STOP Taking Your Life So
Seriously: Lighten Up!
This tip comes from productivity expert Lee Milteer.
In today's world if we allow the media to control our thoughts and
emotions we will all be overwhelmed and feel out of control.
To
be successful and creative in life you must learn to start to take
control of your thoughts. Learn to lighten up your own
perception
of life and reality. Life is what you focus on and that focus will
determine our enjoyment of daily reality.
Your emotions are created by your thoughts. To stop taking yourself so
seriously, it's important to create an internal environment that
supports you. To deal with the stress of life, it's important to be
able to laugh at yourself. Let's face it, there will be a
lot of
things you cannot change and the better your sense of humor, the better
you're going to feel about you and your life. Humor keeps
us sane and gives us a sense of balance. Remember when you were a
child, children love the absurdity of life. They do things
for
the sheer joy of it -- they don't care about what others think. They do
things simply to have fun.
Give yourself a break and try these things:
1. Even if you don't consider yourself a good joke teller, tell a joke
everyday for the next 21 days. (It can be the same joke told to 21
different people.)
2. At least once a month, go with friends to the local comedy club or
an entertaining play. One of the reasons why an entertaining night of
comedy leaves you feelings so good, is that it helps you forget all
your troubles for a short time and just laugh. The value of laughter is
that it enables you to gain a new perspective on your problems.
Exposing yourself to humor can often help you realize others have the
same problems and you're not the only one.
3. Watch funny television shows, go to funny movies. Life is serious
enough without compounding it by watching drama, soaps, and the news.
4. When you read your local newspaper, turn to the funnies first. The
strategy allows you not to take the negative news so seriously.
5. Associate yourself with people who are funny, optimistic, and enjoy
life.
6. Pretend you're a writer for the Tonight Show, and look around you
for humor everywhere. It's there if you will look for it.
I have had the privledge to work with Lee on numerous occasions and she
recently spoke and my Client Appreciation and EXPO where she presented Thriving in Business and Life
Chaos, How to Achieve More and Struggle Less in Sales.
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