Manage Your Life
Active Responses to Challenges
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Watch What You Say. It Matters!
“I’m sick and tired of your bickering!” the exasperated mother said to her children. Sure enough, within minutes she was
sick and tired with a miserable headache. Without knowing it she had activated a creative power she wasn’t aware she possessed. She didn’t know we each have the power to make real what we declare with intensity and it doesn’t matter whether the declaration is positive or negative. The trigger words are “I am.”
Upon hearing them, our mind accepts they represent something we want in our life. Notice I said “in our life.” What we create may impact the world but its greatest impact will always be on us.
Successful artists, writers, actors, musicians and athletes
are adept at using this power. They visualize an objective, get
to work and before long it becomes at least a temporary reality.
Method actors make their characters come alive on stage by
temporarily stepping into the persona of the individual they
are playing. They declare they are their character so they can
experience appropriate feelings and reactions. Show business
stories abound about actors so into this technique they have
difficulty dropping their character when stepping off the stage.
When you think about it, aren’t we all method actors to
some extent? When we wake each morning we’re probably
as true to the person we really are as we will be all day. Once
out of bed we assume roles like mother, father, son, daughter,
brother, sister, employee, boss etc. We leave the house and
step into still other roles like driver, rider, pedestrian, student,
lawyer, worker, plumber, clerk or teacher. Each time we take
on a new role, and we often do this several times a day, we
temporarily set aside the others. It’s our mind’s creativity
in action.
I began today as a husband. Now I’m a writer. By afternoon
I’ll be a grandfather, friend or whatever else I choose or need
to be. I slip seamlessly between roles whenever I think, “I am.” This remarkable power is intriguing, even fun, but it must be used carefully. Saying it unwisely can lead to an unpleasant result. Saying, “I am tired,” can make us weary. Saying. “I am dumb,” can dull our mental faculties. Saying, “I am clumsy,” can cause us to stumble into an accident. The
potential for unpleasant consequences from negative thought
is reason enough to strive to be as positive as we can.
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About the Book
Stress, difficult situations, and everyday challenges can make you feel like a maze runner, endlessly searching for ways to achieve the success you desire, whether at school, at work, in your home, or your community. Dr. Ken Voight offers his take in one of the few problem solving books that will help you understand how to relieve stress quickly by providing strategies for managing stress in the workplace, the classroom, and life. Through extensive experience dealing with difficult classroom management situations and managing difficult situations in the workplace and ministry, Dr. Voight will show you how to become an employee employers want to hire and promote. In addition, he shares new habits to develop to help you cope with unexpected illness and stabilize troubling situations through positive and practical actions. Challenges in life are more common than you think. Early in his life, Dr. Voight experienced several life-threatening situations that ultimately encouraged him to live to its fullest. This book is one of those good self help books that aims to guide readers on a journey to get as much joy out of life as possible. Each chapter tackles a specific challenge and provides proven strategies for management in the workplace, classroom, and life in general. You'll learn to overcome fear, avoid hurt and promote effective personal relationships that will help you see new opportunities in the challenges you're facing.
About the Author
Dr. Kent Voigt is an overcomer. Early life-threatening situations taught him perseverance and sculpted his character into the man he is today. He began a career in broadcasting, and through life's twists and turns, he found his true calling, working with people to help them become more adept at managing difficult situations. He considers this one of the first problem solving books that turn true stories into practical advice to help readers manage stress more effectively and overcome difficult situations. He believes when people set their minds right and do the required work, they can achieve great things. Dr. Voight holds university degrees in social science, communication and a doctorate in education. He has been a teacher, school leader, and university professor. Most importantly, he is blessed to be married for fifty years with two remarkable daughters and grandchildren. He is an ordained minister and currently serves as a guest minister in several churches and a part-time hospital chaplain. He has helped hundreds of children and adults deal with personal challenges, spiritual and critical concerns, including life and death issues.