CHALLENGES    OBSTACLES  (Questions)

 

PROBLEMS - RISK -STRESS- WARNING

 

 

CONFLICT - Situations- Concerns- SetBacks- PAIN- Resistence- MISTAKES

 

 

 

Lack of KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS - Danger- Crisis-Mystery-Fear-The Unknown- Opportunity

 

 

PROBLEM SOLVING

 

 

Questions:

What is the solution?

What is the problem?

Am I part of the problem or part of the solution?

 

 

 

 

 

boo boo

 

Steps to solving problems and being successful with challenges

#1. Understand the problem or challenge. (or negative thoughts and feelings) SIMPLE -COMPLEX

2. More steps coming soon

 Nightmare- fear of failure

 

 

Coping Skills-  How do you deal with problems?  Dr. Redford Williams answers the question: 'Coping Skills To Deal With Stress?'

 

http://www.manifestyourpotential.com/en/lifeskills/obstacles/factsobstacles.htm

 

Top Problems and issues

 

War

Homeless Affordable Housing-  Poverty

 

 

 

  Personal Problems                                                              

Health

Finance         Debt

Emotional- FEAR-

COURAGE to FAIL -Learn from your mistakes-  Positive Persistence => keep ding what you are doing you will keep getting what you have been getting- Progress- Bad Habbits- Aware of your goal

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner

Rainy day

 

  TCAP PROBLEMS

Trash and cleanup

Returning materials

Too much socializing not being focused

Sophmores

20 % Boy crazy (Dropped)

1/4 Juniors unfocused / Apathy/ Jockathy

 

 

 

Not enough Self confidence- Not enough  I can (too much I can't)

 

 

 

 

What holds us back from pursuing the dreams we hold most dear? Most people who put off pursuing their goals are experiencing at least one of these 3 roadblocks:

 

1. Fear of failure. Disappointments and setbacks come with the territory of working toward a goal. But every mistake and every stumbling block holds the promise of new knowledge. You can't help but learn from even the most difficult experiences.

    

    

    

   The biggest risk we can take is to do nothing. Remember, no risk, no reward.

2. Fear of the unknown. "Security" is just another word for "fear." When we cling to the security of a steady job even though we'd rather run our own business, we're not being prudent. We're running scared.

    

   Since life offers no guarantees — and even a "secure" job could be terminated tomorrow — we only do ourselves a disservice when it we play it safe.

    

    

    

   Behind every risk lies an opportunity.

3. Thinking you can't change things. The beauty of life is we already have the necessary tools to evoke change. So rather than blindly accept the cards you've been dealt, make an effort to use them to your advantage.

 

 

The 10 most important two-letter words you can say are, "If it is to be, it is up to me."

 

 

 

 

 

Procrastination

Procrastination is a problem that plagues student and executives alike. For many it is a nuisance, but for some it is a chronic problem. No matter which group you're in the results of procrastination are the same: lost opportunity, frustration, increased stress, poor job or academic performance, lower self-esteem and, of course, wasted time. What is it, what causes it and what is the cure?

 

Procrastination is putting off a task until the last minute. It is more than just poor time management. Few of us have trouble getting things done that are fun or easy. We usually procrastinate with projects that are difficult, frightening, complex, and distasteful. In some cases we put off these tasks so long that they never get done.

What causes us to procrastinate with important tasks and projects? There are at least five reasons or causes of procrastination.

First, fear of success or failure. The anxiety that sets in at the onset of a project causes some people to foolishly put off getting started. The discomfort is heightened when you feel incompetent or not up to the task. Some worry so much about producing a perfect product that they wait until every drop of research has been done or every avenue explored. Others engage in elaborate preparatory or avoidance activities before beginning a task, such as deciding that all the dishes must be washed and put away before you start your paper. The urge to tidy up always hits me before a big project. Luckily I recognize this procrastination tactic.

Second, overestimating the time left to complete a task. When your teacher assigns a research project the first week of school do you begin on it right away or wait for fifteen weeks until it is due? Many students see that long semester stretching ahead of them and believe they have plenty time. They fail to take into account the pile of other homework and life tasks they must manage during the semester.

Third, underestimating the time required to complete tasks. Many students don't have a realistic concept of how much time it will take to look up sources, take notes, extract the information and formulate a paper. When they run into snags and time delays, they often feel the universe is working against them, when in fact it's their own procrastination that is the enemy. People with a poor concept of time also think they can drive a 30 minute trip in ten minutes.

ourth, believing that they must be in the mood to do a task. Delaying the start of a task until you are in the mood is a favorite among many students. What wise students discover is that when they get started on a task well ahead of the deadline, their mood brightens and self-esteem is increased.

Fifth, over reliance on time-saving modern technology. If you've ever seen a procrastinator kick and scream at a copy machine or printer that's moving slower than they wish, you know what I mean. I find that the day I've waited until the hour before a meeting to run copies is the day the copier is down for repairs.

Did you recognize yourself among these five causes? If not, take this procrastination quotient at http://www.suite101.com/external_link.cfm?elink=http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/makinggrade/pquotient.html

 

To prevent procrastination go http://www.rwuniversity.com/articles.cfm...

Negative thinking- Murphy's law

Issues  http://marketplace.publicradio.org/americandream/?refid=2    http://sustainability.publicradio.org/consumerconsequences/

 

Solving a crisis may give you a short-term rush, but don't let this good feeling derail you from the greater satisfaction of accomplishing your top activities.

 

Today's Quest...

	Did any crisis pull you away from your priorities today? _________________________________
	Whose emergencies took you away from today's agenda. Your own or someone else's? _________________________________
	What valuable activity did you not get to today because you were out fighting fires? _________________________________

 

"Time = Life. Therefore, waste your time and waste of your life, or master your time and master your life."

~ Alan Lakein

 

This week's Commentary is focused on Personal Positivity.

Think about the connection between your Attitude and your Success. What can you do to focus more on the Positive and less on the Negative?

 

 

Discover what's holding you back... and ELIMINATE it.

Don't put up with PROBLEMS. Solve them.

Don't permit one more minute of your precious life to be frittered away.

Take a STAND. Take ACTION.

Make A Plan!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mistakes

Failure

Survivor

 

 

Corbin Bleu Push it to the Limit

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

I realized that this is

where my heart is

Now is the time to

finish what i started

Can't worry bout what

other people might say

It's who i am

Gotta live my dream my own way

 

Work work it harder

Gotta take it farther

No holding back

You know we gotta do it right now

Be even better

Work work together

It's now or never

Show em how we shine we gotta

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Give it all we can give it

We're in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

 

That's right

 

Gonna turn it up

That's the way we do it now

No time to stop

The champions are in the house

Yeah we can be

Winners cuz we understand

Our destiny is right

here in our hands

 

 

Work work it harder

Gotta take it farther

No holding back

We reachin for the sky now

Be even better

Work work together

It's now or never

Show em how we fly we gotta

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Give it all we can give it

We're in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Gotta work it now

Work it out

We got it

Wanna hear the crowd

Everybody now

Gotta work it now

Work it out

Can't stop us

Gotta show them how

We gonna bring the house down

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Let's go

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Give it all we can give it

We're in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Give it all we can give it

We're in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Cause we're in it to win

it in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it push it to

the limit limit

Give it all we can give it

We're in it to win it

Oh yeah

 

Push it to the limit....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Mcknight - Win

Dark is the night

I can weather the storm

Never say die

I’ve been down this road before

 

I’ll never quit

I’ll never lay down

See I promised myself I would never let me down

 

(chorus)

So I’ll never give up

Never give in

Never let a ray of doubt slip in

And if I fall

I’ll never fade

I’ll just get up and try again

Never lose hope

Never lose faith

There’s much too much at stake

Upon myself I must depend

I’m not looking for a place ashore

I’m gonna win

 

Won’t stop me now

There’s still a ways to go

Some way somehow

Whatever it takes I know

 

I’ll never quit

I’ll never go down

I’ll make sure they remember my name 100 years from now

 

(chorus)

 

When it’s all said and done

My once in a lifetime won’t be back again

Now is the time, for me to stand

Here is my chance, that’s why i

 

(chorus)

Hey somebody's giving me grief

I'm having one of those days

Something that I just don't need

Today things just ain't going my way

Nothing is working for me

Oh boy I'm feeling the strain

 

[Bridge:]

So now, gotta reach up to the bright sky

Live life, have trust, keep the faith

Dust myself off and I'll be alright

 

[Chorus:]

It's ok, bad days will come at times

Don't stress it won't lost it's only for a minute

All good hard times you'll wonder why

Oh babe you got to be strong

If you gon' win it

OK...

 

Yay what's the problem with me

Is it bad enough to complain

There's people much worse off than me

Hey can't seem to land on my feet

Feel like it's all going wrong

This shit should make me grow stronger

 

[Bridge:]

So now I gotta...

 

It's ok, bad days will come at times

Don't stress it won't lost it's only for a minute

All good hard times you'll wonder why

Oh babe you got to be strong

If you gon' win it

OK...

 

[M8:]

Take a deep breath

Face your fear don't be worried

Life is too full it could never be empty

Take a step back

Get a better perspective

Fix up, look sharp, don't be so negative

[x2]

It's ok

It's alright

It's all good

It's alright

 

[Bridge:]

So now I...

 

Destiny's Child - Survivor Lyrics

 

Now that you're out of my life

I'm so much better

You thought that I'd be weak without you

But I'm stronger

You thought that I'd be broke without you

But I'm richer

You thought that I'd be sad without you

I laugh harder

You thought I wouldn't grow without you

Now I'm wiser

Thought that I'd be helpless without you

But I'm smarter

You thought that I'd be stressed without you

But I'm chillin'

You thought I wouldn't sell without you

Sold 9 million

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

Thought I couldn't breathe without

I'm inhaling

You thought I couldn't see without you

Perfect vision

You thought I couldn't last without you

But I'm lastin'

You thought that I would die without you

But I'm livin'

Thought that I would fail without you

But I'm on top

Thought it would be over by now

But it won't stop

Thought that I would self destruct

But I'm still here

Even in my years to come

I'm still gon be here

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

I'm wishin' you the best

Pray that you are blessed

Bring much success, no stress, and lots of happiness

(I'm better than that)

I'm not gon blast you on the radio

(I'm better than that)

I'm not gon lie on you and your family

(I'm better than that)

I'm not gon hate on you in the magazines

('m better than that)

I'm not gon compromise my Christianity

(I'm better than that)

You know I'm not gon diss you on the internet

Cause my mama taught me better than that

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

(Beyonce)

Oh (oh) oh (oh)...

 

After of all of the darkness and sadness

Soon comes happiness

If I surround my self with positive things

I'll gain prosperity

 

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm not gon give up (What?)

I'm not gon stop (What?)

I'm gon work harder (What?)

I'm a survivor (What?)

I'm gonna make it (What?)

I will survive (What?)

Keep on survivin' (What?)

 

 

Crisis = Opportunity (Same symbol in Chinese)

 

 

Knowing The Problem Is The Easy Part. Now, What'cha Gonna Do?

 

 

 

What's Stopping You?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Music

    Puddle of mud "I feel so alive" I learn from my mistakes

Life Is So Hard (4:55)

Artist: Eve

The best way to escape your problems is to solve them