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Tip
of the Month: June 2007
Deal with your BIG, HAIRY, issues…. You’ll
feel better about YOU
Dear Friends,
I woke up on Saturday morning after a restless nights sleep. I
was thinking about the same issue that had been burning in my brain since mid
week that had been eating at me.
It got me to wondering what people think about on Saturday morning when they
wake up fresh off the previous weeks work. Do they even think about the previous
weeks work? Some people can just turn it off. That can be a pretty foreign mentality
for me. Nevertheless, I’m speculating that our Saturday morning state of
mind can generally be put in one of three categories:
- Category 1 - Relaxing, serene, feel good state of mind because
most things are in order and life is advancing nicely. Self esteems running
high and it’s time to do the Saturday things that we generally do.
There is a certain cadence to our weekend. We feel ahead of the curve. Errands
we don’t want to run, movies we don’t really want to see, phone
calls from relatives we really don’t want to talk to, bring on the
challenges because we can handle what the weekend throws at us.
- Category 2 - Anxious, restless, unfulfilled thoughts of open issues
that could and should have been handled. We’re a little perturbed and
disappointed with ourselves and now its time to grind our way through the
Saturday things that we generally do. We’re tired, and in the back
of our mind, rising to the forefront all too often, is the business that
we should have taken care of. We know it and we feel the weight of a piano
on our back.
- Category 3 - Who cares, it’s the weekend. Life’s a
major challenge. It is what it is and I’m not much into it anyway.
Let’s get the Saturday stuff done, or not. The heck with it, it will
be here next week. And about last week, it’s like all the other weeks.
I’m doing my job and I live for the weekends. But, my weekends could
be a lot better.
Try this as you approach your next week:
- Make your usual list of what has to get done
in the week ahead.
- On that same list, highlight the most important,
difficult, sensitive and critical things that if you complete and/or
advance, will ease your mind and likely advance your goals.
- On that same list, add the following statement, “I
will deal with all difficult issues that are not on my list as they arise."
Fully commit to numbers 2 and 3, and regardless of the outcome, because you
gave it all that you had, I expect you will enjoy your next weekend. Enjoy
category 1 and repeat the process.
All the best my friends. |
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