Whenever someone tells me, "I don't know what to do," I ask them what they would do if they did know what to do. It seems like a silly question, but most of the time I find that they can answer the question! Sometimes we are so focused on the problem ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 11:14PM
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Take time to reflect on the situation at hand, to discover what the real problem is and what possible solutions might resolve it. But don't spend so much time thinking things over that you lose momentum. So pause, but don't stop, and press on with wh ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 11:12PM
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Many people get stuck right off the bat by beating themselves up for not having an immediate answer or for not foreseeing each and every problem they encounter. Nobody can know everything, and nobody can foresee everything, so don't spend a lot of ti ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 11:06PM
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Try new things. You’ll be surprised that the more new things you try the better you'll get at the everyday things. The more new experiences you allow into your life, the more confident you will feel in unknown situations. New experiences add to you ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 4:59PM
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Be proud of your accomplishments. It’s alright to tell people when you believe you have done something well. Not in a bragging way, but with the sense that you did it well and feel good about it. If you wait for others to tell you how brilliant you ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 2:47PM
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With practice you'll come to a point of competence.
You'll find yourself accomplishing your goals gracefully
and confidently.
It's then that you'll do things that you never dreamed you could do.
You'll discover powers you never knew existed. ...
Posted Monday, December 22nd 2008 at 1:57PM
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Put mistakes behind you. The past is the past. Do not dwell on perceived failures. You can not change the past, you can only learn from it. Recognize past tasks that did not succeed as you planned as learning opportunities and drive forward with new ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 4:07PM
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Proberbs 18:21 "Death and Life are in the power of the tongue."
Be Careful What You Say, You Will Get It!
Choose your words carefully, you do get what you confess.
Your life today is a direct result of the words you have spoken in the past. You ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 3:24PM
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Stop complaining to other people. Stop telling someone what's wrong with someone else. Stop moaning about your fate. Avoid complaining, and instead always try to think of something positive to tell people when they ask how your life is going. Cut dow ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 2:45PM
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Don’t place an inordinate significance on what others think. Don’t blame others for making you feel bad. We all have problems in life we have to deal with, and others are usually too involved in their own life to worry about yours. Accept that, a ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 2:27PM
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Make a list of your passions, beliefs and values: Make a list of the things that are really important to you. Start with the things you know you're committed to, like a partner, a house, your family, some volunteer work, parts of your job, hobbies, e ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 8:20AM
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A GOOD SYSTEM SHORTENS THE ROAD TO A GOAL.
Having an intelligent plan is your first step to success.
With a plan, you know where you're going.
You'll know what progress you're making.
And you'll have a pretty good idea
of when you can
expect ...
Posted Sunday, December 21st 2008 at 8:03AM
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Use self-praise as a confidence building device. Instead of allowing your mind to produce negative messages, consciously override these messages with positive praise about what you've done or do well. For instance, say to yourself, "You really handle ...
Posted Saturday, December 20th 2008 at 11:55PM
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Make self-confidence a routine in your life. The focus of the building self confidence routine is to eliminate all those distractions that are interfering with your concentration on the event at hand, and to put yourself into the positive, confident ...
Posted Friday, December 19th 2008 at 11:21PM
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Practice self-confidence. You can increase your self-confidence through practice. Practice self-confidence in small situations. Perhaps it’s a simple as saying “hello” to a stranger in an elevator, or being the first to put out your hand for a ...
Posted Friday, December 19th 2008 at 5:31PM
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Have faith in your own ability. You don’t have to know everything or handle everything on your own, but if you tell yourself you are capable of doing something, you usually are! Tell yourself you are dependable, capable, and reliable, and you will ...
Posted Friday, December 19th 2008 at 4:47PM
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Be calm. The main thing you can do in any situation where you want to appear self-assured is to stay calm! Don’t be jittery – moving, talking or laughing too much. Force yourself to take slow breaths and clear your brain of everything except deal ...
Posted Friday, December 19th 2008 at 4:27PM
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DADDY'S EMPTY CHAIR
A man's daughter had asked the local minister
to come and pray with her father.
When the minister arrived,
he found the man lying in bed with his head
propped up on two pillows.
An empty chair sat beside his bed.
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Posted Friday, December 19th 2008 at 12:33PM
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Plan for the situation. When you know you are going to be in a situation that has importance for you, anticipate the various scenarios in your mind, role-play in advance, so you don’t feel surprised or off balance. Anticipate other people's behavio ...
Posted Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 10:55PM
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Be prepared. Ensure you know all the facts in advance. Be as knowledgeable as you can about a subject, and be open to learning more. When you know that a situation is going to arise over which you'd like to have some influence, prepare your facts, do ...
Posted Thursday, December 18th 2008 at 6:38PM
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“Make decisions from the heart and use your head to make it work out.”
That doesn’t sound too hard because that is the way you already deal with day-to-day decisions. The decision to become more motivated is a simple one, because in your hea ...
Posted Wednesday, December 17th 2008 at 10:11PM
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Posted Sunday, November 30th 2008 at 2:38PM
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There is no investment you'll ever make that will pay you so well as
the effort to scatter sunshine and good cheer where ever you are.
The deepest principal in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
If you treat someone as if they were ...
Posted Saturday, November 22nd 2008 at 7:25PM
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Now this article touches my heart. Actually, it is a principle of Jesus and I'm still trying to master it. With Jesus it was always about you. What can I do for you?
If we can clearly come up with our "what" Jesus has the "how" and "when" covered.
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Posted Saturday, November 22nd 2008 at 4:06PM
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Do the thing you fear and fear disappears.
Confront your fears, list them, get to know them
and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead.
Your obstacles will melt away, if instead of cowering before them,
you make up your ...
Posted Tuesday, November 18th 2008 at 8:21AM
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