Misfortune Behind You
How do you respond when something doesn't go your way? Do you agonize, complain and bring yourself down by feeling sorry for yourself? Do you make the situation even worse by letting it stop you in your tracks?
A negative experience is no reason for negativity. In fact, a negative experience is all the more reason to remain resolutely positive. The thing...
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How do you respond when something doesn't go your way? Do you agonize, complain and bring yourself down by feeling sorry for yourself? Do you make the situation even worse by letting it stop you in your tracks?
A negative experience is no reason for negativity. In fact, a negative experience is all the more reason to remain resolutely positive. The thing...
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strega:
I try to follow that advice. Don't always succeed, but I try. I think the effort is the most important part. Hope all is well with you. 
Be Necessary
There's a very basic question which will point the way to success in just about any kind of situation.
That question is, "What can I do to be useful and essential?"
Find a way to make yourself necessary, and you vastly improve the whole dynamic of any relationship, job, project, organization or business venture in which you're involved.
What can you contribute that...
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There's a very basic question which will point the way to success in just about any kind of situation.
That question is, "What can I do to be useful and essential?"
Find a way to make yourself necessary, and you vastly improve the whole dynamic of any relationship, job, project, organization or business venture in which you're involved.
What can you contribute that...
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strega:
I couldn't agree more. It's too bad more people don't seem to see it. The world would run a lot smoother.
Peaceful Determination
We usually think of determination as a very tense state, full of anxiety. When visualizing oneself as determined, it is common to grit one's teeth and become tense.
Consider, though, how much more powerful and effective a calm, peaceful determination would be, free of tension and anxiety. Imagine the great things you could accomplish if you were determined and committed without being consumed...
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We usually think of determination as a very tense state, full of anxiety. When visualizing oneself as determined, it is common to grit one's teeth and become tense.
Consider, though, how much more powerful and effective a calm, peaceful determination would be, free of tension and anxiety. Imagine the great things you could accomplish if you were determined and committed without being consumed...
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strega:
It's an admirable goal. Sometimes it seems easier said than done though.
violet_belle:
"Although life will not unfold in the way you imagined, that does not prevent you from being precisely the person you want yourself to be."
Thanks - I kinda needed that right now!
Thanks - I kinda needed that right now!
Better Things To Do
You cannot raise yourself up by putting others down. There is no real joy to be found in the misfortune of others. You have so many better things to do.
Those who resort to envy, gossip, spite and revenge primarily hurt themselves, though many others can, and often do, get hurt as well. Nothing of value is accomplished and the time...
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You cannot raise yourself up by putting others down. There is no real joy to be found in the misfortune of others. You have so many better things to do.
Those who resort to envy, gossip, spite and revenge primarily hurt themselves, though many others can, and often do, get hurt as well. Nothing of value is accomplished and the time...
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katya:
and yet, too many people rather acting nasty that in a reasonable way
The Easy Way
The easy way out rarely is. Easy answers can be very attractive, and very dangerous. Difficult problems require solid effort and commitment. So do ambitious goals.
The danger of quick and easy solutions is that they cannot possibly address the fundamental, underlying challenges of the situation. In fact, taking the easy way out makes the situation worse. It may seem like the...
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The easy way out rarely is. Easy answers can be very attractive, and very dangerous. Difficult problems require solid effort and commitment. So do ambitious goals.
The danger of quick and easy solutions is that they cannot possibly address the fundamental, underlying challenges of the situation. In fact, taking the easy way out makes the situation worse. It may seem like the...
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nickilove:
Very profound blog.....
YOUR ART IS AWESOME!!
YOUR ART IS AWESOME!!
On Your Side
Put time on your side by making use of every moment. Put truth on your side by being truthful. Put respect on your side by genuinely offering it to others. Put honor on your side by living honorably.
Put momentum on your side by acting with persistence. Put opinion on your side by being thoughtful. Put wisdom on your side by learning...
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Put time on your side by making use of every moment. Put truth on your side by being truthful. Put respect on your side by genuinely offering it to others. Put honor on your side by living honorably.
Put momentum on your side by acting with persistence. Put opinion on your side by being thoughtful. Put wisdom on your side by learning...
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Humility
When you think you know it all, there's not much that you'll learn. If you become too impressed with your own importance, you've already begun to lose your advantage.
Humility is a sign of true courage and confidence. Those who are unsure of themselves are the ones who must prop up their egos with loud and arrogant boasts. What a waste of effort! Those...
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When you think you know it all, there's not much that you'll learn. If you become too impressed with your own importance, you've already begun to lose your advantage.
Humility is a sign of true courage and confidence. Those who are unsure of themselves are the ones who must prop up their egos with loud and arrogant boasts. What a waste of effort! Those...
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Time To Be Your Best
When things seem to be at their worst is the ideal time for you to be at your best. When the outlook is decidedly negative that's the time you need to be aggressively positive.
When the situation is difficult and getting worse, there's no need to deny reality or hide from the truth. Neither is there any need, however, to...
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When things seem to be at their worst is the ideal time for you to be at your best. When the outlook is decidedly negative that's the time you need to be aggressively positive.
When the situation is difficult and getting worse, there's no need to deny reality or hide from the truth. Neither is there any need, however, to...
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So I'm back from the Christmas Monster's gangrenous belly, and i've definitely had enough. Pass the Eggnog,would ya?....
Self Criticism
You are probably your most diligent critic. In many ways that's good. It can keep you focused. It can prevent you from making serious mistakes. And yet your own self-criticism can also hold you back. It can stop you before you ever get started. It...
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Self Criticism
You are probably your most diligent critic. In many ways that's good. It can keep you focused. It can prevent you from making serious mistakes. And yet your own self-criticism can also hold you back. It can stop you before you ever get started. It...
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sadielee:
you are the jimmies on an otherwise boring parfait. 
Think Ahead
Each time you start to do something, ask yourself -- what effect will this have two weeks from now, two months from now, a year from now? We often act out of impulse without considering the eventual consequences. What seems right for the moment may be entirely wrong for the future.
You're the one who will be living in your own future. It...
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Each time you start to do something, ask yourself -- what effect will this have two weeks from now, two months from now, a year from now? We often act out of impulse without considering the eventual consequences. What seems right for the moment may be entirely wrong for the future.
You're the one who will be living in your own future. It...
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sadielee:
you always make me think.
Beyond Ambition
What do you want? What you do need? What do you crave? Wanting, needing and even craving things can severely limit your enjoyment of them and their value in your life. When you put all your energy into lusting after something, you create a situation in which you can never have enough.
Joy and fulfillment can come only when you do have enough....
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What do you want? What you do need? What do you crave? Wanting, needing and even craving things can severely limit your enjoyment of them and their value in your life. When you put all your energy into lusting after something, you create a situation in which you can never have enough.
Joy and fulfillment can come only when you do have enough....
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Do The Math
Lasting success is achieved by addition and multiplication, not subtraction or division. If your winning depends on causing someone else to lose, that success is doomed to eventually run out. By contrast, when your success is built by creating new value for the world around you, it can continue to grow indefinitely.
Do the math. When you continue subtracting and dividing, you...
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Lasting success is achieved by addition and multiplication, not subtraction or division. If your winning depends on causing someone else to lose, that success is doomed to eventually run out. By contrast, when your success is built by creating new value for the world around you, it can continue to grow indefinitely.
Do the math. When you continue subtracting and dividing, you...
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sadielee:
you make me happy