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Put  Your Goals in  Writing Written goals have a way of transforming wishes into wants, can’ts into cans, dreams into plans and plans into reality. The act of writing clarifies your goals and provides you with a way to check your progress. to give you more motivation. So don’t just think it - ink it! In “Chicken Soup For The Soul”, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen told the story of a 15-year-old boy called John Goddard,  who  in  the  1920’s  wrote  down  a  list  of  goals  that  he  wanted  to  achieve  in  his  lifetime. They  included:  exploring the River Nile, climbing the world’s highest mountains, following a career in medicine, playing Clair de Lune on the piano, marrying and having children, owning a cheetah, learning 3 foreign languages, visiting the birthplaces of both his grandfathers in Denmark and England, running a mile ...

Know Yourself Self-knowledge is the starting point on the journey of self-development. Self-knowledge gives us a window onto our potential. It  indicates  where  our  strengths  lie,  what  things  we  are  naturally  good  at  and  how  we  might  combine  our natural  gifts  with  the  opportunities  around  us.  Here  are  some  of  the  main  ways  to  find  out  just  where  your  potential  lies. Self-Research :  The starting point for  your  journey of self-development  is You,  the person in  the mirror. Looking at  yourself, your  strengths, likes and dislikes, preferences, and skills is an essential first step in your self-development plan. Here are some of the ways you can carry out your own self-research. •look in the mirror and notic...

INCREASING SELF-AWARENESS Becoming aware of your emotions takes practice. At first, you may have a hard time identifying the specific emotions that you are feeling. But your ability to note what you are feeling will increase in time. Here are several suggestions for helping to increase your self-awareness. 1. “Check-in” with yourself. To begin to identify your emotions, you’ll need to make time for doing so. Schedule particular times in the day that you can be alone and calm. Perhaps first thing in the morning, lunch time, and bed time would be good times to start. At first, you will do this at these regularly scheduled times in order to get in the habit of flexing your ‘identifying’ muscle. Eventually, you will be able to call on the skill anytime that you feel a strong, distressing, or other emotion. Sit quietly and if possible, close your eyes. Ask yourself several questions, and be sure to answer them honestly. There is no right or ...