Author Archives: Valeri Stefanovitsh

Consequences of procrastination If we can see some of the damage that it does, we are probably better equipped to resist it or to turn it around when we do succumb to it. Typically, delaying the performance of some assignments or tasks can lead to traumatic situations. Sometimes it leads to the loss of aContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-EIGHT | Procrastination #3”

Procrastination is a habitual way of fraudulently justifying to ourselves that a particular endeavor should not, does not need to, or cannot be started now. Sir Isaac Newton said that a body at rest stays at rest, and a body in motion stays in motion. This is especially true in the case of procrastination. ItContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-SIX | Procrastination #2”

Introduction Perhaps the first lesson of the day is that a simple awareness of a tendency to procrastinate is an important part in overcoming it. Once we have wasted time, it cannot be regained. So let’s think about some ways that we can be better about persisting rather than procrastinating. It is amazing to meContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-SIX | Procrastination #1”

It is often confused with “endurance”. Endurance is a good thing, but it’s more about surviving. Endurance is vital to the accomplishing of a goal, but it is more about developing the stamina to persist through the difficult situations of life. Persevering, however, is about thriving. “I will … until”. Once the course of actionContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-FIVE | Perseverance”

Things that are rigid break faster than things that can bend.Life is full of circumstances that could break us if we are not prepared to handle them. Our plans, no matter how perfectly mapped out and executed, rarely succeed without some adjustments and midcourse corrections.If we are not willing to be flexible and adjust ourContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-FOUR | Flexibility”

We are so focused on healthy, clean eating in our society today – no sugar substitutes, no GMOs, no HFCS – the list goes on. But how much do we pay attention to the diets of our minds and our hearts and our souls? I think this is a truly important question to ask, soContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-THREE | A Healthy Diet”

Love is a choice The most powerful choice you will ever make in your life is the choice to love. We are all inherently lovable. We derive a worth and value that is not based on anything we do or become. When we arrive at the conclusion that we are all inherently lovable, then forContinue reading “DAY TWENTY-TWO | Choices #6”

Forgiveness is a choice Forgiveness is a choice that sets us free from the mindsets, feelings, and habits of behavior that bind us to our past and limit us in our experiences of today. True forgiveness is never about the other person. It is not about the offense, it is not about punishment or vindication,Continue reading “DAY TWENTY-ONE | Choices #5”

Happiness is a choice One of the core parts of the Dynamic Living seminar is the statement: “You always have a choice. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be grumpy. It’s always better, it’s always smarter, it’s always wiser to choose to be happy.” While this may seem like aContinue reading “DAY TWENTY | Choices #4”

Responsibility is a choice Making this choice can radically change your life, but it requires a strength of character. Situations, events, and occurrences will happen throughout the course of our lives. These instances might be good or they might be bad. We always have a choice of how we will respond. We are, after all,Continue reading “DAY NINETEEN | Choices #3”