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Dear PiP Subscriber I trust that your child has settled into the new class and that 2012 will be a great year for your family! This year has taken-off at speed and I would like to take some time to focus on self management as you cannot coach your child if you don’t manage yourself effectively. PiP News: Thank you to the management of Sacred Heart; Colin Mann; Northcliff Primary; Rosebank Primary; School of Achieve- ment and Theo Wassenaar who gave us the opportunity to speak to their parents about value-driven parenting in January. We are looking forward to working with your parents at the upcoming parenting seminars. Feedback & Communication We would love to hear how its going with PiP and encourage you to share your successes and realizations with other parents and care givers.
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Your mind-set is a very important contributing factor to self management. Most of us have limiting mind-sets, based on negative self talk that was instilled when we were young and has been ingrained over time. We are often unaware of how 'automatic' our thoughts have become and how they consistently hold us back. If we wish to break out of the negative cycle we need to make the right choices and take positive action. This means we have to monitor our thoughts and choose to replace the negative thought with a positive one on a continuous basis until this becomes habitual. Zig Ziglar rightly said that ‘positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.’ Another important aspect of self management is being value-driven. Respect, truth, discipline and participation are important values for success. Values are unchanging and enduring, so they provide security and a strong sense of identity. It is possible to stand apart from life’s situations, emotions, and circumstances and look at the balanced whole. Values drive choices and therefore decisions are proactive and based on a conscience that is grounded in principles which it is not influenced by other things or people. Having a personal mission statement that defines who you are is another aspect of self management. Your mission statement should address and integrate the four fundamental human needs in the physical, social/emotional, mental and spiritual dimensions. It should also include personal, family, work and community roles that you fulfill in your life. Your mission statement should inspire you to stay focused and to be true to yourself. Being proactive and focusing your thoughts, decisions and actions on things that are in your circle of influence, that you can do something about is essential. This involves setting objectives, developing a plan of action, implementing the plan and reviewing your progress. Success breed success and you will be able to achieve more and more of your objectives through focus and self-discipline. Finally, taking great care of yourself is vital. You have to make time to do maintenance activities that revitalise you. If you do not take some time out to recharge your batteries you could break down or collapse. Your creativity, patience and level of enthusiasm is directly linked to your well being. In summary:
I would like to encourage you to continue or start to manage yourself more effectively so that you can enjoy your child even more. Warm regards,
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