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Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Creating Myself
While common blog etiquette would have me posting for my readers, today I simply must disagree.
This life is for me to live. I write because it is my passion and I will certainly get to a point where all my posts are done ahead of time. But today is just not that day.
Today I am less than perfect. My posts are late, I'm tired from being up with Aidin all night, and I'm focused on offline tasks.
This is my passion and it will grow stronger once my offline life becomes more solid.
Create yourself today,
Cyi
This life is for me to live. I write because it is my passion and I will certainly get to a point where all my posts are done ahead of time. But today is just not that day.
Today I am less than perfect. My posts are late, I'm tired from being up with Aidin all night, and I'm focused on offline tasks.
This is my passion and it will grow stronger once my offline life becomes more solid.
Create yourself today,
Cyi
Monday, April 12, 2010
Where is the Lesson?
“EVERY FAILURE BRINGS WITH IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT ADVANTAGE.”
-Think and Grow Rich
We all have obstacles or challenges when striving for our goals or even just everyday life.
When you fail big time- see the big lesson.
Witness your journey up to the failure. Applaud yourself for handling the situation as you did. Then say "Next Time", even if there won't be a next time. Walk yourself through the options that you would have available to you if the same event were to happen now.
I crave failure- it lets me know that I'm growing. If I never failed then I would know that I'm sticking to my comfort zone.
I'm too young to retire my drive to expand!
Every time I get knocked down (and it has happened many times in many ways!) I look for the lesson that I learned. I see the failure as a gift.
The gift of growth.
-Think and Grow Rich
We all have obstacles or challenges when striving for our goals or even just everyday life.
When you fail big time- see the big lesson.
Witness your journey up to the failure. Applaud yourself for handling the situation as you did. Then say "Next Time", even if there won't be a next time. Walk yourself through the options that you would have available to you if the same event were to happen now.
I crave failure- it lets me know that I'm growing. If I never failed then I would know that I'm sticking to my comfort zone.
I'm too young to retire my drive to expand!
Every time I get knocked down (and it has happened many times in many ways!) I look for the lesson that I learned. I see the failure as a gift.
The gift of growth.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Leaders Are Readers
If you have ever spent time around an optimist, you have probably heard the term "Leaders Are Readers".
And I would agree with that. However, I find too many of us are reading just to read. We feel great that we read all 218 pages of Think and Grow Rich.... but when asked what Chapter 4 was about... we don't remember. Or when pressed about what specific habits we have changed to comply with the advice of the book... none seem to come to mind.
You read to have others tell you what to think. This is beautiful. This is very human. Leaders read from other leaders so that they think like leaders. Makes sense.
My advice is to really pay attention next time you read something.
Take each sentence and study it. Was there a lesson to be learned there? How can you apply that lesson today?
I find that I'm reading much slower lately. And growing more quickly.
And I would agree with that. However, I find too many of us are reading just to read. We feel great that we read all 218 pages of Think and Grow Rich.... but when asked what Chapter 4 was about... we don't remember. Or when pressed about what specific habits we have changed to comply with the advice of the book... none seem to come to mind.
You read to have others tell you what to think. This is beautiful. This is very human. Leaders read from other leaders so that they think like leaders. Makes sense.
My advice is to really pay attention next time you read something.
Take each sentence and study it. Was there a lesson to be learned there? How can you apply that lesson today?
I find that I'm reading much slower lately. And growing more quickly.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
30 Day Mental Cleanse
As per my Mentors' advice- I am doing a 30 day mental cleanse.
I've only listened to a few minutes of the audio from Think and Grow Rich: Chapter Persistence.
The first thing I realized was that I am very persistent. I want a peaceful life- not bragging rights. I'm not after fame or glory or riches- I'm after FREEDOM.
The second thing I did was try to talk to Jono again just one more time.
We walked back and forth in the parking lot for hours. I kept having swells of rejection and pain but I remembered: Persistence. This talk was not about my feelings of divorce- it was about helping Jono find himself.
I will always want the absolute best for others. So I re-focused every time. For every pain I was feeling... I knew he was feeling more.
Set aside the emotions and seek the unmet needs.
A few more hours of talking. And slowly it was beginning to make sense. He really was trying to meet a healthy need in an unhealthy way. Everything fit- I was no longer in pain.
The next day I had him tell me what I had done in the 2 1/2 years we were married. It wound up going on for hours. Him talking and me revisiting the past 3 years.
That conversation changed both of us. I saw just how strong and beautiful I am. Having dealt with major life traumas in an efficient manner even though I had never been guided.
For Jono he said he was able to see past his own pain and begin to see the real me. A determined, striving woman.
While I don't know if our tale will begin again, I do know that I learned a great lesson this week.
My pain is eased by easing the pain of others. ^_^
I've only listened to a few minutes of the audio from Think and Grow Rich: Chapter Persistence.
The first thing I realized was that I am very persistent. I want a peaceful life- not bragging rights. I'm not after fame or glory or riches- I'm after FREEDOM.
The second thing I did was try to talk to Jono again just one more time.
We walked back and forth in the parking lot for hours. I kept having swells of rejection and pain but I remembered: Persistence. This talk was not about my feelings of divorce- it was about helping Jono find himself.
I will always want the absolute best for others. So I re-focused every time. For every pain I was feeling... I knew he was feeling more.
Set aside the emotions and seek the unmet needs.
A few more hours of talking. And slowly it was beginning to make sense. He really was trying to meet a healthy need in an unhealthy way. Everything fit- I was no longer in pain.
The next day I had him tell me what I had done in the 2 1/2 years we were married. It wound up going on for hours. Him talking and me revisiting the past 3 years.
That conversation changed both of us. I saw just how strong and beautiful I am. Having dealt with major life traumas in an efficient manner even though I had never been guided.
For Jono he said he was able to see past his own pain and begin to see the real me. A determined, striving woman.
While I don't know if our tale will begin again, I do know that I learned a great lesson this week.
My pain is eased by easing the pain of others. ^_^
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