| Publishing Guidelines: You have permission to publish | | | | exactly, so weworked together and came up with at |
| thisarticle electronically or in print, free of charge, as | | | | least 12 different,proven skills she'd been taught to fight |
| longas the resource box is included with a live link to | | | | depression. |
| my site. | | | | Any guesses as to how many of these skills she is |
| A courtesy copy of your publication would be | | | | using inher daily life? Sadly enough, ZERO. She tried |
| appreciated. | | | | oneexercise I taught her in our first week together and |
| *********************************************************** | | | | hadnever repeated it. I thanked her for her honesty |
| Title: SUCCESS, ELBOW GREASE AND A LITTLE | | | | andgently explained that I was not attempting to |
| LUCK | | | | shame her orbeat her up. Instead I talked with her |
| Author: Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, LCSW | | | | about the vitaldifference she could make in her own |
| Email: mailto:copyright: by Dave Turo-Shields, ACSW, | | | | depression recovery,if she would simply decide to |
| LCSW | | | | make a whole-heartedcommmitment to doing |
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| Category: Success | | | | "partner" with her in her recovery from depression. |
| SUCCESS, ELBOW GREASE AND A LITTLE LUCK | | | | Unfortunately, one trend I see emerging out of this |
| I like to think that as a professional psychotherapist | | | | largercultural movement to enhance life is a LACK OF |
| &coach, the space in which I work in my office is a | | | | ACTION. |
| smallerreflection of our much larger culture here in the | | | | More people today sit back and expect the "quick-fix" |
| USA. | | | | or |
| Let me explain. Our culture is constantly on the | | | | "magic bullet." And for those that sit and wait there |
| movetowards faster, more convenient ways of doing | | | | areat least as many who will prey on them. I receive |
| things. I'mcaught up in this moving current as much as | | | | no lessthan 500 emails a week promising me the |
| the next person. | | | | moon in a pill, orgreat riches for no work and so on. |
| For example, when I began writing and putting up | | | | You know, you receivethe same ones I do. |
| websites,the year was 1998. I had a pentium 120 with | | | | Let me tell you a few of the benefits that come when |
| 24 megabyte ofram and a 2400 bps modem. As I | | | | youdecide to roll up your sleeves and dig into ol' |
| write this article I amusing a superfast AMD chip | | | | fashionedhard work. |
| computer with 1 gig of ram and ablazing fast cable | | | | 1. Self Mastery and Personal Competence |
| modem connection to the internet. Ilove it! The internet | | | | 2. Empowerment or Personal Power |
| connection alone has saved mehundreds of hours in | | | | 3. Heightened Level of Commitment |
| my online work. | | | | 4. Deepening Values |
| But notice the last word I used in the previous | | | | 5. Quality Use of Time |
| paragraph -- | | | | 6. Greater Self-Respect |
| "work." I put in a minimum of 10 hours per week for | | | | 7. Increased Motivation |
| myonline work alone. My wife edits my articles, so we'll | | | | 8. Personal Integrity or Honor |
| seehow accurate I am when she reads my last | | | | 9. Pride In Personal Responsibility |
| statement. Sheoften says I spend much more time | | | | 10. Enhanced Self-Esteem |
| than that. ;-) | | | | 11. Stronger Sense of Purpose |
| I enjoy both the new creations that make life easier, | | | | 12. Positive View of the Future |
| aswell as researching and writing how-to articles to | | | | 13. Personal Success |
| helppeople move towards success in their lives. | | | | 14. Personal Recovery from Life's Challenges |
| Last week, during one of my sessions, a client | | | | Do these qualities sound good to you? Are you willing |
| wascomplaining that "nothing was working." She asked | | | | towork for them? |
| whythere weren't any guarantees and was extremely | | | | It's okay to pick the low-lying fruit and even |
| frustratedthat her doctor had not found the correct | | | | courageousto reach out for help when you need it. |
| medication forher illness. | | | | Stay open to life-enhancing ways that can make life |
| The psychotherapy and medical field is not an exact | | | | easier for you. Thequestion is, while you hope for a |
| science. | | | | depression cure, a betterbusiness opportunity, a lucky |
| .. yet. So, I most definitely empathized with how she | | | | scratch-off ticket or animproved partnership, are you |
| wasfeeling. On the other hand, I asked her how many | | | | also taking personal actionto achieve that success |
| specificdepression recovery tools she had learned | | | | today? |
| about while shewas in treatment. She couldn't recall | | | | |