GET UP ON THE ROOF AND KICK THE LADDER AWAY!!! Brenda Peedin Tutor Coordinator Student Support Services/TRiO Johnston C

1. GET UP ON THE ROOF AND KICK THE LADDER AWAY!!!Brenda PeedinTutor CoordinatorStudent Support Services/TRiOJohnston Community College

2. Pursue Life with a Passion and Boost Your Self Esteem If you keep on doing what you have always done, you will keep getting what you have always got!

3. PEOPLE WITH PURPOSE ARE POWERHOUSES OF POSSIBILITIES. • If you stay inside your Comfort Zone, you will never be able to expand your horizons. • When you step outside the circle of the Comfort Zone, you challenge yourself and make your circle larger. • Challenge yourself - you only stand to learn from the experience. • You can not strive for perfection if you do not know what your imperfections are. Peter Sinclair

4. Reignite Your Passion • You have to believe in yourself. • Decide what it is that you are passionate about and go after it • Get positive encouragement from others – this will empower you!! • Give yourself internal encouragement • Make the decision not to sit this dance out • This is your dance…so dance!

5. How to Improve Your Self-Esteem • Take Stock of Your Strengths • Reflect briefly on Your Weaknesses and “get over it” • Distance yourself from negativity (people, places or things) • Act confidently • Take steps to improve your appearance and feel better about who you are

6. How to Stay Balanced • Prioritize • Focus • Break it down • Create support • Learn to say “NO” • De-Clutter your life

7. Tips • You hold the key to your success • You have control of the situation – you can change that blemish in your character • Do not base judgments of yourself on what someone else thinks of you- people are fickle • Do not let other people rule the direction in which you are going

8. Possibilities • Not every goal will be fully achieved • Not every job will end successfully • Not every relationship will endure • Not every hope will come to pass • Not every love will last • Not every endeavor will be completed • Not every dream will be realized Peter Sinclair

9. But if you fall shortof your aim • You can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!” Peter Sinclair

10. An Autobiography in Five ChaptersBy: Portia Nelson I Walk Down the Street Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost…I am helpless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out.

11. Chapter II I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don’t see it. I fall in again. I can’t believe I’m in the same place, but it isn’t my fault. It still takes a long time to get out.

12. Chapter III I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I see it is there. I still fall in…it’s a habit. My eyes are open. I know where I am. It is my fault. I get out immediately.

13. Chapter IV I walk down the same street There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I walk around it.

14. Chapter V I walk down another street!

15. Nine Principles for Dynamic Living • Set goals without limits • Use your basic goodness to set the foundation for the greatness you can achieve • Take responsibility for your actions • Self-awareness, self-approval, and self-commitment are essential for self-fulfillment • Build and maintain your relationships • Have mutual respect • Elevate your life by helping others rise • Use your critical tools – planning, measuring, and executing • Model integrity in keeping your commitments Les Brown

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