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10 THINGS TO DO TODAY
by John J.O'Callaghan |
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TODAY I WILL BE
HAPPY. I will put on a happy face. I will strive to be happy.
I will act as if I am happy knowing that those who act as if
they are happy, actually become happy. I will bury the past. I
will move on. I will have no regrets about yesterday. I will
stop being resentful. I will stop feeling guilty. I will
forgive my enemies and anyone who may have ever harmed me. I
will forgive myself for what I have done and for anything I
failed to do. |
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TODAY I WILL
BECOME MORE ORGANIZED.
I will begin the day by making a list
of all the things I have to do. Next I will number all the
things on my list in critical order of importance. Then I will
make a new list in numerical order. I will start on the number
one task and finish it before moving on to the next. The
things that don't get done by the end of today, I will carry
over and add to tomorrow's list. |
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TODAY I WILL
REVIEW GOALS.
I will think about where I am now and where I
want to be in the next five, ten and fifteen years. I will
rewrite my goals as positive statements such as, "In five
years from now I will have...or be..." |
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TODAY I WILL
MAKE BETTER USE OF TIME. I will concentrate on doing only
those things which will help me reach my goals, or adversely
affect the realization of my goals if left undone. If
possible, I will delegate all the minor tasks that can safely
be delegated, and concentrate only on the
main issues and on doing the things that only I can do. |
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TODAY I WILL BE
A POSSIBILITY THINKER. I will visualize the future exactly as
I would have it. I will not contemplate failure. I will expect
success. I will imagine exactly how it will be. I will refuse
to think, "It's impossible" and "I can't. " Instead I will
think, "I can and I will," realizing that nothing is
impossible unless I choose to think it is. |
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TODAY I WILL
SEEK OUT NEW OPPORTUNITIES. I will not stay at home waiting
for circumstances to change, for the tide to turn and for
opportunity to knock. Instead I will go out looking for
opportunities, and when I don't find them, I will immediately
try to create the kind of circumstances that
are favorable to me and conducive to success. |
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TODAY I WILL AIM
TO BE OF SERVICE.
I will seek to
serve others first, knowing that my success will be totally dependent on
my ability to satisfy others' needs. I will say to those who can help
me, "How may I help you? I am an expert in my profession. Tell me about
your needs and wants," rather than burden and bore them with my needs
and wants. I
WILL BUILD GOODWILL. I will seek to establish a good
reputation for myself and for my business. I will be willing
to give free advice to all those who ask for it but cannot
afford to pay, knowing that it is truly impossible to help
another without being richly rewarded and compensated in
some way. I will be a kind friend to all those who need a friend. |
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TODAY I WILL
NETWORK. I will
widen my circle of influence. I will ask every customer or potential
customer I contact to give me the names of three people whom they think
might benefit from my advice. I will practice the "Three Foot Rule." I
will tell everyone who comes within three feet of me that I am open for
business and anxious to serve. |
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TODAY I WILL BE
THE BEST I CAN BE.
I will aim to be the best at doing what I do. I will strive for
perfection. I will be a people pleaser. I will treat everyone the same
way I would have them treat me. I will assume the customer is right,
even when he is not, knowing that I need him as a customer more than he
needs me.
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TODAY I WILL ACT
AS IF IT WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL.
I will think and behave as if I already am a success. I will dress like
successful people dress. I will concern myself with the things that
concern them. In so far as I am able, I will be like them, go where they
go and do what they do. I will believe success is inevitable and I will
persist until I do succeed. |
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