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PUZZLE:
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Last month's solution:
TYPEWRITER is usually considered as the longest work that can be typed using the letters QWERTYUIOP There are several other 10-letter words, though: REPERTOIRE, PROPRIETOR and PERPETUITY. Believe it or not, there are a couple of 11-letter words: PROPRIETORY and REPTUREWORT.
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QUOTES:
There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
G. K. ChestertonThe most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.
Alice WalkerAn eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Something to Meditate:
"When one is a stranger to oneself then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others."
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Exercise:
If you catch yourself brooding, worrying and thinking pessimistically about an issue, the first step is to recognize your thoughts as being pessimistic. Not wrong. Not untrue, even. Just pessimistic. And if you are going to get the most out of your "bio-computer" (the brain), you must acknowledge that pessimistic thoughts are less effective.
Once you've accepted the pessimistic nature of your thinking, you are ready to take the next step. (This first step is crucial, though. As Nathaniel Branden teaches, "You can't leave a place you've never been.") The second step is to build a case for the optimistic view.
Start to argue against your first line of reasoning. Pretend you're an attorney whose job is to prove the pessimist in you wrong. Start off on building your case for what's possible. You'll surprise yourself. Optimism is by nature expansive - it opens door after door to what's possible. Pessimism is just the opposite - it is constructive. It shuts the door on possibility. If you really want to open up your life, go optimistic.A Sample for Cybertips
Articles and Links for the Month:
Sometimes it is a great web site and sometimes just a one page article. So here are some resources to check out:
- The Harvard Business Publishing: Power of Ideas@Work has some good quick tips. Here is one on communicating change.
- Facilitated Systems is a great site with some interesting downloads. I particularly think the material of journaling worth a look