“All that we are is the result of what we have thought.” -Buddha

Recently saw a post about Rational Triggers for the Emotoself:

I use short phrases to combat stagnation and anxiety. The problem is that inspirational phrases too often have short shelf lives. “Celebrate Life” seemed to have an impact on me one night while I lay in bed thinking about how my life is like a washing machine drum, spinning but not moving. I repeated those two words like a mantra for a couple months until they were just two words again. Then “Respect The Time You Are Given” gave me a push. That lasted for about as long as it took me to jot it down. For the moment I am hooked on “What Would The Hero You Do?”. When I start to feel lazy or trapped I think of a perfect version of myself and try to imagine what he would be doing right then and there. I don’t always emulate him (my pecs aren’t big enough), but it serves me well…for now.

Everyone reading this has a password or several.  Further, for security, hopefully it is long and includes uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols and no dictionary words.  Also, it should change regularly.

Tough to do, right?

I’ve found that I can both inspire myself to get things done and solve the password dilemma with one task.  How?  Find a phrase that you find motivational, and turn it into a password.  Then, you’ll be forced to sound it out to yourself in order to fill in your password, reinforcing whatever thought it is many times a day.

So, instead of thinking InswhbdIoswr2bd twenty times a day, think–

“I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.”

Since it is difficult to remember the seemingly arbitrary numbers and letters, you will be forced to speak it internally whenever you type in a password, reinforcing the notion.

Need new inspiration?  Choose a new quote, and change your password–great for new inspiration and security purposes.