By: Darlene Duncan. CWDP. JSS, CCC
Training Coordinator for
Training Initiatives, Inc.
I recently read an article about fear. What it was really about was the things we worry about. You know the stuff I mean, you worry about losing your job, you worry about your kids getting in with the wrong crowd, and you worry about your health. The list of things we worry about goes on and on.
Research has shown that as we get older, we worry less, probably because we’ve finally realized that most of what we worry about never happens. According to The Essence of Success by Earl Nightingale 40 percent of what we worry about never happens.
So instead of filling your life with the negative fog of worry try being more positive about life in general. Let the positive sunlight be what you’re all about.
Does this mean you have to go around being this bubbly, effervescent individual completely out of touch with reality? NO!
What I am suggesting is that you be a more positive you. Stop worrying about things in the past. Unless you have a time machine there’s nothing you can do about things that happened in the past. Stop worrying about things you have no control over. Don’t worry about losing your job. Instead, do your job the best you can and if you think you might be a candidate for an upcoming layoff start working on your résumé now.
It means that instead of looking at the negative aspects of a situation, try to figure out a way to make it a more positive experience. Even something as simple as getting caught at a red light can be turned into a positive thing. How? Think of those few minutes as quiet time just for you. Look around maybe you’ll see something that will make you smile, a bird flying by or a dog walking his person.
To sum it up, stop worrying about things you can’t control, stop worrying about things you can’t change. Those two things should free up some of your time and energy that you can devote to more positive things, like networking and résumé polishing.
Training Coordinator for
Training Initiatives, Inc.
I recently read an article about fear. What it was really about was the things we worry about. You know the stuff I mean, you worry about losing your job, you worry about your kids getting in with the wrong crowd, and you worry about your health. The list of things we worry about goes on and on.
Research has shown that as we get older, we worry less, probably because we’ve finally realized that most of what we worry about never happens. According to The Essence of Success by Earl Nightingale 40 percent of what we worry about never happens.
So instead of filling your life with the negative fog of worry try being more positive about life in general. Let the positive sunlight be what you’re all about.
Does this mean you have to go around being this bubbly, effervescent individual completely out of touch with reality? NO!
What I am suggesting is that you be a more positive you. Stop worrying about things in the past. Unless you have a time machine there’s nothing you can do about things that happened in the past. Stop worrying about things you have no control over. Don’t worry about losing your job. Instead, do your job the best you can and if you think you might be a candidate for an upcoming layoff start working on your résumé now.
It means that instead of looking at the negative aspects of a situation, try to figure out a way to make it a more positive experience. Even something as simple as getting caught at a red light can be turned into a positive thing. How? Think of those few minutes as quiet time just for you. Look around maybe you’ll see something that will make you smile, a bird flying by or a dog walking his person.
To sum it up, stop worrying about things you can’t control, stop worrying about things you can’t change. Those two things should free up some of your time and energy that you can devote to more positive things, like networking and résumé polishing.
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