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Learning Self Control With Our Spending
Lesson No. 1
There once was a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition.
Their goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.
The race began. Honestly, no one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements such as "Oh, WAY too difficult!" "They will NEVER make it to the top." In addition, they heard, "Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing, one by one. Except for those, who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher. The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up. However, ONE continued higher and higher and higher, this one would not give up!
At the end, everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog that after a big effort was the only one who reached the top! THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it? A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal.
It turned out... that the winner was DEAF!
The wisdom of this story is NEVER listening to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you...the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore, ALWAYS be POSITIVE!
Above all, be DEAF when people tell YOU that YOU cannot fulfill YOUR dreams!
People are going to tell you... YOU WILL NEVER GET OUT OF DEBT...IT'S HOPELESS!
You may already be TELLING YOURSELF that there is no way out.
Always think, I can do this!
Remember this Lesson:
Life is like a horse that throws you. Successes just get back up and try it again. Failures whine about being thrown. |
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Self-Control In Our Spending
Self-control is what we are taught as children and what we must exercise as adults to lead healthy and happy lives. But self-control is a difficult concept for many to grasp, because as humans, we are inclined to act on our emotions and desire for instant gratification rather than doing what will be the best for us in the long-run. This can entail indulging in our compulsiveness, addictions, obsessions, irrationality, and other self-destructive behaviors. From overeating, procrastinating, impulsive buys, abusive relationships or drug and alcohol abuse, a lack of self-control in your daily life will eventually catch up with you if it hasn’t already.
If we’re good at self-control, we may not even be conscious of the fact that we practice it in our daily lives. Think about it. You are late to work, but may still exercise self-control by abiding by the speed limit. You do not eat the cookie out of the cookie jar because you do not want to spoil your dinner. Some things you know you’re not supposed to do. However, it is a scary thing when we continue to have no self-control even when we are aware of the negative effects.
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