Online Class Notes (Jesse) [30]

My teacher taught me three steps to say no particularly when I have emotions. Step one, recognize my emotions which requires me to be present. Step two, know what I want by asking myself. Step three, express exactly what I want without emotions. I’ve been benefited from the steps and found how cool it is to say no in my life and work. Here is an example. I’ve been tied up this week while I recognized that I have the desire to practice English pronunciation and review class notes. I deprioritized some work and moved them to this afternoon. I then locked one hour down in my calendar and went to a meeting room to prepare for the English class. It felt so good to be the master of my work rather than to be occupied by them.

My life coach taught me three steps to say no, particularly when I have emotions. Step one, recognize my emotions which requires me to be present. Step two, know what I want by asking myself. Step three, express exactly what I want without emotions. I’ve been benefited from the steps and found how cool it is to say no in my life and work. Here is an example. While / Even though I’ve been tied up this week, I recognized that I have the desire to practice English pronunciation and review class notes. I deprioritized some work and moved it to this afternoon. Then I / Afterwards I / After that, I locked one hour down in my calendar and went to a meeting room to prepare for the English class. It felt so good to be the master of my work rather than to be occupied by it.

Vocabulary

driving – positive
pushing – negative

timeline – the whole duration
deadline – the end

meditation guru / mentor 

calm down – you were too angry / sad / etc
relax – just be calm
settle down – sometimes means calm down, sometimes means make your life more stable (like buy a house, get married etc)

Grammar

The steps have benefited me – active
I have been benefited by the steps – passive 
I have benefited from the steps – active

Pronunciation

whilst – make sure you say “whilst” all together, don’t say “while lest” 

etc – “et set ter ra” / et sech ra