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“When a person exudes passion, it is evident that they love what they are doing. Their passion projects an aura of confidence and decisiveness.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Sharing your passion with others will not only enlighten them to your dedication and commitment, it can enable you to garner their participation, collaboration, cooperation, and endorsement.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“When we are deeply passionate about something, the obstacles or challenges are diminished by sheer will and desire.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“When you want something badly enough, it does not matter whether it is going to be easy. The passion will push you forward.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“When people are not passionate about their goals, everything is more of a struggle.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“The manner in which you speak to others is only a reflection of how you see yourself! Therefore, speak life through eloquence!”
“Similar to a how a flower grows incrementally, people also blossom in stages. As we age, we expand our knowledge of how the world works and how other people respond to our deeds. We also expand our language skills in order to communicate both our thoughts and feelings.”
Source: Dead Toad Scrolls
“A high self-esteem can quickly deteriorate into egotism, arrogance, and an over-confidence that can backfire and turn people off.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Your healthy self-esteem is one of the most significant and powerful drivers in your life. It drives your perceptions, attitudes, opinions, relationships, communications, and your decisions.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“When you feel great about you, personal qualities radiate that make you more attractive and compelling to others.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“I can . . . I can't. How do you speak to yourself? Do you ever feel as though you have an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other? And they continually argue over your self-worth, competence, and personal value? Which one usually wins the debate?”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Being healthy, balanced, and positive is key to making a positive first impression. How you feel about yourself sets the tone for how other people feel about you too.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Healthy self-esteem is a commanding and powerful influence, so isn’t it worth diving in deeper to ensure that you do everything possible to make your sense of self healthy, beneficial, and whole?”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“While developing a healthy self-esteem is a lifetime learning process, you can take daily steps to enjoy a confident sense of well-being beginning tody.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“When you have a healthy self-esteem, qualities such as likeability, confidence, trustworthiness, compassion, sense of humor, empathy, and optimism all serve to make you more interesting and successful. But unfortunately, we sometimes get in our own way . . .”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“The voice of the inner critic is mean, unforgiving, punishing, and downright hurtful. When you allow it to run roughshod over your happiness and emotional well-being, it can wreak havoc on your peace of mind and leave you feeling anxious, fearful, and depleted.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Demoralizing self-talk leads to a self-destructive mindset, making everything in life more difficult. Not only that, how you feel about yourself oozes out of your pores and makes a bad impression on others.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“We all can give in to our inner critic. I don’t know about you, but I would never allow anyone to speak to me the way I speak to myself! I wouldn’t be their friend!”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“If you wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who was constantly bashing you with a barrage of belittling insults, why would you allow them to live in your head?”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Notice what your inner critic is saying, and issue a cease and desist! Regain control. Resist, and refuse to listen.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Become your own best friend—smile and say “I love you” to yourself occasionally.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Take deliberate steps to retrain your brain and turn your inner critic into an enthusiastic, devoted fan.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Focusing your energy on the things you don’t like about yourself is self-sabotage and defeating. When you re-direct all that energy into a more positive direction, you will feel the shift instantly to improve your self-esteem and attitude.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“It is hard to earn the respect of others when you do not respect yourself. Others may find it difficult to enjoy your company if you do not enjoy your own.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Popularity does not equal respect. It is not only kids who will do what they think they must to fit in and be popular—adults do it too.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Healthy self-esteem rests upon a strong foundation of core values and an inclination to act and speak in alignment with those values.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Living in integrity with one’s principles that are held in high regard engenders respect—both from others and self.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“It is human nature for self-doubt to occasionally creep in and take up residence. It happens to even the most successful people among us.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“We all go through times of self-doubt, times when we may question our abilities and hope we can live up to the expectations of others.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“What we often forget is that most everyone else has dealt with the same struggles and uncertainties. You get to pick your response when this doubt creeps in. Will you allow it to undermine your confidence, or instead, choose to look at it objectively?”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“With an objective eye, take an inventory of your successes and enlist the honest feedback of a trusted and respected mentor or peer. Chances are they see you in a better light than you see yourself!”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“28. “Remind yourself of the many victories you’ve achieved and build healthier self-esteem and perceptions on those.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“Be mindful to love and appreciate yourself and become your own champion. This healthy and loving relationship will be felt when people meet you.”
Source: The Art of Being: 8 Ways to Optimize Your Presence & Essence for Positive Impact
“If we are with someone out of choice, we should act accordingly, and choose to communicate rather than deteriorate.”
“We could make pros and cons lists," I suggested slyly.
He sighed dramatically. "Or I could man up and freaking discuss this."
I smiled. "Yeah, let's do that.”
Source: What Love Means
“There will never be another you. The planet desperately needs your unique purpose, passion and presence.”
Source: Get a PhD in YOU: A Course in Miraculous Self-Discovery
“I can't stand that shit - people talking about things they think they should talk about, so as not to be socially awkward.”
Source: El gato y la ciudad
“The issue of who will throw the garbage won’t be so trivial when no one is throwing it away, and it starts to stink. When the plates pile up in the kitchen sink, or when the bathroom is grimy and the shampoo ran out. No, it won’t be funny then.”
Source: You're Getting Married Soon... Now What?
“Most people are aware of and sensitive to how they want to be treated.”
Source: Surrounded by Idiots
“The fear of public speaking – the ultimate test of nerves. It's like being on stage with a spotlight that's way too bright and an audience that's way too judgmental. But, my friend! Embrace the adrenaline rush, channel your inner stand-up comedian, and turn those nerves into fuel for a killer performance. Remember, even the smoothest speakers started somewhere, stumbling over words like a toddler learning to walk.”
“Communications is a wonderful thing.
It is when we presume or do not ask what another person thinks or feels that creates the problems”
“Neither sex is wrong in their communication; both sexes need to learn how to understand each other.”
Source: Psychic Wisdom on Love and Relationships
“Effective communication involves more than just words.”
Source: Values to Live By: Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide
“BE HERE NOW
Do you feel fully present and engaged in the way you live your life? Do you immerse yourself in the moment or do you strive and struggle as you negotiate the distractions of our modern world? It’s easy to have blind spots regarding how you are showing up for life when you are consistently bombarded with distractions, commitments, and personal preoccupations, isn’t it?”
Source: The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact
“Active listening is not only a matter of making yourself available to hear someone talk, but it is showing the sender, physically, that you are receiving and understanding their message on all levels.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“14 Ways to Become an Incredible Listener
1. Be present and provide your undivided attention.
2. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
3. Listen attentively and respond appropriately.
4. Minimize or eliminate distractions.
5. Focus your attention and energy with singleness of purpose on what the other person is saying.
6. Quiet your mind and suspend your thoughts to make room in your head to hear what is said—in the moment!
7. Ask questions and demonstrate empathy.
8. Use your body language and nonverbal cues constructively and pay attention to theirs.
9. Follow the rhythm of their speech; hear their tone.
10. Repeat and summarize what you have heard them say to confirm understanding.
11. Be open-minded and non-defensive.
12. Respond rather than react.
13. Be respectful, calm, and positive.
14. Try to resolve conflicts, not win them.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“Now let’s look at the flip side. When a diligent and caring person receives your complaint, they have the power to turn a challenge into a triumph. Through active listening, they demonstrate that your satisfaction is their top priority. They not only seek to solve your problem, but they are dedicated to re-earning your trust, your respect, and keeping your business.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“If you have ever experienced this type of unprofessional treatment, I doubt you would even consider giving them business in the future. Interrupting, ignoring, patronizing, or antagonizing a customer is like pouring gas on a fire and creates a more explosive situation than the original complaint. Still, it continues to happen every day, costing companies millions in lost revenue.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“Have you ever had a legitimate complaint as a customer which made you angry, upset, or frustrated? How was it “handled?" If you were dealing with an inept, uncaring, or untrained employee, they may have made matters even worse by being rude, defensive, or apathetic. Simple acknowledgment and validation of your complaint is sometimes all that is needed. Without it, you're left frustrated or upset.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact
“Active listening is the ultimate "Golden Rule" for sensational customer service. Just as the important people in your life will feel more valued and appreciated when you actively listen, so will your customers.”
Source: The Art of Communication: 8 Ways to Confirm Clarity & Understanding for Positive Impact