In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: At the point that you have a few (or many) possible life goals, it's time to get serious about making a plan for achievement. A first step in this is prioritizing your goals. Deciding which goal or goals are most important can help you decide which ones to start working on first. You also may need to start cutting goals from the list at this point. Some goals may not be achievable together. For example, you probably can't become a doctor who is also an astronaut and a famous rap music artist. Any one of these goals can take a lifetime to achieve. All of them together may be impossible. Other goals might work well in tandem. For example, if you want to be a beer brewer and open a restaurant, you might combine these to create a new goal: open a brew pub. Part of this ranking process will be a matter of assessing your personal commitment to each goal. You are not likely to achieve long-term goals that you are only moderately committed to, especially if there are other goals on your list that are much more important. Once you've narrowed the field to a single goal or a few that work well together, take some time to find out how to achieve these goals. You'll want to ask questions like: What skills will you need to learn? What educational qualifications are necessary? What types of resources will you need to acquire? How long should you expect the process to take? Achieving life goals is almost always a long and complicated process. Based on your knowledge of what it will take to achieve your goal, the next step is to break it down into smaller components. Creating subgoals will make the process manageable and will help you create a step-by-step plan for reaching your ultimate goal. Make these subgoals as measurable and tangible as possible. In other words, there should be a clear definition of each subgoal that makes it easy to tell when you have achieved it. For example, if your goal is to open a restaurant, your subgoals might include saving up a certain amount of money, finding a location, designing the interior, getting it furnished, obtaining insurance, getting various permits and licenses, hiring employees, and finally, having a grand opening. When working on long term goals, it's easy to feel like you aren't getting anywhere. With list of manageable and clear subgoals, however, it is much easier for you to see your own progress. This reduce the temptation to give up. Try divide and accomplish strategy with long term goals (years), short term goals (months), projects (weeks), and tasks (days). A good goal planning software can also help you to be accountable, list and organize your projects and extract your most important tasks and plans every day. Once you've got the steps to achieving your goal mapped out, set some deadlines. Think about how long each sub goal should reasonably take, and make a timeline for achieving them. Having deadlines will keep you motivated by adding a sense of urgency. It will also make you accountable for meeting goals at certain times, rather than letting them slip down your priority list. Using the restaurant example, if you want to have $10,000 saved within three years, you can break that down to about $278 a month.This will help you remember to actually set aside the money each month, rather than spending it on other things. Finally, try to imagine things that could interfere with your plan. Thinking in advance about obstacles you might encounter will help you develop ideas for how to deal with them, if they come up. For example, imagine you have decided to become a research chemist. You decide to apply for a graduate program in the top school for chemistry. What happens if you aren't accepted? Will you apply elsewhere? If so, you'll probably need to do so before you even find out if your first-choice school accepted you. Or maybe you think it's a better idea to wait until the following year and apply again. If so, what will you do during that year to make your application more appealing?
Summary: Rank your goals. Do some research. Create subgoals. Create a timeline. Plan for obstacles.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Many times, racing thoughts include a worst-case scenario. You may be obsessing about how something bad is going to happen, or have nothing but negative thoughts running through your head. One way to help stop these racing thoughts is to actively turn the negative thoughts into something positive or more neutral. For example, if you have racing thoughts about a mistake you made at work, you may think that you are going to get fired. Instead, tell yourself, "Everyone makes mistakes. I will not lose my job. If asked, I will explain my mistake and move on." Racing thoughts are generally worries about something you have done in the past, or something that may or may not happen in the future. To help calm your mind at night, think only about the present moment. As you lay in your bed, you can only control that moment. Reminding yourself that you can't change the past or future can help calm your mind. Ask yourself, "How do I physically feel right now? How do I emotionally feel right now?" And focus on how you feel in that moment, not on the worries about the past or future. Tell yourself, "I am in control of the present. I cannot control the past or future. The present moment is causing me no anxiety or stress." Sometimes when you have racing thoughts, you may lie in bed and try to stop the thoughts. When the thoughts don't stop, this might cause you to feel upset or frustrated, which can feed more thoughts into your head to be anxious or upset about. Instead of fighting them, try accepting them. This means you may say, "My thoughts are racing right now. I am not going to fight them." By doing this, you take some of the control away from the thoughts, which can help them start to slow down or go away. Try stopping racing thoughts by visualizing them going away. Think of each thought as something separate. Then, come up with a way you can get rid of the thought. This might be like a leaf on a stream, letting go of a balloon into the sky, or a cloud floating by in the sky. For example, when a thought comes into your mind, imagine putting it on a balloon. In your mind, let go of that balloon with the thought and let that thought drift off into the sky. Do this to each thought as you let go of them. Racing thoughts are a common symptom of anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses. If you are suffering from racing thoughts that don't get any better, consider seeing a doctor or mental health professional to treat the underlying problem. Receiving proper treatment should help your racing thoughts. Treatments for anxiety disorders and other mental illnesses include medication, therapy, and lifestyle changes.
Summary: Come up with an alternative scenario. Think about the present moment. Refrain from fighting the thoughts. Try visualizing the thoughts away. Seek help for anxiety.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Take a few minutes to laugh either by yourself or with others. Whether it's a short 2-minute video of a cat wearing pants or a feature length comedy, laughing has many health benefits: Laughter stimulates many organs. When we laugh we take in more oxygen than usual, and that stimulates the heart, lungs, and muscles. Laughing increases positive thoughts, leading to the release of stress and disease-fighting neuropeptides. Laughter itself increases mood and leads to feelings of enhanced interpersonal connection when shared with others. When you have negative or nervous feelings, it is hard to stop yourself from wallowing in them. Crack a big smile. It might be fake at first, but think about something that genuinely makes you smile, and keep working at it. A great big smile will momentarily trick your mind into thinking more positively, helping pull you out of a rut. Power posing is a way of holding your body to convey confident and dominant body language. In turn, this can help make your mood more relaxed and confident. For example, when speaking in a meeting, cross your arms across your chest and sit up straight. If you are closing a deal, show that you are engaged by standing, leaning forward, and resting your hands on a table while looking at the client or other individual.
Summary:
Start laughing. Smile when you feel nervous. Try power posing.