You Are an Awesome Woman. Becca Anderson

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      BELLE S. SPAFFORD

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      When planning for a year, plant corn.When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people.

      CHINESE PROVERB

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      I don’t know that there are any shortcuts

      to doing a good job.

      SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR

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      I was taught the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.

      MARIE CURIE

      Some Helpful How-Tos

      I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

      GOLDA MEIR

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      If only everything were as easily organized as, say, my shoe collection. And even that can sometimes be a losing battle.

      SASHA MORROW

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      There are so many options, so much to do, so many demands on women. There is no point in taking one hour to do a ten-minute task, nor should we slap together an hour-worthy project in ten minutes.

      ELAINE CANNON

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      Arrange whatever pieces come your way.

      VIRGINIA WOOLF

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      A team is more than a collection of people. It is a process of give and take.

      BARBARA GLACEL

      Effective teamwork is all about making a good, well-balanced salad, not whipping individuals into a single batch of V8.

      SANDRA RICHARDSON

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      Take just a few minutes each day to sort through any miscellaneous papers on your desk at home or the office, rather than letting unorganized piles multiply and grow.

      GLADYS MORISSON

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      To achieve your dreams, remember your ABC’s: Avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits. Believe in yourself. Consider things from every angle.

      WANDA HOPE CARTER

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      Keep things as simple as possible…nobody wants to reorganize their system of reorganization!

      CASSIE LAWRENCE

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      If a problem has no solution,

      it’s not a problem, just a fact.

      BJ GALLAGHER

      There are two ways of meeting difficulties. You alter the difficulties or you alter yourself to meet them.

      PHYLLIS BOTTOMED

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      Adopt the highly effective SAW inbox system:

      [“S” for] STAT (as in a hospital emergency room) means “do it now!” and is for urgent tasks with a deadline of today. “A” stands for “as soon as possible” and goes on your to-do list with doable deadlines. “W” stands for “whenever” and is only for ideas and wishes for the future.

      ROBERTA LEFFLER

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      I always say don’t make plans, make options.

      JENNIFER ANISTON

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      One way to keep control over the paper in your life is to get it back in circulation. Do you have a stack of magazines that you are almost done with? Take a few moments to go through them, and then pass them on to friends, a library, a school, a hospital, or a charity thrift shop. I have a magazine “trade” system set up with some girlfriends!

      LILLIAN CRIST

      Get a 3-ring binder with pocketed dividers for receipts and user manuals, and organize by need such as “birthdays,” “utility bills,” “credit cards and reports,” “computer info,” and most importantly, “taxes!”

      NINA LESOWITZ

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      The most successful people in the world break big tasks down into doable pieces. If you have a major goal that feels overwhelming to you—slice and dice it. One step at a time and the mountain is climbed—now, doesn’t that feel great?

      DEENA PATEL-WINE

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      I make the most of all that comes and the

      least of all that goes.

      SARA TEASDALE

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      Never rely just on your smartphone or a file on your computer to safely store your mailing addresses, numbers, and email addresses. Just one computer crash or loss of your smartphone can render you helpless if you lack backups, whether to the cloud, a hard copy, or thumb drives in safe remote locations!

      SUZANNA HARWELL

      Less Can Truly Be More

      You should only have possessions you really love; don’t let your things possess you. I have a neat-looking “outbox” on my front porch that I fill during the week with items I can take to the Reuse Center at my neighborhood recycling location. As the days go by, magazines, extra pots and pans, odd cups and dishes, old electronics, and any things that no longer have a place in my home go there. My partner and I go there at least twice a month, and it simply feels wonderful. The center has a lot of regulars, and we are now recognized as purveyors of 100 percent discount bounty, such as scented candles, barely-worn scarves, office supplies, crockery, and superb magazines, as we are a household of voracious readers. I have seen amazing trades at the Reuse Center, and I witnessed a musician sitting down and playing a free sitar with virtuosity while a family with young children got a sorely needed washing machine and dryer. Moments like this remind me of a novel by the visionary teacher and writer Starhawk; The Fifth Sacred Thing depicts a future where people return to a barter system and live harmoniously in community.

      Take only what you need and share anything extra with your own neighbors.

Chapter Two

      Self-Care: Love СКАЧАТЬ