Ryan CHOICE

We are constantly confronted with fear, and often, we either take flight (run away) or shut down. But what if I told you that FEAR is our most beneficial motivator? Think about it; FEAR gets us going, FEAR gets us up and moving. Instead of shutting down, use FEAR to your favor! Make it work for you. All it takes is to shift our way of dealing with FEAR - and instead of seeing it as a negative emotion, use it to amplify your positive output. Use FEAR to get fit; use it to get smarter; use it to make more money! Nothing else in life can (and will) get you moving, as does FEAR.

A year ago, bad neighbors moved it... they wreaked havoc by throwing late-night parties, running their clandestine business operations (of who knows what), and even trash-talking about other neighbors, turning all of us against each other. Every morning, they would start yelling at each other, and every evening, they would invite their loud friends. Trust me, I am a man of patience, but this way too much. Of course, I could have stayed miserable, blaming them for my state of emotions (mostly anger), but instead, I decided to use that frustration and turn it into something productive. So, every morning, BEFORE they'd make their morning, yelling routing, I'd get up early and go to work. Then, in the evenings, when they'd go wild, I'd turn up to volume and enjoy the night with my kids, throwing our fun parties. This way, I was getting more done and experiencing more quality time with my family - during the times that I'd otherwise be miserable. This was and still is my countermeasure, my way of using negative emotions and turning them into gold. Now, not only am I not upset with my bad neighbors, but also quite thankful! You, too, should learn to turn your negative emotions and state of mind and something inject happiness and productivity into it. It's all in our minds!

Learning is NOT about passively absorbing information - instead, it is about QUESTIONING everything! Most people think that studying has to do with analysis and comprehension. What they don't understand is that 50% of learning comes from proactively ASKING questions! The best students I have seen and met were good at questioning and digging for more information. So, become a better learner by asking more AND better questions.