August 15, 2003A free Ezine sent to you twice a month by Glen Rediehs, Ph.D.: Personal Coach, Corporate Coach, Organization Development Consultant
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In This Issue:
Why Worry?
A Little Humor
Thought for the Day
Decision-Making at Work
In the Next Issue
WHY WORRY?
Margaret woke to her alarm at 6 AM. She remembered that she had a meeting first thing and worried about the traffic and whether she would get to work on time.
At work, she worried about her daughter doing well in a test at school, whether any of her colleagues would invite her to join them at lunch, whether her boss would like the project that was due that day, whether she had enough gas to get home, whether she could afford a camp her daughter wanted to attend, whether a new co-worker thought she was attractive, whether it would rain at her daughter's soccer game that Saturday ... .
As she laid her head on her pillow that night, she worried about whether she would get a good night's sleep ... .
Are you anything like Margaret? A little bit like her? A whole lot like her? How many worrisome thoughts occupy your mind in a day? Are you just an occasional worrier? Or, do your friends tease you about being a "worrywart?"
How much happiness does worry steal from you every day? How much is it taking from your health? Experts tell us worry and anxiety is related to the incidence of heart attacks, strokes, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, compromised immune systems, and other health issues.
Want to do something positive to increase your happiness, confidence and health? (READ MORE...)
A Little Humor
Three Wishes
A woman was out golfing one day when she hit her ball into the woods.
She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."
The woman freed the frog. The frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes - that whatever you wish for, your husband will get 10 times more, or better!"
The woman said, "That would be okay."
For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.
The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world and women will flock to him?"
The woman replied, "That will be okay because I will be the most beautiful woman and he will only have eyes for me."
So, KAZAM - she's the most beautiful woman in the world!
For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.
The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you."
The woman said, "That will okay because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."
So, KAZAM she's the richest woman in the world!
The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I would like a very mild heart attack."
_______________Buy your grade
A professor was giving a big test one day to his students. He handed out
all of the tests and went back to his desk to wait. Once the test was
over the students all handed the tests back in. The professor noticed that
one of the students had attached a $100 bill to his test with a note
saying "A dollar per point." The next class the professor handed the tests
back out. This student got back his test and $64 change.
Thought for the Day
Interview with God
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
"Come in," God said. "So, you would like to interview Me?"
"If you have the time," I said.
God smiled and said "My time is eternity. It is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask me?"I asked, "What surprises you most about mankind?"
God thought for a few moments and then answered "That they get bored of being children, are in a rush to grow up, and then long to be children again.
That they lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health.
That by thinking anxiously about the future, they forget the present, such that they live neither for the present nor the future.
That they live as if they will never die, and they die as if they had never lived"God placed my hands in His and we were silent for while. Then I asked,
"As a parent, what are some of life's lessons you want your children to learn?"
God replied with a smile "To learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved.
To learn that what is most valuable is not what they have in their lives, but whom they have in their lives.
To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others. All will be judged individually on their own merits, not as a group on a comparison basis.
To learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is one who needs the least.
To learn that it only takes a few seconds to open profound wounds in persons we love, and that it takes many years to heal them.
To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. To learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but simply do not know how to express or show their feelings.
To learn that money can buy everything but happiness.
To learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it totally differently.
To learn that a true friend is someone who knows everything about them... and likes them anyway.
To learn that it is not always enough that they be forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves."I sat there for a while enjoying my visit with God.
I thanked Him for His time and for all that He has done for my family and me.
He replied, "Anytime. I'm here 24 hours a day. All you have to do is ask for me, and I'll answer."
(Author Unknown)
DECISION-MAKING AT WORK
Business owners and managers deal with many problems: slow sales, product defects, customer service complaints, ineffective new software, rising health care costs - whatever.
What Can You Do?
How can you go about making decisions that will solve problems? The success of your solution may depend on the decision-making process you use. You have several options:
- Tell and Sell. You think you have a good solution. So, you announce your decision and sell it to your employees.
- Ask for Input. You ask employees to make suggestions about the issue. Using this input, you decide.
- Delegate. You turn the problem over to an individual, team, or other group and empower them to make the decision.
- Consensus. You develop a decision by consensus. This requires a carefully designed, collaborative effort by you and the appropriate team, affected group of employees or other stakeholders.
So, how do you pick an option? (READ MORE ... )
In the Next Issue:Looking for the Good Stuff
A Little Humor
Thought for the Day
Dealing With Difficult Employees
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