You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost” [Martha Graham].
Look at you standing out there with your individual style. Choosing your own ideas. Living a life that fits. Checking “none of the above” when the answers provided don’t suit you.
Some days you want to color with orange. Other days, purple. Some [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Painted by Someone Else
Posted in Choices, Self Improvement, Self-Expression, tagged critics, Deanna C. Stevens, Gordon MacKenzie, graffiti, LinkedIn, Martha Graham, Masterpiece, Paint, Rare, Unique, Unusual on September 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Inspire with Courage
Posted in Courage, Self Improvement, tagged Compassion, Courage, Deanna C. Stevens, Encourage, Humble, Inspire, integrity, Jim Stovall, Keshavan Nair, LinkedIn on September 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins” [Jim Stovall].
I love the word encourage. It means to inspire with courage, to embolden, reassure [dictionary.com].
Some days our courage soars like a kite on a [...]
One Second Without Hope
Posted in Belief, Future, Self Improvement, tagged Deanna C. Stevens, desapir, hope, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, LinkedIn, stability, stay in the game on September 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“In all things, it is better to hope than to despair” [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe].
I don’t know about you, but I am full of hopeful anticipation. It’s not that I can point to any one particular thing and say, “This is why I believe events will turn out for the best.” But there is a [...]
Confront the Bullies
Posted in Action, Self Improvement, tagged action, bullies, Deanna C. Stevens, Dennis Wholey, Edmund Burke, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rocket Science on September 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
“Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting a bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian” [Dennis Wholey].
Some things just don’t make any sense. Try as you might, you will be unable (with or without a degree in Rocket Science) to correlate [...]
Really?
Posted in Question, Self Improvement, Self-Expression, tagged authentic, Brene Brown, Cubic Zirconia, Deanna C. Stevens, Dr. Phil, giant hairball, LinkedIn on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Be your authentic self. Your authentic self is who you are when you have no fear of judgment, or before the world starts pushing you around and telling you who you’re supposed to be.
Your fictional self is who you are when you have a social mask on to please everyone else.
Give yourself permission to be your authentic [...]
The Other Side of Fear
Posted in Attitude, Future, Self Improvement, tagged LinkedIn, fear, Deanna C. Stevens, future, Epictetus, Tony Hawk, Destiny, Questions on September 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It isn’t your problems that are bothering you. It is the way you are looking at them” [Epictetus].
It’s hanging around out there. It may be far off in the distance or it might be closer than you can believe. The problem, decision, confrontation. That “thing” which will change your life as you know it, into [...]
Blah, Blah, Blah
Posted in Communication, Fun, Self Improvement, Self-Expression, tagged blah blah blah, Deanna C. Stevens, John Jakes, LinkedIn, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King Jr., Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robin Williams on September 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Blah, blah, blah. Blah — blah, blah” [Ralph Waldo Emerson].
“So, what do you think of my blog?”
I asked that question recently, just to see what kind of answers I would receive. The bogus Emerson quotation I opened this post with was a verbatim response that someone shared. Which, by the way, caused the entire lot [...]
Sometimes, It Really Is All About Me
Posted in Attitude, Responsibility, Self Improvement, tagged All About Me, change, Deanna C. Stevens, Flora Edwards, LinkedIn, Mahatma Ghandi, Man in the Mirror on September 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m starting with the man in the mirror.
I’m asking him to change his ways.
If you wanna make the world a better place,
Take a look at yourself and then make a change.”
[Lyrics, Man in the Mirror]
Not my responsibility.
Not in my job description.
Sorry, can’t (translate: won’t) help you.
Don’t have the time.
Just following orders.
Not my problem.
Live with it.
Because [...]
There is no “Future Fairy”
Posted in Action, Confidence, Courage, Self Improvement, tagged action, Deanna C. Stevens, Jack Canfield, James I. Dyer, LinkedIn, Mack R. Douglas, Norman Vincent Peale, Wait on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We had assumed or hoped for today to be so much more than yesterday. Isn’t it strange how we do nothing and expect different outcomes?” [James I. Dyer]
Who did you think was going to arrive on a white horse, clean up the mess, and save the day?
Did you think your amazing life was going to arrive like [...]
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Do It Anyway
Posted in Action, Choices, Self Improvement, tagged Anyway, Build, Deanna C. Stevens, Do Good, Fight, Frank, Give, Help, Honest, Keith M. Martin, LinkedIn, Love, Paradoxical Comments, Succeed, Think Big on September 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A while back, I came across what I now know as the Paradoxical Commandments. They were written by Kent M. Keith in 1968 as part of a booklet for student leaders. Over the years, they have inspired me and I have shared them with others. Today, I would like to share them with you.
People are [...]
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