You have the power and the choice whether to let someone else decide your fate, or to do so yourself. If someone makes demands on your time or energy, you have the right to decide if it’s appropriate for you or if it’s not. When you decline their invitation, you don’t have to explain why. By taking your power back, you’re letting your inner self know that its needs are important.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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It’s a sad truth that most people only treat you as well as you treat yourself. If you don’t respect yourself, set boundaries and take care of your self-interest, other people won’t do it either. They take their cue from how you treat yourself. When you take care of your own well being, then you train others to respect you.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, 
self help, 
personal growth, 
personal development
In any challenging situation, you can either fight against it or accept it. When you resist it, you waste valuable energy. However, by accepting it and using that energy, you have a much better chance of a beneficial outcome. The challenge will always have something to teach you, and that lesson can deepen and broaden your strength and inner resources.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development
The self-image is how we see ourselves, a combination of self-esteem, self-worth and self-confidence. Sometimes, how we see ourselves doesn’t agree with reality. In that case, we need to be honest and assess the gap between where we are and where we want to be. Most of the time, we have to make changes or take some action to get our self-image to align with the real world.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development, 
motivation, 
inspiration
Multi-tasking isn’t as productive as it might seem. It actually promotes stress, waste and fatigue. However, science is recognizing that mindfulness, or being in the moment, actually is more efficient and increases problem-solving abilities. Learning to be mindful, or focused on the task at hand, even for a few minutes a day can contribute to increased serenity in all areas of your life.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development, motivation, 
productivity, inspiration
Whenever you focus on what’s wrong, you close the door to any improvement. One of the worst offenders is the word, “Can’t.” This word shuts the door on the subconscious looking for new opportunities. When you change your attitude from, “I can’t,” to “What if?” it opens the door for possibilities to enter your life.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development, motivation, productivity, inspiration
Perfectionism is an unattainable goal, causing people to be constantly dissatisfied. They have unreasonably high standards, that they try to achieve because of fear. And the more they try to be perfect, the worse it gets. In the video, there are a couple of questions they can ask they can ask when tempted to do things perfectly.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development, inspiration
This is my very first video. I wanted to address the issue that most people want to turn over a new leaf at the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, they completely overwhelm themselves with wanting to change everything in their lives. They try to uproot the whole tree. When you prioritize, and create tiny steps for a single goal, then you have a much better chance at being successful.
Copyright 2010 Linda Ann Stewart
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self improvement, self help, personal growth, personal development, motivation, productivity, inspiration
“The 12 Daze of Christmas” is one of my favorite Christmas carol parodies. I first heard it in the 1970’s, and searched for the recording for years. Then a couple years ago, Jeff found it on YouTube for me. It’s by Las Vegas entertainer Fay McKay, who sings of receiving various alcoholic beverages from her true love. It’s ironic that I enjoy this song so much, since I rarely drink alcohol. But it also demonstrates the consequences of having too much to drink.
Twenty-Five Articles
by Linda-Ann Stewart
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