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Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success & Happiness

How to Uplift Instead of Criticize

Inspirational Living: Life Lessons for Success & Happiness

The Living Hour

Spirituality, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.0805 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Listen to episode 1067 of the Inspirational Living podcast: How to Uplift Instead of Criticize. Adapted from the book: “Success Through Thought Habit” by Benjamin Johnson.

Inspirational Podcast Excerpt: When we realize that to attain even a partial control over our own thoughts is a wonderful achievement (while complete self-mastery borders on the miraculous), the absurdity of trying to regulate the behavior of others is made so plain that no one can evade admitting it.

Action is the manifestation of thought. Imagination then may be said to be pictured thought, while personality is the materialization of Imagination. The more active the imagination, the more ingenuity is required to guide it into constructive paths and away from those that lead to criticism and condemnation of others whose conduct does not happen to meet with our approval, or whose example we fear may not be quite what it should be for somebody else.

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0:00.0

It's that time of year again. Everyone knows that the holidays can quickly become overwhelming.

0:06.0

So the sooner that you get things done, the better.

0:09.0

Both shoppers and businesses, the best time to score great deals during the holidays, is Black Friday's Cyber Monday weekend.

0:17.0

So if you have a product to sell, you need to make sure you're ready for anything that comes your way during the busiest weekend. So if you have a product to sell, you need to make sure you're ready for

0:21.9

anything that comes your way during the busiest weekend of the year. And that's why you need

0:27.5

Shopify. Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of businesses around the world

0:32.8

and 10% of all e-commerce in the U.S. Don't let your brand's voice get lost in the thousands of messages consumers will be seeing.

0:42.3

Shopify's marketing tools will help push your brand to the forefront of the chaos,

0:47.3

no matter what platform your customers are on.

0:50.3

If you want to give customers the best experience possible this holiday season,

0:56.0

you need Shopify. Turn your big business idea into

1:00.1

we're Shopify on your side. This Black Friday joined the thousands of new entrepreneurs

1:07.9

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1:13.3

Sign up for your free trial today at Shopify.com slash inspirational.

1:19.8

That's Shopify.com slash inspirational.

1:25.2

Go to Shopify.com slash inspirational.

1:29.3

Make this Black Friday one to remember.

1:32.3

Welcome to the Inspirational Living podcast.

1:48.2

Today's podcast has been edited and adapted from Success Through Thought Habit by Benjamin Johnson, published in 1908. When we realize that to attain even a partial control over our own thoughts is a wonderful achievement,

2:16.6

while complete self-mastery borders on

2:19.6

the miraculous, the absurdity of trying to regulate the behavior of others is made so plain

2:26.5

that no one can evade admitting it.

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