Carolyn Smagalski

Self Respect

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Today is the day you strengthen your powers of Self-Control. 

If you read all the strategists of personal development - of personal achievement - you will recognize this Self-Control is the glue that bonds all other characteristics together in the total development of the self - Self-Control over your attitude when you awaken, the one that sets the tempo of your day.  It involves control over the way you handle your finances, the way you associate with colleagues and the actions you take in your journey toward achievement. 

History has documented countless attempts by man to control the lives of others, as if control over the lives of other people would somehow make their own lives better.  Their egos have grown so out-of-proportion that they believe in their own decisions, without consideration of the ambitions of others.  They fear that others will sabotage their own dreams, and that wealth and well-being exists in limited supply.  Theories about an expanding universe do not exist in their “vocabulary.”  Consideration for the needs of others becomes voided in their own blind attempt to be self-serving.  They blame others for their own misfortune or lack of success, rather than developing their own talents and directing them toward their goals, in harmony with a master-mind group.    

"Many people make the mistake of thinking that all the challenges in their lives would dissipate if they just had enough money. Nothing could be further from the truth. Earning more money, in and of itself, rarely frees people. It's equally ridiculous to tell yourself that greater financial freedom and mastery of your finances would not offer your greater opportunities to expand, share, and create value for yourself and others," says Anthony Robbins.

You will develop higher levels of self-control by viewing "the Big Picture," and envisioning the shape of your life down the road - one year, five years, ten years, twenty years.  If you strategize and create ways to measure your own progress, it will become much easier to take action based on this vision.  Ask others for help along the way, and offer your services in return.  The strength you have over your own self will increase, and you will find yourself moving in positive ways toward your goals.

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