Kathy’s Home & Garden Tips – Improve Your Life by Following These Steps
Stop aiming for perfection. Thinking nothing is done until it is perfect will keep you from finishing anything. Done is better than perfect. I don’t mean just slopping anything together and saying it is done, but perfection is really not attainable and can make you unable to finish anything.
Stop worrying about your weaknesses. Concentrate on your strengths and do your work using these. Are you best at the creative process but not so good on putting things on paper? Find someone whose strengths are perhaps in technology and writing to help.
Stop saying yes to everything. We have grown up learning it is rude to say no or thinking we can take on anything. It is ok to say no politely. Maybe you will be able to help with something else at another time.
Stop chasing an image. We see so many others that seem to have so much more than we do. That does not necessarily make them happy. Concentrate on yourself and your family and what makes you happy and fulfilled.
Stop listening to your inner critic. Strive for positive thoughts. Everyday make it a point to say something good about yourself. Google positive affirmations and say them every day.
Stop multitasking. Studies have shown that only 2% of us are able to do this successfully. It takes half an hour to fully return to a task after an interruption to do something else. So, you are saving no time trying to do multiple tasks. Concentrate on one at a time.
Stop being super connected. Disconnect from the Internet and social media and watch your productivity soar. Smartphones kill the production of effective work. Social media can send you into a wormhole that can take you the better part of an hour to get out of.
Stop making excuses. If only I had this. If only I could do this. If only I had done that. There are many excuses we make up for ourselves every day. Stop and think, what can I do? What am I good at? What can I do to move forward? A small step is still a step.
Utilize these steps to clear out unnecessary distractions so you can focus on improving your quality of life and well-being.
KATHLEEN WEAVER-ZECH AND DEAN’S TEAM CHICAGO
