1 Phrase You Didn't Hear At School - But Should Have!Written by Gordon Bryan
‘Je suis un chat’. That means ‘I am a cat’ in French.I was taught that when I was, ooh, let’s see, maybe 11 years old? I studied French until I was 18, in fact I was quite good at it. Despite fact that my teacher said I had one of worst accents she had ever heard, I got a good grade ‘A’ Level. I think can actually remember saying ‘Je suis un chat’ in spoken exam. Whereas this phrase – ‘I am a strong and worthy person’ – Or this one – ‘I can achieve anything I want to achieve’ – Well, no, I can’t remember being taught either of those. Ok, I can accept possibility that if I come back in next life as a cat, (who lives in France), it might be fairly handy to be able to say ‘Je suis un chat’, but *this* is what I struggle with, *this* is what keeps me awake at night… Why, oh why, was I taught that phrase, but not other two? ‘I am a strong and worthy person.’ ‘I can achieve anything I want to achieve.’ These two, repeated morning and night, outloud, and often throughout day, will give you an increased level of self-esteem immediately.
| | 1 Simple Key To HappinessWritten by Gordon Bryan
Who is happiest person you know? Not happiest person you know *of*, but happiest person you actually *know*?Maybe someone you work with…? Maybe a friend…? Maybe a member of your family…? Maybe hot dog seller on corner…? Do they enjoy what they do? Now, obviously I can’t know who you’re thinking of, but I *can* tell you whether or not they enjoy what they do. (Ok, here’s a clue, answer begins with ‘Y’ and ends with ‘es’). YES! They enjoy what they do, they do it for a reason, it is either on a path Towards a goal, or it was goal they worked hard for it. Maybe hot dog seller used to be a high flyer in world of finance, but could no longer stomach stress and power politics. Maybe now he’s his own boss, and instead of spending every weekend flapping over computer reports, he spends them fishing in country. They enjoy present and plan for tomorrow. You could pay me a hundred grand to write a newsletter about widgets, but I wouldn’t enjoy it. I’d get stressed, maybe even an ulcer, who knows? Leave it to widget lovers.
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