A nice article of Martha Beck about facing fear on www.oprah.com:
“When you shoot,” my friend Jim, a hockey player, once told me, “you never want to look at the goalie. Look at the space around him. Where your eyes go, the puck goes.” A white-water kayaker warned me, “Look at the water, not at the rocks. Where your eyes go, the boat goes.” My riding instructor shouted, “Look where you want to go, not where you don’t. Where your eyes go, the horse goes.”
On Oprah.com I found an interesting article of Martha Beck on how power of thought can reduce stress and can make your life happier and more relaxed.
“Shortly after World War II, executives at Japan’s Toyota Motor Company made a decision from which, I believe, we all can benefit. They decided to make cars the way they’d make, say, sushi. Unlike most manufacturers, which bought and stored massive stockpiles of supplies, Toyota began ordering just enough parts to keep their lines moving, just when those parts were needed. This made them spectacularly productive, and turned the phrase “just in time” into business legend.
I know of the Toyota case because in my former life as an academic, I taught international business management. My students and I had some rousing discussions about just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing, as well as its alternative, which is known as just-in-case (JIC) inventory. These students were the first people who hired me as a life coach (perhaps because I could never resist applying business theory to everyday life). When we discussed JIT versus JIC management as a lifestyle strategy, we concluded that Toyota’s business innovation could positively impact all of our lives. If you feel overburdened, overstressed, and anxious, I’m betting the same is true for you.”
The rest of the article you can find HERE