Don't Sweat

Some highlights from Richard Carlson's book "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff About Money".

Relaxed Passion

The way to bring forth this type of (relaxed) passion is to learn to keep your attention fully in the present moment. Try to do only one thing at any given moment and give that'one thing' your full and complete attention. If yo'reon the phone, stay focused, be 'with' the person to whom you are speaking. Don't let your mind drift; be there.

Almost anything we do- preparing a report, speaking to a group, solving a problem, and so forth- is a potential source of relaxed passion... When our mind is not right here, in this moment, we suck the joy out of an experience.

You can bring passion back into your life and your business dealings by simply being more oriented in the present moment. Your focus and insight will be greatly enhanced, as will your ideas and creativity.

Become a Stress-Stopper

People who are too stressed are reactive and frightened, and tend to make more mistakess than thos who are calm. Stressed-out people blow problems out of proportion and fail to see solutions....

It makes sense, then, that if you want to maximize your chances for success and profit, when stress is present in your workplace and/or in your mind, you should do everythng you can to prevent its spread. In other words, rather than get other all riled up and bothered and hearing all that's bothering you, it's often best to keep it to yourself. Doing so can pay handsome dividends.

When you make the conscious decison to become a stress-stopper, you'll find yourself nipping tons of stress- especially stress that is 'small stuff' - in the bud. Your refusal to 'spread the virus' not only prevents strss from escalating around the office or workplace, but actually reinforces to you that many of the things we get all worked up about are, in the scheme of things, pretty irrelevant.

Develop Relationships

Develop relations with people before you need something from them.

So many of us wait until we desparately need something from someone before we take the time to get to know them. In truth, this is probably the worst time to do so. If you need something from someone and they know it, they may be on guard, even defensive, trying to determine if you are sincere. The truth is, people are so much pleasant when you don't need anything from them.

...It's just the way life works. People love to help those they know and trust.

Take Baby Steps

To become successful, it's critical to focus on what you can do, not on what you can't do. Baby steps are the vehicle, an essential part of the journey toward abundance.

Long Term Information

Make decisions with the advantage of long-term information instead of the disadvantage of short-term information. This wiser way of approaching your decisins gives you a far more realistic outlook. It also takes most of the worry out of investing and business decisions.