Dodo Diary June 2015: Self-improvement challenge, Month #4
I’m back! The fourth month of my Dodo to Dynamite in a Year self-improvement challenge has been busier than ever, but I’ve done my best. Usually, this is...
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Quote: The paragon of animals
You’re incredible, you are. A real piece of work. And I don’t mean that the way it sounded! I was referring to the speech from Shakespeare’s Hamlet:...
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That sheepish feeling: don’t let your mistakes define who you are
A man goes into a bar.
There’s an old guy in there, sitting all alone, looking gloomy.
“What’s up?” asks the newcomer.
“I really hate my nickname,” says the old guy.
“Oh, why?” he asks.
“Well,” says the old man, “I’ve been a carpenter for 40 years. Do they call me Sam the Carpenter? Oh, no.
“And I’m a keen photographer. I’ve taken over 10,000 photos in the last ten years. Do they call me Sam the Phototographer? Of course not.
“And I’ve been collecting all my life – stamps, coins, china. Do they call me Sam the Collector? No chance.
“But shag just one lousy sheep…”
You don’t need to let your mistakes define who you are
An error of judgment is something you’ve done, not something you are.
Whatever other people think or say about you, it’s still possible to rise above the shame of having made mistakes in the past, and make the effort to build a new future for yourself and your family.
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Procrastination : are you hitting snooze on your life?
Beep, Beep!
Urgh.
I think I’ll just have five more minutes. Zzzz…
Are you hitting the snooze button on your life?
We often feel procrastination is the easy option. And in some ways, it is. There are definite advantages to putting things off.
For a start, it’s naughty – and that’s always more fun than being good. We’re bold non-conformers, beating the system, cleverly sneaking a little advantage. We’re easy riders, zooming on our Harleys along the road of least resistance. And if we’re lucky, things may change and we may manage to avoid doing it at all. Woo-hoo!
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