24 January 2010

Wanna be a successful person, this is for you!!!

Ten Powerful Phrases For Positive People by Rich De Vos
American culture is a culture of encouragement. Media, politics, family and the culture itself motivate people to believe in themselves: You can do it! In most other countries, for instance in Russia, encouragement is just a family or sometimes a church thing: if your family messed it up , you probably would have some troubles with your self-rating. The January series speaker, a positive and successful man Rich De Vos, confirms that not all Americans grow up with a strong sense of firmness: people who do not have positive thinking become hostages of the powerful empire which doesn't want people to be gentle-hearted, forgiving and less egoistic. The empire is able to form a person's character, as Rich De Vos stats in his 10 powerful phrases that can change one's life and help him to 'survive' in this world. Change yourself and change others! Almost all of those phrases are hard to say for modern people because of their high self- pride, but once you try to live according to them, the success is assured:

  1. I am wrong;
  2. I am sorry;
  3. You can do it;
  4. I believe in you;
  5. I am proud of you;
  6. Thank you;
  7. I need you';
  8. I trust you;
  9. I respect you;
  10. I love you.
These are obvious phrases. We hear them everywhere, but do we really know how to use them?Do we use them properly? All problems in families are because of being too haughty: a husband can't ask forgiveness first because he thinks it can 'hurt' his manhood, a teenage boy thinks that his parents do not understand him, good friends become enemies... Why? They just can't say these simple phrases: "Honey, I am wrong, and I am sorry", "We believe, love and are proud of you, son", " Sorry Megan, I need you". It is so important to mean it when we say these phrases: the noticed hypocrisy is a way to destroy any relationship. Try these phrases and you will see changes in your life! The power of love, trust, respect and so on is potent!
I have some questions for you, guys:
  • When we say these phrases in our daily life and begin to take them for granted, is it a hypocrisy?( When we end our calls saying I love you)
  • Aren't people sick and tired of these phrases?
  • In what spheres of a human life can these phrases be better adopted?
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  1. Rob Vander Giessen-Reitsma26 January, 2010 20:42

    Thanks for reporting on this event, Dasha; your perspective on Mr. De Vos' presentation is much appreciated and very interesting.

    His ten phrases seem a bit simplistic and lean pretty heavily on the "positive thinking" movement. The danger with this line of thinking is that it often makes us think that those who are experiencing difficulty are in the middle of their trial due to negative thinking. And while this may sometimes be the case, it often is the complete opposite. Anyone who's ever been to Haiti can testify to the joyfulness of the people there; yet they still have endured some of the most difficult experiences humanly possible. Could they change their fate merely by saying the phrases above?

    Of course, Mr. De Vos could simply be suggesting that these positive phrases help us through life even during difficulty--in which case he seems to be stating the obvious.

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