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Let's Get Practical #3: Raising Self-Esteem

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26/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

  • doing what I say
  • saying what I want to say
  • having boundaries with people
  • asserting my decisions in life
  • being in control of my life
  • making life work

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

  • I'll respect more my decisions
  • I'll work with more intention
  • I'll let go of distractions
  • I'll cut unnecessary people
  • I'll be discipline to make things happen
  • it will be easier to get things done

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

  • I'll accept all my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll be gentle with myself
  • I'll concentrate more my thoughts
  • I'll concentrate more my thoughts on what I need to do to make my business evolve
  • I'll feel more in integration with myself
  • I'll use my thoughts and feelings properly to achieve my long term goals

If I treat my wants with respect today...

  • I'll accept having wants
  • I'll be discipline to work for my long term wants
  • I'll feel more authentic
  • I'll do things that I want
  • I'll achieve my wants
  • I'll do what is necessary to achieve my goals

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27/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

  • having boundaries
  • letting know my limits
  • doing what I want to do
  • doing what I say
  • saying what I want to say
  • creating what I want to create
  • asserting my decisions in life
  • not caring about what people says

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

  • I'll respect more my decisions
  • I'll assert more my decisions
  • I'll be more ruthless
  • I'll work with more intention
  • I'll work with more intensity
  • I'll have more discipline

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

  • I'll experience my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll use my thoughts my diligently
  • my thoughts would better serve me
  • my emotions would better serve me
  • I'll feel better
  • I'll be more authentic
  • I'll be more efficient

If I treat my wants with respect today...

  • I'll do what I want
  • I'll be disciplined to do what's needed in the present moment to achieve my long term wants
  • I'll be more able to achieve what I want to do
  • I'll feel better with what I want
  • I'll feel more authentic
  • I'll have more compassion
  • I'll have more compassion for my wants

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28/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

  • saying what I say no matter what people thinks
  • asserting my decisions in life
  • having boundaries
  • doing what I say
  • not letting others demotivating me
  • being disciplined to assert to purpose in life
  • working hard to achieve long term goals
  • taking responsibility to achieve my goals
  • not caring about what others says

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

  • I'll be a bit more disciplined
  • I'll push through difficulties
  • I'll stay focus on the task that I'm doing without letting my mind discourage me
  • I'll achieve more
  • I'll let others know when I don't agree with them
  • I'll communicate clearly and directly

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

  • I'll use better use my thoughts and feelings
  • my thoughts and feelings would better serve my purpose
  • I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll love my mind
  • I'll love my feelings
  • I'll be happier with my thoughts and feelings

If I treat my wants with respect today...

  • I'll accept having wants
  • I'll be disciplined to work for my long term wants
  • I'll cut distractions
  • I'll keep a proactive positive attitude that is connected with reality to achieve my wants
  • I'll be more motivated to work
  • I'll be more open to change
  • I'll be more comfortable being myself
  • I'll do what I want and I'll do what is necessary to achieve my wants

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29/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

  • respecting the conditions that I put
  • being disciplined to make things work
  • pushing through difficulties
  • saying what I want to say
  • having boundaries with people
  • respect for my standards
  • having a proper system to deal with my life challenges

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

  • I'll make my life system better and better everyday
  • I'll push through difficulties
  • I'll wont care that much about what people are saying of me
  • I'll stick to my decisions to make my goals happen
  • I'll close myself from nonconstructive criticism
  • I'll do things in a more focus manner
  • I'll move faster towards my goals

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

  • I'll accept my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll try to understand my thoughts and feelings
  • my thoughts and feelings would become my friends
  • my thoughts and feelings would serve me better
  • I'll experience my emotions
  • I'll be more authentic

If I treat my wants with respect today...

  • I'll be more disciplined to achieve what I want to achieve
  • I'll recognize having wants
  • I'll work in a more focused manner
  • I'll get go of distractions
  • I'll cover my want of sleeping properly by doing nothing before going to bed
  • I'll feel more authentic
  • I'll be closer to myself

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30/04/2021 (Week 14)

Self-assertiveness to me means...

  • having high integrity
  • doing what is necessary to do to achieve my goals
  • saying what I want to say
  • having boundaries
  • putting limits with people
  • making things happen
  • asserting my decisions in life no matter the nonconstructive criticism
  • not caring about what people say

If I lived 5 percent more assertively today...

  • I'll be a bit more focused in my work
  • I'll respect better my time table
  • I'll push through difficult problems
  • I'll say what I want to say
  • I'll let people what are unchangeable do their own stuff in order to concentrate on myself
  • I'll have more intention

If I treat my thoughts and feelings with respect today...

  • I'll accept all my thoughts and feelings
  • I'll love my thoughts and feelings
  • my thoughts and feelings will start to serve me better
  • I'll have a bit more emotional mastery
  • I'll work better
  • I'll deal with people better
  • I'll feel more authentic
  • I'll do better

If I treat my wants with respect today...

  • I'll accept having wants
  • I'll discipline myself to achieve my long term wants
  • I'll do what I want appropriately when it's time
  • I'll feel more authentic
  • I'll have more integrity
  • I'll be more comfortable being myself

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wow nice work. i did this a few years ago. have u found it helpful? i only tried it for 3-4 weeks so i dont think i saw much benefit haha

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@Jacob Morres

Thanks.

Yes, this is very helpful. I experienced a lot of growth from this exercise.

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01/05/2021 (Week 14)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

  • take responsibility for being assertive
  • create a healthy system to support the assertiveness of my decisions in life
  • respect my thoughts and emotions
  • respect my decisions
  • assert my decisions in life
  • work with high integrity
  • put boundaries with people
  • am disciplined to take the actions to achieve my long term wants

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02/05/2021 (Week 14)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

  • create a healthy life system to assert my purpose in life
  • assert my purpose in life
  • make efforts to make things work no matter what
  • create a carapace to protect me from non-constructive criticism and trolls
  • put limits with people
  • have boundaries
  • have high integrity
  • focus with high intensity on what I'm doing
  • treat my thoughts and emotions with respect
  • use my thoughts and emotions in order to get what I want from life
  • am wise to be disciplined in the moment in order to do the work that is necessary to achieve my long term goals

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03/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

  • I wouldn't be afraid to express my wants
  • I wouldn't be ashamed to have wants
  • I would have tried to fulfill my wants
  • I wouldn't felt deprived
  • I would have shared my wants with people
  • I would have been more self-expressing
  • I would have better able to fulfill my wants

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

  • I wouldn't have been that much discouraged
  • I would have take my happiness more seriously
  • I wouldn't have been so depressed when I was young
  • I would have been more joyful when I was young
  • I would have been more serious about my life
  • I would not have fallen into video game addiction when I was a teenager
  • I would have been more motivated to do the things that I wanted to do
  • my wants would have felt precious and important for me

If I treat my life as unimportant...

  • I feel depressed
  • I don't have any motivation
  • I don't accomplish anything
  • I don't achieve my goals
  • I don't exercise properly
  • I don't eat properly
  • I don't sleep properly
  • I don't work properly
  • I have a low self-esteem

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

  • I treat my life with respect
  • I treat my life as important
  • I'll do what I want to do
  • I'll say what I want to do
  • I won't be a people pleaser
  • I'll make better decisions

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

  • I'll share more my joy
  • I'll vibe with people
  • I'll share more my emotions
  • I'll be more authentic with people
  • I'll be more enthusiastic
  • I'll do the jokes that I want to do
  • I'll laugh when I'll want to laugh

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

  • I'll share a bit more of my thoughts
  • I'll try to explain a bit what I think about and how I think
  • I'll be a bit funnier
  • I'll feel a bit more authentic
  • I'll open myself a bit more to people
  • I'll hide less
  • I'll be more who am I

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04/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

  • I wouldn't have been ashamed of wanting things
  • I would have develop a better work ethic
  • I would have try to get what I want
  • I would have put more importance on my life
  • I would have felt important
  • I would have felt that I had the right to live
  • I would have been more enthusiastic
  • I would have been more motivated

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

  • I would have taken my life more seriously
  • I would have felt more joyful
  • I would have try to be more social
  • my life would have been more authentic
  • I would have felt more blissful
  • I would have been doing better in school

If I treat my life as unimportant...

  • I feel depressed
  • I feel anxious
  • I have trouble to get out of bed in the morning
  • I feel unimportant
  • I don't feel motivated
  • I don't want to work
  • I don't accomplish anything

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

  • I would have better boundaries
  • I wouldn't have been exploited by people
  • I would have been open to more possibilities
  • I would have confronted authority
  • things would have go my way
  • I would have been happier

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

  • I would share what interest me
  • I would share my joy
  • I would share my want to understand the world
  • I would make more friends
  • I would have been more authentic
  • I would have been more social
  • I would have felt liberated

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

  • I would express my ideas while still being realistic about people
  • I would show a bit more of craziness
  • I would feel a bit more free
  • I would talk a bit more
  • I would felt less anxious around people
  • I would felt a bit of understanding from people

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05/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

  • I would have honored my wants
  • I would have been more motivated
  • I would have been more joyful
  • I would have more easily built work ethic
  • I would have been more healthy
  • I would have done what I wanted
  • I would have been much better in life than where I'm currently are

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

  • I would have treated my life as important
  • I would have been happier
  • I would have chased my dream
  • I would have done what I wanted to do
  • I would have been more social
  • I would have done much better in school
  • I would have much more satisfaction in life

If I treat my life as unimportant...

  • I feel depressed
  • I cannot accomplish my goals
  • I don't feel motivated
  • it's hard to be disciplined
  • I feel fearful
  • I feel out of touch with myself
  • I feel out of control
  • I cannot sort out my life

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

  • I'll have better boundaries
  • I wouldn't be a people pleaser
  • I would accomplish my goals faster
  • I'll be more responsible towards my life
  • things would go my way
  • I'll be happier
  • I would be more proactive

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

  • I'll share some of my thoughts
  • I'll try to explain who I am
  • I'll share my emotions
  • I'll be a bit more social
  • I'll open up a bit more
  • I'll be a bit crazier around people
  • I'll make some friends

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

  • I'll talk a bit more
  • I'll feel a bit more confident
  • I'll share about my life goals
  • I'll be more honest
  • I'll have more integrity
  • I'll open myself up to people

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06/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

  • I wouldn't be ashamed to have wants
  • I would have work for my wants
  • I would have done what I wanted to do
  • I would have been happy to do what I wanted to do
  • I would have felt more motivated
  • I would have been more self-expressive
  • I would have been less depressed

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

  • I would have treated my life as important
  • I would have been more healthy
  • I would have shared more my ideas
  • I would have been more joyful
  • I would have been more responsible
  • my life would have been better

If I treat my life as unimportant...

  • I don't feel motivated
  • I feel depressed
  • I have self-esteem issues
  • I procrastinate
  • I don't accomplish anything
  • I stay stuck
  • I stay poor
  • I entertain poor relationships
  • I'm not psychologically healthy

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

  • I would have better boundaries
  • I would not let others exploit me
  • I would do what I want to do
  • I would cover my needs
  • I would be happier
  • I would achieve what I want to achieve

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

  • I'll be more authentic around people
  • I'll share my joyful
  • I'll make some jokes
  • I'll be lightheaded around people
  • I won't be ashamed to be myself
  • I would feel better
  • I would attract more people
  • I would have more friends

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

  • I'll speak a bit more
  • I'll open up a bit more
  • I'll share a bit more about my interests
  • I'll would release some thoughts
  • I would be a bit more authentic
  • I'll feel less fearful
  • people would question me more
  • I would attract more attention
  • I would be more open

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07/05/2021 (Week 15)

If (when I was young) someone had told me my wants really mattered...

  • I would have honored my wants
  • I would not have being so depressed
  • I wouldn't have hide myself
  • I would have been more comfortable being myself
  • I wouldn't have feel ashamed of having wants
  • I would have been happy to show what I want
  • I would have been more authentic
  • I would have been more motivated

If (when I was young) I had been taught to honor my own life...

  • I would have done better in life
  • my life would have been more fulfilling
  • I would have honored my wants
  • I would have taken my life more seriously
  • I wouldn't have fallen into video game addiction
  • I would have fulfilled my needs
  • I would have done what I wanted to do

If I treat my life as unimportant...

  • I feel unimportant
  • I feel depressed
  • I have low energy
  • I feel unmotivated
  • I don't want to do what I need to do
  • I let other people decide for me
  • I don't get things done
  • people walk over me

If I were willing to say yes when I want to say yes and no when I want to say no...

  • I would have better boundaries
  • I'll do what I want to do
  • I'll say what I want to say
  • I'll be more authentic
  • I'll be more responsible
  • I'll have more control on my life

If I were willing to let people hear the music inside me...

  • I'll be more joyful
  • I'll be crazier around people
  • I'll share a bit more about me with people
  • I'll attract more authentic people
  • I'll be more authentic with people
  • I'll make some friends
  • I'll show who I really are
  • I'll be more honest
  • I'll have more integrity
  • I'll feel better

If I were to express 5 percent more of who I am...

  • I'll share some of my thoughts
  • I'll share some of my dark secrets
  • I'll do it through my work
  • I'll be a bit more authentic
  • I'll be a bit more needy for people
  • I would do what I want to do

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08/05/2021 (Week 15)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

  • treat my life as precious and important
  • honor my wants
  • do what I want to do
  • say what I want to say
  • open up
  • stay authentic around people
  • share my authenticity
  • share the funny part of me
  • share my joy
  • share my craziness

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09/05/2021 (Week 15)

If any of what I wrote this week is true, it might be helpful if I...

  • honor my life
  • honor my wants
  • am responsible for my life
  • open up a bit more
  • share my joy
  • share my authenticity
  • set boundaries
  • say what I want to say
  • do what I want to do

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10/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

  • living to achieve my goals
  • living for something higher than myself
  • disciplining myself to achieve something higher than myself
  • living for a spiritual cause
  • living to help humanity
  • living consciously
  • living gracefully
  • always evolving to higher and higher versions of myself

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

  • my life would feel more previous
  • my life would feel more important
  • my life would feel more conscious
  • I would have more awareness in my life
  • I would be more motivated
  • I would work with more intensity

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

  • I'll focus on what is really necessary to move forward in my work
  • I would work with more intensity
  • my work would reflect me better
  • the quality of my work would improve
  • my work would feel more important
  • I'll be happier to work
  • I'll focus on what's important
  • I'll do better

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

  • my relationships would feel better
  • I'll try to improve my relationships a bit more every day
  • I'll be happier in my relationships
  • I'll be more aware in my relationships
  • the happiness of people around me would improve
  • I'll cut people who drag me down
  • I'll cut people who don't serve me
  • I'll have more satisfaction from my relationships

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11/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

  • living for something higher than myself
  • living to help humanity
  • achieving what I want to achieve
  • being concerned about the world
  • living for self-improvement
  • doing what is necessary for the advancement of humanity

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

  • my life would feel more important
  • I would feel more responsibility towards my life
  • I'll be more motivated to work
  • I'll treat each moments as precious
  • I would be happier to live my life
  • I would think a bit more about my life purpose

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

  • I would be more focused in my work
  • I would produce high quality work
  • I would be happier to work
  • my work would feel a bit more important
  • I would be more determined in accomplishing what I want to accomplish in my work
  • I would create more easily flow states
  • I would be more immersed in my work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

  • my relationships would feel more precious
  • my relationships would be more meaningful
  • my relationships would better serve my purpose
  • I'll contribute more to my relationships
  • I'll be happier in my relationships
  • I'll try to find people who resonates with me
  • my relationships would be healthier
  • I'll get more satisfaction from my relationships

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12/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

  • living for humanity
  • living selflessly
  • asserting my purpose in life
  • being decisive
  • being disciplined to achieve long term goals
  • asserting my authentic self into life
  • having deep, intimate relationships

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

  • I will take my life more seriously
  • it will be easier to sort out my life
  • I'll understand that joy is essential to a quality life and will bring more of it
  • my life would feel more precious
  • my relationships would feel more precious
  • I'll make progress faster
  • I'll be more motivated to work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

  • I'll work with better focus
  • my work would feel more important
  • I'll let go of distractions while working
  • I'll generate more easily flow states
  • I'll work more joyfully
  • I'll generate results instead of working just for the sake of working

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

  • I'll let go of my bitterness in my relationships
  • my relationships would be deeper and more meaningful
  • my relationships would be healthier
  • my relationships would be more authentics
  • there will be more joy in my relationships
  • I would attract similar people
  • my relationships will be connected with my purpose of helping humanity

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13/05/2021 (Week 16)

Living purposefully to me means...

  • living for something higher than myself
  • living selflessly
  • living for others
  • living for a cause to help humanity
  • working for humanity
  • having a vision for the world
  • asserting my purpose in life

If I bring 5 percent more purposefulness into my life...

  • I would have a better sense of direction in life
  • my life would feel more precious
  • I'll treat my life more seriously
  • I'll do what I need to do in life
  • I'll have better awareness
  • I'll sort out my life more easily
  • it will be easier to discipline myself

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully at work...

  • I'll work with more intensity
  • I'll generate more easily flow states
  • it will be easier to discipline myself
  • it will be easier to get things done
  • my work will become more and more aligned with a higher purpose
  • I'll be happier to work
  • I'll won't be that much perfectionist in my work
  • I'll procrastinate less
  • I'll be more efficient in my work

If I operate 5 percent more purposefully in my relationships...

  • my relationships would be deeper
  • I'll make relationships with people who have higher purposes
  • I'll be more honest in my relationships
  • my relationships would be more straightforward
  • my relationships would be more interesting
  • my relationships would be more authentics
  • my relationships would be more intimate

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