In my last post I shared life coach, Marsha Lehman’s, suggestion on how to stop negative thoughts by creating a “Do Not Do List” each day and checking off the items as you notice you are about to do one of the items.
As hard as it is to believe a magazine article reported a story of a person who found a way to turn the concept of “The Bucket List” into a really dumb thing. The concept of creating a “Bucket List” – a list of things you want to achieve or experience in your life before it is complete – first made the rounds supposedly when a college professor gave the assignment of creating such a list to his class. I do not think the following is what the professor had in mind.
As reported in The Week, April 9, 2010, p. 6, “Crossing one off, after a Florida woman explained that she robbed a bank because bank robbery was on her “bucket list.” “I think everyone should have a list of things they want to do before they expire,” said Patricia Edwards, 51, from jail.”
I think Patricia should have created a “Do Not Do List” instead of a “Bucket List.”
In an attempt to keep you traveling in a more productive direction on your crooked road of success, I want to offer you another of Marsha Lehman’s techniques. This one is for improving the quality of your conversations. If you find yourself saying something that you realize would not best serve you or the person you are speaking with, stop mid-sentence and say, “Oh, I started to say something that would not serve you, me, or any other person involved, so I’m not going to continue. I have a better point of conversation that is uplifting for all.” The shorthand version she offers is, “Oops, I’m retracting and revising.”
Goodness, I know for one, I wish I had used those statements a few times in the last few weeks – most notably when someone mentioned their views on healthcare and or the state of our political parties!
Andrea T. Goeglein, Phd
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