Personal Growth Cafe

March 16, 2019March 13, 2018

I embrace time wisely and focus on every moment to stay productive.

I make good use of my time.

By remaining in the moment and focusing on the task at hand, I optimize my productivity.

To facilitate my ability to stay focused, I am organized in my daily life.

I write out my schedule and keep it handy.

At the beginning of each day, I make a list of things I need to remember.

Then, because I am confident that important matters won’t be forgotten, I let go of thoughts that I would otherwise need to keep juggling.

I also train my mind to turn off internal distractions or challenges I need to solve. I set a regular time to journal or resolve any conflicts.

When these stressors encroach on my work, I remind myself that I will address them during the time I have set aside and return my attention to the matter at hand.

I minimize outside distractions as well.

While I have grown so accustomed to phone and email that I can hardly imagine life without them, I can turn them off from time to time for my own good!

They are merely tools and should be treated as such.

I let my family, friends, and coworkers know when I will be available and then follow through.

By consistently being fully focused on my family when I promise them my attention, I know they will be willing to grant me the time and space I need to focus when I need to do so.

What will you do to minimize outside distractions when you are working?

When you promise other people your time and attention, how do you follow through?

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March 16, 2019March 13, 2018

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. – Henry C. Link

March 15, 2019March 13, 2018

You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to do. – Henry Ford

March 15, 2019March 13, 2018

I ensure I have the tools I need to complete a project.

In order to achieve my highest possible level of productivity, I make sure I have the tools I need to complete a project.

I take time before I begin to analyze what I need and do what it takes to procure them so nothing gets in the way of my forward momentum once I get started.

Some tools are obvious.

If I’m building a house, I’m going to need wood, nails, and so on.

If I’m writing a novel, I’m going to need a reliable computer (or a hefty stack of notebooks).

If I’m opening a catering service, I’m going to needs pots and pans.

I also need skills. The best computer in the world can’t write a novel by itself.

The most expensive pots and pans will do nothing on their own.

And a stack of wood without a builder is still just a stack of wood.

I make the investment in honing my skills so I can use my supplies to their full potential.

I grant myself the support and mentorship that I need to be successful and I let go of the idea that I should be able to do everything on my own.

I do need help from time to time, and I am grounded enough to ask for it when I need it.

I know that with the right supplies, skills, and support, I can achieve whatever I set out to do.

How can investing in your skills as well as supplies help you become more efficient?

How have you made the effort to find the support you need to make your goals a reality?

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March 14, 2019March 13, 2018

I free myself of the stress to be everything for my family. They love me for who I am.

I free myself of the need to be a super hero because I know that it is in my family’s best interest for me to teach them to be self-sufficient.

My children need to know that they are not responsible for my happiness.

Yes, they definitely add to it!

But by developing other areas in my life, I free them of the pressure of feeling that my happiness depends upon them.

My children look to me as an example of what it means to be an adult, and they need me to demonstrate the path to a fulfilling life.

By allowing them to see me as a whole person rather than a slave, I am freeing them to be equally self-fulfilled.

My example provides a model of healthy adult living from which they can draw as they branch out and discover their own interests and purposes.

By having them take some responsibility for their own well being in doing age appropriate tasks, I allow them the chance to develop both skills and confidence.

Even if I may be able to do a task more efficiently, I allow them the opportunity for the growth and personal development that comes from stretching themselves.

I recognize the difference between being reliance and being loved.

I know that my children will rely on me less and less the older they get.

This is a good thing.

I set them free to be all they can be, knowing they love me not for what I do for them, but for who I am.

How are you modeling the path to a fulfilling life for your children?

What is one task you could turn over to your children this week?

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March 14, 2019March 13, 2018

What I know I can do, I always do with Excellence.

March 13, 2019March 13, 2018

We make our fortunes and we call them fate. – Earl of Beaconsfield

March 13, 2019March 13, 2018

I have a wonderful family tree that shades me in times of change in my life.

My family surrounds me and covers me when things become difficult or scary in my life.

Like a strong oak tree with branches that offer cool shade from the glaring sun, my family shades and protects me.

Rather than being lessened by the shade, I am made stronger and revived by it.

As I grew up, I would often feel that I should be able to handle everything myself; needing my family meant that I was not able to make it on my own.

I felt ashamed if I needed to call my mother when someone broke my heart.

I felt embarrassed that I needed my father to come help me with my new home.

I felt weak when I needed to talk with my siblings about the difficulties of life.

Then I realized that my family strengthens me, not weakens me.

Today, I am grateful to lean on my mother when my heart is broken, I happily ask my father to come help me with tasks at home, and I cheerfully call my siblings to vent my daily difficulties.

I feel good about the great relationship we have and enjoy the cool protection of the shade of my family tree.

How has your family made you stronger?

How have you been protected by your family tree?

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March 12, 2019March 13, 2018

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of work. – Sarah Bolton

March 12, 2019March 13, 2018

I have no need to hold onto reminders of addiction. There is no use for them in my life.

I let go of reminders of addictions.

There is no use for them in my life because I know that I am far stronger than my cravings.

Instead, I focus on what I know to be true as I move into a healthier lifestyle.

I know that cravings are an inevitable part of addiction and that sometimes they can be so powerful that they eclipse all else.

At these times, there is only so much I can do to make them disappear, so I simply ride them out.

I do not degrade myself for having cravings because I know that it is my actions that matter.

I do not pretend that things are easy when they are not.

I know that being honest with my feelings and admitting my struggles yields ever-increasing maturity, which helps me on my journey toward recovery.

I know that I am not alone. I have let go of the idea that no one else would understand.

In reality, I know that many, many people have gone through the same struggles as me.

They understand very well what it is like and they are more than willing to help me through this time in my life, when I allow them to.

I seek out these people and take advantage of their support because I know that by being open, honest, and surrounded by understanding individuals, I can develop into the multi-dimensional, healthy person that I was created to be.

How do you make your cravings disappear?

How can seeking out those who are understanding and supportive of your new healthy lifestyle choices help you move away from addiction?

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