Self Improvement Newsletter
Issue # 4, October 4, 1998
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Issue # 4, October 4, 1998
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This is Issue # 4, Sunday, October 4, 1998 of the Self Improvement Weekly Newsletter,
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In this issue:
-> Quotes of the Week
-> Goal Setting, The Planning Phase
-> Stress Management - Imaging
-> Time Saving Tips at the Office
-> Brief News of the World
-> How to subscribe to this newsletter
*** QUOTES OF THE WEEK ***
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"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission" -Eleanor Roosevelt.
Submitted by Mark Houck
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly
at hand. - Thomas Carlyle
The noblest search is the search for excellence. - Lyndon B. Johnson
For a collection of some of our favorite quotes, see our web page at
http://www.selfgrowth.com/quote.html
*** GOAL SETTING- THE PLANNING PHASE ***
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Successful goal setting requires planning. After you have clearly identified a goal, the
next step in the Goal Setting process is detailed planning. The Planning Phase includes
the following steps:
1 Brainstorming - Ask yourself, " What steps are necessary to achieve your goal?
(Write down your answer, be complete, and include all possible steps.)
2 Arrange the steps in a logical sequence, ideally in chronological order. What step needs
to be completed first, second, third, etc?
3 Break up your larger steps into smaller steps. (Go through each of your initial steps
and identify the smallest steps necessary to complete each of them, until each step
written appears achievable by itself.
4 Identify a deadline for completing your original goal. Make it aggressive, yet
reasonable and achievable.
5 Set a milestone. Identify a mid-point target to complete from your full list of steps,
and set a date for its completion.
6 Schedule all the intermediary steps, and begin working on Step One. Begin TODAY. You are
on your way to completing your first goal. Good Luck!
*** STRESS MANAGEMENT - IMAGING ***
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Imaging (or visualization) involves the creation of a visual scene or situation that is
conducive to mental and physical relaxation. The scene can be created through the use of
audiotapes, a therapist's instructions or one's own memory. Properly used, it can be
effective in the release of generalized stress, in the enhancement of positive feelings,
and in the reduction of neuro-muscular tension and its accompanying somatic effects such
as pain.
The procedure requires a construction of a mental picture of a situation, which the person
finds to be relaxing and able to evoke pleasant and positive feelings. This might involve
a memory occurring on a relaxing vacation or trip, or even at home in which the person
felt particularly relaxed and at ease.
Although tapes and therapists instructions are often helpful, a person's own pleasant or
relaxing memory can be quite effective.
By closing one's eyes and visualizing such a scene while breathing in a slow, steady and
relaxing way, feelings of stress can be relieved. Conveying the feeling of that scene to
the present can be learned by training and practice, or under the supervision of a
professional therapist.
*** TIME SAVING TIPS AT THE OFFICE ***
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1 If you save your work onto computer discs, make sure to label them right away. This will
save time opening many discs to search for what you need.
2 Don't let your desk become cluttered with industry magazines, articles etc. that you
intend to read when you get a chance. Create a "To read" folder and catch up on
your reading during your commute. (Then file them, or throw them away)
3 Begin the workday when you plan to begin it. If you normally arrive at the office at
9:00 and then get your coffee/tea, arrive ten minutes early. Otherwise, you will
psychologically already be behind in your schedule when you first sit down to your desk at
9:10.
*** BRIEF NEWS OF THE WORLD ***
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-> Pope John Paul II visited Croatia this past week.
-> On Monday, October 5, U.S. Judiciary Committee may vote on resolution to begin
impeachment hearings.
-> Singing Cowboy' Gene Autry died at age 91.
-> The death toll from Hurricane Georges' pass through the Caribbean soared past 400 on
Friday as authorities in the Dominican confirmed 265 deaths in that country.
-> Roseanne Barr said Thursday she would pay "seven figures ... times two or
three" for a chance to interview former White House intern Monica Lewinsky on
"The Roseanne Show."
-> Major league baseball playoffs began on Tuesday, September 29th
-> National Basketball Hall of Fame induction takes place in Springfield,
Massachusetts, including the induction of Larry Byrd.
->The Dow Closed down for week at 7,784.69, down over 200 points from one week ago,
after continued turmoil for the week.
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