Summary in this book’s Chapter Ten,
To develop your UNDERSTANDING Muscle
- Search for the gift in each circumstance.
- Look outside your immediate situation to the bigger picture.
- Go into your heart to find compassion.
- Put yourself in the other person’s shoes.
To develop your FAITH-IN-MYSELF Muscle
- Turn off the negative CD playing in your head.
- Treat yourself with respect and kindness.
- Borrow faith from others when yours runs low.
- Surround yourself with your Rocket Booster community: people who love, celebrate, and encourage you.
To develop your TAKE-ACTION Muscle
- Recognize when you’re moaning – stuck “lying on the nail”
- Refocus on your original goal.
- Be open to other, possibly better, ways to reach it.
- Keep in view your highest dreams and the ways in which you want to be of service while you’re on this earth.
To develop your I-KNOW-LIKE-I-KNOW Muscle
- Open yourself up to God, Spirit, Nature, the Universe, or whatever you call your Higher Power.
- Invite that Higher Power into your life now; don’t wait to be perfect.
- Learn to access a larger source of strength at will through meditation, breathing, or prayer.
- Feel the constant presence of your Higher Power in your heart through gratitude.
To develop your HONESTY Muscle
- Be willing to take an unflinching inventory of what works and doesn’t work in your life.
- Take responsibility for your part in creating your situation.
- Address the thing sthat don’t work with detachment and clarity.
- Embrace yourself enough to share your truth with others.
To develop your SAY-YES Muscle
- Hear and acknowledge what life is calling you to do.
- Test the waters by saying yes in small ways.
- Commit to playing full out.
- Formulate practical strategies to live your dreams.
To develop your DETERMINATION Muscle
- Face the truth of your situation.
- Pick a target to aim for.
- Use the power of focus.
- Stay firmly connected to your spiritual center and ask the people you love for assistance.
To develop your FORGIVENESS Muscle
- Pinpoint negative feelings revolving around old issues.
- Reconnect with your self-love and begin to forgive yourself.
- Go through the Total Truth Process: honestly process the emotions beneath your anger and hurt and own all of them.
- Find compassion to embrace a deeper level of forgiveness.
To develop your HIGHEST CHOICE Muscle
- Become fully aware of the unhealthy behavior you want to change in your life.
- Identify the need you are trying to fill through that behavior.
- Find the best and healthiest way to satisfy that need.
- Align your choices with your highest aspirations.
There are other bounce-back muscles
- Unconditional Love Muscle
- Creativity Muscle
- Integrity Muscle
- Authenticity Muscle
- Letting Go Muscle
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