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“To
be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day
to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any
human being can fight, and never stop fighting."
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Affirmation:
Today I will be ME. |
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controls 45% of the cosmetics' market in U.S. department stores. |
Even after 40 years in
business, Estée Lauder would attend every launch of a new cosmetics
counter or shop, traveling all over the world.
Every Saturday she
would go to her grandson's Origins store in Manhattan's hip SoHo
district and say, "Let me teach you how to sell." |
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| AFFIRMATION: I will
learn what my strengths are, develop them, and use them fully in my
personal life and work. I will build my life around my strengths,
I will be more of who I am. I will do work for which I have
passion, and bring passion to my work. |
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"In the
face of an obstacle which it is impossible to overcome, stubbornness is
stupid."
--Simone de Beauvoir |
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Today I will give up on something I'm clinging to with my ego and
"let go." I will accept. I will give myself peace.
I will keep my face turned toward the sun. |
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"We
teach what we
know,
but we reproduce
what we are."
~ Winston Churchill
Affirmation:
Today I will look around at what I have taught
and I will see what I
am. If I don't like it,
I will have the courage to change.
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AFFIRMATION
Today I will write my Personal
Mission Statement®, the
"law" which will organize my life. I will use my
Personal Mission Statement® as a
touchstone for decisions, actions, direction, purpose, goals and plans..
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"It is the law that
makes organized life possible."
--Ray
Garrett, Jr., Chairman, SEC |
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""The
'Everyone Does It' defense--An investment advisor learns the lesson that
Mom tried to teach you when you were small. Just because everyone
else is doing it doesn't make it right."
~ Mark J. Astarita, re: SEC ruling |
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Mom:
"If Mary Jane sat on a hot stove, would you?" |
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Today I will think for myself. I will consider what I'm doing that
makes me uncomfortable, things I rationalize as "okay" because
"everyone else does it." I will eliminate that
toleration from my life. I will align myself closer to my own
personal integrity. |
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"What
you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Affirmation:
I will make sure my "self-presentation" is true to who I am. I
speak as I am, what I am, and about who I am. I make it clear
where I stand on things. |
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"No,
I don't understand my husband's theory of relativity, but I know my
husband and I know he can be trusted."
--Elsa Einstein
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Today I will increase my Trust Radius. It's an EQ
competency. I will trust others until
proven otherwise. |
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Albert
Einstein, Nobel Prize Winner
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Today I will be gentle. |
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It is only
the very strong
who can afford to be gentle. |
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THE SNOWFLAKE
"How full of creative genius is the air in which these are
generated! I should hardly admire them more if real stars fell and
lodged on my coat." * Henry David Thoreau
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I will remain curious and see the wonder that is around me. I
admit I may have been missing something. |
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"The hand that
rocks the cradle"--but there
is no such hand.
It is bad to rock the baby, they would have us understand;
So the cradle's but a relic of the former foolish days,
When mothers reared their children in
unscientific ways;
When they jounced them and they bounced them, those poor dwarfs of long
ago--
The Washingtons and Jeffersons, you know."
~Bishop George Washington Doane
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AFFIRMATION: I
dare to rear my children in "unscientific" ways. I use
my heart and my intuition to guide me, as well as common sense. I
jounce them, and bounce them, and rock their cradle. I unabashedly
adore them and hold them all I can. |
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| "The best time to
plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is
now." ~ Chinese Proverb |
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AFFIRMATION:
It's never too late unless I don't start now. |
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"Under all speech that
is good for anything,
There lies a silence that is better.
Silence is deep as Eternity;
Speech is shallow as Time.
~ Thomas Carlyle |
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AFFIRMATION:
I honor silence in my life,
allowing myself time for reflection.
I honor the silence of others, when
they need peace or rest in my presence, or when they struggle for words.
I listen into the silence for the words
not spoken.
I allow silence in my conversations
with others, so that they can say what they need to say without haste or
interruption. |
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| If
you want to develop your intuition, live your life fully. James F.
T. Bugental writes about the therapist's trained, practiced and
disciplined sensitivity: "With experience it can make possible the
detection of nuances of feelings and meanings that would
elude...explicit documentation. This sensitivity is not solely a
matter of education or supervision. It is a product of life
experience ... the produce of varied and meaningful human contacts, of
exposure to the esthetic dimensions of life (art, poetry, myths, music),
and of [introspection and reflection]." |
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AFFIRMATION:
I live my life fully, so I am intuitive and empathic. I know
myself. I know people of different cultures, am curious about
other religions, I read good literature, and I study myths, great
art and classical music. I have learned another language and I
have traveled. I have enriched my life with this exposure to
deeper dimensions. I reflect on my experience daily. In this
way, I increase my emotional intelligence at the foundational
level.
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"All
Glory comes from daring to begin."
~ Eugene F. Ware
Affirmation:
I know that beginning is often the hardest part. I know from
experience, having gone through this cycle many times, that once I get
the momentum going, the project usually falls into place. taking
action seems to get everything else moving--ideas come to me, resources,
people ... and so ... I date to begin. |
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William
Barret Travis loved to read, borrowing what books were available on the
Texas frontier. He read quickly, sometimes reading a major work in
only a few days. |
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LETTER HE
WROTE BEFORE HE DIED:
"Take care of my little
boy. If the country should be saved, I may make him a splendid fortune;
but if the country should be lost, and I should perish, he will have
nothing but the proud recollection that he is the son of a man who died
for his country."
AFFIRMATION: I will
consider today what proud recollection I would like my son [s] or
daughter[s] to have about me. |
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at the Alamo, he was only 26 years old. |
WILLIAM BARRET TRAVIS |
| AFFIRMATION:
I read as much as I can, and I read the hard stuff. I appreciate
the opportunity I have to learn, and the access to materials I have. |
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"You'll never
attain it unless you know the feeling."
~Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe
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"I want it so bad I
can TASTE it!" |
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| Affirmation:
I stay in touch with my feelings. When I want something, I am
passionate about it-. I envision it. I imagine it so
strongly I can taste it, feel it, smell it. I live
from my passion. I pursue my goals with both my heart and my
mind. |
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"Hell,
there are no rules here--we're trying to accomplish something."
~Thomas Alva Edison |
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I am creative in my problem-solving. I generate options and
consider possible alternatives. I'm open to new and better ways of
doing things. If I can't figure out one way to do it, I'll try
something else. |
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Look!
how he laughs and stretches out his arms,
And opens wide his blue eyes upon thine,
To hail his father; while his little form
Flutters as winged with joy. Talk
not of pain!
The childless cherubs
well might envy thee
The
pleasures of a parent.
- George Gordon, Lord Byron
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| AFFIRMATION:
I take delight in the pleasures of a parent. I make time to play
with my child, and give him or her the greatest gift I have--my
complete, undivided attention. I realize what a gift I have been
given, to have a child. |
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Written by Chester, age 5
in answer to "How Do You Make a a Pumpkin Pie"
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Thought:
Hawaiian kupunas say: You will have to forgive three time:
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You must
forgive yourself, for you will never be perfect
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You have
to forgive your enemies, for the fire of your anger will only
consume you and your family
the
fire of your anger
When
you think of the people you need to forgive, often they are the same
people you love the most.
AFFIRMATION: I forgive myself quickly and habitually and I also
forgive me enemies, and the ones I love, quickly and habitually.
I know the only person I hurt when I hate is myself, and also if there
are any children around. Children do not grow well around
"hate".
[Source: "Pleasure
Prescription," Paul Pearsall, Ph.D.]
A kupuna is a respected elder.
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it has been accomplished." ~GB Shaw |
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AFFIRMATION:
I will remember that mine is not the only perspective. I am
patient when I communicate with others and try to see things from their
point of view. I also try and help them see mine. Sometimes
they see more, sometimes they see less, and sometimes they can't see
what I see at all. |
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| David
Perlmutter, M.D. feels that an “explosive
personality” should be added to the list of important risk
factors for strokes, which include elevated cholesterol, cigarette
smoking, obesity, family history, and coronary
artery disease.
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tended to have angry outbursts, had about twice the risk of stroke
compared to men who controlled their tempers." |
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| AFFIRMATION:
I refuse to endanger my health by engaging in an "explosive
personality." I care about myself and I care about my loved
ones. I exercise regularly, practice stress reduction techniques,
and educate myself about anger management. I build rest and
relaxation into my daily schedule. |
| I am a woman and I
compliment my husband every time he controls his temper when he's angry. |
I am a
man and I find other ways to deal with anger rather than hitting people,
throwing things, venting, shouting or cursing. |
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| "We don't stop
playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop
playing." ~George Bernard Shaw
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Affirmation: I
find time to play and rejoice every day. I don't need a reason to
laugh; I laugh because laughing makes me feel good. I rejoice that
I'm alive and able to have fun. I understand that the more playful
I am, the more creative I can be. I "take care of
business," but I do it in a joyful and passionate way. At
work, I keep a dish of candy on my desk to lure people to come around
and chat with me for a minute. I always have time for people and I
always have time for fun! |
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keep my life in balance. I eat nutritious food, exercise
regularly, meditate and practice stress relief, work and play, and
have good relationships. Therefore I sleep like a baby at night! |
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MARS
The God of War |
"How much more
grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of
it."
~Marcus Aurelius Antoninus |
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differentiated between wars, as evidenced by their myths. Mars was
the god of lustful, vengeful wars. Athena was the goddess of just
wars. These are metaphors for different kinds on anger. |
Mars is the more
primitive anger --
sexual jealousy, invasion of territory, violent
assault. He represents our animal nature.
Athena
represents a reasoned anger--when we sense an injustice for
instance. It's more cerebral, less frequent, less inflammatory.
Mars represents the sort of free-
floating hostility we can get into with stress, competition, and
today's lifestyle. When someone cuts you off in traffic, for
instance. |
"To
the
victor
goes
the
bypass."
Paul
Pearsall,
Ph.D.,
psycho-
neuro-
immunologist
AUTHOR OF
THE
PLEASURE PRESCRIPTION
Read this book if you want to understand anger! |
| AFFIRMATION:
My body does not care whether my anger is "justified" or
not. The physiological reactions are the same and they are
involuntary--it happens. The adrenal wreaks havoc on my
body. In order to take care of myself, I have many ways to self-soothe. I work with
a coach. I get massages. I have a strong social network and
family. I practice Tai Chi. I
meditate. I work out. I do not let my anger get the better
of me. |
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| "True contentment is a real,
even an active virtue--not only affirmative but creative. It is
the power of getting out of any situation all there is in
it." ~GK Chesterton
AFFIRMATION: Instead of letting myself be overtaken by extreme
emotions I will try and stay "level" today--not too high,
not too low. I will try and be the hardest thing of
all--content. |
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years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do
than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your
sails. Explore. Dream." ~Mark Twain |
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AFFIRMATION:
I'll
do this today; I'll have an adventure. I will leave a safe
harbor, literally or figuratively, a place of comfort. I will
throw off the bowlines--my ordinary defenses, my regular way of
dressing,, or my usual companion for lunch. I will catch the
trade winds in my sails--following some fancy for no particular reason
at all--a whim, a lark, a joyride. I will explore--a new person,
a new place, a new thing, a new idea. And I will dream!
BON
VOYAGE!
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frets his place in the world, but just slides into it by the
gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a
star." ~ Edwin H. Chapin |
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life fits me like a hand in a glove. It's like it was made for
me because I made it. By following my instincts and paying
attention to how I felt in different situations, I chose what was
right for me, what I liked to do, and with whom I liked to work and
relate. |
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