9. Build a track record
It’s not what we do that makes us tired—it’s what we don’t do. The tasks we don’t complete cause the most fatigue.
I was giving a motivational seminar to a utility company, and during one of the breaks, a man who looked to be in his 60s came up to me. “My problem,” he said, “is that I never seem to finish anything. I’m always starting things—this project and that, but I never finish. I’m always off on to something else before anything is completed.”
He then asked whether I could give him some affirmations that might alter his belief system. He correctly saw the problem as being one of belief. Because he did not believe he was a good finisher, he did not finish anything. So he wanted a magical word or phrase to repeat to ...
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