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Develop A Monetary Motivator

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Make up 2 jars to look like "piggy banks". Label 1 GIVE & 1 KEEP. Place them in the most used area of your house or office. Every time you say something negative about yourself or your weight, put a quarter in the GIVE jar. When you say something positive, place a quarter in the KEEP jar.

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At the end of every month, whatever is in the give jar, give away to a favorite charity or to a family member or friend. Take the money in your keep jar and treat yourself to something nice, like a new piece of clothes or a manicure or something you want.

- Submitted by POLLKAT 4/3/2010 in Motivation | 1 Comments

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You Have Experience!

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Get you head right

Develop a different attitude to make better choices.

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