To Control Yourself and Influence Others

Use many different descriptions of the same thing
An idea becomes convincing if you see it in a number of different forms
Write your goals
Make them into plaques
Paint them
Represent them in pictures
Write them in a song
Have someone else read them to you
Have them printed on a Tee shirt
Use resources and rewards
Your and other people’s minds can be changed if rewards and resources such as time are used to succeed in your goals
Spend time on working on the goals
Dedicate time to thinking and talking about them
Give up other things so you can have money to spend on your plan
Develop rewards for yourself that have meaning such as a new dress when you have clocked 10,000 miles on your pedomRecognize resistance
Any effort to change encounters resistance
It is easy and natural to change your mind and behaviors when you are young
A toddler rarely resists learning to walk instead of crawl, to run instead of walk
As we age and live we develop strong views and perspectives that are resistant to change
Any effort to change must consider resistances

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