Before you respond
Monday, December 18, 2006
Before you respond
Before you respond, take a breath. Before you respond, take a
moment to think.<P>
When you instantly and automatically react, it allows the
people and events around you to take control of your life.
When, on the other hand, you thoughtfully and deliberately
respond, it puts you firmly in control.<P>
You can watch, listen and learn from all that's going on in
your world. Yet you never have to let it all get to you.<P>
Always remember that you can choose how to think and feel
about whatever is happening. Even more importantly, you can
choose what, if anything, to do about it.<P>
Stay ever connected to your dreams, your values, your
experience and your wisdom. Give yourself a moment to
consider the best of who you are before you decide how to
speak or to act.<P>
Every moment is a choice that you have the opportunity to
make. Choose those possibilities that will move you steadily
and decisively forward.<P>
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