Personal Operating Principles

Written by Louise Morganti Kaelin


Many years ago, inspired by Steven Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' I created a personal mission statement. In order to fulfill that mission, I also developed a set of 'Operating Principles'. I think of these operating principles asrepparttar yardsticks by which I know how closely I am living that mission. Although these are very personal, I choose to share them hoping to inspire you to develop your own.

1. I RECOGNIZE GOD IN EVERYONE.

I unconditionally love and accept others, and in so doing I unconditionally love and accept God and myself. I respect, without judgment or reservation,repparttar 123404 beliefs and decisions of others as well as their right to those beliefs and decisions.

2. I WALK WHAT I TALK.

All of my actions are in harmony with my innermost beliefs and values. I keep all commitments I make to myself and others.

3. I SEEK EXCELLENCE IN ALL I DO.

I approach every aspect of my life withrepparttar 123405 sincere desire to dorepparttar 123406 very best I can, usingrepparttar 123407 appropriate combination of skills, talents and resources to produce superior results.

4. I INSPIRE THROUGH EXAMPLE.

I use all ofrepparttar 123408 love, talent and wisdom within me to maximize my potential and to experience life as a rich tapestry, full of love, joy, wonder, abundance and mystery.

5. I EMPOWER THROUGH LOVE.

I use allrepparttar 123409 love, talent and wisdom within me to serve others by helping them uncoverrepparttar 123410 wisdom, strength and power within themselves. I give each person what they need in whatever form they are most comfortable receiving it. I am able to impact every-larger groups of people while maintaining time and space for me.

6. I ALONE AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY LIFE.

I gracefully acceptrepparttar 123411 responsibility for everything present in my life today and graciously claimrepparttar 123412 power to create everything in my life tomorrow. I employ my imagination, conscience, independent will and self-awareness to create a joyful, harmonious and integrated life. I recognize my greatest power as beingrepparttar 123413 freedom to choose, in every situation. I consciously, proactively determinerepparttar 123414 best alternative and most appropriate response, basing my decisions on conscience educated by principles.

6 Signals You're Living in the Present

Written by Louise Morganti Kaelin


There is much written inrepparttar personal growth literature (heck, just in my own newsletter, 'The 3-Minute Coach!) about living inrepparttar 123403 moment. Keeping your eyes squarely on this moment may be one ofrepparttar 123404 most positive things you can do for yourself. There are scores of articles on why to live inrepparttar 123405 moment, but I thought it would be helpful for you to recognizerepparttar 123406 6 Signals that you're doing it successfully!

1. You feel fully present and alive. It's an 'all systems go' kind of feeling. You seem to know exactly what's going on in every cell of your body. Your senses are sharp and alert to everything going on around you.

2. There is a complete absence of fear or guilt. When you feel guilt, you are focused onrepparttar 123407 past; when you feel fear, you are focused onrepparttar 123408 future. This moment,repparttar 123409 one right here, you can handle this one.

3. What you do feel is a sense of calm and focus. Even with 'all systems go' as described above, you feel connected to your wisdom.

4. You can seerepparttar 123410 trees, but feel connected torepparttar 123411 forest. There is a big difference between living 'for'repparttar 123412 moment and living 'in'repparttar 123413 moment. Living 'in'repparttar 123414 moment implies there is a plan forrepparttar 123415 future. You knowrepparttar 123416 direction in which you go and how what you're doing now (the trees) brings you towards that future (the forest).

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