Tag: anticipate
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Proper Use of Planning
Planning fails when we use it to control the future. Seeking to control the future comes from a distrust or fear about it. And it can’t be done. Planning works when we use it to prepare for the future. Anticipating a desired future with quiet excitement and taking sensible preceding steps are great ways to […]
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What Do You Anticipate?
Deep down, what do you anticipate? Failure, disappointment, fights, and struggle? Or ease, fun, freedom, success, and growth? It’s your choice. But remember: we get what we anticipate, odd as that might sound. In your corner, Mike PS: If we say things like, “I anticipate ease & success” but we are getting failure, disappointment, etc., it may be because we actually…
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Anticipation…
Experts tell us that we humans have a negativity bias. We tend to think more about what’s wrong and what could go wrong. And, strictly due to that bias, we have plenty of evidence to justify our stance. Of course, life has an odd way of living up to our expectations. (Uh oh. Oh, wait…)…
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Anticipate Something Good
What if, every time we caught ourselves anticipating something bad that might happen, we stopped and started anticipating something good that we would want to have happen? First, we’d feel better. (So we’d have that going for us.) Second, we’d be soon enjoying the fruits of that labor. In your corner, Mike PS: We’ve all…
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You Can Handle Anything
When we are worried or angry, we are anticipating that something we don’t want–some threat–might happen. Pause to verify this for yourself: notice something you are currently worried or angry about. Five will get you ten that what you noticed is in the future. As we anticipate, we go on the defensive or the offensive.…