Thoughts

The following are some thoughts that may help in dealing with yourself and others.

• Be respectful of others and of yourself. 
• Know your limits.  Know when to say "no" and then do so.
• Be clear in what you expect both from others and from yourself.  If you are not clear about what you want, how will you or others know when you've achieved it?
• Never assume anything.  Ask and clarify!
• Recognize strengths, what do you or others do well?
• Appreciate positive behavior, acknowledge it, celebrate it, let others know about it.
• Be sincere.  People can tell when you're not!
• People don't make mistakes on purpose.
• All mistakes are learning opportunities.
• Encourage progress.  It takes a long time to reach perfection so enjoy the small wins along the way.
• See problems as opportunities.  It's amazing how many options you will find from this point of view.
• People prefer to be led, not managed.  They would also prefer to follow, rather than to be dragged along.
• Henry Ford was was on to something when he said "Whether you believe you can do a thing or believe you can't - you are right."

And finally, one of my favorite statements is from Eleanor Roosevelt,

     "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent".