HOW TO STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING

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know about worry 1. If you want to avoid worry, do what Sir William Osler

did: Live in "day-tight compartments." Don't stew about the futures. Just live

each day until bedtime.

10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">2. The next time

Trouble--with a Capital T--backs you up in a corner, try the magic formula of

Willis H. Carrier: a. Ask yourself, "What is the worst that can possibly

happen if I can't solve my problem?

1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1">b. Prepare yourself

mentally to accept the worst--if necessary. c. Then calmly try to

improve upon the worst--which you have already mentally agreed to accept.

3. Remind yourself of the exorbitant price you can pay for worry in terms

of your health. "Those who do not know how to fight worry die young." Part

Two

0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"> Basic techniques in analyzing worry

1. Get the facts. Remember that Dean Hawkes of Columbia University said

that "half the worry in the world is caused by

people trying to make decisions before they have sufficient knowledge on which

to base a decision." 2. After carefully weighing all the facts, come to a

decision. 3. Once a decision is carefully reached, act! Get busy carrying

out your decision--and dismiss all anxiety about the outcome. 4. When

you, or any of your associates, are tempted to worry about a problem, write out

and answer the following questions:

10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">a. What is the problem?

b. What is the cause of the problem?

mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">c. What are all possible

solutions? d. What is the best solution? Part Three How to break the

worry habit before it breaks you 1.

Roman'"> Crowd worry out of your mind by keeping busy. Plenty of action is

one of the best therapies ever devised for curing "wibber gibbers." 2.

Don't fuss about trifles. Don't permit little things--the mere termites of

life--to ruin your happines. 3. Use the law of averages to outlaw your

worries. Ask yourself: "What are the odds against this thing's happening at

all?" 4. Co-operate with the inevitable. If you know a circumstance is

beyond your power to change or revise, say to

yourself: "It is so; it cannot be otherwise." 5. Put a "stop-less" order

on your worries. Decide just how much anxiety a thing may be worth--and refuse

to give it anymore. 6. Let the past bury its dead. Don't saw sawdust.

Part Four Seven ways to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace

and happiness

mso-bidi-font-size: 18.0pt"> 1. Let's fill our minds with thoughts of

peace, courage, health, and hope, for "our life is what our thoughts make it."

2. Let's never try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will

hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them. Let's do as General Eisenhower does:

let's never waste a minute thinking about people we don't like. 3.

mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">A. Instead of worrying about

ingratitude, let's expect it. Let's remember that Jesus healed ten lepers in

one day--and only one thanked Him. Why should we expect more gratitude than

Jesus got? B. Let's remember that the only way to find happiness is not to

expect gratitude--but to give for the joy of giving.

C. Let's remember that gratitude is a "cultivated" trait; so if we want our

children to be grateful, we must train them to be grateful. 4.

mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">Count your blessings--not your troubles!

5. Let's not imitate others. Let's find ourselves and be ourselves, for

"envy is ignorance" and "imitation is suicide." 6.

Roman'"> When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make a lemonade. 7.

Let's forget our own unhappiness--by trying to create a little happiness for

others. "When you are good to others, you are best to yourself." Part Five

The perfect way to conquer worry

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criticism 1. Unjust criticism is often a disguised compliment. It often

means that you have aroused jealousy and envy. Remember that no one ever kicks

a dead dog. 2.

Roman'"> Do the very best you can; and then put up your old umbrella and

keep the rain of criticism from running down the back of your neck. 3.

Let's keep a record of the fool things we have done and criticize ourselves.

Since we can't hope to be perfect, let's do what E.H. Little did: let's ask for

unbiased, helpful, constructive criticism. Part Seven Six ways to prevent

fatigue and worry and keep your energy and spirits high 1. Rest before

you get tired. 2. Learn to relax at your work.

10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">3. Learn to relax at home.

4. Apply these four good workings habits:

mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'">a. Clear your desk of all papers

except those relating to the immediate problem at hand. b. Do things in

the order of their importance.

Roman">c. When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the

facts to make a decision. d. Learn to organize, deputize, and supervise.

-0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7">5. To prevent worry and fatigue, put

enthusiasm into your work. 6. Remember, no one was ever killed by lack of

sleep. It is worrying about insomnia that does the damage--not the

insomnia.

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