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    Become a More Positive Person: Three Practical Skills to Improve Your Self Confidence
    Become a More Positive Person: Three Practical Skills to Improve Your Self Confidence
    Become a More Positive Person: Three Practical Skills to Improve Your Self Confidence
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    Become a More Positive Person: Three Practical Skills to Improve Your Self Confidence

    By Shirley Brackett Mathey

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    Would you like students to have a positive attitude more often? We will recognize the importance of accentuating the positive, understand attitude formation, and become aware of positive and negative responses. This will be accomplished by learning to:
    Speak more positively.
    Visualize the beginning and end of projects
    List goals with target date
    Identify skills that increase self esteem.
    Assume responsibility
    Accomplish more
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJun 20, 2012
    ISBN9781468575620
    Become a More Positive Person: Three Practical Skills to Improve Your Self Confidence
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    Shirley Brackett Mathey

    Shirley Brackett Mathey has used these innovative materials for years and produced wonderful results with people. Creative instructor for 26 years at Lincoln Park High School, Shirley developed many innovative materials (slide presentations, flashcards sequences, and group activities). She wrote her first book on Classroom Activities in 1975. Students referred to her as the best teacher they ever had. She worked in advisory roles for school organizations, served as a supervisory teacher for Wayne University, Eastern Michigan and Michigan State Universities. She personally counseled many troubled students, and initiated a weekly classroom peer group counseling sessions. Scores of written appreciations and continuing relationships validate the positive influence upon the lives of young people. Shirley was active in high school with 4 H Club, attended Miniwanca’s leadership conference program and received became one of the six chiefs during the 4th year, attended University of Arkansas, University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan Colleges to receive two Masters programs in Family Life Education and Guidance and Counseling. Shirley is married to her college friend Court Mathey, after her first husband Glenn Brackett died. She has one son Robert Glenn Brackett, Jr, and 2 grandchildren.

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      Become a More Positive Person - Shirley Brackett Mathey

      © 2012 by Shirley Brackett Mathey. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse   05/25/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-7560-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-7562-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012906014

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Foreword

      Introduction

      START THINKING POSITIVELY

      The Candlestick

      The Power Of Choice

      Double Lady

      Letting Go

      Continuum

      Reality

      Positive Mental Attitude

      Negative Mental Attitude

      Emotions Must Flow

      80% Negative Training

      Power Versus Peace

      Traffic Signals

      Develop The Appreciation Habit

      Appreciation

      Count Your Blessings

      Being Successful

      To Be Or Not To Be

      Comparison

      Equality

      SKILL ONE: SPEAKING POSITIVELY

      Speaking

      Benefits

      Steps To Pma

      I Can, I Will, I Did!

      Catch And Correct

      All Motivation Is Self Motivation

      SKILL TWO: START VISUALIZING

      Start Visualizing

      The Reasoning Mind

      The Creative Mind

      Working Power

      Beginning And Finishing

      The Determined Mind

      The Productive Process

      Visualize… . Vitalize… Varro o o m… .

      SKILL THREE: START ACTION

      Successful Goal Setting

      Planning Time

      How To Change Habits

      The Target Date

      Power And Fun

      Destinations

      The Written Plan

      Clarify Your Thinking

      The $25,000 Plan

      Writing Daily Goals

      Benjamin Franklin System

      Goal Pyramid

      Purpose

      Find Your Heroes

      What Kind Of Goals Do You Need?

      When Is A Goal A Goal?

      I Have A Goal When:

      Set Your Goals

      Glossary Of Goal Terms

      Goal Concepts

      Discover Your Purpose

      My Purpose

      I Dare You

      GROUP ACTIVITIES

      Become A More Positive Person

      Blessing Inventory

      Personal Values Evaluation

      Values

      Shirley Brackett Mathey

      In her role as a teacher, Shirley Brackett Mathey created innovative teaching techniques using group activities to promote the learning process. Students referred her as the best teacher they ever had. As counselor and friend she has positively affected the lives of thousands of young people. Scores of pictures, letters, visits and cards of appreciation validate her students admiration for this unique person.

      Shirley is wise, warm, witty, and enthusiastic! People who encounter her never forget the experience as she motivates people toward inner change and growth.

      It was good decision to teach positive thinking, but her next endeavor was the listening skills and finally the confrontation skills, all learned from interactions with students and what they needed to move on with their life.

      The books on those topics are The Tough and Tender Listener, and The Art of Friendly Confrontation.

      People who encounter her never forget the experience as she motivated people toward inner change and growth.

      Her credentials include a Master in family Life Education from Michigan State University and a Master in Guidance and Counseling from Easter Michigan University.

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      Shirley Brackett Mathey, formerly a popular teacher delivered this presentation for many years. It has become her signature message to deliver her message. BECOME A MORE POSITIVE PERSON is a message others can follow.

      Foreword

      Our life works, even though it may take us some time to realize how we make it work for us. As a teacher I was struggling with students

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