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Bounce-Back Slogans Problemater's Kit (.pdf) For brains that feed on problems. You can practice the bounce-back routine in an online virtual environment, where the falls are mostly virtual: How to get into Second Life without really trying Selby Evans is Thinkerer Melville in Second Life |
Related Strengths Adaptable Aikido Competitive Optimistic Persistent Problem-Solver Reality, Negotiates with Resilient Resourceful Strength from Adversity |
See: Bounce-Back
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You know you have a problem when the usual methods don’t work. |
There are no unsuccessful people. Only unsuccessful choices. |
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We are not limited by our fears. We are limited by our choices. |
What things do you have to do right the first time? |
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The only public part of the success story is the last act. |
Success is going from one failure to another with no loss of
enthusiasm. - Churchill |
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If you always do what you've always done, you’ll always get what
you've always got. |
Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response that matters. |
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Failure is a door to success. If you choose to see it that way. |
Failure is not in falling down; it is in staying down. |
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If it had a simple solution, you wouldn't know it was a problem. |
If failure were fatal, we’d all be dead. |
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If you dig yourself into a hole, stop digging. |
Practice the bounce-back routine. Yes, it does exist. But only for
successful people. |
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You do not build self-confidence out of failing. You build it out
of bouncing back. |
The mighty oak was once a nut that held its ground. |
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Celebrate small victories. Practice for the big ones. |
If you hit a dead end, turn around. |
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The difference between a trial run and a failure lies in what you
get out of it. |
If you want to attract attention, make a misteak. |
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The key that works will always be the last one you try. |
If you always succeed, you are overqualified for your job. |
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How many failures does it take to make a success? |
The value of a goal is not in having it, but in winning it. |
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We look down the rapids and see the paths around the rocks. |
Obstacles are just nature’s way of showing us what we can do. |
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The path to success is paved with mistakes. |
A problem is not a wall. It’s a door. |
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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. |
Football would be a lot easier without the other team. |
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Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger. |
Defeat is advance payment for victory. |
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Challenges are the root stock of confidence. |
There ain't much learning in the second kick of the mule. |
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The man who can laugh in the midst of disaster has just thought of
someone he can blame it on.
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The benefit you get from a mistake is what you learn from it. |
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The real secret of success is frustration tolerance. |
Brain trap: Expect it to work the first time. Fast track to exit. |
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Edison could have saved himself a lot of effort by listening to the
Canters. |
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Do you need to change your goal? What do you know about choosing goals?
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If you were to start over, what would you do differently? |
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Should you be satisfied with what has happened so far? |
If you hadn’t started, would you start now? |
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How does this fit with your long-term goals? |
You will choose today. Even if you only choose to wait. |
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Would your plan work better later? |
What you should you do? Ask: How should you change what you tried
before? |
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How will all this look ten years from now? |
If you dig yourself into a hole, stop digging. |
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Focus on what you can control. What you can't control will take
care of itself. |
You can get a lot more experience at fixing symptoms than you can at
fixing the cause. |
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Look for a way to do the opposite of what you did before. |
Imagine that you were back at the beginning. How would you rewrite the
story? |
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Imagine how your plan would go if you could wait till later. |
Imagine that your tooth fairy has arrived to fix things. What do you
want done? |
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If you always do what you've always done, you’ll always get what you've
always got. |
How could somebody help you reach your goal? Why would they do that?
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What do you wish you had known earlier? How could you have known it
earlier? |
Are you confusing faulting with fixing? |
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Do you wish you had more cooperation from others? Why would they
cooperate? |
What advice would you give someone in the same situation? |
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One way to win is to make it okay to lose. |
Explorer: If you don’t get payoff from the job you did, you get it from
figuring out how you can do better next time. |
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Tooth Fairy: Check your wish list. |
Hunter: Do you need to get fired-up again? |
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How did you get fired-up before? |
Shudoff: Do you know what you should do? What keeps you from doing it?
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Explorer: What do you need to know to handle this? |
Tooth Fairy: Are there any personal skills that you wish you had? |
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Canter: Rapids ahead! Watch for the rocks. |
Hunter: Rapids ahead. Look for the flow around the rocks. |
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Make a list of the things that have gone right. |
Do you need a new plan? What do you know about planning? |
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Thinking about what you can’t do is worry. Thinking about what you can
do is planning. |
Should you be satisfied with what has happened so far? |
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What is your biggest challenge right now? Treat it as a separate
problem. |
The difference between a trial run and a failure lies in what you get
out of it. |
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Know the power of yet. As in I don't know how to do this yet. |
What is the smallest thing you can do to make things a little better?
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What happened that you didn't plan for? |
If you get it right the first time, it was too easy. |
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Brain trap: Expect it to work the first time. Fast track to exit. |
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