Do you have trouble keeping your deadlines? Join the club! You’re one of many who make plans, but then have trouble following through with keeping the deadline. Here are some quick tips to help you set and keep those important deadlines…

TIP #1: PLAN AHEAD. Most people who have trouble keeping a deadline do so because they haven’t planned ahead very well. Often times, the calendar is full and they don’t realize it because they haven’t recorded everything on their calendar, or because they simply don’t know how to plan ahead.

TIP #2: SET YOUR PRIORITIES. Another big issue for those who have trouble keeping deadlines is that they don’t have priorities. Or maybe they think they know what their priorities are, but they’re misaligned. Write a list of everything you consider to be a priority. Next, number them, in rank of importance. Now cull that list by removing half of it. When you can get your list of priorities down to about three or five, you’ll be able to put everything else into perspective. This alone can be enormously facilitative in helping you keep important deadlines.

TIP #3: SAY NO TO THINGS THAT AREN’T REALLY IMPORTANT. One thing many people struggle with is saying no to things they don’t want to do, or things that don’t fit into their overall goals. This leads to have a huge To Do list that never seems to get done because you don’t have enough time. Then you start falling behind and can’t seem to get enough done in the amount of time you have and meet your deadlines. Learn how to say no and you’ll be able to keep more deadlines.

As a child, you were most likely told, “You are what you eat.” Meaning, a healthy diet and lifestyle makes you a healthier person. But where you ever told, “You are what think”? If you are optimistic, you’ll naturally see the best in every situation. Contrarily, if you are pessimistic, you will find it difficult to see anything good come from a tough situation.

FIND THE GOOD

It’s difficult to find something good in a bad situation. We’ve all been there, when it seemed like things couldn’t get much worse than they already were. And yet, just when you think you’re about to see the light of day again, something else bad happens.

What do you do when you faith and hope are tested by “life”? How can you keep holding on to hope and the faith that something good can come out of something bad?

First, you must find something good. No matter how bad things get, there is always someone who is much worse off than you. Start by looking deliberately for the little things that are positive in your life. Concentrate on those only.

SHAKE IT OFF

When something bad happens, do you tend to take the weight of the world on your shoulders and bottle it up inside? The more you do this, the greater your risk is of health issues and/or bodily and emotional harm.

You have to decide to shake it off and keep moving forward. Because if you don’t, if you choose to hold all that negative energy inside yourself, it will build up until you literally explode. Find a way to release the negative thoughts and feelings and make room for the positive ones.

Remember…you are what you think. If you think negative thoughts, you’ll attract more negative energy. If you maintain a positive mindset, you’ll be more likely to attract positivity.

Of all adults dealing with low self-esteem, women seem to be the ones who suffer the most. Even women who seem to have it all together and know who they are and want they want tend to be among those who suffer from low self-esteem.

The media has exploded so much in the last few decades that it has lent itself to an increasing demand for women to look perfect: a perfect body, perfect hair, perfect smile… The media has exploited the female population by displaying this false illusion of a perfect woman. It tells women that they will be liked if they wear the right clothes, smell just right, latch onto the perfect mate, etc.

The thing that most women do not realize or understand is that this confidence comes from within. It’s not something that can be handed to you. It’s not something that you will experience after you’ve reached a certain level of perfection. Self-esteem is something that you must cultivate from the inside. Then and only then will you be truly happy and confident in yourself.

If you are a woman struggling with self-esteem issues, here are some tips to help you:

• Stop seeking approval from your peers.
• Discover everything you like about yourself and build upon those positive attributes.
• Be honest about why you don’t feel good about yourself. Then work on changing that.
• Walk away from negative situations or people who make you feel bad about yourself.

Remember…only you can control your own self-esteem. Never rely on someone else to make you feel better because those feelings are fleeting and won’t last very long.

You work hard every day. You provide for your family and help to meet their emotional needs as well. But at the end of the day, what do you do for YOU?

Making time for yourself has never been something easy for most. It’s easier to just neglect yourself and take care of everyone else. But at the end of the day, you are the one seriously lacking the care you need.

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