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Become a Beauty Maker
   

Have you ever wondered why it is that you can describe something exactly the same way to two different people, and walk away from one feeling worse about yourself, and the other feeling nearly transcendent?

Well, this is because some of us have developed the quality of Beauty-Making more than others. That is the ability to take life's garbage and rework it into a masterpiece.

Everyone has this capability, and each of us DOES use it sometimes. We have to, otherwise we'd just get paralyzed by every unpleasant circumstance. In order to function as human beings, we must use our facility to rework meanings of things, to cast new light on mishaps or misapprehensions for ourselves and others. In order to function extraordinarily as human beings, we need to get very good at this.

For my friend Jazz, this means chocking up her decision yesterday to stay home and read romance novels as a "win." Yes, she spent the whole day inside, taking a brain-breath when she "should have" been out on errands, paying bills and so forth. Feeling a little guilty in retrospect, she told some people who shook their proverbial fingers at her: "Yes, you SHOULD have done those things." Fortunately, then she called me.

Knowing Jazz, I could tell that choosing a pure luxury activity was a difficult choice for her. Also, considering her challenging schedule, this was probably an absolute necessity. I commended her on having the self-knowledge and strength to make the unpopular (yet, ultimately more rewarding) decision.

Hear the difference? She left one conversation feeling tired and guilty, whereas she left the call with me feeling a renewed sense of vigor. Just what she really needs to flourish in her busy life.

I'm not here to convince you that making people right (actually, aim for making people RADIANT!) is better somehow than compounding their "wrongs." What I am here to point out is that if you decide to make this a priority in your life, you will experience the following benefits:

1) you will become far more creative, because you will be exercising your meaning-making muscle more often. (Let's face it, making people wrong is boorringg, and its been done to death.)

2) more people will want to be around you more often: couldn't this benefit your business, family life, relationships and more? Oh yes, and they'll be a bunch of happier people too (if you get good at it, that is!)

3) you will like YOU a whole lot more. Because you will be adding to the beauty, the radiance, the innocence, the light in this world, not shining a measly little flashlight on some pile of garbage.

So, take out your artist's hat, sound that creative chord, stand for the rightness and radiance that you can make in life, and thank goodness for the benefits!

Because I feel so strongly about the power of this fundamental skill--- and I believe in rewarding excellence-- I have a challenge for you. Read the following situation, and formulate a 10 word or less response that will add beauty to Sally's life: Sally just experienced a freak accident at her favorite health club. Something broke and fell on her, causing a minor injury. No one offered her help, so she got herself to the doctor, and received good care there. Sally has been feeling upset, and has come to you for your wisdom....

(please email your 10-word response. The most illuminating will win two months of free coaching. Good luck!)





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