mprove your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

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A toleration is simply something that you are putting up with - a minor irritation. We often ‘put up with’ things because they seem unimportant, not a priority, something to do ‘tomorrow’. This is a dangerous road though – especially to the stressed! Tolerations are sneaky things – unimportant one day, then suddenly they become the straw that broke the camel’s back.

We’ve all been there haven’t we? Suddenly we explode in a fury, burst into tears, threaten to walk out of the door, start ranting at our colleagues and partners. Is it over the big stuff? The threatened mortgage payments, the job uncertainty? No. It’s about the wobbly front step, or the fact that somebody stole your paperclips!

Imagine tolerations as pound coins. Picture a piggy bank that has a pound dropped in it every time something you are tolerating irritates you. How quickly does the piggy bank fill up? For example, I am tolerating clutter on my desk, which irritates me every time I go to look for something.

Every time. That’s about 12 times a day I get irritated about it. ?12 a day, ?84 a week, ?336 a month! Oh my goodness. Suddenly it’s not so unimportant. It’s a priority. Perhaps it would be ok if there were no other tolerations, but when you factor the other things you tolerate into the equation, you are looking at ?millions.

One of the most effective ways to improve your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

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broke the camel’s back.

We’ve all been there haven’t we? Suddenly we explode in a fury, burst into tears, threaten to walk out of the door, start ranting at our colleagues and partners. Is it over the big stuff? The threatened mortgage payments, the job uncertainty? No. It’s about the wobbly front step, or the fact that somebody stole your paperclips!

Imagine tolerations as pound coins. Picture a piggy bank that has a pound dropped in it every time something you are tolerating irritates you. How quickly does the piggy bank fill up? For example, I am tolerating clutter on my desk, which irritates me every time I go to look for something.

Every time. That’s about 12 times a day I get irritated about it. ?12 a day, ?84 a week, ?336 a month! Oh my goodness. Suddenly it’s not so unimportant. It’s a priority. Perhaps it would be ok if there were no other tolerations, but when you factor the other things you tolerate into the equation, you are looking at ?millions.

One of the most effective ways to improve your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

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our paperclips!

Imagine tolerations as pound coins. Picture a piggy bank that has a pound dropped in it every time something you are tolerating irritates you. How quickly does the piggy bank fill up? For example, I am tolerating clutter on my desk, which irritates me every time I go to look for something.

Every time. That’s about 12 times a day I get irritated about it. ?12 a day, ?84 a week, ?336 a month! Oh my goodness. Suddenly it’s not so unimportant. It’s a priority. Perhaps it would be ok if there were no other tolerations, but when you factor the other things you tolerate into the equation, you are looking at ?millions.

One of the most effective ways to improve your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

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12 times a day I get irritated about it. ?12 a day, ?84 a week, ?336 a month! Oh my goodness. Suddenly it’s not so unimportant. It’s a priority. Perhaps it would be ok if there were no other tolerations, but when you factor the other things you tolerate into the equation, you are looking at ?millions.

One of the most effective ways to improve your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

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mprove your life, increase your energy and attract better opportunities is to start reducing what you are currently putting up with. And it doesn’t have to be difficult – I spent 10 minutes sorting out my desk in the middle of writing this article – I now have room to work, I know what I need to do, I am no longer irritated by it.

Take a quick look around your life - what are you 'tolerating'? A creaky door, an empty glass, a cluttered inbox, an overflowing bin, a car that needs washing - take 5 minutes now just to make a quick list of 'liitle things' that have been to unimportant to deal with. No longer. It’s a build up of ‘small things’ over time that push you over the edge. So, make your list, get started and STOP tolerating it!