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What should come next? This is exactly what anyone has to do when they have a problem. After you are done running around, you still have to quiet down from the panic and make the choice of what to do next. Master problem-solvers just save themselves the trouble of panicking first. Remember: a dream with a date becomes a goal, a goal broken down into steps becomes a plan, and a plan backed by action becomes reality. Describe your process for breaking down your goals. Why is it important to break big goals into small steps? How will this process help you achieve your goals? Block your time Consider the way you shop for groceries. If you're like most people, you have a list organized by category or section: fresh produce, non-perishables, frozen foods, etc If you're in the middle of one aisle (or task), you don't generally drop everything to run to another. Time blocking (also called time chunking) uses the same mentality. Use categorized blocks to manage your time, and you'll find yourself using your time more efficiently. Using the space on the next article or your calendar/scheduling app of choice, write each day of the week, along with its corresponding theme, leaving a few lines in between. Consequently, wallowing around in guilt at the bottom of the field of consciousness does not get anyone to the top! Humility means that we see our own lives as the evolution of spiritual consciousness. We learn from mistakes. It seemed like a good idea at the time is maybe the most useful of all quotes to revise whatever the past behavior is. Later, of course, in retrospect, it becomes recontextualized, and if we see the error, then wisdom can follow. We are all intrinsically innocent, because that is the nature of consciousness.

Along with giving up guilt, it is also very helpful to give up sin as a reality. Error is correctable; Most of what people call sin is an attachment, an emotionality stemming from the child within. It is actually the child who lies, steals, cheats, calls other people names, and hits other people; They don't resist complications, because they know that overwhelming complications are just a whole string of sequential decision points. For master problem-solvers, problems are not emotional events; They know that a complication only becomes an issue when you add fear to it. They completely mentally accept the presence of the problem (they don't waste energy bemoaning their fate). They stop themselves from emotional reactivity; If they don't know what to do next, they consider who might give them the best advice. Decisions, Decisions This is as good a time as any to ask you how you feel about having to make decisions. Many of us do not like to make decisions and see decisions as problems to be avoided. When you pick new problems to handle in order to follow your new path, you will also be handling a lot of decisions. Now, consider how you spend your time each day based on your schedule and tasks. List each day's main activities according to when they occur (with task #1 being the first thing in the day). When possible, block similar tasks and activities together. MINDFUL TIP : Work within your daily themes as much as you can. For example, schedule errands and articlekeeping on your administrative day, or chunk coaching calls together on a client day.

Do what you can to maintain focus, but don't stress if you have a stand-alone activity or task, as this can act as a break between blocks. What did this practice reveal to you about the way you spend your time? How can time blocking bring focus to your day or week? How might this process save you time and energy in the long run? As spiritual values replace worldly ones, temptation diminishes and error is less likely to occur. Let go of resistance and find the joy of giving 101 percent. Willingness is the keystone to all spiritual progress as well as success in the world. Unpleasantness is due to resistance, and when resistance is let go, it is replaced by feelings of strength, confidence, and joy. In any endeavor, there is a point of resistance that becomes a block. When this is overcome, the endeavor becomes effortless. Athletes often go through this discovery, as do physical laborers. There is suddenly the release of enormous energy, an emergence into an almost enlightened state in which all is happening of its own. There is a peace, a serenity, and a stillness. The exhausted ballerina or laborer is closer to the discovery of God than they think. Remember, problems are nothing more than complexity, and complexity just means lots of little decisions bunched together. You must learn to tolerate the risk of making a bad decision, a mistake. Maybe there's something about that word decision that sounds too final to us. A decision sounds like the end of the story, doesn't it? How about choices as a better word? When you think about making a choice, you are focusing on getting what you want.

Too often, when we think about making a decision, we focus on what we are giving up. Think about your decisions simply as choices. You made the wrong choice? Whoops, just make another choice and keep on until you get it right. Personalize your to-do list Being busy does not necessarily mean being productive. While it's important to have a to-do list that reflects your personal priorities and big-picture goals, be sure to review the list regularly and adapt your list of tasks as needed so you're moving toward what matters most to you. Begin by reviewing previous exercises where you wrote your dreams, priorities, and goals (days 26, 41, and 75). Are the tasks or steps related to these things currently on your to-do list and scheduled into your day? If so, ensure that all your tasks and action steps are specific, organized, and assigned a due date. If they are not, use today as an opportunity to plan your days ahead for success. MINDFUL TIPS: Simplify your to-do list to keep it (and yourself) focused. Assign a due date for each task based on your themed days. The awareness of the presence of God is preceded by surrender. It is often in the pit of despair that the ego lets go, so that all crises can be turned into the opportunity for spiritual discovery. Realize that Truth is dependent on context. All truth is only so within a certain level of consciousness. For instance, to forgive is commendable, but at a later stage, one sees that there is actually nothing to forgive. There is no other to be forgiven.

Everyone's ego is equally unreal, including one's own. Perception is not reality. Practice nonattachment, which is an attitude of withdrawal of emotional entanglement in worldly affairs. It leads to serenity and peace of mind. Don't wait until you are trapped in a corner and feel forced to make a choice reactively. Make your choices early and actively to get where you want to end up. The Two Biggest Problems Whenever you are trying to move ahead with your plans for a more fulfilling future, there are usually two problems that stand above all the rest: time and money. Time: The way we see the amount of time we have left in life is a function of which stage of life we are in. In our early twenties, time is in abundance. But in our forties, we are likely to see ourselves as not having enough time left to start anything new. Gail Sheehy writes about this abbreviated view of the future in her article, New Passages36, and points out that in middle age, people often have an unrealistically shrunken estimate of how much time they have left in their lives. Let's say that you are forty years old and are thinking about a career move. If you are like most people, you will think about yourself as already being forty years along the road you are currently on. Ensure that each task is specific and actionable. Stick to what's important to avoid overloading your list. What personal priorities and big-picture goals do you want your to-do list to reflect? How will scheduling your dreams, priorities, and goals help you achieve them? What is the difference between busy and productive? Identify distractions