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How to get over the hump or out
of the slump you're stuck in.
GetOutTheM.U.D.
Table of Contents
Chapter One:
Self-Affirmation
Chapter Two:
Forgive Thyself
Chapter Three:
Chapter Four:
Chapter Five:
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Chapter Six:
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Chapter Seven:
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Chapter Eight:
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Chapter Nine:
Failure Is Good
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Chapter Ten:
Image Is Everything
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Chapter Eleven:
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Chapter Twelve:
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Chapter Thirteen:
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Chapter Fourteen:
Pick up a Book
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Chapter Fifthteen:
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Chapter Sixteen:
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Chapter Seventeen:
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Chapter Eighteen:
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Chapter Nineteen:
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Chapter Twenty:
Appreciate Everything
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Chapter One:
Self-Affirmation
Start saying out loud, over and over, I like myself and my
yourself. Think bad, feel worse. This will affect your attitude.
Celebrate your gifts and talents and invite people over to join
name and I like myself. This kind of party will build your
and
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% attitude
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Self-Affirmation
Yes, its awkward, but start embracing the concept that many
and make you look strange to others. I remember one day while
their face like what are you drinking? I just waved at them and
kept chanting. Once the light turned green, I noticed they started
news? Id say nothing yet, but when I have some; youll be the
you have been doubting. So lets say it one time, I like myselfI
like myself.
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Chapter Two:
Forgive Thyself
Forgive yourself for all your secret mistakes and public
embarrassments.
You know what you did but you have to let it go. Get over it! Guilt
alone will hold you back from success. You wont embrace it
because you think you dont deserve it with all the secret
and move past it. You have learned your lesson. You are no longer
that same person anymore. You have changed. Now, its time to
look in the mirror and embrace that change. The new you are a
better person. You are a better person. Until you accept it, you
ex, old boss, or even a former best friend has done; this alone will
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Forgive Thyself
Just sit down with a pen and paper and get it all out. Finish the
Do not use email, Twitter, or any other social media to deal with a
your time and effort in this apology. Drop that letter in a mailbox
and dont turn back. This alone will cause you to experience a
freedom youve never had. This freedom will open doors to your
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Chapter Three:
Wake up and Worship
Morning devotion can set the stage for a great day.
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minutes
where you give your time to someone who is bigger than you. Its
a time of worship. This is when you stop and become grateful for
the smallest things in life. There are phone apps that can help
you keep your devotion focused so you dont sit there feeling like
Sometimes, just use the time to clear your mind. Refuse to think
about anything. Find the great place within. This is also a time you
you oversleep once, you will forget about it and will stop doing it
altogether.
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prayer?
If this all seems too spooky to you, then keep it simple. Find one
positive song that you love and make sure you listen to it at least
pick a song with negative lyrics. This will defeat the purpose.
Why listen to songs that make you feel negative just because
This will fuel you for any challenges you will face throughout your
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Chapter Four:
The What If Principle
Start asking yourself: What If I did succeed?
for our lives. Could you really become a billionaire? The thought
with all the people you owe money and all the debt you have
billionaire?
I mean what if you really did succeed and accomplish what you
have it until you think you can. Failure has taught us so often to
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grow up? We would raise our hands up high with a proud what if
the stuff made us feel, the more convinced we were that we had
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I have one for you. What if you shared this book with
100
people?
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Chapter Five:
Copy the Right Cat
Realize there is a recipe for what you want that you can copy to
would just find out whom and ask them to share their recipe; we
do what Simon says, I would have been better off sooner. Humble
yourself and dont worry about who gets the credit. The smartest
Find someone who does it great and copy them. Heck, ask them
what side of the bed do they sleep on, what color underwear do
they wear, or if they eat their cereal with a spoon or fork. They
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doing the same stuff trying to get a different result. Thats called
insanity.
If you tasted a cake and you loved it, why would you try to make it
formula.
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Chapter Six:
Friendships Make or Break You
Become close friends with
around most. So, if you really want to be great, you have to make
sure your friends are better than you for sure. While making sure
they believe in you as well. Better without belief is still not going
When you think about doing something amazing in life, if you are
the only one who thinks you can do it; then you will most likely
people who tell you they know you can do it in words and actions
closest friends (
) to start believing in
you, and (
th day of
the week and the G is for goals. This is something that you
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around most. So, if you really want to be great, you have to make
sure your friends are better than you for sure. While making sure
they believe in you as well. Better without belief is still not going
When you think about doing something amazing in life, if you are
the only one who thinks you can do it; then you will most likely
people who tell you they know you can do it in words and actions
closest friends (
) to start believing in
you, and (
th day of
the week and the G is for goals. This is something that you
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around most. So, if you really want to be great, you have to make
sure your friends are better than you for sure. While making sure
they believe in you as well. Better without belief is still not going
When you think about doing something amazing in life, if you are
the only one who thinks you can do it; then you will most likely
people who tell you they know you can do it in words and actions
closest friends (
) to start believing in
you, and (
th day of
the week and the G is for goals. This is something that you
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% better. Yes,
goals
Figure 15-1:
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Chapter Seven:
Work on the Person in the Mirror
Work on being
One percent is not a lot, but its a bunch when you are not
Ninety-five percent of the world wing it. They dont actually wake
up with a plan of action. They let the day dictate their choices
rather than choose the path of their day. Ask yourself, Did I
enough just to get by, then improving is not important to you. So,
% worse.
between
st and
great player from a good one? The one who tries to improve
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each day; kind of like working out. First, its hard to commit to
going. Then, you go and it hurts during that first week. Eventually,
your time management. So, you really dont have any excuses
not to get
% better.
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more minutes,
dont hit that snooze button. Get up! Go exercise, mediate, or set
daily goals for yourself. I know you can do it! If you havent stop
reading and are applying this book; you are actually improving
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Chapter Eight:
Goals Goals Goals
You need a target to keep you focused.
The best golfer cant hit a great shot if the flag is not visible.
You may even think you set goals, but Im almost certain its just
I want you to clear your mind and get rid of any negative thought
Brian Tracy would say, Pull out your magic wand. Get a calendar
and count
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365
365
days.
15
365
Start each sentence off with I will. Once you have the
7000
7000
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day of rest. Pick a night that you want. Six nights of goals and
This will take discipline, so dont think it will be easy. It will take
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days in order for this to become a habit for you. Before you
start, think of
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shared are more likely to be accomplished. If you like you can add
Dont be shocked when I email you back to make sure you are
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Chapter Nine:
Failure Is Good
Realize failure is only feedback.
If your goal is to go
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for
30
something, you will end up taking less shots because of that fear
of failure. Just know that the less shots you take, the less
30
for
300
than
30
for
30
time you miss a shot, learn something from it. This will make you
We all hate to fail but its a part of the process. Dont complain
about it, just learn from it and achieve. The sooner you fail, the
quicker you will get to success. Finding out what doesnt work
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Failure Is Good
Im not promoting failure. Im just teaching you how to use the
a young lady who always did very well with everything I taught
her. She often smiled and couldnt wait to tell me how great
her.
I could tell it meant a lot to her to tell me how great things were
going, but one day I told her, Im really going to get excited when
I get the nothing is going right call from you. Yes. I will be super
excited for her day of failure. This is the day the most is learned.
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Chapter Ten:
Image Is Everything
Dress better than you feel.
Steve Harvey once said you should never be able to tell what a
You actually should do the very opposite. If you feel terrible, you
You cannot get caught in the I dont care what I look like mode or
thing you can control is your image. You could be going through
Hell in high water but you can do it dipped in butter or should I say
casket sharp.
Life will get challenging but dont allow the mood of the day to
dictate how you dress. Make sure you always dress like life is
amazing.
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Image Is Everything
Dress within your budget and make sure you look nice every day.
stylist. Ask them to help you choose what to wear daily. There is
cat or get the right advice from those who are gifted to do so.
Go look in your closet and find something you would only wear to
how bad you feel. Dress like you feel better, I know you can do it.
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Chapter Eleven:
Have a Servants Heart
Help and serve others while your money is funny.
the only way to give is with money. Money is always a great gift
but there is still so much to give when you dont have money.
Usually people get miserable when they dont have money. They
get depressed and often mean. Unable to realize they still have
so much more to give. The less money you have, the better you
many.
people. Not only will it take your mind off of your problems, but it
will get your serotonin going; the leadership chemical that gives
When was the last time you actually served others without being
asked? Challenge yourself to out give how bad you feel. This is
the time you can truly find out how creative you can be. No
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often asking how can I help you? Im pretty sure even if they had
the homeless, unless its your passion, go for it. Show that you
matters to you and that your heart is in it. Not just something
10
30
10
accomplish them. By the time you get them all done, you will see
become a habit.
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Chapter Twelve:
Save, Save, Save
Start saving
The joy we get from spending money makes it hard to save. The
people we owe and the bills that are due cause us to get so
mandatory.
to. You owe everybody, so how and where do you start to save
what you feel you dont have? Good question. Im glad you asked.
Number two, it takes one step to move forward. Dont try to leap
The most difficult part of saving is where you start. Lets keep it
simple. Get an empty jar and start saving the change in your
pocket. Put all the coins in a jar until it fills up. Once the jar is
filled, roll up the coins, head to the bank, and open yourself a
saving
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yourself of this a few times. You wont get it right the first time
you try, but failing at saving means you are at least closer to
have it phrase. Dont do it! You will be shocked by how easy you
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make it rain with your savings. You worked way too hard to save.
Reward yourself but do that with some other money. Not your
%, and then
10
% up to
benefits of saving.
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Chapter Thirteen:
Love and Appreciate Yourself
Find your positives and dont be consumed with your negatives.
praises for his strengths. I think most of us may have this same
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yourself. Things that make you proud to be you. Things you love
about your life. This may take a minute because the focus on
what you dont like has made you forget what you love.
After you finally list all that you love about yourself, got to the
loud to yourself until you start to smile when you say it. Say it
until you own it. Dont be embarrassed. You cant love others
reject ourselves.
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start to believe it. Sometimes, that isnt even enough for us.
think was so beautiful. We would always talk about her and say
stuff like her man is so lucky to have her. Well, one day I ended
up talking with her and she made a statement about how she
didnt feel very beautiful. This shocked me. I was like how could
you not see how gorgeous you are? Back then, I didnt
understand it but today I do. She did not love herself and
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Chapter Fourteen:
Pick up a Book
Learn what you dont know. Somebody has written a book about
it.
where they can get the information from. If they need Spanish in
order to achieve the goal; they pick up a book to teach them how
make it happen.
acting like we do. We can actually get a book, read it, and have
The more books you read, the better you will become in so many
areas in your life. Your understanding will grow and your actions
will follow. If we parish for a lack of, we parish even more for
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Pick up a Book
There is something right now you have been trying to do with no
worked by now. You figured it out, but still no results that make
you happy. I dare you to go find a book, read it, and apply it to the
same situation. You will get results. Dont get mad at yourself
when it happens. Just make a promise to find the book that has
Think of
with. Write them down and go to a book store. Look for the books
that tell you how to do those same things. Spend the next
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the answers. Stop trying over and over without ever reading a
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Chapter Fifthteen:
The Present Is a Gift
Be present in every moment.
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There is actually something great about giving one thing your full
attention.
have
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admire your ability to listen and pay attention. Just imagine when
you deal with anyone you are always present. Im simply saying
be present in every moment you give your time and attention to.
without wondering what you will eat for lunch or if your husband
forgot your anniversary. Dont deal with those things when its
I find myself not being present often, but I have to remind myself
This will cause you to get a respect that you dont have to
demand.
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the teacher would want to know is are you present. Are you here?
Are you really present reading this book or are you falling asleep,
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at people like a stalker. Just make sure they know you are
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Chapter Sixteen:
CNN- Constant Negative News
Stop watching the news before you go to bed.
care about the news at night. Use the night to feed your mind
rehash things better when you sleep. It will give your spirit hope
When you do watch the news, use your smart phone and get
apps that filter your news for you. This way you are not allowing
know we are in a world where bad news cant be avoided, but I will
add things that will not keep you in the kind of mindset you need
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Philippians
48
:
Watching the news is not the way to get into this mindset. The
negative news.
help your mind remain positive. This alone will make your day
amazing.
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Chapter Seventeen:
Spend Money Educating You
Attend workshops, seminars, and networking events every
month.
better we become. Jim Rohm said you should never work harder
people dont even consider a workshop if the job isnt paying for
where you want to be. Ask them about the conferences and
you go, the quicker the return on your money. You wont lose
anything, you will win. Your skill set will get better and this will set
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start attending, the better. This must become a habit so you can
Be honest with me. How much money have you invested in your
chances are its been awhile. If so, I want you to stop reading right
If you read this last sentence, you arent moving quick enough.
yourself.
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Chapter Eighteen:
Be the BIGGER Person
Refuse to blame others for anything that has caused you pain or
hurt.
Its easier to travel the crowded road Passing the Blame. I got
person was wrong. Why not just be the bigger person. Apologize
beyond whos right and whos wrong. I must admit that I was not
This is why this road is less traveled. Its not easy to be right, but
excuses person.
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one that always wins. Losers always point the finger to others to
not reading your goals, doors start opening for you that wont
good but it will get you the best long term results.
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Chapter Nineteen:
Honesty Will Set You Free
Be honest with everybody and especially those who are closest
to you.
once you get over the fear and just do it; you wont ever regret
inspiring other people to respect you and then follow suit. They
realize from your honesty that they too need to reevaluate their
embarrassed, you will hold out from the best character builder of
your life. Let it go! This will give you a fresh start. New
perspectives without all the pressure. For the first time in your
life you can now be you. Not a pretender trying to prove your
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and start all over. Maybe it wont. At least once its done you will
process. Its really simple. Face them and tell them the whole
truth. Allow all the chips to fall where they may. Its better to
sense of peace for a long time. Honesty will make you attravitie
to all kinds of people. This alone will cause you to achieve more.
Those you lose from honesty will appreciate it one day. So hold
your head up high and imagine the freedom. Make a list of people
you need to be honest with and take it one step at a time. This is
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Chapter Twenty:
Appreciate Everything
Start being thankful for what is left in your life.
simplest things. Even when you help them with something that
youre amazing thanks for the help or youre the best thanks.
testing situations will develop a habit that will help you keep a
great attitude through just about anything. If you get a flat tire,
be thankful you get to use AAA to see how great the service
actually is. Thankful people easily see whats left, rather than
whats loss.
are not thankful enough. The more thankful you become, the
Thank God, friends, family, and even people who doubt you. It all
has a really great return on how everyone treats you. When you
direction.
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Appreciate Everything
Most great leaders can identify a person who has gratitude
When you develop this habit, people will lift you up to others in
Heck, if you are miserable right now, its because you are not
thankful enough.
Lets work on being more thankful starting right now. I want you
to list
30
30
30
30
days to
Days of
In
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you. I hope and pray that I was able to inspire you to get your
swag back. I take my own advice and want to appreciate you for
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