Define Yourself or Someone Else Will...

 And chances are, you won't be happy with the outcome.  

Every moment, you are defining yourself.  Whether you are aware of it, or not--notice what you are doing and add this phrase "I am a person who..." and don't sugarcoat it!  

Don't judge yourself. That's not what this is about.  EVALUATE your actions, decide if they are who you want to be, and then continue doing them, or do something differently, and move on.

We can all think of unpleasant, embarrassing ways to complete that sentence.  ( I am a person who gets up at midnight and eats a cheese sandwich)That's part of being human; however, if it is change you are looking for, then a clear look at yourself is the first  requirement. 

Define yourself, or someone else, less interested in your welfare, will define you.

Your sphere of influence

is different than mine right now.  Find out what you can influence and test your boundries. It can only happen immediately though. Now. It's the only job we have, to expand our sphere of influence purposefully.  And every transition is proof of your sphere of influence.

Use Transition Words

Read more at http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/style-and-usage/list-transition-words.html#lvWck0ixkSJYmYth.99

List of Transition Words

Anyone has ever received criticism about a written assignment has quite possibly been told to use more transition words, which is where a list of transition words come in handy.

List of Transition Words

While you do not want your paper or other written piece to sound like a long string of transition words, consider adding some of these suggestions from our list of transition words when appropriate in order to spice up your work and to make the sections flow more smoothly from one to another.

What follows is a list of transition words which you might want to use in your writing from time to time. Note that some of them are phrases and not singular words.

• Therefore
• However
• Moreover
• Lastly
• Next
• Also
• Furthermore
• In addition to
• Similarly
• Likewise
• Accordingly
• Hence
• Consequently
• As a result
• Thereby
• Otherwise
• Subsequently
• Thus
• So then
• Wherefore
• Generally
• Usually
• For the most part
• As a rule
• Ordinarily
• Regularly
• In particular
• For instance
• Particularly
• Especially
• Such as
• Including
• Namely
• For example
• As an example
• In this case
• Above all
• Singularly
• Likewise
• Coupled with
• Compared to
• In comparison to
• Together with
• Besides
• In brief
• In short
• In conclusion
• In the meantime
• Soon
• Later
• In the meanwhile
• Afterward
• Earlier
• In summary
• To summarize
• Finally
• Before
• After
• By the way
• Incidentally
• As a result of
• Accidentally
• Here
• There
• Over there
• Opposite
• Under
• Beyond
• In the distance
• To the left
• To the right

Ready?

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Ready For College? Why Some Students Are More Prepared Than Others

By Lisa Heffernan

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/college-game-plan/ready-college-why-some-students-are-more-prepared-others-n531141

Who's the Boss of You?

After working with young people for 20 years, inside the classroom and out, I have learned a basic human truth.

We all have the innate drive to 'captain our ship' (I borrowed that from a poem and a recent interview I watched on bulletproof.com). Whether or not we confess to it, or even realize it ourselves, we humans have an internal mantra:

Who is the ONLY person that is going to tell me to JUMP? ME

And how high am I going to jump? EXACTLY AS HIGH AS I WANT!

And who is going to stop me? NOBODY!!

In my humble opinion, this is the crux of all conflict. Period. More on this later, as it unfolds in my brain.

Thanks for reading.  :)