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Bougie · May 12th, 2008

Giving up was never an option for me at all because if I had given up, then my only alternative would be to do horrible jobs that I really hated and my life would be a living hell forever.

I used to waste lots of time, but then one day I got serious and very determined to succeed. I also studied lots and lots of advice on how to be successful. Ever since then, I waste some time but not a lot. I am generally pretty productive and always moving forward. I know how to keep myself from getting into a rut now.

You're never too old to succeed. It sounds to me like you are in your twenties, so it's ridiculous to get hung up on having wasted 5 years. I know of someone who didn't start succeeding in business until he was 65. It's very bad for you to wallow in self pity or negative thinking. Stop that and just think positive, work hard, and try hard to not let yourself waste a lot of time again. Never stop working on your goals. Winners never quit and quitters never win.

DO NOT EVER dwell on anything negative, such as your "time lost." That is a waste of time and puts you in the wrong frame of mind. Whatever yo dwell on becomes bigger in your life. So if you dwell on how much time you lost, you'll just keep wasting MORE time.

What you need to dwell on is your GOALS! Keep your eyes on the prize and don't ever take them off! I spend most of my time thinking about my goals and working on my goals. Yes I am human too and a lot of times negative thoughts do try to drag me down. But I quickly stop myself and I ask myself "What are your goals?" And then I repeat to myself what my goals are. That way I refocus my mind on where I want to go and what I need to do. I know very well that thinking about negative things in my past does nothing but waste my time and gets in the way of my goals. So I try my best to squash that every time it starts to happen. This way I definitely end up getting more done and I feel much better too, because dwelling on negative things is depressing. And if you think about positive things and goals instead of negative things, you are free from that burden and you feel a lot happier.

The people who become alcoholics and commit suicide do that because they spend a lot of time dwelling on negative things and they drive themselves crazy. They don't know how to stop thinking about these things. They don't know how to refocus themselves in a positive direction. I used to be depressed several years ago. But I studied a lot about psychology and self help stuff and I never get depressed anymore. I am now an unstoppable force of nature! I know everything about good mental health and about how to succeed! And I use that knowledge every day to benefit myself and propel myself forward!

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Bougie T-Shirt Lover T-Shirt Aficionado You can call me: Richard Member Since: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California USA Posts: 199 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: having thoughts on throwing in the towel Giving up was never an option for me at all because if I had given up, then my only alternative would be to do horrible jobs that I really hated and my life would be a living hell forever. I used to waste lots of time, but then one day I got serious and very determined to succeed. I also studied lots and lots of advice on how to be successful. Ever since then, I waste some time but not a lot. I am generally pretty productive and always moving forward. I know how to keep myself from getting into a rut now. You're never too old to succeed. It sounds to me like you are in your twenties, so it's ridiculous to get hung up on having wasted 5 years. I know of someone who didn't start succeeding in business until he was 65. It's very bad for you to wallow in self pity or negative thinking. Stop that and just think positive, work hard, and try hard to not let yourself waste a lot of time again. Never stop working on your goals. Winners never quit and quitters never win. DO NOT EVER dwell on anything negative, such as your "time lost." That is a waste of time and puts you in the wrong frame of mind. Whatever yo dwell on becomes bigger in your life. So if you dwell on how much time you lost, you'll just keep wasting MORE time. What you need to dwell on is your GOALS! Keep your eyes on the prize and don't ever take them off! I spend most of my time thinking about my goals and working on my goals. Yes I am human too and a lot of times negative thoughts do try to drag me down. But I quickly stop myself and I ask myself "What are your goals?" And then I repeat to myself what my goals are. That way I refocus my mind on where I want to go and what I need to do. I know very well that thinking about negative things in my past does nothing but waste my time and gets in the way of my goals. So I try my best to squash that every time it starts to happen. This way I definitely end up getting more done and I feel much better too, because dwelling on negative things is depressing. And if you think about positive things and goals instead of negative things, you are free from that burden and you feel a lot happier. The people who become alcoholics and commit suicide do that because they spend a lot of time dwelling on negative things and they drive themselves crazy. They don't know how to stop thinking about these things. They don't know how to refocus themselves in a positive direction. I used to be depressed several years ago. But I studied a lot about psychology and self help stuff and I never get depressed anymore. I am now an unstoppable force of nature! I know everything about good mental health and about how to succeed! And I use that knowledge every day to benefit myself and propel myself forward! Last edited by Bougie; May 12th, 2008 at 05:20 AM.
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