Take the Opportunity Today: Write a List of Things You’re Good At

May 7, 2012 By 21 Comments
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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. – by Aristotle

 

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By Stuart Young

Take the opportunity today to write a list of things you are good at. The longer, the better!

Most of us find it easy to be critical of the things we think we can’t do when in actual fact there’s a ton of stuff that we do day in day out that we’re good at.

Today let’s remember all those things.

 Make the list as long as you can.

Put it somewhere you can easily lay your hands on it and the next time you hear yourself (or anyone else) say you can’t do something read that list.

Keep the positive at the front of your mind, the negative you can work on.

 Cheers!

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Editor’s Note: Stuart Young writes his thoughts on How To Change Your Life One Day At A Time. He aims to provide a “set of 365 practical little guides which WILL change your life if you commit to implementing as many as possible.” He is also completing his book about changing your life one day at a time. You can check his thoughts here.

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Be Positive – no matter what!

January 6, 2012 By 31 Comments
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By  Alpha Miguel-Sanford

There is something that we can learn from the video  you are about to watch: BE POSITIVE!

In our everyday interactions, forces of negativity are all around us and also within ourselves. A lot of times the negative forces come from within our inner selves that pacifying that simple energy can sometimes deflate our emotions and thoughts. Good thing is, we can always switch the POSITIVE button on whenever we can. Our minds have that capacity. Our minds can create, think and do the impossible, including defeating the million negativity around.

When we were children, we were given the abundance of positivity but through the years as we age and interact with different types of individuals, our perceptions are usually affected by them. Thus, we begin to let the negativity flow in our lives and become almost an ally at times.

Today, I would like to remind you that being positive is always available; that loving and liking ourselves no matter how or what we look like is still reachable; that being a child can bring about positivity to our adult selves.

In the video below you will see Jessica, a then 4-year old who simply is positive about her life. This is what we all need. This should be our mantra. This must be archived or bookmarked in your reading list.

Now – Get ready with boatloads of positivity:

And…

This is what Jessica said in the video:

“My whole house is great. I can do anything good. I like my school. I like anything. I like my dad. I like my cousins. I like my aunts. I like my Allisons. I like my moms. I like my sisters. … I like my hair. I like my haircuts. I like my pajamas. I like my stuff. I like my room. I like my whole house. My whole house is great. I can do anything good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I can do anything good, better than anyone!”


Now, say it with me: “I can do anything good, better than anyone! Stay positive, no matter what!”

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Day 12 – Smile. Think Happy Thoughts

June 24, 2011 By 3 Comments
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This one came from Tala. Last night before going to bed, she said, “Mommy, I should probably smile before going to bed so that I won’t have bad dreams anymore!” And then, she had this beautiful and big smile that almost span from one side of her face to the other. Then, I asked her, “Why did you have to do that?” She replied, “Because I do not want to have any bad dreams anymore – and if I smile, the bad dreams will go away!”

 I do not know where she got that from, but I was impressed!

 One of the things successful people do at the end of the day is exactly what Tala said. These successful people think happy thoughts before hitting the sack, not necessarily smile but they think of happy thoughts. They say that whatever was the last five or ten minutes occupying our minds before bedtime, that will tremendously affect our sleep and then eventually will appear in our dreams as either good or bad, depending on the previous thoughts.

 This is also true especially when you are about to take a test. I know when I was in highschool and college, I used to have this secret which I learned from the many “magical tricks” that Madam Josefina Bumatay (my 3rd grade teacher), taught me. She said that if I wanted to memorize everything from the book, I have to place the book under my pillow.  As an obedient student I began the habit of doing that which even to these days I sometimes practice it, if I needed extra boost in my presentation. I think and think again of the words/presentation I needed to memorize before I go to bed and the next morning, I will have a good memory of what I read the night before.

 This is also the reason why people say it is very effective to read the night prior to a major test – or even to use one of the most overly-used strategies in reading: skimming. Skimming works in the same way as I mentioned above. Because a person thinks about the test before bedtime, the retention rate will  be very high. However, it is not to say that YOU have to skim in order to score well.

 If you want to be successful, think about what you want every night before bedtime and you will be able to get it.

 Or if you just want to simply have a peaceful rest, smile and think happy thoughts – just like what Tala did.

- A. M. S.

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