ten tips for being more truthful

Ten tips for being more truthful

-Barbara A. Lewis

TEN TIPS

1. Make a commitment to tell the truth.

Quote: The highest compact we can make with our fellow is, -- ‘Let there be truth between us two forever more.’

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. Tell someone about your commitment.

Quote :If your energy is as boundless as your ambition, total commitment may be a way of life you should seriously consider.

- Joyce Brothers

Reflection: What commitment to tell the truth is to not lie about things. Whether it be for school or work or even with friend and families why lie about it. Stick to your word being true not false. One day the truth will be told and you will stand as a lair or your conscious will kill you. Commitment is a big responsibility. You can make a commitment out of anything whether it be telling your mom you will do the chores she assigned you. Or even to doing your final draft for school. Or who knows just getting to work on time instead of late and getting a lecture from your boss or them getting the wrong idea from you just from breaking a commitment you made yourself. Don't let people or situations interfere with your truth and commitment. Yes, many time ones will get overturned to doing other things but don't let the obstacles get in the way.

3.Think before you give a dishonest answer.
Quote:Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them.
-Norodom Sihanouk
Reflection:After you reflect you know you can’t be dishonest so you say the truth. Often we just speak but when we reflect on the words we are speaking, we can change what we intitially planned to say. This helps us understand the situation better and it involves a deeper thinking as to what we ourselves would react when hearing the answer.We need to think about what we are going to say before we say something that is not true which leads people to believe are doing something for that reason when it is not true at all.

4. Be careful of when and how you use exaggeration, sarcasm, or irony.
Quote:"There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying."
-Josh Billings
Reflection:  Exaggeration and sarcasm and irony are all well depending when and how you used them. Many people take advantage of it and use it for lies. A lie depending on the status is sometimes okay for a joke to play around but not for serious situations.

5.Be careful not to twist the truth or leave part of it out
Quote:The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.
 -Winston Churchill
Reflection: No matter how much you try to cover up a lie and make it realistic the truth will always come out. I can guarantee you will break or your conscious will bug you so much to tell the truth. Yes sometimes a lie isn't a big deal but there's certain points the lying should stop and truth will be told. To lie it is a crime because you will lie find it easy to do so and think everything will be alright and continue to lie it will become an addiction for you. But is lying worth it all because lets say someone know the truth you have to think, will people be hurt, will people trust you, will there just be disappointment.

6.Don;t indulge in little white lies.
Quote: "Lies will always spin out control; little lies will gradually become big ones.
 -Kemmy Nola
Reflection: Don't let people or situations interfere with your truth and commitment. Yes, many time ones will get overturned to doing other things but don't let the obstacles get in the way.We need to think about what we are going to say before we say something that is not true which leads people to believe are doing something for that reason when it is not true at all.A lie depending on the status is sometimes okay for a joke to play around but not for serious situations.I can guarantee you will break or your conscious will bug you so much to tell the truth. Yes sometimes a lie isn't a big deal but there's certain points the lying should stop and truth will be told. To lie it is a crime because you will lie find it easy to do so and think everything will be alright and continue to lie it will become an addiction for you.After you reflect you know you can’t be dishonest so you say the truth. Often we just speak but when we reflect on the words we are speaking, we can change what we intitially planned to say.

7. Watch out for silent lies.
Quote:"The cruelest lies are often told in silence."
-R.L. Stevenson
Reflection: What this means is that every lie is a lie no matter if its big or small or even nothing at all. Yes, many time ones will get overturned to doing other things but don't let the obstacles get in the way.A harmless or trivial lie, especially one told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.These lies can backfire however, and even though they are small, they are still lies. Lies do not benefit and they put you at risk of creating a bigger problem or lie.

8. When you catch yourself lying,throw your mouth into reverse.
Quote:Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.
-Clare Boothe Luce
reflection: Being truthful has always been important. Leaving any detail out of the truth can be considered lying. The full truth is the only real truth. Not being truthful can get you into trouble.You can not hide the truth forever. You may be able to work around it but you will never escape it.

9. Talk your yourself
Quote: “Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.”
― Asa Don Brown
Reflection: This means that always speak to No one else will ever know you better than yourself. It is impossible because you are a uniquely yourself. When you lie the person that you are hurting the most is yourself. It is direct collateral damage to your self character. When you are honest to everyone else and honest in general, you are honest to yourself.

10. Treat Yourself when you tell the truth
Quote:"Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect."
-Unknown
Reflection: When you tell the truth which should be always treat yourself. Do the right things in life that life will bring your bright things for you. Sometimes you won't even have to treat yourself because life will bring bright things your way.:) Why get treated right when you know you don't deserve that is called misery of one own's will. Why live with that misery when you can tell the truth and tell the truth.

Reflection: They benefit us because they teach us in general about lying and how it harms us. Well also harms people around us but in general we all get affected by it . It could be a small lie or a big lie but its all the same.  Now I apply it by being truthful to myself and others. not telling lies as well. They go with my life planning goals because  it will demonstrate that my only way to success is doing actions that will get me to success.

How the internet works

So everyone deals with the internet whether it be for work, school, or individual use for like entertainment or news or media. Everyone has different uses for the internet but do we really know how the internet works, the majority of people do not know this. Because the Internet is a global network of computers each computer connected to the Internet must have a unique address or also known as IP address. Now lets say in messaging how dies it get from your computer to the next well the message must be translated from alphabetic text into electronic signals, transmitted over the Internet, then translated back into alphabetic text.

10 keys post

10 Keys To Personal Power

Brian Tracy

briantracy.com

Key 1 : Clarity

"Have vision. Determine what would you want to be, do or have in life. Have a sense of direction and know where you're going. If you do not have a clear specific goals in life, you are doomed forever to work for others who do."

Reflection: Clarity well to start of clarity is the quality of being clear. In other words being you could say being coherent or sharp whether it be as a person or explaining something. Clarity can be dealt with in different occasions lets say in your relationship whether it be with friend, family , or your partner. Even in school when answering a question or when it comes down to writing a paper. Clarity is needed in many things we do in our life. Clarity you can say is another way of being honest and being truthful because its you stating something to be true or will become true. Don't shadow up the truth but reveal it. Clarity is like someone who needs glasses and doesn't wear them is missing out on many things but once you put on your glasses you see everything clear.

Key 2: Competence
"If you commit to excellence, opportunities will always come your way. The harder you work, the better you get."
Reflection: What competence is  he harder we work the better we get. We cannot grow as people if we do not work hard on something, we cant improve if we do not practice. We cannot miss those opportunities we must take them all the way.



Key 3: Concentration 
 "Make the best use of your time. Ask yourself “Is this the best use of my time?” before you start anything."
This means that we should use our time wisely and make sure whatever we are doing is the best use of our time. Do not waste it on something that is meaningless to us. We need to be fed knowledge and learn new things and if the thing we are wasting our time on does not help us, we should stop doing it right away.

Key 4: Common Sense
Train your mind
think things through
listen to your intuition
learn from setbacks
There are two categories of intelligence: book-smarts and street-smarts. Whether you are intelligent in one area or both, you are considered to be smart. Now both are different in some categories but both share common sense. Common sense should be an impulse and depending in the matter at hand the answer should come naturally.


Key 5 :Creativity
"Except the fact that every human being is a genius. The hallmark of creativity is asking questions. The people who are the most creative ask the most questions."

Creativity is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality. Creativity is characterised by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. If you have ideas, but don’t act on them, you are imaginative but not creative.Creativity begins with a foundation of knowledge, learning a discipline, and mastering a way of thinking. You learn to be creative by experimenting, exploring, questioning assumptions, using imagination and synthesing information. Learning to be creative is akin to learning a sport. It requires practice to develop the right muscles, and a supportive environment in which to flourish.

Key 6: Consideration
"The quality of your relationships with other people will determine your success in life."
"Develop the people skills you need to become a better communicator. Take courses in listening, speaking, etc."
Always think about things with deep thought. We must develop skills to be better at anything we want. Such as with speaking and listening.In any relationship whether with a friend, family member, or anyone in general you have to be considerate to there thoughts, opinions, and feelings. Being considerate to these things will create a positive relationship. Keep in mind that you treat others how you want to be treated. If you are considerate with them then chances are that they will be considerate with you in return.You can not just assume that everyone is going to have the same opinions that you have. Nor must you ever assume that someone is going to respond to something in a way that you expect them to. 

Key 7 : Consistency
"Dependable , steady predictable work is always superior to fast spurts of work."
Be consistent in your relationships, your family, friends, your boss, your work. Be the person that people can depend upon. That if you say you'll do something you do it.."

Consistency the act of continuing to do things meaning you never give up. Just the act of you giving up is consistency due to not letting the challenge get the best of you and making you give up but making you a better person to continue.Staying consistent shows everyone you are dedicated to it and are not just in it for fun.Having consistency in your life is essential. Consistency builds stability. Everyone needs a stability in there life just to stay sane. Nothing that has ever been rushed has ever been perfect. 




Key 8: Commitment
"No success is possible without commitment. The ability to commitment to yourself whole heartily is the basis of achieving all success."
"Become totally absorbed in your work. Be totally committed."
Commitment is when you are fully dedicated and focused on certain things. A commitment can be from making sure you will get done with homework to being something in your personal life. For example you can be committed to graduating high school therefore staying focus in class, doing all the work necessary and keeping track of your grades. Another example lets say a commitment to be with someone therefore dating meaning you trust them, there won't be any foolish actions brought on. Dedicated to your relationship as building a bond and not screwing up. With that said there is different ways to how one can be committed.




Key 9 : Courage
"The fear of failure is the single greatest reason for failure in life."
Courage is having the ability to overcome what frightens you. Lacking the courage to try new things that may benefit one because you never know unless you try. Courage is something valuable that everyone needs and has in their life we just need to let it out and show that courage. 




Key 10: Confidence
"You only get confidence by doing things over and over again."
Confidence is the key to being certain you can say. It is realizing you can do certain things even when someone tells you that you cannot . Also confidence comes from your decision making knowing that its the right action to make.
Reflection:
basically this keys post are about ways to keep you on track and have you on the right path. They are essential Dedicated to your relationship as building a bond and not screwing up. With that said there is different ways to how one can be committed.Courage is something valuable that everyone needs and has in their life we just need to let it out and show that courage. Having consistency in your life is essential. Consistency builds stability. Everyone needs a stability in there life just to stay sane. We must develop skills to be better at anything we want. Such as with speaking and listening. Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions.  

Life planning gems

"Goal setting is a goal getting. The more you set the more you get" 

- Mark Victor Hansen

" The best way to predict your future is to create it."
- Abraham Lincoln

"It's not about how you achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way , the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you."
(Karma= desired results, destiny, good fortune, good luck)
-Dr. Randy Pausch

"My dreams are worthless, my plans are dust, my goals are impossible. All are of no value unless they are followed by action."
Og Mandino

"True wealth is of the heart--not of the purse."
Pathros

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"My interest is in the future because I'm going to spend the rest of my life there."
-Charles Kettering

'True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what's right."
-Brigham Young

"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it"
- William Penn

"Set a goal. Work hard. See it through."
-Kenny Trout

"we become what we do and think about"
-Sterling W.


"Decisions determine destiny."
-Thomas S. Monson

"Treat others the way you want to be treated."
-Golden Rule

"Live out of your imagination-not your history"
-Dr. Stephen R. Covey

"Your imagination and visualization processes create your future reality."
-Mark Victor Hansen

"When you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
-John Wooden

"Make a life -- not a a living."
John Wooden

"TNT is the power within you-a mental image of what you want and a faith that you can and will get it."
-Claude Bristol

"Enthusiasm moves the world."
-James Balfour

""Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become reality."
-Earl Nightingale

"The quality of a person's life in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor."
-Vince Lombardi

"That which we persist in doing becomes easier to do - not that the nature of the thing has changed, but the ability to do it has increased."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
-Henry David Thoreau

"Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does."
-Josh Billings

"The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination."
-Tommy Lasorda

"A victory without honor is a great loss."
-Kyle Queal

"I am indeed a king, because I know how to rule myslef"
-Pietro Aretino

"Little by Little one walks far."
-Peruvian Proverb

"Conscience is our magnetic compass."
-Joseph Cook

"I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating."
-Sophocles

"Your past is not your potential."
-Marilyn Ferguson

"Goals determine what you are going to be."
-Julia

"The successful man is the average man, FOCUSED"
-Ralph Waldo E.

"Our first teacher is our own Heart."
-Cheyenne Indian Proverb

"Through preparation breeds confidence"
-Gerald Bell"The Carolina Way"

"Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best."
-Marva Collins

"Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean."
-Ryunosuke Satoro

"Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow"
- Robert Kiyosaki

"Obedience leads to true freedom."
-James E. Faust

"Visualize this thing you want. See it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blueprint and begin."
-Robert Collier

Eight great reasons on telling the truth
~Barbara A. Lewis

1. Telling the truth lets everyone know what really happened. There's less chance of misunderstanding, confusion, or conflict.
2. telling the truth protects innocent people from being blamed or punished.
3. telling the truth allows everyone to learn for what happened.
4. You get into less trouble for telling the truth other than for lying (and getting caught).
5. Other people trust you more when you tell the truth.
6. You don't have to tell ( and remember) more lies to keep your story straight.
7. You gain a reputation for being truthful- a trait most people value.
8. Telling the truth helps you to feel secure and peaceful inside.

the seven habits

The seven habits of highly effective people

Habit 1: Be Proactive

 "Habit 1 is the key to unlocking all other habits and that's why it comes first. It says, "I am the captain of my life. I can choose my attitude. I'm responsible for my own happiness. I am in the driver's seat of my destiny, not just a passenger."

When we’re told that the situations we find ourselves in and the emotions we experience are largely from our own doing, it can be hard to accept. Reactive people are essentially like characters in a movie, playing out the script. They often resemble powerless victims, having their lives run by external factors. They have little control over their emotions.Instead, their emotions are dictated by someone or something else; by circumstance and the outside environment.It involves a huge paradigm shift, with us taking responsibility for our current circumstances.The natural reaction is often to resist and to argue otherwise, until eventually the light bulb flicks on. The eureka moment occurs the realization that we are in fact in control, if we want to be. 


Habit 2 : Begin with the end in mind 

"Control your own destiny or someone else will." (Jack Welch)

To control your destiny is the most important thing to do you can never let somebody else control your life for you. the important thing is to seek your dreams and take control of how you want that dream to come true.Don't ever let someone tell you that you can't do something for yourself when you grow up. Like if you want to be a famous football player or basketball, do it, go for it, don't ever let someone you can't succeed in life. Be the leader of your own future never let someone else be a leader of it.


Habit 3 : Put first things first

"Organize and execute around priorities."

Focus on the important thing. Things that are going to lead you to well places, not things that won't lead you to your career or good achievements.Do not put your priorities second because those priorities will determine your plans for tomorrow. Leaving thing for tomorrow has never been a great idea because then that shows you laziness and that becomes a habit so save yourself from becoming lazy and a procrastinator. It is very hard to get out of it.


Habit 4 : Think WIN-WIN

"Think win-win or no deal"

I've almost never been the kind of person to think about both sides being win-win. I think to me if I'm in a good situation the other person loses and I win. Or if I'm in a bad situation, obviously I lose and the other side wins.This takes a lot of compromise. the quote means that both parties got even halves and since one didn't win the other one didn't. it doesn't mean necessarily that you will win every time it means you will find a middle ground to what you want. compromising with the other person.







Habit 5 : Seek first to understand then to be understood

"Diagnose before you prescribe."
You should always listen to what others have to say before you speak. You should never speak without knowing the content. Always pay attention to what others say. You have to learn to listen and analyze



Habit 6: Synergize

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts (1+1=3)

Synergize is the habit of creative cooperation. It is teamwork, open-mindedness, and the adventure of finding new solutions to old problems. But it doesn't just happen on its own. It's a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. One has to learn to cooperate with others to have a full on healthy relationship or get the task done. Many times you could say is heard headed for not wanting to get suggestions or help from others but sometimes it works out better. 


Habit 7 : Sharpen the saw 

Four dimensions of self renewal: physical, mental, spiritual, social/emotional 


They often resemble powerless victims, having their lives run by external factors. They have little control over their emotions.Instead, their emotions are dictated by someone or something else; by circumstance and the outside environment. But it doesn't just happen on its own. It's a process, and through that process, people bring all their personal experience and expertise to the table. One has to learn to cooperate with others to have a full on healthy relationship or get the task done. To control your destiny is the most important thing to do you can never let somebody else control your life for you. the important thing is to seek your dreams and take control of how you want that dream to come true.

Reflection:  Regarding the " The 7 habits of highly effective People," I can tell you that they are very important because they all different yet common all at the same time.  

Three Fundamental Techniques in Handling people

Technique 1: Don't criticize, condemn or complain. 

"If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive."


We have no right to judge others. We can not make decisions for other people because they self guide their lives. The are in charge of dictating their own outcome and deciding what is to come of our lives. If they make a decision that we are not necessarily fond of or not for, we must bite our tongue and allow them to live out their decision on.
Technique 2: Give honest and sincere appreciation 

"The big secret in dealing with people"

The big secret of dealing with people is that you have to be respectful to them especially if you do not consent with them often or know them. appreciating something or someone is being thankful. You will soon realize that the more that you appreciate, the happier you will be. Spending your time building up hatred and being mad at the world will consume your life. With hatred comes loneliness and sadness. Loneliness can kill a man, make them do things that they never thought they could do. 

Technique 3: Arouse in the other person an eager want.

"He who can do this has the whole world with him. He who cannot, walks a lonely way."



What this means is that  when someone gets inspiration on learning about others has ideal knowledge about them and having people around them coming on as friendly. but when one stays of by themselves and no interest on others they will be always alone. Me myself have always been a person that come on shy but as some points starts to talk with those I dont know because at the end of the day i love getting to know knew people its very delightful to have strangers at that moment later on become friend of some sort or just people you know.Understanding the other person and what they want, hope for, desire – what motivates them – is key. Another person sees how what you’re asking ties into what’s most important to them then they’re likely to tackle it with more enthusiasm and more likely follow through.

5 minute Daily Reading

JUNE
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Self Evaluation: