Today I have decided, instead of just writing about the update on my activities on the My Paper Executive Look 2010 journey, I will also write something that will be eventually help you in your own success journey (your career, your personal life, etc)
Anyway, that's exactly the very reason why I wanted to join this competition in the first place.
So here it is.. starting from today, my blog will be named as: Merry Little Notes
STOP CRITICIZING, START CONGRATULATING.
How many times do we congratulate ourselves? How many more times do we critize ourselves?
Congratulating is energizing, it will give you more energy, more strenght and make you feel good about yourselves.
Criticising is weakening. It will pull you down, drain your energy, and make you feel lousy.
Recently, there is this one guy come and talk to me "I haven't accomplished anything all year long, how can you help me?"
I actually know this guy and from my perspective, he had actually done many wonderful and amazing things. So to help him changed his habitual self-criticism, I gave him 1 week to really sit down, reflect and start to make a list of his accomplishments for the year. Regardless how small or negligible it is, I asked him to just put it on paper, and not to be judgmental.
When he met me again the week after that (with the list), I could see changes in him. He laughed more easily, felt excited, energized and empowered. I guess he has slowly changed himself from self-criticism to self-congratulations.
Being a good friend to ourselves means that we have the courage to stop crippling ourselves with criticism, and negativity. Instead, what we should do is to compliment and congratulate ourselves. Make it a habit and be empowered through praises.
Talking about criticising, I found a perfect picture to illustrate that..
This is actually a picture of my 15 months daugther, Alvernia with my nephew, Ryan.
(Photo was taken during our recent 2-weeks holiday in Australia)
Stop Criticising
… And Start Congratulating 
I congratulate myself for the good things I do, say and think
I congratulate myself on the person I am, and the person I am becoming
ps: Today, I opened MyPaper, and found out there was an article and photo of me. So cool !!
About Merry Riana
Merry Riana is a Millionaire Entrepreneur, Best-Selling Author and Motivational Speaker.In just a short period of 4 years after her graduation, Merry has earned more than S$1,000,000 through her business. This achievement is featured as an article titled ‘She’s made her first million at just age 26’, in The Straits Times on 26th January 2007. In October 2010, Merry was conferred the Great Women of Our Time Award. As an icon in the regional, financial, and educational communities Merry has broken down barriers to become one of the most admired and watched individuals in the media today.
visit www.MerryRiana.org to read more about Merry Riana
