Who Do You Respect?
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published February 11, 2011
One of the most precious and intangible tributes that one can receive from another you admire is respect. There are a variety of definitions for this word, but for today’s discussion, let’s use this one: the condition of being esteemed or honored.
Respect is one of those coveted human qualities you can’t buy, borrow or steal because it must be earned. In the most positive sense of this word, respect is acquired through admired and valued behavior.
Today I ask you to consider this beloved human badge of honor from the following angle: Who do you most respect in your life and what does this person consistently do to earn it? Since a great deal of our behavior is modeled after those we have respect for, people we hold in high esteem provide great examples for us to follow.
So who do you most respect and how have they influenced your life?
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com
MY THOUGHTS
go ahead - think of all those people you respect and ask the question why. go a little farther and look back at the people you used to respect and people you respect now. if you notice some changes, chances are you've changed, too- your outlook, your values, your attitude toward life and people.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
CAN WE LEARN 'PATIENCE'?
Patience Is a Skill
By Amy Gross
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Someone once said that anger is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Impatience is similarly ridiculous. You're in a rush, a salesperson is moving in slow motion, and you're ready to kill. The problem is, the person you're torturing is your own pitiful self: Your nerves are shredding, stress hormones are streaking through your body, and your heart's racing with scenarios of the tragedies that will ensue from being late. And you're not accomplishing a thing. Your frenzy is useless. You're trying to squirm out of the present into the future: Good luck with that. You are irrevocably and inescapably stuck in the moment—your feet are tied to it; you are a spoke in time's wheel. Writhe and holler as much as you want, you're not going anywhere. You are here. Immobile behind the customer with the endless questions, on the street with a tantrum-throwing child, at dinner with your husband who's telling that story yet again while you almost expire of lethal boredom.
There is an antidote, however, and its very name—patience—makes me ache with boredom. It speaks of self-control, restraint, delayed gratification. What is less fun? Impulsivity, intensity, drama—now we're talking! But after years of twisting and burning in the fires of impatience, I've come to appreciate patience as the supreme medicine. Apply patience, and frustration goes away, outrage cools, peace is yours.
The revelation for me was that patience is a skill, not an inherited trait I happened not to inherit. It leads to relaxation, not self-harnessing. It gives you the freedom to have a pleasant time even when the traffic gods are playing with you. It converts the helpless rage of impatience into a delicious sense of spaciousness. See for yourself:
1. First thing: Just stop. Catch the mind ranting that you shouldn't be in this situation—because you are. Give up the fight. You've lost the battle, but not the war.
2. Settle into the moment. You might feel your body ease down, yielding to gravity (wise move). Your shoulders and belly relax, your jaw too.
3. Go into your body with your mind's eye and find out how you know you're impatient. Are you tight, tense, breathing shallowly, clenching, jiggling? Where exactly? Focus on those sensations as closely as you can. Touch them with your mind.
4. See if you can open any tightness, breathe into any clenching. With a really ornery knot, give up trying to fix it and see if you can welcome it, make room for it.
Once your brain cools down, your powers of reason return. You thank God for cell phones and call to say you'll be late. You figure out how you can make up the minutes or hours lost to traffic. You understand your husband is telling the story again because he's nervous, and that kind of touches you. And really, it's all going to be okay.
When you give up the fight, you get time. Time stretches. You sink into the moment, and it seems infinite. You have all the time in the world.
MY THOUGHTS
calm. serene. quiet. patient.
those are adjectives you will never hear when people are trying to describe me.
i don't remember ever blaming my genes.
but i do remember pointing a finger at my zodiac sign.
aries - the ram -
charging through life as if someone was after me -
or i was running after someone.
never even stopping to think of anything
that maybe destroyed along the way.
taking the bull by the horn.
patience was never one of my virtues.
waiting is a word (and an action) that i used to loathe.
i used to curse everything and everyone that will make me wait.
including myself.
until i became a Christian.
(again, still a Christian under construction).
you can't help but be patient when you have God in your life.
Because God has his own agenda.
And it's usually different from mine.
Over the years, God has been teaching me to COOL MY HEELS.
wait for the answer to a prayer
because it's not yet God's time.
wait because God has something better.
wait because someone else,
not just me,
need to learn a lesson.
last year, i took about 50 local trips.
that means 50 times sitting it out at the airport.
50 times waiting for the plane to take off.
and to land.
50 times of waiting to disembark.
50 awful times watching the conveyor go round and round.
until finally you get your luggage.
i thank God for that experience.
it has thought me that God invented the word WAIT
for a reason.
so we can do other things
that we other wise won't be able to do
in our busyness -
reading,
writing,
watching other people,
thinking,
dreaming -
and yes - praying.
patience was never one of my virtues.
but i'm getting there.
ever so slowly.
i will get there somehow -
because i have a God
who is very patient with me.
yes -
patience is a skill
indeed!
and boy!
how i'm learning!
By Amy Gross
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Someone once said that anger is like drinking poison and hoping your enemy will die. Impatience is similarly ridiculous. You're in a rush, a salesperson is moving in slow motion, and you're ready to kill. The problem is, the person you're torturing is your own pitiful self: Your nerves are shredding, stress hormones are streaking through your body, and your heart's racing with scenarios of the tragedies that will ensue from being late. And you're not accomplishing a thing. Your frenzy is useless. You're trying to squirm out of the present into the future: Good luck with that. You are irrevocably and inescapably stuck in the moment—your feet are tied to it; you are a spoke in time's wheel. Writhe and holler as much as you want, you're not going anywhere. You are here. Immobile behind the customer with the endless questions, on the street with a tantrum-throwing child, at dinner with your husband who's telling that story yet again while you almost expire of lethal boredom.
There is an antidote, however, and its very name—patience—makes me ache with boredom. It speaks of self-control, restraint, delayed gratification. What is less fun? Impulsivity, intensity, drama—now we're talking! But after years of twisting and burning in the fires of impatience, I've come to appreciate patience as the supreme medicine. Apply patience, and frustration goes away, outrage cools, peace is yours.
The revelation for me was that patience is a skill, not an inherited trait I happened not to inherit. It leads to relaxation, not self-harnessing. It gives you the freedom to have a pleasant time even when the traffic gods are playing with you. It converts the helpless rage of impatience into a delicious sense of spaciousness. See for yourself:
1. First thing: Just stop. Catch the mind ranting that you shouldn't be in this situation—because you are. Give up the fight. You've lost the battle, but not the war.
2. Settle into the moment. You might feel your body ease down, yielding to gravity (wise move). Your shoulders and belly relax, your jaw too.
3. Go into your body with your mind's eye and find out how you know you're impatient. Are you tight, tense, breathing shallowly, clenching, jiggling? Where exactly? Focus on those sensations as closely as you can. Touch them with your mind.
4. See if you can open any tightness, breathe into any clenching. With a really ornery knot, give up trying to fix it and see if you can welcome it, make room for it.
Once your brain cools down, your powers of reason return. You thank God for cell phones and call to say you'll be late. You figure out how you can make up the minutes or hours lost to traffic. You understand your husband is telling the story again because he's nervous, and that kind of touches you. And really, it's all going to be okay.
When you give up the fight, you get time. Time stretches. You sink into the moment, and it seems infinite. You have all the time in the world.
MY THOUGHTS
calm. serene. quiet. patient.
those are adjectives you will never hear when people are trying to describe me.
i don't remember ever blaming my genes.
but i do remember pointing a finger at my zodiac sign.
aries - the ram -
charging through life as if someone was after me -
or i was running after someone.
never even stopping to think of anything
that maybe destroyed along the way.
taking the bull by the horn.
patience was never one of my virtues.
waiting is a word (and an action) that i used to loathe.
i used to curse everything and everyone that will make me wait.
including myself.
until i became a Christian.
(again, still a Christian under construction).
you can't help but be patient when you have God in your life.
Because God has his own agenda.
And it's usually different from mine.
Over the years, God has been teaching me to COOL MY HEELS.
wait for the answer to a prayer
because it's not yet God's time.
wait because God has something better.
wait because someone else,
not just me,
need to learn a lesson.
last year, i took about 50 local trips.
that means 50 times sitting it out at the airport.
50 times waiting for the plane to take off.
and to land.
50 times of waiting to disembark.
50 awful times watching the conveyor go round and round.
until finally you get your luggage.
i thank God for that experience.
it has thought me that God invented the word WAIT
for a reason.
so we can do other things
that we other wise won't be able to do
in our busyness -
reading,
writing,
watching other people,
thinking,
dreaming -
and yes - praying.
patience was never one of my virtues.
but i'm getting there.
ever so slowly.
i will get there somehow -
because i have a God
who is very patient with me.
yes -
patience is a skill
indeed!
and boy!
how i'm learning!
Sunday, February 20, 2011
What Motivates You? - Discover Your GRIT
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? : Discover your GRIT
from the article: How to Tap into What Really Motivates You
By Daniel H. Pink
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
The most effective incentive on the planet? It's not a pile of cash, praise or gold stars. There's a far more powerful motivation, says Daniel H. Pink, the guy who turned Oprah on to the power of right-brain thinking, and he's not talking about denial or punishment, either. Scientists are discovering a far more powerful third drive. To tap into it, you need to develop three things: a sense of mastery, autonomy and purpose. Here's how...
Discover Your Reservoir of Grit
The thirst for mastery is akin to the thirst for water. It keeps the soul alive. So what is the best way to cultivate a sense to accomplishment? An interesting answer recently came from a group of researchers studying new cadets at West Point to understand why some students dropped out. All the recruits were talented, but the successful students shared a certain quality: grit. Everyone has a reservoir of grit, though you can't tap it for a random endeavor. (There's a reason Dara Torres didn't become an accountant. As a kid, she was willing to swim 2000 yards at 5 a.m.—not balance her mom's checkbook.) To figure out where your reservoir of grit is, ask yourself: "What would I do for free?" Or: "What I'd really like to be doing now is ________." The answers point you toward areas where you'll naturally persevere—and improve.
This story is part of O's Live Your Best Year Toolkit
MY THOUGHTS
without looking at the dictionary, i've always associated 'grit' with sand and stones. actually it also means being tough, having courage that is difficult to subdue. in other words, if we want to put a finger to what motivates us, we will have to find out those things were we seem to be unstoppable. something useful that you love doing without being told to do so? and when you do it, you don't feel tired and time seems to just speed by?
from the article: How to Tap into What Really Motivates You
By Daniel H. Pink
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
The most effective incentive on the planet? It's not a pile of cash, praise or gold stars. There's a far more powerful motivation, says Daniel H. Pink, the guy who turned Oprah on to the power of right-brain thinking, and he's not talking about denial or punishment, either. Scientists are discovering a far more powerful third drive. To tap into it, you need to develop three things: a sense of mastery, autonomy and purpose. Here's how...
Discover Your Reservoir of Grit
The thirst for mastery is akin to the thirst for water. It keeps the soul alive. So what is the best way to cultivate a sense to accomplishment? An interesting answer recently came from a group of researchers studying new cadets at West Point to understand why some students dropped out. All the recruits were talented, but the successful students shared a certain quality: grit. Everyone has a reservoir of grit, though you can't tap it for a random endeavor. (There's a reason Dara Torres didn't become an accountant. As a kid, she was willing to swim 2000 yards at 5 a.m.—not balance her mom's checkbook.) To figure out where your reservoir of grit is, ask yourself: "What would I do for free?" Or: "What I'd really like to be doing now is ________." The answers point you toward areas where you'll naturally persevere—and improve.
This story is part of O's Live Your Best Year Toolkit
MY THOUGHTS
without looking at the dictionary, i've always associated 'grit' with sand and stones. actually it also means being tough, having courage that is difficult to subdue. in other words, if we want to put a finger to what motivates us, we will have to find out those things were we seem to be unstoppable. something useful that you love doing without being told to do so? and when you do it, you don't feel tired and time seems to just speed by?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
BREAK FREE
How to Break Free
By Daniel H. Pink
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Getting unstuck requires serious innovation. Here's a snazzy little trick from Oprah's favorite right-brain creativity expert, Daniel H. Pink, to get your creativity flowing.
There are lots of methods to spark creativity , but I like one used by the founders of an Australian software company: They set aside a day for their engineers to work on any problem they want, so long as it's not part of their regular job. These are called FedEx Days, because the participants have to "deliver" something overnight, and they've resulted in an array of software fixes that might otherwise never have emerged. Why shouldn't this idea be picked up by someone who's looking to switch careers or even just redecorate the living room? People underestimate how much a wildly varied group can accomplish in a short time. So enlist your own team with these ground rules: They can work on anything they want, but at the end of 24 hours everyone must deliver something—whether it's a list of fields where your skills might translate or a sketch of how the room could look. Don't worry about making it perfect. Worry about making it, period. And have fun. If you're not laughing during your FedEx Day, you're doing it wrong.
This story is part of O 's Live Your Best Year Toolkit
MY THOUGHTS
that is one spectacular idea. gotta have my own fedex day
By Daniel H. Pink
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the January 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
Getting unstuck requires serious innovation. Here's a snazzy little trick from Oprah's favorite right-brain creativity expert, Daniel H. Pink, to get your creativity flowing.
There are lots of methods to spark creativity , but I like one used by the founders of an Australian software company: They set aside a day for their engineers to work on any problem they want, so long as it's not part of their regular job. These are called FedEx Days, because the participants have to "deliver" something overnight, and they've resulted in an array of software fixes that might otherwise never have emerged. Why shouldn't this idea be picked up by someone who's looking to switch careers or even just redecorate the living room? People underestimate how much a wildly varied group can accomplish in a short time. So enlist your own team with these ground rules: They can work on anything they want, but at the end of 24 hours everyone must deliver something—whether it's a list of fields where your skills might translate or a sketch of how the room could look. Don't worry about making it perfect. Worry about making it, period. And have fun. If you're not laughing during your FedEx Day, you're doing it wrong.
This story is part of O 's Live Your Best Year Toolkit
MY THOUGHTS
that is one spectacular idea. gotta have my own fedex day
Saturday, February 12, 2011
YOUR PRECIOUS TIME
Precious Time
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published February 07, 2011
Time is probably the most precious thing we have on earth. You can make a good argument for many other valued intangibles in life, but without time, nothing can be accomplished. This is why it pains me to see people waste this gift that we all receive at birth.
One of my favorite thoughts about time comes from Albert Einstein, who proposed an interesting concept called the “space-time illusion.” This illusion comes from two different types of time that Einstein identified as linear time and subjective time.
Linear time can be objectively measured. A clock, for example, is an excellent illustration of linear time: A minute is a minute no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Subjective time, on the other hand, doesn’t lend itself to objective measurement. It’s totally dependent on the experience and state of mind of each individual observer.
In explaining the difference between the two, Einstein said, “Spending a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour, while spending an hour with a beautiful girl seems like a minute.” What he means is that your perception of the passage of time depends on each situation you find yourself in.
All this talk about time leaves me with the following two questions: How do you spend most of your precious time? Is it spent wisely or wasted thoughtlessly? Only time will tell!
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
i like this.like this very much.i like the idea of subjective time. moments most precious to me have actually been the shortest.
www.innerdiet.com
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published February 07, 2011
Time is probably the most precious thing we have on earth. You can make a good argument for many other valued intangibles in life, but without time, nothing can be accomplished. This is why it pains me to see people waste this gift that we all receive at birth.
One of my favorite thoughts about time comes from Albert Einstein, who proposed an interesting concept called the “space-time illusion.” This illusion comes from two different types of time that Einstein identified as linear time and subjective time.
Linear time can be objectively measured. A clock, for example, is an excellent illustration of linear time: A minute is a minute no matter where you are or what you’re doing. Subjective time, on the other hand, doesn’t lend itself to objective measurement. It’s totally dependent on the experience and state of mind of each individual observer.
In explaining the difference between the two, Einstein said, “Spending a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour, while spending an hour with a beautiful girl seems like a minute.” What he means is that your perception of the passage of time depends on each situation you find yourself in.
All this talk about time leaves me with the following two questions: How do you spend most of your precious time? Is it spent wisely or wasted thoughtlessly? Only time will tell!
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
i like this.like this very much.i like the idea of subjective time. moments most precious to me have actually been the shortest.
www.innerdiet.com
Friday, February 11, 2011
Thinking Outside the Box
Thinking Outside the Box
Daily Inspiration
John H. Sklare, Ed.D
Published August 31, 2006
www.lifescript.com
I was talking to a friend the other day when the phrase “thinking outside the box” came up. I’m sure most of you have heard or used that phrase at some time in your life. For those who are unfamiliar, however, the phrase “thinking outside the box” is a euphemism for considering options unthinkable before. When I was in private practice, I used to offer a little riddle to my patients to demonstrate this point. In the spirit of helping you to think outside the box, I offer it to you today.
Now I want you to imagine that you are sitting in a 12 x 12 room with one door and no windows. I want you to further imagine that you are sitting in a chair that is against the wall that is directly opposite the wall with the door. As you sit there, you are asked to exit the room by taking the shortest route. What do you do?
The typical answer to this question is to stand up and walk directly to the door opposite you and exit, which, on the surface, appears to be the only way out. However, the truth is that the shortest way out of that room is to go through the wall behind you. However, since you hold the belief that you “can’t” walk through walls, you don’t even try that route. Now, of course you can’t walk through walls but here’s the point. You tend to not even consider actions that you don’t believe are possible for you. Are you beginning to see where I’m going here? Your beliefs have a tremendous influence on your behavior. And once you box yourself into one specific mindset, you become oblivious to other options also available to you at the time.
The shortest way out of the room challenge was a real eye opener for many of my patients. Even though the shortest way out of the room is to walk through the wall behind you, you don’t even consider that option because you “know” that you can’t do that. There lies the power of thought. Why not make today the day you start thinking outside the box?
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
i like thinking outside the box. i like looking for different ways of doing things. unfortunately,there are people who do not appreciate this. they feel i'm making their lives miserable because i keep on challenging them to 'find ways'. so what! i wouldn't have accomplished certain things if i go by 'practice' or what is 'acceptable' or 'normal'.
Daily Inspiration
John H. Sklare, Ed.D
Published August 31, 2006
www.lifescript.com
I was talking to a friend the other day when the phrase “thinking outside the box” came up. I’m sure most of you have heard or used that phrase at some time in your life. For those who are unfamiliar, however, the phrase “thinking outside the box” is a euphemism for considering options unthinkable before. When I was in private practice, I used to offer a little riddle to my patients to demonstrate this point. In the spirit of helping you to think outside the box, I offer it to you today.
Now I want you to imagine that you are sitting in a 12 x 12 room with one door and no windows. I want you to further imagine that you are sitting in a chair that is against the wall that is directly opposite the wall with the door. As you sit there, you are asked to exit the room by taking the shortest route. What do you do?
The typical answer to this question is to stand up and walk directly to the door opposite you and exit, which, on the surface, appears to be the only way out. However, the truth is that the shortest way out of that room is to go through the wall behind you. However, since you hold the belief that you “can’t” walk through walls, you don’t even try that route. Now, of course you can’t walk through walls but here’s the point. You tend to not even consider actions that you don’t believe are possible for you. Are you beginning to see where I’m going here? Your beliefs have a tremendous influence on your behavior. And once you box yourself into one specific mindset, you become oblivious to other options also available to you at the time.
The shortest way out of the room challenge was a real eye opener for many of my patients. Even though the shortest way out of the room is to walk through the wall behind you, you don’t even consider that option because you “know” that you can’t do that. There lies the power of thought. Why not make today the day you start thinking outside the box?
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
i like thinking outside the box. i like looking for different ways of doing things. unfortunately,there are people who do not appreciate this. they feel i'm making their lives miserable because i keep on challenging them to 'find ways'. so what! i wouldn't have accomplished certain things if i go by 'practice' or what is 'acceptable' or 'normal'.
WANNA BREAK A HABIT? USE TIDE
Turn The Tide!
Daily Inspiration
John H. Sklare, Ed.D
Published December 14, 2006
http://www.lifescript.com/Soul/Self/Motivation/Turn_The_Tide.aspx
Habit is the enemy of change! The force of habit is what draws you back to old, negative, self-defeating behaviors. Habit is a very powerful force in our lives and, once it gets a hold of you, it’s very difficult to break free. This is how habit becomes the enemy of change and how habit provides the background music for your life. In order to bring new music into your world, I offer you the following activity. It is designed to allow you to be proactive regarding change. I call it the TIDE technique. It’s a formula for increasing awareness and enhancing change. Here’s the simple 4-step procedure:
T – Think It: What new dance steps (behaviors and thoughts) do you want to learn?
I – Imagine It: Take a few moments every day, find some quite time, close your eyes and actually imagine yourself performing these new steps (behaviors and thoughts).
D – Declare It: At least once every day look into a mirror and declare these new behaviors and thoughts as your own.
E – Experience It: Practice these new thoughts and behaviors in real life situations
Change requires that you break the bonds of habit by creating new background music for your life. Choose something that you want to change and apply the TIDE technique today. If you do, you may be dancing to a different drummer tomorrow!
Wishing You Great Health!
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
so, so hard! an easy read but very hard to follow.
Daily Inspiration
John H. Sklare, Ed.D
Published December 14, 2006
http://www.lifescript.com/Soul/Self/Motivation/Turn_The_Tide.aspx
Habit is the enemy of change! The force of habit is what draws you back to old, negative, self-defeating behaviors. Habit is a very powerful force in our lives and, once it gets a hold of you, it’s very difficult to break free. This is how habit becomes the enemy of change and how habit provides the background music for your life. In order to bring new music into your world, I offer you the following activity. It is designed to allow you to be proactive regarding change. I call it the TIDE technique. It’s a formula for increasing awareness and enhancing change. Here’s the simple 4-step procedure:
T – Think It: What new dance steps (behaviors and thoughts) do you want to learn?
I – Imagine It: Take a few moments every day, find some quite time, close your eyes and actually imagine yourself performing these new steps (behaviors and thoughts).
D – Declare It: At least once every day look into a mirror and declare these new behaviors and thoughts as your own.
E – Experience It: Practice these new thoughts and behaviors in real life situations
Change requires that you break the bonds of habit by creating new background music for your life. Choose something that you want to change and apply the TIDE technique today. If you do, you may be dancing to a different drummer tomorrow!
Wishing You Great Health!
Dr. John H. Sklare
MY THOUGHTS
so, so hard! an easy read but very hard to follow.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
MANAGE YOURSELF: TAKE OWNERSHIP
Take Ownership
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published February 04, 2011
One way to make your life happier, more meaningful and less chaotic is to take personal responsibility for what you do and say. We live in an environment today where personal responsibility isn’t encouraged as much as it should be. If you want to improve the world we live in, bolster your character and live a more honorable life, take personal ownership for what is yours. But this is much easier said than done.
Taking ownership shows both maturity and wisdom and simply cannot be forced upon you. For example, when someone close to you tells you that you’re doing something wrong or counterproductive in your life, many people push back and don’t respond in a positive way. However, when YOU realize that you’re doing something wrong or counterproductive and decide to take ownership of it, real change is possible.
The power of ownership is summed up with this: With ownership comes personal consequences, and without consequences you don’t learn important life lessons and assume responsibility. Is there something you should take ownership of? And, if you did, how do you think it would change things in your life?
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com
Follow Dr. Sklare on Health Bistro!
MY THOUGHTS
and without life lessons you never learn. when you're stuck you don't get to mature. so, own up. take responsibility and show that you really are managing yourself.
Daily Inspiration
By John H. Sklare, Ed.D, Lifescript Personal Coach
Published February 04, 2011
One way to make your life happier, more meaningful and less chaotic is to take personal responsibility for what you do and say. We live in an environment today where personal responsibility isn’t encouraged as much as it should be. If you want to improve the world we live in, bolster your character and live a more honorable life, take personal ownership for what is yours. But this is much easier said than done.
Taking ownership shows both maturity and wisdom and simply cannot be forced upon you. For example, when someone close to you tells you that you’re doing something wrong or counterproductive in your life, many people push back and don’t respond in a positive way. However, when YOU realize that you’re doing something wrong or counterproductive and decide to take ownership of it, real change is possible.
The power of ownership is summed up with this: With ownership comes personal consequences, and without consequences you don’t learn important life lessons and assume responsibility. Is there something you should take ownership of? And, if you did, how do you think it would change things in your life?
Wishing You Great Health,
Dr. John H. Sklare
www.innerdiet.com
Follow Dr. Sklare on Health Bistro!
MY THOUGHTS
and without life lessons you never learn. when you're stuck you don't get to mature. so, own up. take responsibility and show that you really are managing yourself.
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