Tag: motivation
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What inspires you?
This question has been on my mind a lot lately. Here’s what I know: When people are inspired emotionally they take action physically. Conversely, when I see people mired in inaction– I know that they are deeply uninspired. Inspired people are an unstoppable force. Uninspired look for excuses. Here are some things that inspire me:…
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Still Crazy After All These Years
Yes, I am a Paul Simon fan. I can’t explain it, other than the fact that my mom introduced me to him as a high school kid and I listened to the album The Concert in the Park nearly every day when I lived in Germany. This particular song has always made me think. Here…
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Responding to Stress
Here are a few categories of responses to job stress. I think I’ve exhibited them all in the past 3 months. – The ostrich: This person looks at the stress at work and just sticks their head into their own work, trying to ignore anything else that goes on. This can be good because at…
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Defining quotes
“I’m rubber, you’re glue. Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you.” That’s a bunch of crap, isn’t it? The truth is that sometimes words said to you hurt way more than any of us would like to admit. There’s something in my personality that remembers these words, embeds them as self-talk,…