en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/752672 Comments by marilnjaye http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51682578 I just want to make another comment re: yesterday's note. I found it SO HELPFUL to me throughout the day yesterday. I felt like I made some significant progress with that "Do your best but your best is not always the same" idea (paraphrasing). And thanks to the comments on my comment yesterday. It's frustrating that I am not usually at a computer where I can reply to the replies! Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:27:08 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51682578 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51682235 Yes! Ben Franklin's virtues chart was so important to me. I was first exposed to it about twenty years ago and it helped me make some very significant changes in how I used my mind. It was my first exposure to implementing the idea of the power of thoughts. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:23:09 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/philosophersnotes-7-habits-of-highly-effective-people/#IDComment51682235 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-four-agreements-by-don-miguel-ruiz/#IDComment51496978 For me, the stand-out idea was "always do your best" along with the idea that my best won't always be the same. It immediately took the pressure off of me & my habit of always judging myself harder than I would judge anyone else. My best is not always going to be at the same level for any given action. Plus, always doing my best puts the other 3 ideas into clearer focus for me. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:09:15 +0000 http://www.finerminds.com/personal-growth/the-four-agreements-by-don-miguel-ruiz/#IDComment51496978