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| The 7 Habits Of Ineffective People
For maximum effectiveness in life, love or business, it helps to
have the right habits. You knew that, of course, but don't
forget that it also helps to not have the wrong habits. What are
these?
Seven Effectiveness-Killing Habits
1. Short term thinking. I knew a man who paid $700 rent instead
of $550 per month for a nicer place. The landlord didn't require
a deposit, so he could move in for $300 less. Now he pays $1,800
more per year in rent. Borrowing from a loanshark to get into
the other place would have made more sense, even at 200% annual
interest.
2. Waiting for opportunities. Don't we all know people who are
"waiting for their ship to come in," while others are out there
building ships? Work invites opportunities - waiting doesn't.
3. Blaming. This is a favorite habit of many bitter people.
When has blaming others ever motivated you to improve your
situation? Talk about an effectiveness-killer.
4. Looking outside for answers to inside problems. Similar to
blaming, this habit is based on misunderstanding why we are in
our current situation. In our free and wealthy society, it's
usually due to what's going on inside our heads.
5. Procrastinating. Actually, I like this habit. Just stop
applying it to things you need to do, and apply it to picking up
that cigarette, eating that cake, or getting into that argument.
6. Laziness. I don't know what to say about this bad habit,
except that I don't know of anyone who has suffered greatly from
forcing themselves to get up and do something. Try something
easy first.
7. Acting on impulse. I met a guy at the bus stop this week who
within five minutes mentioned that he had bought a $200 hat and
that he was hoping they would approve his welfare application.
Do you think he might have a problem with impulse control?
If "creating a new you" seems daunting, just start correcting
your bad habits, one-by-one. This alone will increase your
effectiveness in any pursuit, and your success in life.
About the author:
Steve Gillman writes on many self help topics including
boosting brainpower, losing weight, meditation, habits of mind,
creative problem solving, learning grattitude, generating luck
and anything related to self improvement. You'll find more at http://www.SelfImproveme
ntNow.com
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