It is never too late to communicate. Always be the first to forgive and say "I'm sorry." Don't wait for fear of what the response might be. Remember Parkinson's latest law: "The vacuum created by a failure to communicate will quickly be filled with rumor, misrepresentation, doubt and poison."

In the communication process, knowledge is not always wisdom; sensitivity is not always accuracy and sympathy is not always understanding. Empathy is never assuming anything until you have, "walked a mile in the other person's moccasins." Take full responsibility for success in the communication process. As a listener, take full responsibility for hearing the meaning behind what the others are trying to say. As a talker, take full responsibility for being certain that they understand what you are saying. Never meet anyone halfway in your relationships. Always give 100 percent.

This week make the call or have the conversation you have been putting off or dreading.
-- Denis Waitley

2.  The Champion Within Weekly Article

Making the Most of Today by Dr. Denis Waitley

What each of us is doing this minute is the most important event in history for us. We have decided to invest our resources in THIS opportunity rather than in any other.

It is helpful to remember this when we consider the passage of time. As I write this, my mother is in her eighties and I will never see fifty again. As the years pass, I am acutely aware that the bird of time is on the wing. At my fortieth high school reunion, I saw people who claimed to be my former classmates. We all had big name tags printed in capital letters so we wouldn't have to squint with our reading glasses on trying to associate the name with each well-traveled face. It was only yesterday that I was really enjoying high school. What had happened to the four decades in between? Where had they flown?

To the side of the bandstand, where the big-band sound of the late 1940s and 50s blared our favorite top-ten hits, there was a poster with a printed verse for all of us to see. I read the words aloud: "There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension."

"One of these days is YESTERDAY, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we performed or erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone."

"The other day we should not worry about is TOMORROW, with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large promise, and its poor performance. Tomorrow is also beyond our immediate control."

"This leaves only one day, TODAY. Anyone can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and I add the burdens of those two awful eternities - Yesterday and Tomorrow - that we break down."

"It is not the experience of Today that drives us mad, it is remorse and bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow may bring. Let us therefore… Live this one full TODAY."

Malcolm Forbes believed the important thing is "never say die until you're dead," and he lived that example to the hilt. It is, as we realize when we suddenly attend our fortieth high school reunion, a short journey.

But it is difficult to be depressed and active at the same time. So get active! Live TODAY.


To Living in Your Today!
Denis Waitley



3. Seeds of Greatness by Denis Waitley
(These quotes were taken from Denis Waitley's Excerpts from The Seeds of Greatness Treasury booklet)

Seeds of Communication: Ask and Listen

It is better to earn the trust and respect of one of your children, than to gain notoriety and adulation of the masses.

If you must speak, ask a question.

Unless what you say benefits the other person, don't say it.

It's not what I think that counts, nor is it what you think that counts. It's what I think you think and what you think I think, that really counts.

No one listens to a person operating out of self-interest alone.

Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle that fits them all.

If you attack another person's beliefs, you are creating an enemy.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue. Moderation in principle is always a vice.

Emperors are overthrown. Empowerers are revered.

Before you state your case, gather the evidence, especially what motivates the other person.

Marriage is not total agreement. It is looking in the same direction together.

Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person.




4. The Winner's Edge Coaching Tips

Welcome to this week's Winner's Edge Coaching Tip. We are in the process of covering seven techniques for overcoming the tendency to procrastinate. So let's keep moving!

Here is step four of our seven techniques to overcome procrastination:

Don't worry about perfection. What counts is quality of effort, not perfect results. Don't let yourself get bogged down with a preoccupation for perfectionism.

Step five will come next week. Until then use this week's Winning Edge tip to move you from procrastination to proactive motion!


DW
 

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Seeds of Determination: It's Up to Me
Seeds of Belief: Attitude is Everything
Seeds of Discipline: Excellence is a Habit
I'd Rather Watch a Winner
Seeds of Honesty: Integrity is 24/7
Seeds of Confidence: Value is Inside Out
Seeds of Communication: Ask and Listen
Seeds of Purpose: Focus Precedes Success
Winning Is
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Seeds of Family Leadership: Empowering Others
Seeds of Love: The Ultimate Gift
Roots and Wings (A Child's Bedtime Song)
Seeds of Optimism: The Biology of Hope
Seeds of Motivation: Winning from Within


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Here are some of the testimonials and comments we received over the past week from our E-zine subscribers. We love receiving comments and feedback from our readers – so keep it coming!

Here are some of the testimonials and comments we received over the past week from our E-zine subscribers. We love receiving comments and feedback from our readers – so keep it coming!

Dear Mr. Waitley: Happy Thanksgiving! And thank you -- I really loved this ezine today, reminding me of what is important for me - to truly feel alive, and being deeply grateful for all my blessings. Also, while I am already writing, I have enjoyed the spirit and the message of 'Safari to the Soul' very much.
-- Kerstin Spitzl

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-- Rajan

Dear Denis, I am a new subscriber of your weekly Ezine. I am so much happy that I am on your list, that I should have known this long time before. I thought I should write to you instantly my feelings about the Ezine. Any way to read your Ezine is so energizing, I get enough to get through the day. Real good advice and simple way of explaining. Much appreciated. Keep it up, Many thanks.
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