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Stress should not be viewed as something dreadful. We all need a certain amount of stress in our lives – it keeps us sharp, it motivates us, it drives us forward.

Where stress becomes a negative is when we do not manage it, and allow it to overwhelm us.

Here is my list of Stress Busters for Everyday Living:

* Have an exercise regime with goals and clear purpose

* Get into power napping

* Tackle something you have been procrastinating about

* Do one thing at a time – quit multi tasking

* Take time out to review your activity

* Go for a walk to take in your surroundings

* Plan your week – the glue for your goals.

* Chat to your pals

* Find fun – don’t have to be serious all the time

* Make time for your family – they are the hub of your world

* Switch off your phone and email at least one evening per week

* Meditate – not as hard as you think (and I thought!)

Stress should be a driving force in your life, not an impediment to your progress.

To listen to the full podcast, check it out here.

If you would like to sharpen your skills as a leader and a manager, then why not take advantage of a free 45 minute session which will give you actions you can take straight away to make you more effective. Then go to www.johnmurphyinternational.com/call to schedule that session.

Thanks to Jodey Smith, my podcasting technical genius, who does all the bits I don’t like for me – the editing, the uploading etc. He is a gem and can be contacted at JodeySmith.com. 

Please subscribe to my podcast in iTunes, and leave a review, as this really helps my podcast get greater recognition.

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Stress should not be viewed as something dreadful. We all need a certain amount of stress in our lives – it keeps us sharp, it motivates us, it drives us forward.

Where stress becomes a negative is when we do not manage it, and allow it to overwhelm us.

Here is my list of Stress Busters for Everyday Living:

* Have an exercise regime with goals and clear purpose

* Get into power napping

* Tackle something you have been procrastinating about

* Do one thing at a time – quit multi tasking

* Take time out to review your activity

* Go for a walk to take in your surroundings

* Plan your week – the glue for your goals.

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Procrastination is a challenge for all of us – no one is excluded.

Why do we procrastinate? 

* We fear feeling bad. Napoleon Bonaparte said: “He who fears being conquered, is sure of defeat” We don’t want to feel bad, so we avoid it.

* We postpone starting. We delay the start, because we believe we need more information, research etc. These are just excuses. If we do not start, then we do not fail.

* Lack of self-discipline. “In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves…self-discipline with all of them came first” said Harry Truman. We need to change habits and make them rituals. Achieve that 1% extra every day.

* Waiting for perfection. Nothing is perfect, and waiting for perfection can paralyze us. It is simply an excuse. Apply principle of – ready, fire, aim, not the more common version!

* We fear success. We can sabotage our own success. Success brings the responsibility of change, and we are not comfortable with change.

5 Tips to overcome procrastination: 

          1.    Don’t blow it out of proportion. If you want to make an easy job hard, put it off. We let our emotions – how we feel – dictate our decisions. That    is a poor strategy for your life. Your emotions will change once you get going. Don’t dwell.

        2.    Quit thinking and just do it.  Martin Luther King said: “How soon not now becomes never”. Over thinking something can be it’s undoing – the more I wait for the “right time” it never comes. Get into the “lean” concept – get going and evolve along the way.

        3.    Make a decision. Just make a decision and move forward from there. Remember what Theodore Roosevelt said: ““In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” You get momentum and gain a positive self-image when you make a decision and take action.

       4.    Take the first step. The act of taking the first step changes your state of mind – you have momentum, you are on your way. Stop worrying if it is the right step – it is just the first step. You can correct afterwards – don’t be rigid in your planning.

      5.    Finish it. An uncompleted task is draining you psychologically and energetically – it stays in your subconscious. Like trying to drive with the brakes on.

Procrastination is a choice – it is choosing to allow a thief of your life and your goals enter your world through an open door.

If you would like to sharpen your skills as a leader and a manager, then why not take advantage of a free 45 minute session which will give you actions you can take straight away to make you more effective. Then go to www.johnmurphyinternational.com/call to schedule that session.

Thanks to Jodey Smith, my podcasting technical genius, who does all the bits I don’t like for me – the editing, the uploading etc. He is a gem and can be contacted at JodeySmith.com. 

Please subscribe to my podcast in iTunes, and leave a review,

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In this episode I talk about how you can get back on track to achieve your goals.

Research has proven that, at any given time, only 50% of your people will be on target which is a pretty frightening statistic. The pressure that puts on a business is extreme, the pressure it places on the individuals who are behind target is really heavy duty and the team overall suffers.

What is required is a quick intervention “to stop the bleeding” as they say and really put a process in place to get back on track. What often happens is we “hope” things get better, we encourage harder work but very often we don’t realize that some significant changes in behavior and attitude have to occur in order to correct the situation.

This 10 Step process to getting back on track is a tried and tested formula that really challenges the way of working to ensure that the correct alterations are made to ensure that targets are achieved.

I know this works, and I want to share it with you here.

If you would like to sharpen your skills as a leader and a manager, then why not take advantage of a free 45 minute session which will give you actions you can take straight away to make you more effective. Then go to www.johnmurphyinternational.com/call to schedule that session.

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In this episode I talk about how you can get back on track to achieve your goals.

Research has proven that, at any given time, only 50% of your people will be on target which is a pretty frightening statistic. The pressure that puts on a business is extreme, the pressure it places on the individuals who are behind target is really heavy duty and the team overall suffers.

What is required is a quick intervention “to stop the bleeding” as they say and really put a process in place to get back on track. What often happens is we “hope” things get better, we encourage harder work but very often we don’t realize that some significant changes in behavior and attitude have to occur in order to correct the situation.

This 10 Step process to getting back on track is a tried and tested formula that really challenges the way of working to ensure that the correct alterations are made to ensure that targets are achieved.

I know this works, and I want to share it with you here.

If you would like to sharpen your skills as a leader and a manager, then why not take advantage of a free 45 minute session which will give you actions you can take straight away to make you more effective. Then go to www.johnmurphyinternational.com/call to schedule that session.

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What you have here is the very first podcast that I have produced in the series – Winning at Business and Life. I really wanted to get into podcasting as another means of communicating with my audience. I recognize that we all have different ways of taking in information – some reading, some watching and some listening, and none of us, as far as I know, fall neatly into one way or another.

I know that I like doing all of them – depends on my mood and my circumstances. I read my books – on Kindle or otherwise – a lot when I am travelling and I love listening to podcasts or recordings while walking, driving or indeed on flights.

I have been writing on my blog now for quite some time, so I wanted to add another dimension to sharing my thoughts, tips and strategies.

On this first podcast I share with you:

* why I am now podcasting

* what you can expect in the future

* my areas of focus that I want to share with you

* why having an online business is just magic, and very efficient

* how I have gone from having a traditional offline consulting business to a thriving online one

* what I have learned about transitioning from offline to online – I went down a lot of blind alleys, and can save you the time!

So this will be the first of many and I look forward to being a real resource to all of you.

If you would like to sharpen your skills as a leader and a manager, then why not take advantage of a free 45 minute session which will give you actions you can take straight away to make you more effective. Then go to www.johnmurphyinternational.com/call to schedule that session.

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What you have here is the very first podcast that I have produced in the series – Winning at Business and Life. I really wanted to get into podcasting as another means of communicating with my audience. I recognize that we all have different ways of taking in information – some reading, some watching and some listening, and none of us, as far as I know, fall neatly into one way or another.

I know that I like doing all of them – depends on my mood and my circumstances. I read my books – on Kindle or otherwise – a lot when I am travelling and I love listening to podcasts or recordings while walking, driving or indeed on flights.

I have been writing on my blog now for quite some time, so I wanted to add another dimension to sharing my thoughts, tips and strategies.

On this first podcast I share with you:

* why I am now podcasting

* what you can expect in the future

* my areas of focus that I want to share with you

* why having an online business is just magic, and very efficient

* how I have gone from having a traditional offline consulting business to a thriving online one

* what I have learned about transitioning from offline to online – I went down a lot o...