The Resolute Woman

Author: resolutewoman

  • Self-control in an age of excess?

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    We have to admit that we expected to find some new answers that would help us pass up dessert after dinner and avoid checking our e-mail messages when we should be working in this new book. We didn’t. We did find some suggestions, but we didn’t find any brand-new or easy answers. In his book…

  • New advice? Good advice? Bad advice?

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    We’re writing this blog because we want to help you Help Yourself! But we’re the first to admit that we don’t have any new advice. The Bible has some good old advice, such as “Do unto others….” We learned how to work hard from our parents’ good example. And, our mothers’ advice about eating fruits…

  • Are you focused on your goal?

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    It’s important to define your goals. Almost always accomplishing your goal requires hard work. Sometimes achieving your goal requires you to stop everything and focus on one important task. For many years while Fayteen was working as a model, Buick hired her to stand next to a shiny new car at the State Fair of…

  • Are you having trouble achieving your goals?

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    We talked about Goal Setting 101 in a previous blog—“How do you get from here to there?”  If you’re having trouble with basic goal setting, what do you do? First, review the basics. Have you defined your goals? Written down measurable goals? Checked to see if you’re being realistic? Made sure you’re on track? Established…

  • Are you afraid that you will fail?

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    Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court judge, visited the University of Chicago Law School last month and told students that she has spent most of her life afraid of failure. According to an article posted  on chicagotribune.com on January 31, Sotomayor said that her knees trembled and…

  • How do you react when bad things happen?

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    When something bad happens to you, do you react with anger? With denial? With acceptance? With forgiveness? With hope for the future? Joy attended a panel with three men who were wrongfully imprisoned for many years and then were released because of DNA evidence or trial errors. Rev. Gregg Smith, a pastor at Oak Lawn…

  • What’s the secret to achieving your goals?

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    We’ve all made goals. To find a new job. To buy a new house. To make a new friend. Sometimes we succeed. Sometimes we try hard, and we still don’t succeed. There is no secret, easy way to achieving most goals. Succeeding at most goals requires hard work and tenacity. You have to be resolute!…

  • How do you get from here to there?

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    Did you make New Year’s Resolutions? If you did, how are you doing? If you’re not doing so well, you’re not alone. Most people make resolutions and break them. Most people make the same resolutions every year and break them every year. Four out of five people, according to one study, don’t keep their resolutions.…

  • Do you feel a sense of satisfaction?

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    It was December 19, and Fayteen and I had made a goal to finish another draft of our book The Resolute Woman by the end of the year. We did it. We finished another draft. But, we both realized that it wasn’t the FINAL draft. Plus, we were right in the middle of a happy,…

  • Are you a Resolute Woman?

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    Of course, you are. We all have been resolute—even though some of us have perfected being resolute more than others. Remember when you first learned to walk? When you first learned to walk, you were resolute. You pulled yourself up and were happy just to stand, unsteadily, holding on to a chair. You took a…