Hi everyone!
Now let's take a closer look at the voice you may listen to that affects your thoughts and feelings.
In essence there are two sets of voices that clamor for your attention.
There is your inner voice, And then there are the external voices.
There are many external voices that demand your attention.
There are the voices from society as a whole, The media, Friends, Family, Work, And other relationships.
Each of these voices has an impact on you, However large or small.
Some of these voices simulate your lizard brain and monkey brain, While others are just noise without much value.
The same can be said for your inner voice.
You have the internal voices that speaks nothing more that lizard-brain and monkey brain type stuff while other voices are just noise.
The most important voice of all, However, Is your inner voice of character.
Each person has the inner voice of character that helps us realize our very best selves.
Your character resides in the divine part of your brain.
Listen to and be true to your inner voice of character.
Your own inner voice of character should be the voice that lets you know what value and attention you should give to the other internal and external voices.
Let's read this mahatma gandhi said.
The only tyrant I accept in this world is the still voice within.
—Mahatma Gandhi
I recall the consistent comments I've received from thousands of educators whose experience in the education profession ranges from a few years to decades.
When I consult with these educators regarding their students who struggle academically and/or have greater-than-normal discipline problems,
I ask the educators what they think is the biggest contributor to the students'challenges.
Remember, These are young children from five to about twelve years of age.
Without exception, Educators observed that those who struggle are the students who listen too much to the external voices of negative influence of their neighborhoods—television, Peer pressure, Video games—And not enough of their own inner voices of character.
Those who struggle later in their teenage years have a different set of problems than elementary students, But the root cause is the same: They listen too much to external voices and either don't know or don't pay attention to their own inner voices of character.
To complicate Matters, Many times these young people also don't have enough caring parental involvement (Positive external voices), Or they have no parental involvement at all.
For those who do have caring parents, Too often those parents do not spend enough time helping their children to learn to listen to their inner voice of character.
Other times parents are not quite sure how to teach their children to listen to their inner voices.
If these children do not learn to listen to their inner voice of character, then their problems will persist and many times worsen as they get older, Because negative extee voices dominate their thinking and mute their internal voice of character.
I am not suggesting that all external voices are bad, And that we are to be quarantined from the rest of society as a protective measure.
I've often thought, “Wait a minute. What about the notion that no man is an island, And it takes a whole village to raise a child?” Unfortunately, Relying on the community to help us, Or our children, Or others to be the best we can be, Is no longer as reliable as it used to be.
The key is to make sure your inner voice and the external voices that surround you are leading you in the same direction.
You need to be selective as to which voices to listen to.
Again, Not all external voices are bad.
Some of these voices include mentors, Heroes, People who have lived inspirational lives as documented in history and scripture, And we may even know some remarkable people personally.
What you need to consider as part of your time-management strategy is how to reduce or eliminate the time you spend listening to voices that do not lead you towards your best self.
Do not spend time with people or situations that are at odds with your inner voice.
Spend more time with people and in places that are uplifting and can validate your inner voice.
With the intent to give balance to our examination, Think of your most recent achievements.
Just as some of our actions have come from a lapse in character, Your proudest actions have come from strength of character.
Let's highlight a few of these character traits.
Write down one of your specific achievements that has made you feel proud on the comment section below.
If you already commented, As you think about this achievement, Would it be fair to say that your actions that led to your achievement magnified your character trait of Integrity to do what was right and necessary? Wouldn't you say that your proudest actions demanded your character of courage to act? More than likely it also took your character of personal humility to adjust and to make changes as they were needed? If your proudest actions involved other people, Would it be fair to say that you also tapped into your character of service, contribution, And love?
I think we don't celebrate enough the strength of character that we exhibit every day or point out and congratulate the same strength of character in others.
There is a lot of good that happens every day, And we would all get more of it if we acknowledged and celebrated those instances more often.
What would happen if part of your time-management strategy involved paying attention to the character traits you see exhibited every day in yourself and others?
The voice that you listen to has a great impact on what you think and feel, Do, And say.
Ultimately that voice affects your results—whether for good or for ill.
As we examine all of the external and internal voices we are exposed to, We can either go in the right direction or not.
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