Category: Life Skills
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Life After Defeat?… Yes! (2)
Read More: Life After Defeat?… Yes! (2)In order to have a meaningful and successful Life after Defeat, Step 1 is to separate Who YOU ARE from WHAT HAPPENED (the event). Now the next steps: Take Time to Reflect Avoid far reaching decisions while you are ‘feeling blue.’ Choices under such conditions are likely to be emotion driven, ill advised, and wrong.…
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Life After Defeat?…Yes!
Read More: Life After Defeat?…Yes!How do we recover from ‘defeat?’ The pregnancy test came back negative. Again! The lab tests came out positive: you do have the disease! You failed the comprehensive final exam Can’t graduate. Can’t advance to the next level. You are not going to be the professional you always wanted to be nurse, doctor, engineer, lawyer,…
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The Next Steps Towards Your Life Goal!
Read More: The Next Steps Towards Your Life Goal!Step One – Clarify Your Life Goal Write it down in one or two sentences Separate out the means to the goal from the goal itself A friend said to me that if an Angel gave her one wish, she would ask for ‘Money’! “What will you do with it?” I asked. “I will open…
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How to Determine Your Life Goal!
Read More: How to Determine Your Life Goal!Imagine you had a visit from an Angel and he says to you, “I give you One Wish, one request, and it WILL be granted! Ask whatever you will, but there are no do-overs, you only get one chance at it!” What will you ask for? When I was growing up, reading fairy tales where this…
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Disappointed, Discouraged, and/or Depressed?
Read More: Disappointed, Discouraged, and/or Depressed?Look Upward: Pour your heart out to God. Yes, it is okay to complain, berate, weep, and protest to God about your feelings and circumstances; if you doubt that just read the Book of Job; he (God) can handle criticism, he wears very big shoes. Praise him, by faith: Praise is very good therapy! Count…
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[Very] Basic Steps for Managing Your Money!
Read More: [Very] Basic Steps for Managing Your Money!TOO MANY ‘days left at the end of your money’; the next pay check? Here are simple steps to help you manage your money! Know Your Spending Pattern! Track your every penny for 2-3 months. Write it down, use Excel. Make a list. Write down the Date, Place, Description, Amount, for every penny you spend!!!…
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Sample Conversation Starters!!
Read More: Sample Conversation Starters!!Continuing from the last Post Here are some conversation starters for you: (FIRST!!!!!: Be safe, Be smart, Be Wise!) “Long day huh …how has it been?” “That’s a nice bag/t-shirt/name/car/hair style/color…” followed by, (with a warm smile!!!) “I like it, looks expensive, bet you got a good deal on it right?” “Is that your favorite…