#102 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web When we face challenges in our life, we might often find ourselves asking the question of why. Yet there can be good that comes of these struggles. It does make us stronger people. The struggling butterfly story has been around a long time, yet the lesson remains relevant. (Link is below)

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Short Story About A Struggling Butterfly

The struggling butterfly story has been around a long time, yet the lesson is relevant https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/struggling-butterfly/

Life Power Tip Do you shoulder a whole host of needless responsibilities? Have you said ‘yes’ to much more than you would have liked? Are you certain that all your activity is part of where you want to be going and part of what you want to accomplish? Perhaps you concern yourself with much more than is necessary. Check in with your daily activities and see where you can reduce the drag. Action Go to an open house inspection at your dream house. Challenge Embrace the butterflies in your tummy and actually enjoy that physical response. Quote Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where they are, had to begin where they were. –Richard L. Evans Clearing Follow daily routines and systems. Some things are easier on automatic. Question How do you want to be remembered? Affirmation I choose to always be connected to winners. Uplifting Extra Sometimes the way we react in relationships can feel automatic — especially when emotions run high. This thoughtful gift offers a simple, easy-to-explore way to recognize familiar relationship responses and discover what may help when they show up. Choose the card that feels most familiar and uncover a little more about your own patterns, with gentle, practical guidance to explore at your own pace. (Link is below) https://www.selfimprovementgift.com/forwardsteps/relationship-responses/ Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

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#101 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web We all have people in our lives that act as cheerleaders and who are great for our self esteem. We also often have people around us who bring us down. It’s important to be aware of these people, places, and situations that will bring you down. Recover and rebuild your self esteem and courage. (Link is below)

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Rebuild Your Self Esteem And Courage

Recover and rebuild your self esteem and courage. @forwardsteps https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/self-esteem-courage/

Life Power Tip Do you put the ceiling on what you can achieve? Raise the bar a little and take an action toward an expanded goal. Break through the self-limiting beliefs with an action that is a stretch for you. Not so huge a stretch that it stops you dead in your tracks with fear. Just enough to get you excited again and in action toward what you truly want for your life. Action Go to a park with a friend, and fly your homemade kites, or paper planes. Challenge Eliminate worry and replace it with affirmative action. Quote I do not want to die, until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. -Kathe Kollwitz Clearing Create a weekly menu plan for organizing your projects. Question How do you respond to change? Could you improve that? Affirmation I choose to feel that I am a winner. Uplifting Extra You’ll love this profoundly simple, yet powerful message about the power of no. Why not do something entirely different this year? This amazing video presents fifteen simple, effective and empowering strategies (personal and professional) that you can use to get results, immediately! Alongside the ideas on this page, you’ll also find a Cost of Yes Calculator that shows how quickly small decisions accumulate over a year. Learn to use the power of no for a better year ahead. (Link is below)

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Power Of No For A Better Year Ahead

Learn simple, effective and empowering strategies https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/power-of-no/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

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Lovely sky after a rainy morning. It's 6:45pm and you can see the moon in one of these images, if you look closely. 🧡

#100 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse is one of those books that steals your heart as you slowly flip through its gorgeous pages. Enjoy this wonderful & heartwarming picture book, with incredible & uplifting messages! It’s not like the usual picture book & every page gives a sense of peace & serenity. (Link is below)

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The Boy the Mole the Fox and the Horse

A heartwarming picture book, with incredible and uplifting messages https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/boy-mole-fox-and-horse/ @forwardsteps

Life Power Tip Do you know yourself? Find out the things you really enjoy. How do you know what you are working towards when you do not know what you love? If you wanted to start your own business, what would you be doing so that you get lost in time and are fully engrossed in something you adore? Find out about your personal passions and create them as a hobby or personal business. Action Go to a free summer concert, or any free event you would like to attend. Challenge Eat more fruit and vegetables. Quote I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it. -Jonathon Winters Clearing Create a wall of diplomas, certificates, and recognition of achievements. Question How do you recognize the ways that you have personally grown? Affirmation I choose to win and help others win. Uplifting Extra What I love most about these positive messages is that they’re a super personal development gift. You can gift these to yourself and your own household as well as to your friends. I have often sent these as gifts and it feels just like I’ve sent them a really personal gift that I handcrafted myself. They’re always loved. The library of positive messages has more than 500 messages in several different categories for you to easily choose from. These messages alone will be enough to send a smile to the recipient each day or anytime they need a smile. (Link is below)

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These Positive Messages Feel Especially Handpicked

A super personal development gift. Open each day or anytime you need a pick-me-up. https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/positive-messages/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

GM I’m not sure I agree wholeheartedly with today’s quote. That may work in chess and it’s fine to look for the better one, yet if you wait too long you may miss out on any good move at all. I decided to check AI’s take on this and here’s its expanded description: The famous advice "When you see a good move, look for a better one" is attributed to the second World Chess Champion, Emanuel Lasker. It warns players against impulse and settling for the first acceptable option they spot on the board. Why This Advice Matters Avoids tunnel vision: Finding one decent move stops your search, making you miss hidden tactics. Combats impatience: Pausing forces discipline, especially in critical game moments. Deepens calculation: Comparing multiple candidate choices improves overall board vision. Modern Context and Chess While valuable, applying this maxim requires good time management. Spending too long hunting for perfection in fast modern games can lead to time trouble, meaning the "best" move must be balanced against the clock.

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Great crescent moon 🌙 tonight with Venus right alongside. I can never seem to get good moon photos from my iPhone. Guess I don't know best settings. 📸🤳🧡

Watching The Billionaire Boys Club tonight. Amazing how much we both don't remember even though we've seen it. Must have been a while ago! 🤭🫣😂🧡 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5179598/

Had a visitor and its mate on the roof this morning. 🕊️🧡

#99 Of 365 Forward Steps Notes Wisdom On The Web Skill alone will not make you a winner, because just under that top 5% are thousands of very highly skilled people who fail to actually win. 95% of all winning is accomplished by 5% of the participants. What’s going on beneath the surface? How are we tripping ourselves up at an invisible level? (Link is below)

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Skill Alone Will Not Make You A Winner

How are we tripping ourselves at an invisible level? https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/skill-alone/

Life Power Tip Do you have the ability to control or redirect, disruptive impulses, and moods. Learn to “self-regulate”. Develop some tools to help you suspend judgment – to think before acting. It is important to know what ‘programming’ gets in your way so that you can rewrite your plan and overcome, or rewrite, those ‘programs’. Action Go to a coffee shop you have never been to, with yourself. Challenge Each hour, stop for one minute – or at least slow down! Quote I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition. -Katharine Hepburn Clearing Create a theme for your year; it will give you clearer direction and focus. Question How do you raise your energy level? Affirmation I choose to feel more and more like a champion. Uplifting Extra We all carry within us, two caged tigers. One tiger has the potential to be destructive and resonates with anger and fear. The other tiger has the potential to fill us with love and compassion. The tiger that we let loose depends on where we place our conscious attention. Energy flows where attention goes. (Link is below)

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Energy Flows Where Our Attention Goes

Energy flows where attention goes. Splitting our attention between two places doesn’t work.https://www.forwardstepsblog.com/energy-flows/

Enjoy today’s video too! To see all Forward Steps Notes to date, just search my posts using "Of 365 Forward Steps Notes”. I had already sent these one a day for 12 months though to 9 May 2026. Then started anew on 10 May 2026.

GM

GN Nostriches “Your mind is like water... let it settle.” -Master Shifu