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    Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive
    Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive
    Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive
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    Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive

    By Jackie DiCap

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    Ever felt like you've done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING but procrastinated and stayed unproductive? Who hasn't?! We've all been there. It definitely doesn't take rocket science to tell us that it is simply not a healthy habit. Jackie DiCap had seen it, been there, done that, and had fallen at the hands of this vicious cycle. Fortunately, not only did DiCap break out of this loop, he will also let you in on the secret!

     

    In this book, Jackie DiCap will take us through building up our 3 P's:

     

    Positivity

    Proactivity

    Productivity

     

    As you continue building up the 3 P's, you would be able to take on the good, the bad, and the ugly, all with your head held high. Sometimes, you may fall back two steps but that leaves more room to climb up three. 

     

    Build as you go.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJackie DiCap
    Release dateMar 24, 2021
    ISBN9781393651994
    Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive

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      Ways to be Positive, Proactive, and Productive - Jackie DiCap

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      YOUR WORDS MATTER__06

      YOUR PURPOSE IS A BIG DEAL__14

      THE STRUGGLE IS REAL ___28

      HOW CAN I DISCOVER WHO I REALLY AM?___49

      UNPACK YOUR FEAR__69

      WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER__81

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      IF WE UNDERSTOOD THE power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. In our thoughts and words, we create our own weaknesses and our own strengths.

      "Why do you do what you do?

      Why do you get out of bed in the morning?

      And why should anyone care?

      It is one of life’s greatest joys to wake up in the morning Every morning with a clear sense of why the day matters Why every day matters.

      This is what it means to find your Why.

      It is the start of an inspiring journey Your inspiring journey."

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      YOUR WORDS MATTER

      Words are a powerful thing. Words can build and lift, comfort and calm, teach and inspire.  To the opposite, words can destroy and demolish, incite and enrage, berate and criticize, embarrass and demean.  It has been said that in an average day a person will speak somewhere between 10 and 20,000 words. Which means we have that tons of chances every day to say something positive or to say something negative, the choice is totally up to us.

      There is an old saying that Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Whoever came up with that saying had it completely wrong...what they saying needed to say is Sticks and stones may break my bones, but unkind words will always hurt me...and a broken bone can heal with time, but the damage done by unkind words might never heal.  Anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of verbal abuse or verbal assaults knows all too well how true this is...

      What is important to keep in mind is that people who speak negatively of others are people who first have felt negatively about themselves, they are those who are constantly thinking critical thoughts about themselves.  After a period of time of only seeing the negative in themselves, that person begins to only see the negative in others too, and often times they start to voice that.  They become incapable of seeing the positive, and instead they only complain and condemn.  They wallow in misery themselves and they become determined to make everyone around them feel miserable too.  Often times they may try to mask their unkind words with sarcasm and humor, relishing in the laughter they get at the expense of someone else.  What they don’t realize is that the laughter they are getting is from people who laugh out of fear, not out of admiration, because the last thing those people laughing want is to become next on their list to be torn down.  What it comes down to is this, people who speak negatively are not loved; they are feared.

      When we are tempted to say something unkind, we have to remember this:  Negative words, once spoken, can’t be pulled back.  We can apologize and try to make amends, but even that won’t make the memory of our words disappear.  Even if the person we offended forgives us, they are likely to remember our words for many years to come and the damage done to their heart may never fully heal.  

      Boys flying kites haul in their white-winged birds;

      You can call back your kites, but you can’t call back your words.

      Careful with fire is good advice, we know;

      Careful with words is ten times doubly so.

      Thoughts unexpressed will often fall back dead. But God Himself can’t kill them, once they are said!

      -Will Carleton

      We have to remember that the words we say reflect the person that we are, whether they are good or bad, they are reflecting what we think and feel on the inside to everyone observing on the outside.  Our words reflect our character.   That goes for both the words we speak as well as the words we write.  In today’s world we see so much of people writing horrible things on Twitter or Facebook or a myriad of other social media outlets.  Bullying is no longer just for the playground; cyber-bullying has run rampant on the web.  And people seem to take more liberty with being unkind in writing then they would dare attempt to verbalize in person. Putting word in written form hurts no less than words spoken, and sometimes it can hurt even more.  When I have come across that type of tearing down, I can’t help but think to myself: how miserable must this person who wrote this must be to have taken time out of their day to post something so destructive and degrading about someone else.... making that effort takes being a truly unhappy person who wants nothing more than to spread their misery...it’s really very sad.

      On the opposite end of the spectrum, we have those who use their words in positive ways.  They are optimistic and happy and they look for the good, both in themselves, as well as in others.  They are encouraging and kind and they use the power of their words to build and encourage.  People are drawn to them because they know they will lift them up, give them hope, and inspire them to be better.   These people are loved, and it is easy to see why. I absolutely love people who use the power of their words to do good.  I love learning from them and I love being around them.  They make the world a happier place and they inspire me to use the power of my own words for good.

      Think back to your childhood and recall the voices of your teachers. What kinds of words did they use? What tone of voice? Recall how you felt around those teachers. Safe and motivated to learn? Or self-doubting, insecure, even angry?

      Teacher language—what we say to students and how we say it—is one of our most powerful teaching tools. It permeates every aspect of teaching. We cannot teach a lesson, welcome a student into the room, or handle a classroom conflict without using words. Our language can lift students to their highest potential or tear them down. It can help them build positive relationships or encourage discord and distrust. It shapes how students think and act and, ultimately, how they learn.

      How Language Shapes Learners

      I've learned that language actually shapes thoughts, feelings, and experiences. (Vygotsky, 1978). Our words shape students as learners by:

      Affecting students' sense of identity. Five-year-old Don loves to sing but isn't good at it—yet. His music teacher says, Let's have you move to the back row and try just mouthing the words. Such language can lead Don to believe not only that he is a bad singer, but also that he will always be a bad singer. But suppose the teacher says, Don, you really love to sing, don't you? Would you like to learn more about it? I have some ideas. Such words support Don's budding identity as one who loves to sing and is learning singing skills.

      Helping students understand how they work and play. For example, an educator might comment on a student's writing by saying, These juicy adjectives here give me a wonderful sense of how your character looks and feels. Naming a specific attribute—the use of adjectives—alerts the writer to an important strength in her writing and encourages her to build on that strength.

      Influencing our relationships with students. To a student who—once again—argued with classmates at recess, we might say either Emory, if you don't stop it, no more recess! or Emory, I saw you arguing with Douglas and Stephen. Can you help me understand what happened from your point of view? The former would reinforce a teacher-student relationship based on teacher threats and student defensiveness, whereas the latter would begin to build a teacher-student relationship based on trust.

      Five Guiding Principles for Positive Language

      How can we ensure that our language supports students' learning and helps create a positive, respectful community? During the 20 years I've been involved with the Responsive Classroom, I have found this approach to be a good base for using language powerfully. The Responsive Classroom approach, developed by Northeast Foundation for Children, offers language strategies that enable elementary teachers to help students succeed academically and socially. Strategies range

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