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I am your I am your constant companionconstant companion. I am your . I am your greatest helper greatest helper or or heaviest burdenheaviest burden..I will I will push you onward push you onward or or drag you down drag you down to failure. I am to failure. I am completely completely at your commandat your command..

Half the things Half the things you do, you might as well turn over to me you do, you might as well turn over to me and and I will be able to do them I will be able to do them quickly and correctly.quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed - you must merely I am easily managed - you must merely be firm be firm with me. with me. Show me exactly how you want something done and after Show me exactly how you want something done and after a few lessons I will do it a few lessons I will do it automaticallyautomatically. .

I am I am the servant the servant of all of all great individuals great individuals and, poor me, of and, poor me, of all failures all failures as well. Those who are great, I have made as well. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures,great. Those who are failures,I have made failures.I have made failures.

I am I am not a machinenot a machine, though I work with all the , though I work with all the precisionprecision of of a machine plus the a machine plus the intelligenceintelligence of a human. You may run of a human. You may run me me for profit for profit or run me or run me for ruin for ruin – it makes no difference to – it makes no difference to me. me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the Take me, train me, be firm with me, and I will place the world at your feet. world at your feet. Be easy with me Be easy with me and I will and I will destroydestroy you. you.

Who am I?Who am I?

HABIT 1: BE PROACTIVEHABIT 1: BE PROACTIVE- 50% of things we do by habit- 50% of things we do by habit

- if you don’t control your habits, they will - if you don’t control your habits, they will control you. control you.

……I am the driver of my I am the driver of my life, not the passenger!!!life, not the passenger!!!

ProProactactive vs. ive vs. ReactReactiveiveResponsibleResponsible Blaming Blaming (victim (victim

virus)virus)

ValuesValues ImpulsesImpulses

Think before act Think before act (say&do)(say&do) Just act, say, doJust act, say, do

Calm, cool, controlCalm, cool, control Panic, frustrationPanic, frustration

Bottle of waterBottle of water Can of soda popCan of soda pop

Solutions Solutions Excuses Excuses

Win Win Lose Lose

Power & controlPower & control

Driver Driver Passenger Passenger

Act & don`t waitAct & don`t wait Wait & don`t actWait & don`t act

Listen to your words!Listen to your words!

I`ll do it!I`ll do it! I can do better than that!I can do better than that!

Let`s look at all Let`s look at all our options!our options!

I choose to I choose to do that…do that…

There`s got to be There`s got to be a way!a way!

I`m not going to let your I`m not going to let your bad mood influence me!bad mood influence me!

Maybe I`ll try…!Maybe I`ll try…!

That`s just That`s just the way I the way I am…!am…!

There`s nothing I There`s nothing I can do!can do!

I cannot!I cannot!

Ugh, I Ugh, I have to…!have to…!

You ruined You ruined my day…!my day…!

It`s not It`s not possible…!possible…!

« Don`t go around saying the world should « Don`t go around saying the world should give you something. The world does not need give you something. The world does not need

to give you anything. It was there first! » to give you anything. It was there first! »

Mark TwainMark Twain

The victim virus: The victim virus: everyone/everything is against me, I can do everyone/everything is against me, I can do

nothing, nobody likes me, they should…nothing, nobody likes me, they should…

Circle of control:Circle of control:

Circle of no Circle of no control:control:

ourselves, our attitudes, ourselves, our attitudes, choices, responses, choices, responses, words, perspectives, words, perspectives, habits, etc.habits, etc.

color of skin, weather, color of skin, weather, past mistakes, prices, past mistakes, prices, parents, rude parents, rude comments, location of comments, location of birth, who wins the NBA birth, who wins the NBA finals, etc.finals, etc.

QuotesQuotes

``It`s not what happens ``It`s not what happens to you in life, it`s what to you in life, it`s what you do about it.``you do about it.``

W. MitchellW. Mitchell

www.wmitchell.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7LsdgRnarw&feature=related

W. MitchellW. Mitchell

Motorcycle accident – 60% Motorcycle accident – 60% burntburnt

Plane crash – paralizedPlane crash – paralized Motivational speakerMotivational speaker Millionaire (Millionaire (afterafter the 2 accidents) the 2 accidents)

Be a ‘change agent’ = Be a ‘change agent’ = no matter no matter the bad habits that were passed the bad habits that were passed on to you, break the chain and on to you, break the chain and be be the 1the 1stst to pass on good habits!to pass on good habits!

Use the ‘pause button’ =Use the ‘pause button’ = when when people and situations people and situations stress&influence you too much, stress&influence you too much, stop, think and remember you you are the only one who can choose are the only one who can choose your actions…. your actions….

POWER TOOL BOX POWER TOOL BOX (included at birth!!!)(included at birth!!!)

Self-awareness –Self-awareness – see yourself see yourself from inside and from outsidefrom inside and from outside

Conscience –Conscience – inner voice that inner voice that tells you what’s right or wrong.tells you what’s right or wrong.

Imagination –Imagination – take courage to take courage to dream and follow your dreamsdream and follow your dreams

Willpower –Willpower – power to control power to control your choices and actions. your choices and actions.