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HOW TO GET RID OF STRESS: SHAKE FREE OF SHACKLES

"You've got to think about 'big things' while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction."

— Alvin Toffler

OFTEN, STRESSFUL SITUATIONS can be avoided when we take corrective steps at the personal level. Start with the face in the mirror. Step by step, unfetter yourself of old negative habits and useless traits. Reinvent your personality.

Make a pact with yourself

Your word... make it honourable. Honour it always.

Speak with integrity.

Say only what you mean, and mean every word you say.

Never speak against yourself. It's demeaning.

Acknowledge the power of your words .

Use this power carefully.

"Stop being humble, you are not that great. "

— Golda Meir

Did you laugh? Good. By the same token, you are not that important either!

So... don't take everything personally

Nothing others do or say is because of you.

People have their own reasons for their speech or action.

Value others' opinions, but do not be dependent on them.

Relate to people but don't make emotional crutches out of them.

When things go wrong, don't blame yourself.

When things go right, don't take full credit.

Uneasy lies the head that grabs the crown.

When you learn to become immune to opinions and happenings, needless suffering ceases.

Avoid jumping... to conclusions

"Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible."

— Doug Larson

Don't make assumptions all the time.

Find the courage to ask. questions.

Express yourself clearly but never overrule.

Communicate without conflict.

Avoid misunderstanding.. .others.

Never say impossible. Try. Try again.

You can, if you so wish, change the person you are.

You can transform your life.

Best foot forward

"I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do. That is character!"

Theodore Roosevelt

Always do your best.

Your best is not a constant. It will change from moment to moment

Under any circumstances, simply do what you can in the best possible way.

Avoid regret and reproach.

Strive for perfection, but don't get carried away by perfectionism.

Some are always talking about the past; others are constantly planning the future. If you want to 'live', the best place to be is the present, the here and now, as it is, where it is.

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