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Carolyn Smagalski
Self Respect
Founder - Editor - Host
Self-Control is, in part, the physiological and psychological
facet of dressing for success. The part of you that learns to
listen when you would rather blurt out a response; the part
that modulates your voice and chooses vocabulary that matches
the situation; the part that thinks before taking action; the
part that takes action on well-chosen items, and delegates
items of less importance to those who work for you.
"We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have
to do it. You don't have to. I don't feel that anymore," says
Oprah Winfrey. She continues, "It doesn't matter who you are,
where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you.
Always." Winfrey has developed the ability to master
decision, and to separate the trivial from more consequential
matters. She alleviates herself of unnecessary stress, and
remains in greater control of her responsibilities.
Anthony Robbins and the gurus of Neurolinguistic Programming
speak of the importance of modeling people who are already
successful in order to achieve success at a quicker pace.
Others who have achieved great success have been careful to
observe others, and to model what they see. Oprah Winfrey
wrote, "I knew there was a way out. I knew there was another
kind of life because I had read about it. I knew there were
other places, and there was another way of being."
This woman, who has achieved such an admirable level of
success, took what she saw and converted her own being, taking
great care to change those things about herself that did not
fit with that image, and adapting her thoughts, actions and
outer image to fit into the role she wanted to live. Although
she did not have the advantages of growing up in this type of
environment, the power of reading transformed her idea of the
world. Books enabled her to build a dream network that could
be passed on to other women.
Control over self is a powerful tool in your walk to success.
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