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Tech Klutz (2)

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The day started out like any other, peaceful and filled with promises of a nice new day. A blank slate waiting to be filled in. It was raining and the forecast called for rain all day long. It looked gloomy outside, dark and gray as a fall day sometimes looks like. Walking was out of the question so I decided to do what I normally would not attempt on my own.

I had a video of my book and decided to upload it. The folks at WordPress were really helpful and they had the patience of a saint! They needed that dealing with a tech klutz like yours truly! However, they kept their cool and tried walking me through the steps, one patient step at a time. All to no avail! The video didn’t want to cooperate and no matter what we did, we couldn’t get it uploaded. Frustrating? Absolutely. I spent half a day fooling with something I had no idea about, however, I did learn a few things along the way, don’t ask me what. I’ve forgotten already!

Anyway, we finally found out that the video was too large and get this, it needed to be compressed! What?!! I wanted to scream but they said, “No problem, we’ll try it another way.” After five different ways, still no success. There was no compressing anything! It (the video) refused to budge and preferred being the size it was!

I finally gave up and told them, I will get a tech person to come in and help me get this right. Later on today the person will show up and I hope he or she is a pro and can get the issue fixed without messing up my computer!

Kudos to the folks at WordPress. Thank you for your patience and your understanding. Did I drive you up the wall? I probably did but that’s because computers and tech klutzes don’t go together. We only tolerate each other!

Update:

Tech person did a great job and we found out that I needed to be a Premium member to get the video uploaded! So got that done and as you can see the video is up and running! 👍👍👍

Self-Talk

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It matters how you talk to yourself. The more negatives you can come up with, the deeper down the rabbit hole you go. Positive self-talk is a must if you want a better mindset according to the experts and they do know what they’re talking about. How you see yourself and how you talk to yourself reflects the way you perceive the world around you.

I woke up this morning and immediately started berating myself for all the things I could have done better yesterday. I told myself I could have handled the situation better but didn’t so it was time to beat myself down. Talking down to yourself is a norm for most people and it only helps to create more negativity as it reflects back on who you are not. Let’s change that mindset. Here are some quotes to help you get there.

“Watch what you tell yourself, you’re likely to believe it.” Russ Kyle

“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” Brene Brown

“The way you choose to think and speak about yourself (to yourself and others),

IS A CHOICE!

You may have spent your whole life talking about yourself in a negative way, but that doesn’t mean you have to continue that path.” Miya Yamanouchi

“Self-talk is the most powerful form of communication because it either empowers you or it defeats you.” Unknown

“Everything you tell yourself matters. It will either lift you up or tear you down. It’s your voice and your choice.” Unknown

“When it’s hardest, remind yourself of these things: I am okay, even if it hurts so bad. I am strong, even if I don’t feel like it. I am doing my best, and that is more than enough.” Nicole Marie B

“Turn off any self-talk that tells you that you are destined to live a small life. YOU’RE NOT.”

In order to get to positive self-talk, there are a few things you need to give up. Stop the negative self-talk in your head. Stop doubting yourself because you are fully capable of achieving whatever you want to. Get rid of the fear of failure and if you fail so what, get up and do it again until you succeed. Lastly, but perhaps just as important, stop people pleasing. You don’t have to kowtow to anyone. Be your own person and that is enough. What they think of you is none of your business.

“It’s not what we say out loud that really determines our lives. It’s what we whisper to ourselves that has the most power.”

If all else fails, do this instead:

“Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and SHUT UP!” Ann Bradford

HAVE AN AMAZING DAY.