THE CONFIDENCE CENTER NEWS

Easy Ways to Raise Employee Morale

And Build Personal Confidence

September 25, 2002 - ISSUE #117

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WORDS OF WISDOM

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WORD OF THE WEEK

*** Respect ***

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

*** "Leaders who win the respect of others are the ones who deliver more than they promise,
not the ones who promise more than they can deliver."
Mark A. Clement

TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK

*** How many stars were on the U.S. Flag in 1958?

(Answer at the end of this week's newsletter.)

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MORALE BOOSTER OF THE WEEK

Special Days to Celebrate in October

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Choose several of these to celebrate or plan a theme around in October

October is NATIONAL POPCORN MONTH, http://www.popcorn.org
October is NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH, http://www.servicedogs.org
October 4 is WORLD SMILE DAY, http://www.worldsmileday.com & http://www.smileycollector.com/ (you can't help smiling when you visit this site)
October 6-12 is FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
October 6-12 is MENTAL AWARENESS WEEK, http://www.psych.org
October 12 is Columbus Day, observed on the 14th
October 13 is NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
October 16 is NATIONAL BOSS'S DAY
October 19 is SWEETEST DAY
October 20-26 is NATIONAL CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK
October 21-29 is WORLD RAINFOREST WEEK, http://www.ran.org
Ocotober 24 is UNITED NATIONS DAY
October 26 is MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY, http://www.makeadifferenceday.com
October 27 is DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS
October 28 is BRING YOUR JACK-O-LANTERN TO WORK DAY, http://www.pumpkinmasters.com
October 31 is HALLOWEEN

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CREATING CONFIDENCE
Living With Ethics Builds Self-Respect & Confidence

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By Susan Jordan

Creating your own Ethics Journal is fun, meaningful, and builds self confidence. Writing down your values affirms your ethics and produces self-respect, boundaries and self confidence. Understanding your own beliefs, values, and ethics will make it easier for you to make the difficult decisions that you are faced with every day.

Creating an Ethics Journal is an on going project that you can add to over the years. As the world changes and creates more ethical issues, you will be able to document a little history in your journal or scrapbook, as well.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR ETHICS JOURNAL
1. Purchase a hard back journal or scrapbook in your favorite color with lots of unlined pages. These can be found at many bookstores and/or craft stores.

2. Begin your journal or scrapbook with the title and date. Your first entry will be your statement as to your reason for compiling this information.

3. As you explore your core values you write your ideas regarding your ethics, beliefs and morals. In addition to writing your own thoughts, you can include articles from magazines or newspapers that hits a "heart-string" with you. You can also add photos, quotes, music lyrics, your own poetry or any keepsake to your journal. It's your journal and you can design it any way you want. Once you start gathering your "what makes you tick" collection of beliefs, your pages will come alive with your creative display of your personal values and morals. For example here are some things I put in my journal: A collection of autumn leaves because I value protection of our forest, a selection of an ethics newspaper article that was in agreement with my sentiments on "everyday ethics." I value our "freedom" so I placed a small American flag on one page.

You now have displayed your ethics collection in many creative forms in a journal or scrapbook. For a finishing touch, women like to add a pretty ribbon around their journal or scrapbook, while men may prefer to tie theirs with leather shoelaces.

Having your own Ethics Journal will give you the confidence and courage to stick to your ethical values during tough decision making situations. This is a unique way to pass down to your family, your ethics and morals that come from your heart. Your journal can also be an inspiration to your children who may want to create their own journals.

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ANSWER TO THIS WEEK'S TRIVIA QUESTION

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Q. How many stars were on the U.S. Flag in 1958?

A. Forty-eight

For Today's Joke, Cartoon, and more Trivia Click Here.

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(c) Copyright 2002 Harriet Meyerson/The Confidence Center. All rights reserved.