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Did you understand that winning actually puts less wear and tear on the body than worrying? And did you know that you could worry yourself sick to the point that youll finish up in a hospital bed? And that, depending on the severity of the problem, when it becomes chronic and acceptable, it could lead to options beyond hospitalization? It could very well lead to imprisonment or interment?

Dr. Charles H. Mayo once said that half the beds in American hospitals are filled by all the people who worried themselves into them. The human mind seems to be like a calculator. Before you may solve a problem with it, it must be cleared of all previous problems. Worry jams up the mechanism; it short-circuits the whole operation.

It has been proven many times that by a simple change in attitude, in mental outlook, the same amount of time and energy most of us devote to worrying about our problems could be used to solving them.

Creative all the people look at problems as challenges. They realize that without problems, everything would come to a stop. Problems do to our emotions and psyche what pain does to our body: They keep us moving forward searching for a solution. They are responsible for every forward step we take, collectively and individually.

So, if you want to have a lot more fun and a lot less worry, try the following: