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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Basic Laws}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Life is hard for {\bf{EVERYONE}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Everything you are or will be is entirely up to you} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{You can learn anything you need to achieve what you want to achieve} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Visualization Steps}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Your Subconscious cannot tell the difference between a real experience and one you can vividly imagine} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{1. Vividly envision the positive outcome in as much detail as your imagination can muster} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{2. Charge the image with intense positive emotion, really feel what expect to feel once your vision is achieved} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{3. The longer you can hold this emotion charged, vivid creation of your success in your mind, the more motivated you will feel} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{4. Perform this exercise often until you see the results manifest in the real world} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Affirmations}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Affirmations should be positive, present tense, and personal. By simply stating to ourselves who we want to be, we teach our subconscious to make that the natural state:} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I LOVE MYSELF}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SOMETHING WONDERFUL WILL HAPPEN TODAY}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I BELIEVE IN PERFECT OUTCOMES TO EVERY SITUATION}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I AM NOT A SMOKER}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I AM RESPONSIBLE AND IN CONTROL OF MY LIFE}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I AM FINANCIALLY COMPETENT AND SUCCESSFUL}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{I AM XX POUNDS}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Eliminate Negative Emotions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Eliminate Destructive Criticism from your dialogue} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Refuse to blame anyone for anything, you are responsible} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Refuse to be manipulated into feeling guilty} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Refuse to discuss the guilt of others, gossip, etc} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sources of Stress}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Worry & Worry is fear caused by indecision, uncertainty, or inaction. Mitigate worry by living one day at a time and clearly defining "worry situations." \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Lacking Clear Meaning or Purpose & By defining your positive outcomes and plans, you give yourself a path to walk on with clarity \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Incomplete Action & Any incomplete actions (open loops) in your responsibilities will weigh on your subconscious until resolved \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Unfinished Business & Any unresolved personal feelings, grudges, or resentment will weigh on your mind until resolved \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 5) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Fear of Failure & Fear of Failure manifests as a lead feeling in your chest and a thought of "I can't" in your mind. Mitigate this feeling with solution based thinking and the Law of Substitution \tn % Row Count 31 (+ 9) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.18988 cm} x{2.78712 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sources of Stress (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Denial & Kicking concerns "under the rug" creates a mental drain. Those issues are still present and the stress caused by inaction will lurk until the situation is addressed. \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 8) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} Anger & Anger is the most destructive of all negative emotions. Giving in to anger is {\bf{CHOOSING}} to give up control. {\bf{YOU CAN CHOOSE TO RESPOND TO DIFFICULTIES IN A CALM, POSITIVE MANNER}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.14471 cm} x{3.83229 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Self-Concept}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Self-Ideal} & who you are in a perfect world, who you aspire to be \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Self-Image} & How you see and think about yourself \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Self -Esteem & How you feel about yourself (how worthwhile and valuable you feel + how capable you feel in what you do) \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.34379 cm} x{3.63321 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Laws Regarding Self-Concept}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Habit & Virtually all of your actions and reactions are automatic, unconscious responses (aka HABITS) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Practice & All habits are learned and can therefore be unlearned. Any action you repeat often enough becomes a new habit \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Emotion & 100\% of your decisions are based on emotion (primarily fear or desire) Therefore it is critically important to dwell on the things you want rather than the things you fear \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7 Laws of Mental Mastery}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Accident & Failing to plan is planning to fail \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Control & The more in control you feel, the better you feel \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Belief & Whatever you believe with conviction becomes your reality \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Expectations & Whatever you expect with confidence becomes self-fulfilling prophecy \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Attraction & You invariably attract people into your life congruent with your dominant thoughts \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Correspondence & As within, so without (you must become someone new to achieve new outcomes) \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Mental Equivalency & Your thoughts, vividly created, repeated, and charged with emotion become your reality \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Laws Regarding Subconscious Development}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Subconscious Activity & Your subconscious accepts any thought or idea as true and works to make it reality. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Concetration & What you dwell on grows, so dwell on positive outcomes and solutions. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Substitution & Your conscious mind can only hold one thought. {\bf{REPLACE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WITH POSITIVES, DWELL ON SOLUTIONS INSTEAD OF PROBLEMS.}} In doing so, you train your subconscious constantly, and in real time. \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Other Miscellaneous Laws}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Law of Forgiveness & You are as mentally healthy as your ability to freely forgive and move on from past hurts and grievances. Forgiveness is {\bf{SELFISH!!}} Letting go of negative emotions is one of the best things you can do for yourself. \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Law of Indirect Effort & You get everything in your relationships with others by approaching indirectly \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Techniques for Positive Mental Development}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Visualization} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Affirmation} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Verbalization} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Act the Part} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Feed your Mind} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Associate with Positive People} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Teach Others} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Steps for Constructive Feedback}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1. Protect the individual's self-esteem at all costs & Always begin with a positive statement \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 2. Focus on the future, not the past & "Next time, try this..." \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 3. Focus on the behavior, not the person & "Your {[}blank{]} needs improvement" (not YOU) \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 4. Retain ownership of your feelings & "I am disappointed with this.." Instead of "you disappoint me" \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 5. Get clear agreement on what is to change, when, and by how much & Be specific as well as solution and future-oriented \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 4) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 6. Offer to help & "What can I do to help with this situation?" \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 7. Assume the other person wants to do a good job and that mistakes or a poor job are not deliberate & The problem is often limited skill, incomplete information, or a misunderstanding of some kind \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 5) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7 Positive Behaviors to Improve Relationships}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1. Be Agreeable & Smile and Listen! People hate being wrong and most times it is not overly important to correct them on every little thing. \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 7) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 2. Practice Acceptance & Express genuine, unconditional acceptance of others and they will feel relaxed and safe in your company \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 6) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 3. Practice Gratitude & Say Thank You whenever anyone does anything for you, big or small. Send thank you notes! \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 5) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 4. Express Praise & Get in the habit of "catching people doing things right." Make your praise immediate, specific, and, if possible, public. \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 7) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 5. Practice Admiration & Express admiration freely and often. Offer sincere compliments on people's positive qualities, accomplishments, style, and value possesions \tn % Row Count 32 (+ 7) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{7 Positive Behaviors to Improve Relationships (cont)}} \tn % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 6. Give People Your Full, Sincere Attention & Becoming a great listener is the key to being a great conversationalist \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{white} 7. The Boomerang Principle & Whatever genuine emotion you express towards others will come back to you \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Being a Great Listener}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1. Listen Attentively & Face the speaker squarely and give them your whole attention \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 2. Listen Without Interupting & Nobody likes talk to someone who is just waiting their turn to speak and not really listening \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 5) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 3. Pause 3-5 Seconds Before Responding & This allows you to fully comprehend what was said and shows that you are taking in what has been said \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 6) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 4. Question for Clarification & Using open ended questions to probe for clarification gives better insight into the topic and shows engagement \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 6) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 4. Feedback the Statement (Active/Empathetic Listening) & Paraphrase the statement back to show understanding or feed back what you believe the true intent of their statement was. \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 7) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}