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This has been a personal project to blog every day for a school year on goals and dreams. My hope was that I could find a group of people to work with me.
I was lucky enough to find a small, but sincere group of inspirational people to keep me company. We've been using Walt Disney's philosophies or creations as inspiration.
I am no longer blogging daily, but I am notified if comments are posted, and I'll be happy to keep the discussion going!
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We're just getting started, so if any of you start to rest on your laurels, just forget it.
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Yesterday, our theme was that we are just getting started. In a way, you can think of that as constantly learning and developing, just like a child. (ClickHere)
The challenge was to look at your areas of weakness the way a loving parent or caring adult might look at a child. If you looked at your "stuff" that way, would you be so hard on yourself?
Grown people often function in the role of self-parenting or self-teaching.
Today, let's look at the way we speak to ourselves when we need to shape up, learn something, or apologize.
What is your tone? What kind of phrases do you use? Do you call yourself names? Do you punish harshly for small infractions? Do the things you say to yourself set up impossible expectations?
When I ask some people these questions, I find that their "inner voice" often mimics that of an actual parent or authority figure from the past. Sometimes, adults don't know how to speak with kindness and respect to a child, especially when the child had made a mistake. If you grew up with one of those parents, teachers, or authority figures, be careful you aren't repeating that pattern!
For today, can you take a good look at the way you speak to yourself? Can you ask yourself...if you overheard an adult speaking to a small child with the same tone or words, how would you react?
(By the way, I am having trouble finding personal messages between all the picture messages on my home page, so if you wrote something there and I didn't respond, I am not ignoring you! It would be best if you wrote here if you want me to see it. Also, remember that my home page is public! Any member can see it!)
Walt Disney
Yesterday, our theme was that we are just getting started. In a way, you can think of that as constantly learning and developing, just like a child. (ClickHere)
The challenge was to look at your areas of weakness the way a loving parent or caring adult might look at a child. If you looked at your "stuff" that way, would you be so hard on yourself?
Grown people often function in the role of self-parenting or self-teaching.
Today, let's look at the way we speak to ourselves when we need to shape up, learn something, or apologize.
What is your tone? What kind of phrases do you use? Do you call yourself names? Do you punish harshly for small infractions? Do the things you say to yourself set up impossible expectations?
When I ask some people these questions, I find that their "inner voice" often mimics that of an actual parent or authority figure from the past. Sometimes, adults don't know how to speak with kindness and respect to a child, especially when the child had made a mistake. If you grew up with one of those parents, teachers, or authority figures, be careful you aren't repeating that pattern!
For today, can you take a good look at the way you speak to yourself? Can you ask yourself...if you overheard an adult speaking to a small child with the same tone or words, how would you react?
(By the way, I am having trouble finding personal messages between all the picture messages on my home page, so if you wrote something there and I didn't respond, I am not ignoring you! It would be best if you wrote here if you want me to see it. Also, remember that my home page is public! Any member can see it!)
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Pixie Dust
Tags: coaching, learning, self-esteem, walt's wave
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I'm with children everday and I speak with them like how I want to be speeken to. When I see them make a mistake I talk with them on what they did worng but I won't raise my voice, butI will indicate that what they did was worng. You goto help them be honist about their mistake and they won't have to lie. But as humans we forget to remember what it feel like to be a child. Remember always tell your children or a child who you are close to that you loved them no matter what either by hugs or actualy words. When I see someone scoll a chilsd I jump and look at them
boy do they change their way of telling off the child lol0 Pixie Dust
Posted 11-13-2009 at 06:11 PM by TNTWheels 
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Note to self: Don't be mean to any children when Todd is around!0 Pixie Dust
Posted 11-13-2009 at 08:33 PM by Sandra Bostwick
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Yeah I can get pretty tough on myself sometimes. I guess I'm scared that if I'm not, I'll give myself an excuse or let myself off the hook for something that really needs to be done.0 Pixie Dust
Posted 11-15-2009 at 03:46 PM by christiejay
