Confident Mentality

Good Quote From Emily Dickinson

March 18, 2010

“Dwell in possibility.”           YPs we always seem to dwell on things from our pasts that are already done and over with but for some reason we dwell on those decisions, events, or whatever that impedes our progression and/or growth.  The notion of dwelling in possibility/possibilities sounds pretty appealing if you ask me.  To dwell [...]

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Not What If but What Is…

March 10, 2010

          I was watching Lincoln Heights on TVOne last night which is by the way one of my new favorite shows and be quiet I know I’m tardy for the party but I really dig the show.  Last night’s episode had a scene with the youngest daughter of the main family and the babysitter who [...]

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YPShaH:Young Women with Confidence Issues

March 8, 2010

YPs one of YPBlogSpot’s long time twitter supporters and little sister to YPs has decided to bless us with a blog regarding young women’s confidence issues.  Confidence comes easy to some and not so easy to some but confidence can make or break a person.  Men and women struggle with confidence/self-esteem issues for various different [...]

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Budget Cuts: Layoffs

March 3, 2010

          There is a meeting and the topic of discussion is “Budget Cuts” and who the budget cuts will affect then you realize they’re probably going to affect and include you.  The you is me and during the meeting my smile transformed into a serious look of concern.  Now I am just assuming that I [...]

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Good Quote from Arthur Ashe

January 29, 2010

“One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.”           Have you ever noticed that most successful people exude a certain level of confidence which can sometimes be seen as arrogance to those that have no sense of a great work ethic and preparation?  I use to share this sentiment [...]

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YPBlakeS: Hope vs Reality

January 21, 2010

   YPs we all probably struggle or have struggled with hope vs reality in different aspects of our lives at one time or another.  Most of us hope for the best end result regardless of what we are doing but reality can be a desired end result or an undesired end result but reality is tangible.  YPBlogSpot would like to [...]

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YPJimH: What It Means To Be A YP…

January 4, 2010

          What does being a YP mean to me? To me, being YP means a number of things.  It means knowing I haven’t yet reached all of my goals, not making all of the right decisions in life thus far, or not always being content with my reflection in the mirror.

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Good Quote from Marc S. Lewis

November 6, 2009

“The person who you’re with most in life is yourself, and if you don’t like yourself you’re always with somebody you don’t like.” – Marc S. Lewis (Professor of Clinical Psychology) YPJimH says: Happy Fridays YP’s. The quote for today does not get any simpler than this one. Love yourself! If you don’t love yourself, [...]

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Good Poem from Robert Frost

November 4, 2009

The Road Not Taken (1915) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth. Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better [...]

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Good Quote from Larry Flynt

October 27, 2009

  “Once I began following my own instincts, sales took off and I became a millionaire. And that, I think, is a key secret to every person’s success, be they male or female, banker or pornographer. Trust in your gut. Along with a strong belief in your own inner voice, you also need laser-like focus [...]

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Good Quote Morrie Schwartz

October 20, 2009

  “It’s not to late to… ask yourself if you really are the person you want to be, and if not, who you do want to be.“ Good morning YP’s. Today is a start of a new day, with new opportunities to become who we really want to be, or accomplish what we really want [...]

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Standing Still: No Progress

October 14, 2009

          It seems like I have so many ideas and goals that I just can’t seem to get off the ground or accomplish.  It’s like I’m stuck in a bubble of content because I have allowed minor things get in the way of what I’m trying to accomplish.  They say there are 3 types of [...]

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Good Quote from “The 50th Law”

October 8, 2009

(This is a picture of a one-handed pitcher named Jim Abbott. He pitched in the major leagues for 10 years. In 1993 while pitching for the New York Yankees, Abbott threw a no-hitter. Imagine the possibilities…) “Every negative situation contains the possiblity for something positive, an opportunity. It is how you look at it that [...]

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Good Quote from 50 Cent

October 6, 2009

  “The greatest fear people have is that of being themselves. They want to be 50 Cent or someone else. They do what everyone else does even if it doesn’t fit where and who they are. But you get nowhere that way; your energy is weak and no one pays attention to you. You’re running [...]

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Good Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson

October 5, 2009

  “Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.”           Sometimes, we look for peace in all the wrong places. We think that by people giving us compliments, or keeping up with the Joneses define who we are. But at the end of the day, it all doesn’t matter if you don’t feel comfortable with yourself. [...]

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