1. Relieve pain at the back of the head by pressing with your fingers on the acupressure points along the base of the skull where tension is often stored. Start with the center of your neck and work outward to finish behind your ears.

2. Know your body clock. We all have different natural phases of high and low energy. If you recognize these and do high-energy and low-energy tasks at the appropriate times, you will make the most of your day, both creatively and practically.

3. Remember. there are no mistakes, only opportunities for learning, growth and change.

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Source:
1001 Ways to Relax by Mike George

One of the highest compliments an individual can receive is to be called a person of character — a class act! Thomas Leonard’s Class Act 100 assessment is designed to help you understand where you are along this path and to give you ideas for areas worth developing. While there are 100 points in total, I will post one section of the assessment: 10 statements under a specific category.

Hot to use this assessment. As you read each statement, circle 1, 2 or 3. A “1″ means the statement is SOMETIMES true. A “2″ means the statement is OFTEN true. A “3″ means the statement is ALWAYS true.

B. PERSONAL STYLE

1 2 3 Excellence. I only buy and deliver quality.
1 2 3 Trusting. I handle my dealings with others on the basis that people are trustworthy.
1 2 3 Polished. I come across as polished.
1 2 3 Clean. I maintain the highest standard of personal hygiene.
1 2 3 Well-dressed. I always look exceptionally good, even if very casual.
1 2 3 Gracious. I am always charming and warm, and offer appropriate courtesies.
1 2 3 Appropriate. I am sensitive to “timing.”
1 2 3 Passionate. It’s clear to all what I feel strongly about and what I most enjoy or believe in.
1 2 3 Consistent. People know what to expect from me. I am predictable when it matters.
1 2 3 Resilient. I bounce back from adversity quickly (2-48 hours) and/or willingly. I recover.

_____ Score (30 max)

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From The Class Act 100 Program developed by Thomas J. Leonard and Coach U, Inc. Modified by LMK.

1. Visualize a golden thread between the top of your head and the heavens. Think of it tightening and lifting you up, making your spine straight, your shoulders lower and your rib-cage expand freely. Conjure this image whenever you feel yourself slouching.

2. Move slowly. We often reveal our anxiety in fast, jerky movements. Slowing down can help calm our nerves. Remember, life is not a race. Some of the most profound experiences unfold slowly.

3. Have a tiny job day. Do all the niggling little chores around the house or at work that are pricking your conscience on a daily basis. Knocking off a half dozen or so little jobs on the same day is a certain way to nurture good feelings towards youself.
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Source:
1001 Ways to Relax by Mike George

1. Breathe through your feet to help you feel more grounded in times of stress. This exercise can be done whenever your feet on the ground. As you inhale, imagine you are drawing in air through the soles of your feet, up through your legs and into your torso. As you exhale, imagine the reverse.

2. A medley of leaves. Visualize your hands cupped and holding autumn leaves of various hues. The leaves symbolize the mixed feelings you have for a friend, colleague or member of your family, or a current situation you are facing. Imagine that a gust of wind blows all of the leaves out of your hands, scattering them at your feet. With the contradictions gone, you are now free to make a fresh start.

3. Avoid correcting people. Mentally we often spend energy correcting other people’s appearance, speech, opinions, enthusiasms — everything. It’s as if they were a text and we are an editor. Don’t do this. Correction is unreal and pointless, as well as being a potential source of tension.
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Source:
1001 Ways to Relax by Mike George

One of the highest compliments an individual can receive is to be called a person of character — a class act! Thomas Leonard’s Class Act 100 assessment is designed to help you understand where you are along this path and to give you ideas for areas worth developing. While there are 100 points in total, I will post one section of the assessment: 10 statements under a specific category.

Hot to use this assessment. As you read each statement, circle 1, 2 or 3. A “1″ means the statement is SOMETIMES true. A “2″ means the statement is OFTEN true. A “3″ means the statement is ALWAYS true.

B. INTEGRITY

1 2 3 Honest. I always deal fairly; I am not sneaky.
1 2 3 Well. I am in optimum emotional, spiritual and physical condition.
1 2 3 Prudent. I have and use excellent judgment in all of my actions.
1 2 3 Thrifty. I save 10-30% of my net earnings.
1 2 3 Simple. I live an honest, simple, easy life.
1 2 3 Orderly. I am neat, tidy and orderly.
1 2 3 Detail-oriented. I get: “God is in the details.”
1 2 3 Needs met. I know what my personal needs are and I am up front about getting them met.
1 2 3 Punctual. I am on-time 98% of the time.
1 2 3 Balanced. I am juggling nothing.

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From The Class Act 100 Program developed by Thomas J. Leonard and Coach U, Inc. Modified by LMK.

Virginia Satyr, noted American author and pscyhotherapist, provided this response to a 15-year-old girl’s question, “How can I prepare myself for a fulfilling life?”

I am me. In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me. There are people who have some parts like me but no one adds up exactly like me. Therefore, everything that comes out of me is authentically mine because I alone choose it.

I own everything about me – my body, including everything it does; my mind, including all my thoughts and ideas; my eyes, including the images of all they behold; my feelings, whatever they might be – anger, joy, frustration, love, disappointment, excitement; my mouth and all the words that come out of it – polite, sweet and rough, correct or incorrect; my voice, loud and soft; all my actions, whether they be to others or myself. I own my fantasies, my dreams, my hopes, my fears. I own all my triumphs and successes, all my failures and mistakes.

Because I own all of me, I can become intimately acquainted with me in all my parts. I can love me and be friendly with me in all my parts; I can then make it possible for all of me to work in my best interests. I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me, and other aspects that I do not know. But as long as I am friendly and loving to myself, I can courageously and hopefully look for the solutions to the puzzles and for ways to find out more about me. However I look and sound, whatever I say and do, and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time, is me. This is authentic and represents where I am at that moment in time.

When I review later how I looked and sounded, what I said and did, and how I thought and felt, some parts may turn out to be unfitting. I can discard that which is unfitting, keep that which proved fitting, and invent something new for that which I discarded. I can see, hear, feel, think, say and do. I have the tools to survive, to be close to others, to be productive, to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me. I own me and therefore I can engineer me.

I am me and I am okay.

One of the highest compliments an individual can receive is to be called a person of character — a class act! Thomas Leonard’s Class Act 100 assessment is designed to help you understand where you are along this path and to give you ideas for areas worth developing. While there are 100 points in total, I will post one section of the assessment: 10 statements under a specific category.

Hot to use this assessment. As you read each statement, circle 1, 2 or 3. A “1″ means the statement is SOMETIMES true. A “2″ means the statement is OFTEN true. A “3″ means the statement is ALWAYS true.

A. HONOR

1 2 3 Fair. I do only what’s right and just.
1 2 3 Conviction. I clearly know what I believe in and I am steadfast.
1 2 3 Courage. I have ample inner strength.
1 2 3 Truthful. I have not lied in at least a year nor have I been deceptive in any of my dealings.
1 2 3 Moral. I live my life to my moral code.
1 2 3 Loyal. I stand by my family, friends and others to whom I am committed.
1 2 3 Accountable. I keep my word 99% of the time.
1 2 3 Responsible. I can always be counted on to meet agreed-upon expectations.
1 2 3 Committed. My actions demonstrate my commitment, which is obvious to others.
1 2 3 Diligent. I do not waver until the ribbon is tied on whatever I am involved with.

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From The Class Act 100 Program developed by Thomas J. Leonard and Coach U, Inc. Modified by LMK.

If you are at all familiar with Louise Hay, then you know the wonderful work she’s done relating our illnesses to the underlying fears and negative emotions. Once she’s identified the fear to the illness, she then devised ‘new thought patterns’ around the underlying problem to help us reversing the impact of the illness. From time to time, I’ll share some of her wisdom.

Instead of doing random illnesses, I plan to use the Spinal Misalignments as a guide, as the whole body and the array of possible issues is covered here.

What: Vertebrae 4T
Location: Mid-Back Region, Thoracic Spine

Areas Covered:
Gall bladder, common duct.

Physical Effects:
Gall bladder conditions, jaundice, shingles

Probably Cause:
Bitterness. A need to make others wrong. Condemnation.

New Thought Pattern:
I give myself the gift of forgiveness and we are both free.
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Source: Louise L. Hay, Heal your body, Hay House, Inc. (c) 1982.

1. Take a step, any step. Paralysis can set in when we spend too long agonizing over what to do next. The key is to take an action and listen for any positive or negative feedback — remembering that the absence of feedback is itself feedback. You can then use this informationto adjust your course if necessary.

2. Try stress ballooning. Imagine loading your worries in the basket of a hot-air balloon. In your mind’s eye untie the ropes that hold down the balloon and watch it rise. Your problems become more remote as the balloon disappears into the clouds.

3. Absorb virtue from others, simply by perceiving their virtue. By consciously identifying the good points in someone else’s character, you give life to that trait within yourself.

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Source:
1001 Ways to Relax by Mike George

As you strengthen your Personal Foundation, you’ll find yourself having a lot more time, energy and space in your life. What to do with this? Start fully expressing yourself by setting goals based on your true values.

WHEN A PERSON ORIENTS AROUND THEIR VALUES

• Goal setting is easier and goals reached more quickly.
• Their life purpose/vision comes to them clearly.
• Fewer distractions occur; life is simple, but rich.

WHAT HAPPENS UNTIL ONE DOES THIS

• Frustrated in goals area; lacking strong reference point in life.
• Goals, wants, ideas keep changing.

THE 10 STEPS TO FULLY EXPRESSING YOUR VALUES

❑ Identify your core or rolemodel values by answering the following question: What three qualities do you want to role model for others? [This is the simplest way I know to clarify our core values. For an example, my three qualities are respect, compassion and wholeness. ]
❑ “Get” that you are your values and that expressing these values is what will have you feel fulfilled in life.
❑ “Get” that goals are more fun when linked to your values.
❑ Set 1 goal to match each role model value identified above.
❑ Let go of goals which can’t be linked to one of your rolemodel values (unless they strengthen your Personal Foundation).
❑ Begin working on each of these goals immediately.
❑ Reach each of these goals.
❑ Identify your #1 Value: Your Key Value.
❑ Raise a Personal Standard through-the-roof in order to help you more fully orient around your key value.
❑ Discover your Life Purpose as expressed by your #1 Value.

____ Number of checked boxes (10 max)

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From The Personal Foundation 100-Point Assessment developed by Thomas J. Leonard and Coach U, Inc. Modified by LMK.