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Managing your personal and working time is one of the most challenging tasks of today’s professionals. Life these days is so intense and complicated, business is so competitive, and a stream of information overwhelms us. Consider the internet, market globalization (when it is time for you to go home, the overseas branch is just beginning its day and, of course, they have a number of urgent questions), growing work requirements, and having to constantly increase your level of knowledge, you are starting to realize that there is no time for a personal life.

There is even no time to think because the boss demands that you “do” your job faster and faster so he can beat the competitors. The employment classes confuse us with recommendations like “make a daily plan and follow it” but how can we follow it when ten urgent questions constantly rise up and we have to solve them before we get to the plan. We need something on our hands to be able to deal with all this. That is when the time management knowledge becomes very important. But then we struggle with another problem – the variety of time management information. The variety of new time management guides and theories are just confusing us and we don’t have time to read all of them.

time management is not just a skill; it is a way of life. And only with this kind of attitude is it possible to find the time not only for work but for a personal life too. There is the common belief that time management is basically just creating project plans, charts, and following them. Those things actually cause the problems with the work schedule because they don’t count on a lot of factors – “time killers” those that can’t be expected by using the common project planning tools.

Lately, I’ve read about some new concepts in time management. The key idea of these concepts is to be able to create a balance of accomplishments in your life and work. In time management, it is important to use both order, and chaos. (You can read more about these new concepts on my blog) Before you start creating your own project plan, it won’t hurt to observe yourself for a couple weeks and catch what kinds of things happen and why they are killing your precious time that you miss so much.

Based on this concept there are multiple layers in time management: controlling personal time, strategic time planning, tactics to manage yourself and others to achieve goals, and learn how to use the time management tools on a corporate level. Also we have to be familiar with different programs and technical tricks to organize your personal and work time, including organizing the time of people that you encounter at work and after work. Start this process from yourself and then spread it to other people that surround you.

Sounds kind of complicated, doesn’t it? As I mentioned before, this is a totally new time management concept.

time management can’t be selective. This is either a way of life or a constant fight with emergency situations. This time management concept demands a fundamental change in the way we handle business right now but at the end we will be rewarded correspondingly to our spent efforts and desire. The stated general principles and approaches of these new time management concepts are definite for everybody but the choice of tools is personal to everyone.

-By: Willie Krut

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When reflecting on the Three Great Myths of time management, I am reminded of poem by Stephen Crane:

A man said to the universe:

“Sir I exist!”

“However,” replied the universe,

“The fact has not created in me

A sense of obligation.”

Time is much like the Crane’s depiction of the universe. It constantly passes without waiting. Once a day has gone by, it is forever lost and can never be recovered. In 365 days, you will be a year older, regardless if you lost 20 pounds or gained 20. Time’s arrow flies forward without any sense of obligation.

Myth One: You can manage time.

Time is our greatest constraint, but it is also a wonderful leveler as everyone, from the highest king to the lowest serf, is given the exact same quantity of time per day: 24 hours. Of course, this can be subdivided into smaller useful chunks, but that really does not ‘manage’ time. There is no way to manipulate time or create more of it.

While discussing this myth with a friend of mine who is pursuing an advanced degree in physics, he had two interesting objections:

1) What about Leap Seconds?

My response: Sure, occasionally a ‘leap second’ is added to atomic clock in order to adjust for a minor difference between our artificial calendar and the true length of the solar year. This does not add time, but is merely a book-keeping procedure. The Western Calendar, with the addition of the Leap Day which occurs every 4 years (with a few exceptions), is an excellent approximation for this time span; however, every now and then another second is added to account for the difference between the reality of our planet’s orbit and the human measurement of time. In fact, only 23 leap seconds have been added since 1972. Even if this was some kind of temporal alchemy, would a handful of additional seconds over a lifetime really be a major benefit to anyone? Doubtful. However, this is not time creation, but a simple error correcting methodology.

2) What about Einstein?

My response: Yes, this Universe is a fascinating place, and time is certainly relative. If I jump on to a spaceship traveling at the speed of light, time will pass much slower for me than everyone else left on Earth. However, until hyperspace, wormholes, and time warps are part of everyday life, I think we can agree that the six-billion plus people on the planet are experiencing time dilation in the same way. I do agree that when the phrase ‘IT’ begins to stand for Interstellar Travel, many of our practical assumptions will have to be re-examined. Yet, I am going to ignore the Einstein objection (for now) on pragmatic grounds.

Bottom line: Life Management

You do not manage time, but you do have full control over your choices. The only one who has power over your thoughts, your words, and your deeds is you.

Life is what you make it. You decide which roads to walk down. It is your journey. You can choose to climb the highest mountains or explore deep subterranean caverns; you can study physics or metaphysics…or both. You choose what your life will be. In the past, you made decisions that determined what you life is today. You choose what it will become in the present moment.

time management is a major misnomer. I only use it occasionally as many people still refer to this way. Some who object to the idea of time management call this Self-Management; however, I prefer the term Life Management as there are networks and interactions beyond one’s self (e.g. relationships). You must balance your life so you can make good choices to manage everything in your life, including family, values, goals, career, friends, finances, health, etc. Life Management is 100% dependent on being able to make wise and effective choices so the outcomes you desire are realized.

Myth Two: Technology is a Magic Bullet.

I had a friend in high school who could never accept his limitations. In fact, anytime we played a game, and he failed to score, he’d make the claim that “he was the perfect athlete, just his equipment was bad.” Of course, no one believed that if he had the most advanced running shoes, he would have broken world records. Do not fall for this kind of misguided thinking.

No, I am not a luddite! Technology is powerful, wonderful, and amazing! I am the first to admit that I am thankful for my high-speed internet access and my DVD player; yet, technology can not replace fundamental principles by itself.

I think most people would laugh at the low-tech claim that merely having access to pens, folders, and legal pads would result in one becoming organized; yet, many have embraced what I call the gadget fallacy. This is a belief that some electronic tool, such as a PDA or a software package will solve all their organization problems. When I managed a PC Support department for a large investment firm, I assisted with the procurement of over 450 different PDA devices for the firm; yet, few of individuals who received these suddenly transformed, even after uploading their contacts and calendars. I’d estimate 50% of the associates who purchased these devices stopped using them on a regular basis after several months.

When you think about what a PDA is and can do, it is possible to see it as a very advanced version of paper (perhaps, paper 3.0?). Yet, as a tool, if properly used, it can be extremely helpful.

Bottom Line: Alone technology is not enough. Yet, if integrated into a broader system, one that tackles inputs from both the analog and digital worlds, such tools can greatly enhance the overall process of Life Management.

Myth Three: None of the techniques from the 20th century work any longer.

Any body of knowledge is progressive; new ideas build on older concepts. In this respect, Life Management is no different than the fields of Biology or Economics. However, the widely held belief that any idea which is more than a few decades old is completely outmoded is neither logical nor defendable. Yes, some older methods have been replaced by better ones. Some are completely extinct (and rightly so), but this does not mean ALL of them should be discounted.

Think about Physics. After the advent of Einstein, were the laws outlined by Newton in 1687 suddenly wrong? No. Newtonian physics, by itself, works well enough to send rockets to the moon. In fact, most high school and college students first focus on classical physics, including many concepts over 300 years old, before moving to the newer quantum physics.

Here are some just a few ‘ancient’ strategies that still have great value:

o Mission Statements/Purpose Statements

o Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Goal Setting

o Daily Task Lists with Ranked Priorities

o Urgent vs. Important

I am willing to bet that 99 times of out 100, someone employing only techniques developed 40 years ago would be more productive than someone using no techniques whatsoever!

It is also important to realize there is a great a great diversity of lifestyles and careers, each with different demands and a unique speed of life. Some can not imagine functioning without their Blackberry while others prefer to handle everything with just pen and paper.

Bottom Line: Do not shun an idea just because it turned 50 last week. Instead of asking the question “How old is it?” I suggest asking “Does it work?”

-By: Thom Quinn

Thom Quinn is a business consultant and life coach who specializes in life management, productivity, and success. For more information on strategies for better time management, please visit his daily blog at http://qlog.typepad.com or email him at thomquinn@gmail.com

time management comes naturally for some people. They are always on task, their house is always clean, they are never late for work and the list goes on. I envy those people some days. Especially on the days when it seems like all I’m doing is spinning my wheels. time management is basically the way you plan, schedule and manage the way your time is used during the course of a day.

The biggest problem with time management is setting aside the time to actually assess what you need to do and when it needs to be done. A lot of people are procrastinators, which can make it even harder to start managing your time. There are a couple of areas you can begin to manage your own time. The main aim of time management is to increase the efficiency of how you use your time. So, three of the most common ways people attempt to manage their time are to-do lists, prioritizing what needs to be done first and then managing these goals to actually see them through to completion.

One way to manage your time is to schedule everything you need to do every day into time slots. The best way to keep track of this would be on your e-mail software (Outlook) or a physical portable Dayrunner type planner that includes a calendar, to-do lists and many other items. For some this method might be too restrictive. It also requires that you sit down and take the time to do it. There are certain things you can schedule at the same times every week, such as vacuuming, grocery shopping, washing the car or any other chore you do or feel you should do every week.

Another way to manage your time is to just make a list at the beginning of the week of things that need to be accomplished before the end of the week. Each day you can pick a few of the items off the list to do and by the end of the week your list is done and you feel like you actually accomplished something during the week. The only caution with this method is to make sure you are realistic about your list. Do not list 100 items to be done by the end of the week, because it won’t happen and then you will feel like a failure and you are back to square one. Your list may have these items on it:: oil change for car, vacuum, dog to vet, update r

time management is the most important asset one can have these days, with the collapse of traditional values any person can find himself running a few, parallel different lives all at once. I am sure you are not a stranger to this situation, you have too much you need to do, you do not have the time, and you see all your leisure time fade away as you calculate how will you manage to do all these things you must.

Not only do most people know this situation, most people know something about time management, but fail to understand it correctly and most importantly, fail to comprehend the basic concepts of time management and implement them in their very busy lives.

time management is not about doing too many things in less time but doing right things at right time in right way. How you manage your time is part of your personal agenda. However, there are a few generic steps that help you manage your time in a better way, more so in case of executives and ever-occupied corporate.

It take the average adult about 5 years until he or she understands that they had enough of stress and trouble over not getting the work done on time, the laundry on time and all those family activities they have been wishing to do for so long – ever. time management is the answer to most of these problems and almost anyone can find a way to have a little more time to do more things and enjoy life a whole lot more.

The first step towards effective time management, and a regular time management routine is to set clear goals and targets, keeping your mind on the target and goal will assist you in getting where you want . Goal setting makes you more focused and sets a direction for how the tasks should proceed. The goals should be clear, concise, unambiguous. Try and evaluate, realistically, how much time you got and what you want to achieve and than set a plan of getting it.

This planning will allow you to “see” time and plan how to use it, you will know how much time you want to allocate to any task and you will also have the ability to keep an eye on your advancement as you go along, taking more time if needed or delaying the goal when realizing it will take more time.

Prioritizing is the most important thing in time management, you need to understand how to create an importance level and assign it to all the things in your life, your time management will be as successful and as clear as the priority you set in your life. Important point to be remembered here is that prioritizing does not mean doing only what is important and leaving out on rest, rather it is doing what is important first and then proceeding with the rest.

Scheduling and Routine Setting: Scheduling binds your prioritized tasks and goals in a time frame such that you get a productive outcome of your available time. A carefully made schedule motivates you to complete your tasks on time and cuts down on the time bandits by limiting the amount of time you spend on a particular task.

These steps outline the basics of effective time management.

-By: John Furnem

John Furnem is a dot com veteran, specializing in human resources and work psychology he has written articles and held workshops/seminars for stress relief and time management. John currently writes articles for time management tips and advice. timemanagement.zupatips.com/

Setting up your own personal time management system ironically requires time for you to choose from the variety of time management software available for the different computer operating systems and portable devices. Depending on your particular time management needs, your computer time, organizer software and to do list software you can perform more easier or harder operations, as well as present different features.

To get the most effective time management software, you must also have a clear idea about what it is intended for. There are organizer software specifically designed for business use, but doing research you can find applications intended for personal time management at home as well. To do list software is more often used for household matters, but also great for technical issues at the office.

time management software should meet your personal criteria, not only in accordance with your personality and lifestyle, but also from the productivity point of view. Some popular organizer software has as many features as you can name, but do you need all of them? The more features on an application, the more time it will take to learn all its functions.

On the opposite side, some to do list software is as elementary as any other program, which will probably save you money and time using your actual system’s notepad to make your notes. Procrastinating issues cannot be solved, but you can tackle them easier if you have the right time management software gathering all your tasks to do in a single system.

Personal time management systems should help you to place the right things in the right order and time, so you must make sure to choose time management software with intuitive navigation menus and features that do not complicate your life. Instead of easing the stress of a chaotic list jotted down on any piece of paper or only saved in your mind, the common mistake that almost everyone does, that makes them miss important events.

The differences between organizer software and to do list software are the features of each one. To do list are basically an electronic pad with check boxes and date fields that let you write down assignments with their starting date, due date, then check off the box when they are done. More sophisticated programs include labels to assign priority levels, labels and even alarms ahead of time.

Although some to do list software include the ability to send a self-reminder via email, this features is more often found in organizer software, which includes a lot more features ranging from calendars to agendas and address books to make the personal time management a “piece of cake”.

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-By: Natalie Aranda

Natalie Aranda writes about family, technology and business. Setting up your own personal time management system ironically requires time for you to choose from the variety of time management software available for the different computer operating systems and portable devices. To do list software is more often used for household matters, but also great for technical issues at the office.

It is said that time management is the art that teaches you the diverse techniques aimed to increase your effectiveness in getting the things done that need to be done. In your personal life, the ability to manage and control your time is important, but when it comes to your small business, time is a critical factor to succeed.

time management software offers to the small business owner the ability to manage and control time by means of electronic calendars and planners. In fact, to do list software has proven to be an effective tool in managing time. However, scheduling actions also consumes time; hence, the need of easy to use software is fundamental.

Success is the result of planning, not only your goals but also your time, and implementing a routine, scheduling actions and tasks is the right method for small business time management. time management software is particularly useful to enforce employee’s flow of work and production activities, whether using written or electronic reminders if not to do list software.

Small business owners must focus their mind on planning, preparation, prioritizing and controlling their activities and those of their work team, making sure their scheduling is efficient and proactive, setting present and future priorities, as well as setting goals toward business success.

This is an easy task once you have adequate time management software for your business. Many of them include advanced features not only to schedule appointments, but also for planning goals in short and long-term, with data analysis, future predictions and performance graphics, not available in the basic to do list software.

time management is as important to businesses as their capital of work, so it is not strange to find time-related gurus helping to develop planning systems based on time management software. As an owner of a small business, you should never sub-estimate the importance of to do list software when planning your business activities and goals.

Such gurus are best known as time managers that, after studying your business plan, prioritize activities for work teams on a daily basis. With the aid of time management software, they can provide the owner with detailed reports of the daily activity and trends, allowing them to rectify values, activities and priorities.

Time managers are also the common name given to time management software and the different time management solutions available on the market for small businesses, from the classic paper books, to diverse to do list software, organizers, reminders, calendars, planners and other applications.

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-By: Natalie Aranda

Natalie Aranda writes about motivation, family and business. time management software offers to the small business owner the ability to manage and control time by means of electronic calendars and planners. In fact, to do list software has proven to be an effective tool in managing time.

In order to develop a time management scheme that works with our intended goals, we have to learn some of the basic layouts in planning time management. To develop a successful time management scheme we must evaluate time and calculate it against time. In other words, we must sit down and ask our self how long does it take us to eat? How long does it take us to complete a task? How much time are we wasting? Are we spending quality time with the most important people in our lives, or are we spending our quality time on things that do not matter.

Where our time goes is essential since time management is the process of gaining flexibility and cutting back time. As you can see, life is a game of loose and gain. Even in time management, we are gaining something and loosing something, but the advantage of time management is that we are loosing something that brings us rewards and gaining something that brings us bigger rewards. It is a no loose situation if we plan time management right. Let the game begin!

Ok, you start you morning out with a healthy breakfast and going off to work with a positive attitude. When you get to work, you have your list of things to do in front of you, your desk is clear of clutter, and when you sit down and fire up that computer the machine is running smoothly…sounds too good to be true, but it can happen. If you look back in this paragraph, you will note I referred to “list of things to do.”

time management includes making notes or lists of things that you are responsible for completing in a day. The list can start with smaller tasks and lead to bigger tasks. It depends on the person and what is expected of them, but for the most part, it is the process of elimination. When you sit down at your desk and there is a list in front of you, you already know what is expected of you. Therefore, you can just jump right into action and finish the task. Notice I said FINISH the task. You should always finish one task before moving to another task, unless your job requires skills of multi-tasking. Once you finish the first task, you can move onto the next time and follow in pursuit. Once you completed all your tasks, sit back for a moment in a comfortable position and think of what you accomplished. When tomorrow comes, you will notice you do not have any backups, and that your day is running smoothly with new tasks laid out in front of you.

Now, we can take a look at the computer. Your company is responsible to keep up maintenance on your computer, but you are responsible to notify the proper individuals when your computer is flopping. If you computer is operating smoothly you know your time management scheme is flowing smoothly, but if you notice that your computer is acting like a limping soldier, then you probably noticed problems earlier and failed to tell the boss. Or, it could be that this is the day that you computer decided to let you know that someone wasn’t keeping up maintenance, or “you worked me too hard, I need replacement.” Whatever the case, someone was negligence, or both were negligence, which means your time is going out the door while you wait for the technician to patch up your computer, or else wait for the delivery man to bring in the box.

time management includes making sure that things are running smoothly by maintaining your equipment, informing others when things go wrong, or upgrading when necessary. If you desk is clear when you enter your office, this should let you know that you are doing a good job, and motivate you to keep up the good work. You are saving time, since if your desk was cluttered you would be in your office early in the morning digging around for the list that your boss provided you. Now that you are on the road to time management progressed, you will next want to look at how you invest your time outside of work.

-By: Michael Bens

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Strategic planning schemes in time management are fundamental steps to a promising behavior scheme. If you are a student or professional, then you are well aware that time is essential for all aspects of life. Most of us are often too busy to fit each task that requires our attention into a single schedule. The diverse strategies in planning to manage time can be complicated if you do not have a start.

We need goals, which include “issue-based’ goals, ‘goals-based’, ‘organic, scenario,’ and so on. According to experts, “Goals-based’ are strategies utilized primarily focusing on a targeted goal, whether it is short or long-termed goal, and the details specifics including working diligently to achieve the target.

‘Goals-based’ sets principals in its scheme by utilizing effort, plans, and action. For example, if you are working at a large organization the goal based planning will include instructions that inform all workers who handles what tasks and when the tasks are expected to be completed.

The big business people often manage time by including goal based techniques combining it with ‘issues-based, organic strategic planning’ and so on. The time management team often scrutinizes the many issues that the company is facing, and works toward a solution to resolve those issues, by putting their main plans into action. Once the company team has analyzed the companies, plan to resolve or move ahead, the head members often discuss openly where the company is headed and what principals are required to put the plan in action.

The time management scheme is a work of art, yet it does not apply to everyone, since the big boys primarily construct this type of planning. For the little boys, we need to begin by evaluating our circumstance. Are we running a small business? Are we an employee in a small organization? Do we have family? Are we in school? These are only a few questions that we can scrutinize to find a resolve and set up a time management plan that is a work of art. We can find a deduction in the analyst since we are aware that most people sleep seven or eight hours per night; work eight or nine hours per day, leaving us seven or eight hours of free time to handle our added requirements outside of work. Now if you have family, school, or other duties, then you know seven or eight hours is short.

Therefore, we already know we have work, and this is a necessity to survive, so how can we cut back time to manage our lives. We can start by getting our work done at our job so we are not required overtime, and then work toward the goals and responsibilities we have at home. If you have a family and taking courses to enhance your career, set a couple of hours aside each day to finish (and I do mean finish) your home work. Do not put it off get it done! That leaves us five or six hours in a day. During the remaining hours you can set an hour of each day aside for yourself, and invest the other time remaining in family, friends, and so on, thus managing your time, cultivating your life plan into a work of art!

-By: Michael Bens

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Being in control of your time is important if you are a hard worker, with a family, and have other needs and requirements to meet. When you are not in control of your time, you success is at risk. To be a successful individual in life, you should not feel frustrated or stress. Nor should you have doubts, fears, or a feeling of no direction or motivation. This type of situation often leads to stress, which is proven to be one of the direct causes of lack of time management and control. Procrastination is often the leading cause that stumps slackers from becoming successful.

However, other factors can contribute to why someone is not managing their time appropriately. In my last article I spoke about goals, but I think it is just as important to inform the audience how being in control of their time, makes all the difference in the world, even with individuality. Our individuality requires us to feel good, have a good self-esteem, and quality level of self-confidence. When we are not in control, we loose control. The fact is, the government and law already takes a measure of our control out of our hands, so control is a struggle we have to obtain that suits our individuality. Managing time means we need to set goals that we can achieve and work hard to achieve those goals.

time management also means that we have to cut the procrastination and get our body and minds motivated to clean up our act. We can start by organizing our home and office, and then work toward a list that will direct us where we are headed each day. The rule of thumb is “Don’t put off, what you can do today.”

After our priorities are in order, the rest will work smoothly. All of us have the capacity to achieve and be successful. All of us have the ability to take control of our lives, and stop doubting our abilities to be successful. The ability lies within our minds, and when we take charge of our brains, (Mind over matter), we have the ability to go to any level of achievement we desire. Now before you fire up those barrels, make sure you got your priorities in order, since this is a part of the key to managing time and taking control of your life.

Negative energy is a charge that sends out negative results, so you might want to take a few notes on how to think positive if you are a pessimistic. I wanted to bring this point out, which we will talk more about later in a different article, but it is the root of all evil in its own way. Positive thinkers often look forward to success, while negative thinkers are often reluctant to take hold of a good thing, and that includes their own control. This is a problem since time management is often difficult for these types of thinkers. In conclusion we can see time management includes being in control!

-By: Michael Bens

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Confronting the issues that hold us back is useful in managing time. We all have fears, doubts, failures, inconsistencies, illnesses, accidents, incidents, and so on. There is no way to escape these negative truths in life. Therefore, what can we do to contribute to our time, is manage it accordingly to life’s limitations and inabilities. If you think you are going to walk through life without something happening to you or someone you love, you had better rethink, since you are letting yourself down and wasting time doing it.

Life is REAL! It is not a game of truth and dare, it is a matter of what we face each day, and sometimes we have no clue what we will face. Time is one of the most valuable gifts that we have and we can use it wisely or waste our time relentlessly. No matter what our current situation something is going to happen and we must learn confrontation skills to avoid complete failure. We can look at many examples in our life, or in our past.

Let’s say we had a time management plan and it was working smoothly, but one fatal day a terrorist attacked our neighborhood, or a storm blew our hard work out the door. What are you going to do? Did you calculate in your time management plan a solution for disaster? If you are not getting off the ground in a short time after these disasters hit then the answer is obvious. What do you do when you fall and break your leg? Does you time management scheme have a solution? If it doesn’t you are going in to set back mode which is obviously going to take longer to rebuild. Regardless of the situation, confronting the reality is the main key to surviving the realities of life. In order to confront life, we must look at all angles of realities that may impose themselves in our time management plans.

In order to achieve a healthy level of confrontation is to understand what it really means to confront your problems. Most of us have natural abilities to face what is put in front of us, but when it comes to situations out of our control…this is when we often loose control. Loosing control is obviously a step backwards in our time management plans. Control on the other hand is having the ability to work toward a future and at the same time realizing that the future promises, us nothing and that anything can happen at any given moment in time. This is reality!

Once you face reality, confrontation will come easy.

After studying human beings for the most part of my life, I observed closely as people denied there faults, feared risks and challenges, intimidated by their mistakes, reluctant to stand up and tell another person they were wrong, and failed to allow them self to control their own being. The source I found was FEAR. Fear seems to play a large role in all aspects of human beings. If we are constantly afraid, how can we allow our selves to manage time? We can’t because our time is being wasted on what we may or may not have control of. Therefore, the solution to diverting a good time management scheme is stepping back and looking in.

Confrontation is telling our selves that it is ok to make mistakes. When we make mistakes, we learn and can move ahead. Confrontations is letting us know that we have the right to confront any problem that steps in front of us, and we have a degree of power to change what has happen to us or someone we love. We have the right to tell someone that there influence is provoking our thoughts, and we need them to stand back and take a look at what they are saying to others. We have the right to stand up for our own beliefs and hold firm in our power to resurrect our selves when accidents, incidents, illnesses, failures, or other negative connotations arise. We have the power within us to move forward. There is nothing in life that can stop us from reaching our goals in life, but our selves and God.

-By: Michael Bens

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