Sarah Tan – Personal Development

With the hectic everyday lives of most people, the use of calendars is essential to keep track of everything. When choosing the type of calendar for a person’s needs, one should consider the use of magnetic calendars. For many individuals, calendars are chiefly utilized to keep track of the date. Yet, other people utilize them to recall significant events, delivery and labor schedules, and many others. The magnetic calendar is one of the top alternative for calendars today. With the benefit of being magnetized, it can be placed on a refrigerator or a school locker door. Depending on what is to be kept track of on it, sizes and styles vary.

Regular monthly calendars have the months, dates, and the year already printed on them. These are ideal for basic functions such as reminding birthdays or a personal work schedule. The different images available on these calendars is very wide, which is a great aid in accommodating an individual’s preferences. The standard monthly calendar is usually found in paper format and in sizes that range from pocket book to wall.

The use of a blank monthly calendar is standard for businesses and organizations, such as ones that deal with fund raising. With the slots open, the individual is able to fill in the month and date, as well as the information needed for that day. This type of calendar offers a larger date box for recording more information. Again, an individual can find blank monthly calendars in different designs and sizes depending on his or her preferences.

Businesses can benefit from using blank monthly calendars for many reasons. For in labor scheduling, in-store deliveries and meetings, this type would be perfect. Instead of making use the traditional calendar, a business will find that using a dry-erase calendar is more favorable for the business. With the dry-erase calendar, an individual can simply erase the writings on the face of the board as well as make modifications on the indicated information without being messy.

Fund-raising organizations could benefit from this type because it would enable them to adjust goals, schedule events, and track money totals without causing confusion, which is important for this type of organization. Keeping a strict record of these things is imperative for a fundraiser’s success.

Families, of course, must use a monthly calendar of the same kind. Majority of families have a greatly hectic schedule to monitor, and that does not include birthdays and holidays~Majority of families have a greatly hectic schedule to monitor, and that does not include birthdays and holidays}. Children have sporting events and practices, band or choir concerts and practices, and field trips to remember. Parents rely more on the calendar than their children, when it comes to reminding them of these things. A magnetic calendar works well for the family setting, because it is usually found in the center of most home activity, the refrigerator. if a family has few events planned, using a smaller calendae will do the work. For a family of three children that all involve in sports, choir, band, or other after-school activities then a wider magnetic calendar is necessary. The blank monthly calendar is an ideal type to go with the situation, as well, for the extra space allocated notes.

Classrooms widely use magnetic calendars on blackboards. Individual children’s goals, recess times, lunch times, and activities are recorded on these for all to see. Teachers want their children to learn how to keep track of their lives, even at a young age. In doing so, they are teaching them not only the regular school academics, but also respect and a moral value. Smaller, paper type monthly calendars can usually be found in addition to the larger ones, which hold the children’s birthdays and holidays.

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Where are Your Habits Leading You?
by Jack Canfield

You are an accumulation of your habits. From how you get out of bed, how you shower, how you dress, how you walk, sit, and talk, how you respond to the world, how you act in front of others, and how you think; you’re living out your habits.

Habits are necessary.

They free up your mind so you can concentrate on how to survive day to day. You don’t have to think about how to drive your car so you can be on the lookout for danger while you are driving. You don’t have to think about how to walk so you can concentrate on where you’re going.

Unfortunately, habits can also keep you locked in self-destructive patterns, which will limit your success.

Is there something you want to accomplish in life that requires you to up-level your game? Whatever it is that you want to achieve, you will need to drop those bad habits that are lead to a dead-end and develop new ones that are in alignment with the life you want to live.

People don’t suddenly appear in the life they want to live… their habits play a large part in determining their outcome.

What are the habits you have that are keeping you from achieving your goals?

Really be honest with yourself here…

Are you always running late?
Do you return phone calls within 24 hours?
Do you get enough sleep?
Do you follow through on your promises?
Do you plan out your day?

Imagine what your life would be like if all your habits were their productive counterparts!

• What would your life be like if you ate healthy meals, exercised and got enough sleep?
• What if you saved your money, stopped using credit cards and paid cash for everything?
• What if you stopped procrastinating, overcame your fears, and began networking with people in your field?
• Would your life be different? I bet it would!

So, my suggested action step for you is to write down some productive habits you could adopt and visualize in your life. Step two is to ‘act as if’ you were living these new habits right now!

I’d like to help you get moving toward creating more successful habits, so I’d recommend you develop four of your new success habits each year, one for each quarter.

Once you pick the new habit you’re ready to adopt, next you’ll want to create a method that will support your new habit.

Here are some ideas… You could write it down on a card that you keep with you and read several times a day. You could make it a part of your daily visualization. You could also enlist the help of an accountability partner who has habits to change, or work with a personal coach who can keep you on track.

It’s important to make a 100% commitment to your new habit, so be specific about the steps that you’re willing to take in order to drop an old habit and adopt a new one. Don’t be vague about how you will change your habits. Spell it out for yourself so you can recognize situations that motivate you to act out your new habit.

Just developing four new habits a year will dramatically shift your life to be more in line with your vision. And the more in line it becomes, the easier the other habits are to replace because your perspective is shifting and you can see more clearly how your old habits aren’t serving you anymore.

Make the decision. Make the commitment. Then watch your new, positive life unfold!

I’ll see you in another two weeks in the next edition of Success Strategies. In the meantime, take the time to implement just one of the strategies discussed in today’s issue.

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Whatever your goals may be, staying motivated is essential in conquering these goals. Whether you are trying to lose weight or start your own business, staying inspired through the process may be a little harder as time goes by. It may not be hard to get motivated when you first begin, it’s carrying this inspiration beyond the first phase of your goal that may be hard. However, if you are dedicated to achieving your goal, read on for more tips on how to stay motivated.

Understand that reaching your goal will require hard work. If you are attempting to lose weight, and have signed on the help of a personal trainer but are feeling discouraged, push through these feelings. Remember that it took you a while to gain the weight in the first place, so it will take time to gradually lose the weight as well.

Keep your goal in mind. What is it that you want to conquer? If you have been trying so hard to achieve something for so long, you may start to lose sight of your ultimate goal. You simply get lost in the process. This is true for whatever your goal may be, if its work related or simply family oriented.

Maybe you thought that pregnancy first would be your priority once you reached your adult life. You’ve dreamt about a family for as long as you can remember, but you’re too busy for another responsibility. What do you do? Stay patient and really think about your priorities.

You may feel a bit discouraged when it seems like you’re not getting anything done right. However, stop this thought process and simply believe in your ability to achieve. If you do not believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you. After all, you will teach people how to feel and think about you.

When you are feeling like you have not accomplished anything, think about your successes. Track your progress and look at all the good things you have done. This will help you get out of your negative state of mind.

Seek out help when you feel stuck. Humble yourself and know that it is ok to ask for help when you can not finish something on your own. This is applicable to the assembly of sleigh beds or the build up of your own business. When you need help, simply ask. Find someone who is qualified and seek out their help. This will help you avoid getting stuck and keep you moving forward and motivated.

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Executive coach and author Marshall Goldsmith wrote, “Feedback is a gift that only other can give.”  If that is so, why do so many people have trouble giving and receiving feedback?
Power is the culprit for much of the trouble we have giving and receiving feedback. When we give feedback we may really be trying to control people. Our resistance to receiving feedback is possibly a resistance to change. 

It can be very useful to clarify the reason for giving feedback before doling it out.  Here are five different types of feedback and suggestions for each. 

Evaluation Feedback: Evaluation Feedback is the most common that you will find in the workplace.It’s also the least helpful. The timeframe at which evaluation feedback comes is always at the end. The end of the performance year. After a week-long class is over. The end of a project.  True, we all need to be willing to rate ourselves, and the evaluation feedback will improve our performance next time.  But why not give and get feedback when we can learn from it real time?

Real-Time Performance Feedback: This type of feedback is usually given by someone whose success depends on you; for example your boss.  While it may be couched as an observation or something for you to think about, when someone shares performance feedback, they intend for you to change your behavior.

It is helpful to get clarifying information when you think that you are receiving performance feedback.  Try asking, “what exactly would you like me to stop or start doing?” Once you’ve gotten the feedback, make the change!

Fine-Tuning: Fine-tuning feedback generally comes from people who are satisfied with the overall job you are doing, but see some areas you could tweak to get even better. One of the best examples of fine-tuning feedback I ever received was from a course participant.  She told me she enjoyed my course and then asked if she could share some feedback.  She shared that when I nodded my head while listening to people in the audience, it made her feel as though I was rushing.  WOW!  This blew me away because I had no idea that my behavior was having this negative impact.

The key to giving fine-tuning feedback is to share the impact a behavior has on you or others.  The giver is not necessarily trying to control or change you. The person receiving the feedback has the chance to decide whether to change or not change, the person giving the feedback is merely sharing how they are impacted.

Feed-Forward: Goldsmith came up with this one years ago. It means giving someone suggestions in advance about how to behave rather than waiting for them to fail and beating them up afterward. For example, my husband had a presentation to give to the executive leadership committee at work, which was the first time he ever did anything like that.  His boss gave him great feed-forward about how to dress, when to speak, how much detail to go into, etc.

Slap Upside the Head: Two years ago, a colleague who is also a great friend sat me down and said, “You are making yourself and others miserable.  What’s going on?”

Only very good friends can give slap upside the head feedback.  It involves personal feedback that people share out of concern and caring. In his book, Who’s Got Your Back, Keith Ferrazzi gives some great examples of this feedback along with the assertion that we all desperately need people in our lives who care enough to give it.

A person giving slap upside the head feedback isn’t giving it with the intent of controlling you or even to change you because it matters to the person giving the feedback. The feedback is given because they understand your personal goals and see how your behavior is keeping you from reaching those goals.
Summary
If you are giving feedback:  think through what you want to achieve and give feedback that is appropriate.Remember that if you are not in a position of authority, evaluation feedback is not appropriate.  You can lead a horse to water . . .

Feedback Receivers: We all suffer from a lack of self-awareness at times and feedback is the only way we can learn what our blind spots are.   Even if you ultimately disagree with the feedback, accept it as a gift from the person giving it. If it’s evaluation or performance feedback, you have a chance to change in order to do better in the eyes of others.  If it’s fine-tuning or slap upside the head feedback, you have the choice to change or not.

Wendy Mack is a consultant, speaker, and change catalyst who specializes in helping leaders mobilize energy for change, For more articles and resources on leading and communicating change visit: www.WendyMack.com.

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Nanette Geiger, Law of Attraction Expert , writes… …

Few of us walk around truly realizing how we feel in every moment. All of us understand being on automatic pilot and going through the drag of life. In fact, it can be very useful to automate our efforts. Especially if it includes finishing a repetitive project such as raking leaves or peeling potatoes. When you fall into the groove of a repetitive routine, the task can turn into a meditation. Provided you aren’t repeating a complaint or problem around in your mind, being truly present with a repetitive action can be incredibly calming and helpful. Relationship Attraction has never been more powerful with the discovery of the Law of Attraction.

Being on auto-pilot may be fine for repetitious kinds of tasks, but when it comes to meaningful creation, you want to hone in slightly more carefully to what is truly going on in your vibration. Starting some investigative work on your current vibration will assist you in seeing the areas you need to remove some resisting energy or static off the line. When you acquire a clear, uncluttered channel of energy, what you desire comes more smoothly and without the mixed bag of results you are accustomed to getting. For example, say you want a lover. You create a lover, but because you’re afraid of being fully emotionally committed, he lives half-way around the world. You may think you are emotionally capable, but if you are getting a mixed result, then you’re transmitting a mixed message. A Law of Attraction Coach can assist you in completely changing your outlook with expert life coaching.

Have a look at your firmly held beliefs. Question your inner dialog. Is it really true? Does clinging to that limiting belief help you? Can you find some of your self-sabotaging behaviors? Interestingly, most of the things we hold to be true concerning life aren’t true. They are beliefs we have inherited. Pose a question of yourself and then hone in to listen to a response. Your inner guide will allow you to see interesting insights if you’re willing to allow yourself to hear them. Law of Attraction Love Relationships are incredibly rewarding and fulfilling past your wildest dreams! Think of someone who is everything you have ever desired in a lover.

Life was originally designed for you to be a success, find happiness, and fulfilled. We all came in with perfectly untainted guiding systems pointing us in the direction of our joy and self-expression. Tune back in to your thoughts and feelings. Pick the highest and best thoughts and emotions possible. Create with a clear message and you will put yourself back in the creative cockpit of your life.

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I am really getting the hang of visualisation. I’m currently on a steep learning curve and I seem to be able to see the big picture of how every little thing I am learning is coming together. I am on this momentum of success and it is simply rolling forward at great speed. So, I was thinking to myself about how I need to organise my insights and learning into a better place.

I’m currently using my diary, which is actually supposed to organise my time and project. It is known as the Rapid Planning Method by Tony Robbins. There isn’t enough space for me and it is not exactly the right place for me, even though there is space for journaling as well. In addition, it is too heavy for me to carry it around.

So, I started thinking about having a black journal. A book I have just read also mentioned getting a journal to record every learning point you gleam every day. Whatever action that you take, be it good or bad, write it down so that you can analyse it and do even better. The actual process of writing it down helps a lot as many of us are kinaesthetic in learning.

I do have keep some of my thoughts in word document because I type faster than I write. Whenever I watch videos online to learn about something new, I will type at the side to remind myself of what I have learnt. However, I feel I need a better place to organise everything.

Hence, I kept thinking about a journal, but just did not have time to get it. I was also thinking of saving some money. So, to my extraordinary delight, I received a black journal from Tony Robbins for my Mastery University course. It was totally unexpected, but I was not surprised to actually get such an item because I am putting out my thoughts.

This makes me think that I really ought to revisit my goals very often, say them aloud and really want them. It’s February and a month has passed since I last wrote down my goals. I see myself getting closer to my goals.

Excuse me while I go and write my thoughts in my black journal of a right handy size.

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Several folks believe {that the} goal of any society is progress, however for most people it’s not straightforward to induce used to something new. It takes a lot of or less time for every person to adapt to new surroundings, even if it’s solely using a new tool, cooking a new dish or finding a replacement bus stop. That’s the explanation why several people cling to the means things are and it is much easier for them to do habitual things.

Somebody’s every day of life consists of the many repeated activities, like driving car, dressing, eating. People do most of these activities automatically, while not abundant thinking. Automatic operations facilitate brains to avoid unnecessary efforts, but many people additionally use this natural capability of brain in a very wrong way.

They create “cliché” for many activities in their life, use same expressions, eat same food, and go to same supermarkets. Folks live with same world outlook whole their life. It is clear that in most cases laziness makes them live with “cliché” as a result of it’s a lot of easier for folks to make habitual things, say habitual phrases and do the same job everyday, then straining the brain, creating something new, and creating progress in their life.

However, there are still many activities, that demand creativity, ability to orientate us in new, unusual situations. Life brings us surprises each day, and sometimes it’s not possible to be prepared for all circumstances. Economical and political scenario of any country in the world transforms every month or year and ends up in changes in several life aspects. These days individuals would like to be inventive to get ahead, because it is not possible to seek out favorable work or life conditions, while not any changes and unexpected circumstances.

There are not too many individuals, that assume and act creatively. Most of these people are successful businessmen, artists or politicians, as a result of they will effectively use the natural capability of brain to assume creatively. Creative and imaginative people don’t achieve success for themselves only; they additionally contribute to progress of the society. That’s why it’s important to coach yourself to be artistic and find rid of many “cliché” opinions in your mind.

First step to suppose creatively is to comprehend which activities are indeed in want of “cliché” (such every day easy operations as driving automobile) and which activities demand creativity (like work, business, education, upbringing of children).

Second, do your daily activities like work or family creatively, enrich your knowledge concerning your business, and notice new ways to enhance it, do not be afraid to grant work to your brain, as a result of in lifestyle most folks use only 4-5% of their brain ability to think.

Last, but not least is to bear in mind that if you are inventive and imaginative person you would not be disarmed by unexpected or unusual life circumstances and changes as a result of you can always notice a approach to regulate and obtain ahead in your life.

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Anywhere you go, online or retail, there are countless articles and books claiming to help you beat your problems with anger management. These information sources provide lots of techniques for learning to tame your temper. The claim is that they can help you learn to gain control of your anger before you do or say something that worsens the situation.

The problem is that some of these resources aren’t particularly effective. Anyone can claim to be an anger management expert and offer advice. However, if they don’t have the credentials to back up their advice, you can’t be sure of their credibility. Naturally, this makes some people question the usefulness of anger management techniques in general.

The answer is both yes and no. Certain criteria must be in place before an anger management class can be considered effective. Basically, you must be committed to an investment of effort and time towards putting into practice your newly learned skills.

You don’t have a chance of being successful if you’re not prepared to change your behavior. It’s essential that you carry out the techniques you have been taught. It’s not enough that your friends and family want you to overcome your problems with anger management. Real change has to come from within. That requires that you deliberately choose to change your usual reaction to certain situations. You need to be determined to replace them with the healthier skills that you have learned.

Lots of professional associations and organizations specialize in psychological issues, including anger management. Through their work over the years, they have developed methods of learning new skills that can help people overcome their anger management issues. Take a look at the website of the American Psychological Association, for example. You’ll find a lot of information there that deals specifically with anger issues.

There are lots of case studies that document the success rates of individuals with different levels of anger management issues. The association has worked with these individuals using the strategies presented on their site. The results are documented and available for anyone who is interested.

There’s a common theme among both the non profit websites and the ones that provide online anger management classes. Most of the strategies that are recommended involve relaxation and breathing techniques. Also, it’s important to back away from the situation mentally so you can think things through logically before responding. You also have to change your cognitive thinking patterns.

If you’re willing to really follow these various anger management tips, you’ll have success. Training can actually be very effective. But only if you’re prepared to work hard and implement the techniques. The reward, however, is a more peaceful, healthy and happy life.

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Simply getting by at work is not going to last very long. By doing the bare minimum you cannot expect to get ahead, receive promotions or more importantly, receive those much needed raises. However, there are people who can help you set personal business goals and help motivate you through leadership mentoring. Look around you and take stock of what successful business men and women are doing to get ahead. They are not just sitting around waiting for an opportunity. They are making their own opportunities. You need a business coach to help you do the same thing.

Leadership mentoring is not the same thing as being a coach. Mentoring involves a one-on-one action between someone more knowledgeable about a subject or situation and him or her instructing another person. It is common for a business coach to be confused with a mentoring program but there are differences. A couch is there to guide you along the way and let you make your own decisions. The other is there to show you how to do something.

Many companies will bring in a coach consultant to help their employees when the business is beginning to flag. It is a way to help bring back the company into operating once again at a higher level of efficiency. You have probably heard of motivational camps where employees are brought in and play team games with one another. This creates and fosters a competitive atmosphere but lets employees bond with each other.

Business coaches can not perform miracles and should not be promising great achievements. Those who do may be operating under fraudulent means. This is to say that a coach should not make grand promises to up sales by fifty percent or have employees thinking that the coaching process will automatically result in advancements and promotions. This is simply not the case. Coaching people should be more about showing them that they can rely on themselves to make the necessary changes to help the business operate better.

Many corporations are now seeing the benefit of bringing in a motivational business coach to help their business improve. It does improve employee morale and it does work in helping to raise productivity. The coach must be adept at motivating a single person and at group mentoring situations as well. You can benefit from the coach by listening to what he or she has to say and implementing their life tips into your own life. Then you will see work as more of a career than just a nine-to-five job.

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Numerous people have difficulties setting personal goals and then following them. It can be because of a lack of self-discipline, lack of focus or maybe a mismanaged lifestyle that has them moving around in a circle, never making any headway. Whatever the reason maybe, when personal goals are not being achieved, the quality of life for that individual can suffer a severe downturn. If you are one amongst these people which appear to be spinning your wheels when it concerns personal goals, then you may need to look at life mentoring.

Life and personal development coaching is all about assisting other people to achieve their goals and their dreams. A coach can accomplish this by leading by example, offering life tips and employing effectual coaching skills that come from various disciplines, like psychology or sociology. As a life coach, he or she must help the client examine their current living circumstances and assist them reach a decision as to where they would like to be in life. As well as offering tips and guiding you along, they will also assist you in getting over any obstacles that may pop up along the way.

One thing to be conscious of is that a life coach is not a fix all and cannot solve your difficulties on your behalf. If you have alcohol, drug or  psychological related problems or there are issues relating to abuse, your mentor will not be qualified to help you with these types of problem. Even though they are not qualified to do such a job, they can provide a good example and may assist you to seek out specialist assistance for your particular issues. Your mentor is not there to push you towards anything which you are not prepared for and neither should they show you the way. They simply provide a shoulder should you need their help in addressing particular life transitions.

One important aspect that you should be conscious of is that there are no professional qualifications or licensing needed to become a life coach or for leadership mentoring. There are organizations that do offer membership but there is no schooling needed in order to be a mentor. With that in mind, when you are looking for a life coach, you should be extremely suspicious of anybody who claims to be able to alter your life or help you to achieve any unreasonable goals.

Many folks get a genuine feeling of gratification when they can assist others succeed in achieving their goals, ambitions and aspirations. To these folks, life coaching is very much a way of life. One thing to be aware of if you have are looking to start coaching other folks yourself, and that is that you never get anything for nothing and it will take a lot of hard work to become a life coach. Nevertheless, the end results are very much worth the effort.

Every so often, life has a tendency to be overwhelming and it is at these times that individuals find themselves being pushed off course as far as their goals are concerned. Life coaching provides much needed motivation and helps put the person back on the road to achieving success.

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