Stress


Something in everyone’s life that nobody enjoys is the stress of everyday life. Some are lucky enough to have very little of it in their lives, while others can’t seem to hide from it. There are many different ways of dealing with it but very few that can totally cure it. The more you relax the faster it can sneak up on you and remind you that you must always keep your guard up in order to defend against it. Since you can’t stop it, the best you can hope for is learning to control it or at least minimize its affects.

Letting things not get to you can be a good start to dealing with stress but can also be something that could potentially blow up on you at a later time. Pretending it will go away is a tactic that will make things much worse when stressful problems reach their boiling point. Dealing with problems before they escalate is a solution that most must learn on their own. Once learned, it seems to be an effective way of minimizing the intense stress that most of us hate.

Minimizing stress is a very good way of controlling the intensity of this permanent parasite. Since it will never leave for good, the best solution is to meet it head on. Having the confidence to do so will give any outcome the feeling of doing what was necessary to alleviate the situation. Controlling the intensity of how stress affects each person is the best anyone can hope for. Looking ahead in life can help foresee potential situations that could minimize stress, far in advance of its arrival, and that’s the best anyone could hope for when dealing with stress.

Responsibility


There comes a time in everyone’s life when the time to become responsible suddenly stares them in the face. It starts at a very young age and becomes more intense the older you get. Sometimes it can be a seemingly small situation and other times it can be a life changing event. There are many different approaches to take when faced with it, yet it seems to never leave you alone. Growing up, we all learn what responsibility is but most don’t realize while they are young that it is something that must be dealt with their whole lives. Making the decision of when to take action and having the motivation to do so are the forces that must go hand in hand with responsibility.

The decision of when to take action depends on many different factors that can be different for every individual. How you grew up, the type of person that you have become, and the ramifications of the aftermath can all take its place in the decisions made for any responsible action. Some decisions will be very clear and others will balance between right and wrong. The answer can only be found from within.

Motivating yourself to become more responsible is one of the biggest factors in becoming a more responsible person. Without the will to become responsible it very seldom happens. Responsibility is a choice and motivating yourself to make the right choice is the key to success. When motivation moves in it should not be just for personal reasons but rather for doing the responsible thing that yourself and others can also respect.

Responsibility can be done at many different levels that all depend on who you are inside. Not making responsible decisions can have consciences that not only affect your personal life but can also affect the people around you. Motivating yourself to make responsible decisions is the key to success and should never be forgotten.

Motivation


There comes a time in everyone’s life when motivation is hard to come by. The will to motivate seems to hover at different levels for the numerous times it is needed. Finding the correct formula to motivate yourself is a seemingly impossible task at times yet for some reason most people have no problem motivating others. Motivation is the key ingredient needed to make success and dreams become reality and must be captured in order to move forward.

Whether dreamt or foreseen, almost everyone knows where they would like their lives to settle at. It seems easy when you know where you want to be yet the will to stick will the path makes wondering into a ritualistic vacation. Resting after grinding down an endless path has a healing affect that is a necessity but seems to have a draining effect on motivation.

The recipe for motivation is different for every person and situation. Some can only find it from deep within them self’s and others need help to pull it from within. When answers surface, motivation is more likely to ascend with them. Answers help light the path but not all paths will be clearly lit.

Whether life’s path is clear or pitch black, motivation is what fuels the force within to move forward. Finding which path to take is the beginning of the journey but motivation is what delivers you to your destination.

Recognized Actions



There comes a time in everyone’s life when the time for observing life passes and the time for action presents itself. Acton can take place in many ways as long as some type of action is taken. Timing can help but can also mean sure failure when not read correctly. When to act and what form of action to take can be the key to success.

Most people tend to act on the spur of the moment. In the right situation instant action is the only option. Every situation calls for a different time to act and much like life itself, timing is everything. Waiting until the perfect time after making a well thought out decision is the ideal scenario. The right time to act is hidden within every situation and must be discovered in the time frame that the situation has allowed. Sometimes help can be given but most of the time it is hidden within. Many of these hidden answers can be found within ones past. Much like timing, the right action to take is usually nearby.

Action and timing are bonded together in every situation. The timing of an action depends on the action itself and an actions success lies within timing. Every situation dictates the level and type of action one feels is necessary. Level and type are usually intertwined with ones past which makes success fall within the bounds of one’s past. Ones past experiences can force them to overreact or under react to the level of action needed.

Unsuccessful actions should never be considered a complete failure since failure will eventually lead to success. Never recognizing whether an action should be considered or not is the worst kind of failure. Some say it’s never too late to act but in reality the window left open may be slammed shut at any moments. Always remember recognized actions are the key to unlocking success.

Decisions


Decisions are a part of everyday life that will be made many times a day. Some can be put off until a later time but others must be made on the spot with no time to contemplate the repercussions. Sometimes not making a decision or not doing anything is the temporary answer to the problems we faces. No matter what the course of action decisions must be made. Whether good, bad, or put off until a later time they will always be a part of life.

Good decisions are what everyone hopes they will make their entire lives. Making the right decisions can make life into what dreams are made of. Self confidence and well being can be the direct result of making the right decision. Life will seem to be made for the taking when everything goes in a positive direction. The fear for making the wrong decision will drift to the back of one’s mind.

Bad decisions are what put the fear of deciding into everyone’s mind. Life changes to a seemingly uncontrollable disaster. Lack of control is what everyone fears when making decisions. Control can be very hard to take back when the wrong decisions are made. Only good decisions can relinquish the hold that bad decisions can imprison one with. Well thought out decisions can help neutralize the fear of making the wrong decision.

Putting off decisions can help make the right decision more easily accessible. Waiting to find the right answer to a problem is not always an option. Whenever possible, putting decisions off until they are well thought out seems to be the safer bet when gambling with life. Time can change a decision before it is ever made which can make putting off decisions into a bad decision in some circumstances. Putting off decisions is usually the first decision made when contemplating the possible results of any situation.

Whether good, bad, or put off decisions are part of life. Every individual life is different so no answer will be right or wrong for each person. Each individual will know after the decision is made whether it was a good or bad decision. No matter what decision is made everyone must live and learn from the aftermath of this everyday occurrence.

From The Beginning


Looking back on how my past has brought me to this point in life has made me realize it was not just the decisions I have made but also my surroundings that have brought me to where I am today. By my surrounding I mean, not just my direct surroundings, but also the time line I grew up in, the country, state and town, and my family. Family is whom you start your life with and is where ones destiny begins. When conceived you’re either lucky, content, or just plain screwed from the start.

Looking at these three choices, lucky seems to be the best but is it really the best. I’ve meet people that were born into what seemed like the perfect life. They never had to worry about money and always had everything they ever wanted. When I was younger I thought that someday having a life like theirs was what I wanted. Now I realize that being born lucky is not something I would have wanted in life. Why would I say that? Because never having to work for what you want makes a person weak in my opinion.

Just plain screwed from the start is the less wanted of the three. It seems to be the most common beginning for most people’s lives. Starting life with nothing and no breaks in life makes a person fight for everything they have. Self-confidence can be very hard to come by. Feeling trapped in a world that appears to be impossible to escape from. Money is not always the boundaries that entraps. Many situations can feel imprisoning enough to mark the boundaries of one’s life. Breaking through a seemingly impossible barrier will make a person feel like anything is possible yet the past will always remind them of the importance of every decision.

Growing up in a content life is the fulcrum point that balances between lucky and screwed. Advantages and disadvantages are in their hands and must be controlled by the holder of a content life. No one else can be blamed for failure but others can be credited for success. A person can truly control their life while sitting on the fulcrum of destiny.

No matter where one’s life begins, the future is controlled by ones level of inner strength. Only they can make the decisions that can control the start of a new beginning.

Invisible Rules


It seems that in todays fast pace world that the average person has two career options when it comes to being successful. Either getting a job and working your way up or going to college for certifications and degrees. Just getting a job first has its advantages, such as getting payed while you learn on the job. Another would be having set rules that are supposed to be enforced for all workers. Even though not all people have the same set of rules, there are still rules. College on the other hand definitely has many gray areas. Teachers tend to have their own individual sets of rules and systems for the different classes that they teach. Workers and students also have rules and expectations that they expect their employers and teachers to follow.

A lot of teachers and bosses don’t feel any responsibility towards these expectations. Workers have much less say in any type of rules unless they are part of a union. Students on the other hand should have more say in the way classes are conducted. After all, they are the customers and are paying for classes that are meant to prepare them for the skilled jobs they are working towards. I have heard the saying “the customer is always right” many times. In the case of teachers, this rule has got thrown out or flushed somewhere along the way. This doesn’t mean that teachers must conform to each student’s demands but that expectations of the class as a whole should be met. The expectations I am speaking of are what I feel most students expect when enrolling for a class.

In speech class I was told that speakers must not assume what an audience knows about their subject and must explain everything in detail. A lot of teachers just assume that students know everything about a class. Even when certain material wasn’t covered or even in that class’s book. If students knew everything before a class started then there would be no need for teachers. Another necessary expectation that teachers should be required to meet is that grades and feedback should be given in a timely fashion. Teachers that give little to no feedback or wait until the end of the semester are giving students anxiety about their unknown progress or lack of progress.


Not all teachers ignore these expectations. Most of the time it’s the students that don’t do what’s required of them. The difference is that students are paying to be in class and are penalized for not doing so. Just because many work places have misplaced standards doesn’t mean that students should have to be shuffled through college like an outdated assembly line. Rules and standards for student’s expectations shouldn’t be the unwritten invisible rules that they have ended up as. Instead they should be an overwhelming necessity.