SELF
DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL
number
28
I
hope you will receive a fortnightly dose of motivation, inspiration, laughter
and thought-provoking quotes. If you find yourself bogged down in our
competitive, stressful work world, take a few minutes to read and then think
about the positive messages you will receive.
1. Inspirational
Quotes
2. Find of the week
3.
Gratitude Exercise
4. Wild
Trivia
5. Metaphor
6. Leadership Skills
7. Jokes
8. Motivational
(Please have a look at the very bottom of this
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1. Inspirational Quotes
"Redefine the word 'fail.' There is no failure in life other than not
trying. If you want something badly
enough, make an attempt. If you want to
paint, get a brush and do it. If you want
to sing, sing. A lot of people get
scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You don't 'fail.' You've 'tried your best.'" - Jane
Seymour, Actress
"If life is a
dance, then friends are the music." - Eva
"Great crisis produce great men and great deeds of
courage." – John F. Kennedy
"What we think or what we believe is, in the end, of
little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do." – John
Ruskin
"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the
beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and
learning is where the miracle process all begins." – Jim Rohn"
He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven
and earth will pause to say, 'Here lives a great street-sweeper who did his job
well'" – Martin Luther King Jr.
"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality
of your thoughts....take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to
virtue and reasonable nature." – Marcus Aurelius
“Lack of money is no
obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle.” - Ken Hakuta
“We all want to be
famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.” -
J. Krishnamurti
"Life is ours to be
spent, not to be saved." - D. H. Lawrence 1885-1930 English Poet &
Author
“Believing life is fair
because you are good, is like being a vegetarian and believing if you get into
his paddock a bull wont chase you”
2. Find of the week Thanks
Elizabeth Bullock
THE
GUILT KIT
I read
of a
Of
course, guilt serves its purpose, and I understand the use of the kit as a
symbol of ridding ourselves of unnecessary, or destructive, guilt. But guilt
might better be handled at its root. To live free from needless guilt, try
these steps:
1. If a
mistake was made, resolve never to repeat that mistake. The whole function of guilt
is to change behaviour.
2. Seek
forgiveness from any others who were affected, if possible, and make amends,
where necessary.
3. Use
your spiritual resources. There is great power in knowing that, in an ultimate
sense, you are forgiven.
4.
Forgive yourself. No purpose is served in continuing to whip yourself over past
events you can do nothing else about.
If you follow these steps, you can rid your
life of unnecessary guilt. I believe that you will find that you are happier
and healthier - and you can save the brown paper bags for lunch!
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3. Gratitude Exercise
SUREFIRE
WAYS TO DEVELOP A THANKFUL ATTITUDE By Chris Widener
1. Spend some
time thinking about how good you have it. We know this, but we don't often
spend time pondering it. Doing so will shape and mould your attitude and
develop healthy thought patterns that will make you more thankful all of the
time.
As the old hymn
goes, "Count Your Blessings, Name Them One By One." Take some time
and write down every single thing you have in your life to be thankful about.
Do this with your children if you have some, and you will all be astounded at
all the good things in your life.
2. Look down the
socioeconomic chain instead of up. Focusing our thoughts on the things we don't
have, while being a motivator, can also be a source of envy and greed.
Focusing, at least on a semi-regular basis, on those who have less than us, causes
us to be thankful for what we have.
3. Go work at a
food bank. The more success we achieve, the more apt we are to live our lives
around others who are successful while eliminating or drastically reducing our
contact with those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Working at a food
bank will open your eyes once again to a world you may have forgotten about.
4. Send a
good-sized check on a regular basis to whatever charity you choose, of course.
Giving money away breaks the power money can wield over us. Remember, money
isn't the root of evil; the love of money is the roots of all kinds of evil.
Giving a good chunk away on a regular basis keeps things in perspective.
5. Simplify.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said that the true measure of a man's wealth is in the
things he can afford not to buy. When we simplify, we realize how we can make
do on so much less. It makes us thankful for all the extra's we have most of
the time. Read the classic "Walden." If you really want to get radical,
fast for a day or two. You will really be thankful when you get to eat again!
6. Remember,
ultimately what we have has been given to us. Yes, we work hard, but it is God
who allows us the breath to continue each moment. Billy Graham was asked what
surprised him most about life and he answered "The brevity of it."
Life is short. We can't take it for granted. We should remember that life, and
success, is a gift. That is something to be thankful for.
Chris Widener is
a popular speaker and writer as well as the President of Made for Success, a
company helping individuals and organizations turn their potential into
performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their
dreams.
4. Wild Trivia
A LIST WORTH A
THOUSAND WORDS Thanks Lyn MacIntosh
The most destructive
habit............. Worry
The greatest joy .......................Giving
The greatest loss
.............Self respect
The most satisfying work
.......Helping others
The ugliest personality
trait............Selfishness
Our greatest natural
resource..........Our youth
The greatest "shot
in the arm".......Encouragement
The greatest problem to
overcome... Fear
The most effective
sleeping pill........Peace of mind
The most crippling
failure disease.....Excuses
The most powerful force
in life ........Love
The most dangerous
pariah ...........A gossiper
The worlds most
incredible computer. The brain
The worst thing to be
without........... Hope
The deadliest
weapon................... The tongue
The two most
power-filled words ........"I Can"
The greatest asset
...................Faith
The most worthless
emotion ..........Self-pity
The most beautiful
attire ...................SMILE!
The most prized
possession.............. Self esteem
The most powerful
channel of communication ... Prayer
The most contagious
spirit........ Enthusiasm
Tips
Beer is a
great hair conditioner
Pam cooking spray will
dry finger nail polish
Mayonnaise will KILL
LICE; it will also conditions your hair
Shiny Hair-use brewed
Lipton Tea
Burn your tongue? Put
sugar on it!
Bee stings - meat
tenderizer
Puffy eyes - Preparation
H
Paper cut - crazy glue
or chap stick (glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals)
Athletes feet -
cornstarch
Fungus on toenails or
fingernails - Vicks vapour rub
Peanut butter - will get
scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper
Sticking bicycle chain -
Pam no-stick cooking spray
Peanut butter will
remove ink from the face of dolls
When the doll clothes
are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on
Heavy dandruff - pour on
the vinegar!
Preserving a newspaper
clipping - large bottle of club soda and 1/2 cup of milk of magnesia, soak for
20 min. and let dry, will last for many years!
To keep goggles and
glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste
Wine stains, pour on the
salt and watch it absorb into the salt.
To remove wax - Take a
paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel.
Remove labels off
glassware etc. rub with peanut butter!
Crayon on the wall -
Colgate toothpaste and brush it!
Dirty grout - Listerine
Stains on clothes -
Colgate
Grease Stains- Coca
Cola, it will remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will
take corrosion from batteries!
Sweat Stains -
Efferdent, or vinegar
Fleas in your carpet?
Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours.
To keep FRESH FLOWERS
longer Add a 2 aspirin, or just use lemonade instead of
water.
Massage your scalp with warm coconut or castor oil twice a week.
Massage with the tips of your fingers in a circular movement for
at least half an hour. Leave it on over-night and shampoo the
following morning.
This prevents the hair from becoming dry and moreover prevents
dandruff and falling hair by improving the circulation and
strengthening the hair roots.
To be effective, you should feel the skin sliding over the
skull.
5. Metaphor
Once an old man
was sitting at the entrance of a town.
A young man
approached him and said: “I am not from here. I come from far. Tell me old man,
how are the people of this town?"
Instead of
replying to him, the old man asked back: “And in the town from where you come,
how were the people?"
The young man,
responding temperamentally, blurted, "Egotistic and wicked, so much so
that I could no longer take it. That is why I preferred to leave!"
The old man said
sympathetically: “Pity, my dear. I shall advise you to continue on your way.
People here are equally wicked and all are egotistic."
A little later,
another young man approached the same old man and said: “Greetings to you who
is wise with age! I should like to settle down in this place. Tell me, how are
the people who live in this town?”
And, the old man
asked him: “Tell me first, where from do you come, and how were the people
there?"
The young man
said in an enthusiastic voice: "Honest, good, and welcoming! I had only
friends there, and oh how I was pained to leave them!"
The old man
said: "Well, here, you will also find only honest people, welcoming, and
full of kindness."
A merchant who
was watering his camels not far from these exchanges and had heard all, asked
the old man: "How is it possible, old man, who I know to be wise, to give
two truthful, but diametrically opposite, replies to the same question? Is it a
case of April Fools?"
"My
son," said the old man, “Each one carries, in his heart, his own universe.
And, that is what he will find every place he goes." or, “Therefore,
regardless where he goes, that will always be what he finds.”
Open your heart
and your outlook, when encountering others and life’s experiences, and the
world shall change...
...............................................................
"Peace
comes from within. Do not look for it outside." Buddha Siddartha
Gautamaand
8. Leadership Skills
THE ANT
PHILOSOPHY by Jim Rohn
Over the years
I've been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept - the ant
philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part
philosophy, and here is the first part:
ants never quit. That's
a good philosophy. If they're headed somewhere and you try to stop them;
they'll look for another way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, they'll
climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to
never quit looking for a way to get where you're supposed to go.
Second, ants
think winter all summer. That's an important perspective. You can't be so naive
as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter
food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story
says, "Don't build your house on the sand in the summer." Why do we need that advice? Because it is important to be realistic. In
the summer, you've got to think storm. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy
the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part
of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so
important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won't last
long; we'll soon be out of here."
And the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again,
they'll dive back down, but then they come out the first warm day. They can't
wait to get out.
And here's the
last part of the ant philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer
to prepare for the winter? All that he
possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the
"all-that-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Wow, what a
great seminar to attend - the ant seminar. Never give up, look ahead, stay
positive and do all you can.
To Your Success,
Jim Rohn
7. Jokes
"I have a
dog that's half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a guard dog, but a vicious
gossip." - Craig Shoemaker
Here are some
really bad puns
1. Two vultures board an airplane, each
carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at them and says,
"I'm sorry, gentlemen, new rules are: only one carrion allowed per
passenger."
2. Two boll weevils grew up in
3. Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly,
but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving
once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too.
4. A three-legged dog walks into a saloon in
the Old West. He slides up to the bar and announces:
"I'm looking for the man who shot my paw."
5. Did you hear
about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? He wanted to transcend dental
medication.
6. A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a
hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their
recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to
disperse. "But why?" they asked, as they
moved off. "Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
7. A woman has twins and gives them up for
adoption. One of them goes to
a family in
8. These friars were behind on their belfry
payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise
funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist
across town thought the competition was unfair.
He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars
to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh
MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to "persuade" them to close. Hugh
beat up the friars and trashed their store,
saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby
proving that Hugh, and only Hugh, can prevent florist friars.
9. Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked
barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of
calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered
from bad breath. This made him ....what? (Oh, man,
this is so bad, it's good) "A super calloused fragile mystic
hexed by halitosis."
10. And finally, there was the person who sent
ten different puns to friends, with the hope that at least one of
the puns would make them laugh. Unfortunately, no pun in
ten did.
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A man is driving down a country
road, when he spots a farmer standing in the middle of a huge field of grass.
He pulls the car over to the side of the road and notices that the farmer is
just standing there, doing nothing. The man gets out of the car, walks all the
way out to the farmer and asks him, "Excuse me mister, but what are you
doing?"
The
farmer replies, "I'm trying to win a Nobel Prize."
"How?"
asks the man, puzzled.
"Well...I
heard they give the Nobel Prize to people who are out standing in their
field."
8. Motivational
Celebrating you!
By Steve Goodier
An old story
tells of an unhappy and discontented stonecutter. One day he came upon a
merchant and was awe-struck by all of the marvellous goods the man had for
sale. "I wish I were a merchant," said the stonecutter and, quite
amazingly, his wish was granted. Not
long afterward he saw a parade pass his little shop. Spying a prince dressed in
splendour such as he had never before seen, he said, "I wish I were a
prince." And he became one.
But it wasn't
too many days later that he stepped outside and felt the discomfort of the hot
summer sun beating down upon his head. "Even a prince cannot stay cool in
the sun," he said. "I wish I were the sun." This wish, too, was
granted. He was happy being the sun
until, one day, a cloud came between him and the earth. "That cloud
overshadows me," he said. "I wish I were a cloud." Again, his wish was granted and he
was happy until he came to a mountain that he could not rise above. "This
mountain is greater than
I," he said. "I wish I were a mountain."
As a tall and
mighty mountain he looked down upon the affairs of humans and felt that he was
finally happy. But one day a stonecutter climbed up his side and chipped away
at rock and there was nothing he could do about it. "That little man is
more powerful than I," the mountain said. "I wish I were a
stonecutter."
So the circle
was completed and now the stonecutter knew that he would always be happy just
being himself. He would never dress like a prince, shine like the sun nor rise
as tall as a mountain, but he was happy to be who he was.
A sure way to
unhappiness is to compare yourself to others. Like someone aptly said,
"The grass may be greener on the other side of the fence, but it still has
to be mowed." You are who you are and that is to be celebrated.
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