Kerry Girling - Youth Motivational Speaker
Better Youth, Better World
Positive Lifestyle Choices
Relating to Students Through Youthful Appeal…
It’s No Wonder He’s Number One!
Selflessness
Relieving Stress
We are currently living in a capitalist society where money and power rule. Therefore, many of us have become workaholics and often overlook signs of tiredness in order to stay on track. I am not saying that people should stop working hard to achieve their goals. However, there is a slight problem we do not know how to manage our stress, which is definitely not a good thing! Stress has been linked to mental/emotional (depression, anxiety, and anger) and physical illnesses (weakens the immune system). Therefore, it is more than important that you constantly work on reducing your stress level in order to maintain your overall health. The bottom line is, if we are not healthy there is no money or power that will make things better. So, take care of yourself. Below, I have added six stress releasing tips.
Procrastination
Procrastination is the most leading cause of failure i.e. putting off doing something important. Studies have found that 65% of college students want to learn to stop putting off writing term papers, 62% feel the need to study for exams more promptly, and 55% hope to read their assignments earlier. Most of us procrastinate sometimes, however most of us don’t realize the consequences of procrastination. What are other signs of procrastination besides waiting until the last minute to do something? Try these on for size: being reluctant to take risks or try something new, staying at home or in the same old job, getting sick when faced with an unpleasant job, avoiding confrontations or decisions, blaming others or the situation (“it’s boring”) for your unhappiness or to avoid doing something, making big plans but never carrying them out, and/or having such a busy social-recreational calendar that it is hard to get important work done.
Positive Self Image
Have you ever heard the saying “only you can make yourself happy”? Well, as trite as it seems, it may be true. A surprising survey of adults by the American Psychological Association has shown that the most important factor to happiness and well-being is self-esteem. Also important were feelings of independence and competency, often brought about by high self-esteem. Surprisingly, common traits like popularity, power, money or luxury were rated the lowest.
Encouraging Others
To receive, you must give. If you do not give, you cannot receive. If you do not plant, you cannot reap. If we really intend to encourage others, we must start with those who are near, and we must begin without having been asked. When we are generous, we must be careful never to expect anything in return for what we have done, and yet, it is true that generosity eventually returns untold rewards.
Born to win, taught to lose
One of the great tragedies of human life is that so many of us have no idea who we really are, or how powerful we are capable of being, or that having healthier bodies is much more within our reach than we had imagined.
A Positive focus
All too often, we tend to forget the good things in our life…we also forget the important things that we have accomplished. These are the things that define our many passions in life and lead us into the future. It’s unfortunate that goal-setting fundamentals aren’t included in regular school curriculum’s throughout the country because so many of us go through our lives without living our dreams or using our unique abilities to the fullest. It is important to maintain a positive mindset during our pursuit to happiness and we must understand that we cannot let the negative overcome our actions on that pursuit.
