mrs. W (and their children) and do my very best to avoid them entering my life.

Here are a couple of things I do daily to stop the worry habit:

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I Define the Challenge and Set a Goal
If there is something I can do about the situation like a lack of work, a lack of friends, a lack of food then I make a plan to take action. If there is nothing I can do about it I can’t take any action so I let it go and I immediately focus on the things that I can change in my life. See if this can work for you.

If you need help to set a new goal this article will help you – Smart Goal setting

You will also find the idea of using my FREE goals cards helpful to nourish your daily successes. Find out how you can get your free goal card template here.

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Two
I Live in a Day Tight Compartment
When I was about 16 I read a book by Dale Carnegie called ‘How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. ‘Live in a Day Tight Compartment’ was the title of one of the chapters.

The idea is that at the end of the day as you go asleep you accept you did the best you could do that day and do not bring worried thoughts to bed with you. If you have concerns and you can change them then write a note to yourself about the action you need to take. Take the note and put it in your time planner (or in your shoes so you remember it) and take care of the action the next day. Then go to bed and enjoy a restful sleep.

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Three
See the Problem as Someone Else’s Problem
If I have a challenge and I am not sure how to handle it rather than worrying about it I like to apply a concept I learned from a friend. He told me look at the situation as if it was someone else’s problem. Then offer yourself the same advice you would offer a person who told you they had the problem.

You know we all can give very good advice when we are telling friends about what to do. We don’t encourage the friend to worry. We tell them to act or just to forget about it. Thinking in the third person can help dissolve a challenge.

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There you go – that is three things I use. Of course, after many years working on my own personal development as well as helping other people I have a few more ideas that I will share with you in the future. Try out these three for starters.

If you are curious to read more about Dale Carnegie’s classic book details plus over 140 reviews are on Amazon – check out this link to learn about How to Stop Worrying and Start Living Last time I looked Amazon had it available on a deep discount special. Nice.

Yes, I still have my own copy of this book. It is a classic I recommend you read or get for a friend who needs it.

Enjoy a happy day,

David

As a great believer in the importance of drinking water because of its positive impact on mental and physical fitness I have written several articles like this one on the ten important reasons to drink water.

Personally, to keep hydrated I carry a stainless steel water bottle and I even put together a stainless steel water bottle review to help people match their needs. The water bottle review is here.

After I wrote this review I have read about many more stainless steel water bottles entering the market but the information is scattered all over the internet. So I am in the process of creating an up to date concise review which will be a great help if you are planning on making a purchase.

As a sampler of what is to come I will gather some details on a new water bottle one of my friends says she believes is the most stylish stainless steel water bottle on the market. I am not jumping out to buy it since my own stainless bottle gets bumped around a bit when I am hiking and this stylish item would get damaged. But I have to say since it shows some class it might get more people I know carrying a water bottle since they don’t like the look of many of the current bottles on the market.

Enough said. Check out Amazon they often offer some pricing deals if you look around their site. Click on the following link US canteen Brushed Stainless Steel Double-Walled Canteen or the image below for up to date details.

Note: If you follow one of this posting’s links to the Amazon site for current pricing and you decide to buy an item you do NOT pay anymore than if you went directly to the Amazon site and I do receive a few cents for my time to research and write this.

News Update: The New Stainless Steel Water bottle Review covering TWELVE brands is via this link check it out

Enjoy a wonderful day,

David

When I was reading one of Seth Godin’s e-books I found a tip worth sharing that I hope will help you experience less eye strain when you are reading a PDF document.

The tip is this:

On your keypad hold down the control button and press the letter L. This will shift the screen into a full view mode that is easier on the eyes. You can move forward page by page using the up down arrows on your keyboard. When you want to move back to your regular screen view you simply press the escape key at any time.

Share this it is helpful – thanks again Seth!

Enjoy a great day,

David

By the way, you can read about Seth Godin’s most recent book by following this link Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?