| Why You Are Great
by Larry Hochman
Self-esteem flagging a little?
Life got you down?
Not firing on all your cylinders?
Well, I've got some news for you....
YOU ARE GREAT!!
Did you know that?
It's true, and I'll take it one step further...you've
got love in your heart that's just oozing out, ready to spill
all over someone who's ready to receive it.
Here's the thing...we've all got a primary greatness
in us. But a small percentage of us are interested in actually
bringing out anything beyond our own self-interest.
Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg identified six
distinct stages of moral development in people. They can more
easily be broken down into three: Pre-Conventional, Conventional,
and Post-Conventional Morality.
Pre-Conventional Morality is defined by behavior
that involves something not as well defined as playing by
the rules of society. "What's in it for me?" and
"Do it but don't get caught" kinds of behavior fall
into this category.
Conventional Morality has to do with making
decisions based on what the rules are. "Don't speed because
it's against the law", "Sit down because teacher
said so" and "don't cheat on your taxes or the IRS
will get you" are examples of conventional morality in
action.
Post-Conventional Morality is practiced by people
who think outside the box, look to a source greater than themselves,
or strive toward a higher ideal. Rosa Parks, Martin Luther
King, Abraham Lincoln, and Ghandi practiced post-conventional
morality.
So does the father who goes to work for a paycheck
even though he is in end stage cancer.
So does the car salesperson who talks someone
OUT of the car that's beyond their budget, even though the
sound system is awesome.
So does the home business builder who has their
new person invest in tools for their business that they don't
make a profit on, rather than inventory that they will.
Kohlberg determined that someone's orientation
and decision making processes could be more or less placed
in one of these categories, and that some people would operate
in one category for one aspect of their life, another category
in a different aspect.
So here's why you are great. Because I know
that at least one point in your life, YOU made a decision
based on what was the right thing to do, even if it was against
the rules set up by less informed people.
And if you're interested enough in self-development
to read the journal that has this article, you're probably
operating on that plane right now (or at least moving in that
direction.)
Yeah, you may make mistakes.
But at your core, you are GREAT!!!!!
Now go out there and share your greatness with
the rest of the world.
Keywords: lifestyle, self-help, personal development, home
business
About the Author
Larry Hochman, Bristol, Connecticut 06010
http://EliteMarketingTeam.com
Larry Hochman is "The Guidance Guy" who contributes
to RateMyTeachers.com, and has published widely on education,
personal development and home business. Visit Larry at http://www.geocities.com/mentoringmom67/LarryHochman.html
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