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Carolyn Smagalski
Self Respect
Founder - Editor - Host
"We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that
deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our
trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we
can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any
experience that reveals the human spirit," wrote E. E.
Cummings. We can do daily motivational self-talk, as Brian
Tracy recommends, but we still crave affirmation from others
that we are moving in the right direction.
The great writer Joan Didion said, "Self-respect is a question
of recognizing that anything worth having has a price." Part
of the price is the recognition that you have talents - gifts
unlike anyone else - and that you need to express those
talents through persistent, continuous action. You need to
throw yourself out to the world as you display your
abilities. You cannot achieve this by sitting alone in a
room, thinking about what you might do.
Doc Childre wrote, "Self-empowerment - that's learning to
respect other people's music, but dance to your own tune as
you master harmony within yourself." This is the root of
self-respect, and a key to mastering the success you have
within yourself. "Respecting yourself means listening to your
body and emotions continuously. Then acting beyond a linear
logic to achieve ones goals," suggests Lord Dragnys, when
speaking about the action necessary to reach your dreams.
Robin Williams, the genius actor who has starred in comedy as
well as drama, says, "You're only given a little spark of
madness. You mustn't lose it." That madness is the thing
that sets you apart from all other human beings - that makes
you special and worthy of success. Keep your uniqueness as
you hurry toward success. It is waiting to welcome you as one
who was willing to give your talent to the world.
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