#88 Would you rather be right or would you rather be peaceful?

“If you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy.” The Dalai Lama.  In a class I took on opinion polling as part of a journalism degree, I learned that you can only change someone’s mind who is undecided.  Once they’ve made up their mind, arguing with them is a waste of time.  

Good luck keeping your cool during this hotly contested election.   

 

 

#87 – Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture. Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Norman Vincent Peale

 

My tai chi teachers says that if you think you can’t visualize, imagine a pink elephant wearing a tutu with a big bow on its head.  It surprised me how easy this was and I’m hoping it will surprise you too.         

 

 

#86 – “Doubt means don’t. Don’t move. Don’t answer. Don’t rush forward.” Oprah

When you’re not sure what to do, do nothing.  Sometimes you will be powerless over a situation.  No matter how badly you want to do something, there may be nothing for you to do.  The sooner you accept that, the better.   And if there is something you can do, the answer will become obvious to you although it may take awhile.

#85 – Trusting is characteristic of winners. The Psychology of Competition by Stuart Walker

“Those who are most unwilling to accept help and most inclined to suspect their opponent of some secret advantage are at the back of the race.”

 

I remember being 17, thinking I knew it all, refusing to listen to anybody and being suspicious of everyone.  Looking back, I can see what a huge mistake that was.   My life would have been so much easier had I taken some advice and assumed most folks mean well.