Those who do not respect your time will not respect your wisdom either.
Patience is the weapon that forces deception to reveal itself.
Why is it that I get annoyed in certain situations that I should simply disregard? It is because of expectations. Because of this, I sweat the small stuff. As a director, I can't be a "small-stuff" person. I try to be a "big stuff" person, but I still struggle with this.
Tardiness is probably the biggest thing that I get annoyed with. I know that I should overlook it and having lived in Los Angeles for five years, I should have had enough training in dealing with people who are tardy. But, time and time again, I see someone who is tardy when dealing with me as someone who is insulting me. "Your time is more valuable than mine?" "I have to wait for you?" I'm fine with valid reasons for delay and get irked with myself with I'm late. I recently moved and early on, miscalculated the commute to work and for a while, I was a few minutes late for about a week. UNACCEPTABLE!! People who are late because they seem to think that there is not an issue with this eliminates them from my activities. Unfortunately, this goes against the grain for the Middle Eastern culture which happens to be the biggest customer base at my Center.
Patience is a good thing. Patient people are often kind and accepting of the faults of others. If I've decided to be in a profession where I can help people, then I need to learn how to be patient. As the old saying goes, "Patience is its own reward."
http://daniel-j-stone.blogspot.com (C) 2009-11
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Decision Making
Champions make decisions that create the future they desire while losers make decisions that create the present they desire.
It was 2009 when I was delivering mail as a rural mail carrier for the US Post Office. I've never thought that any job was beneath me and since collecting unemployment was a new thing for me, it was something that I wanted to remove from my life as soon as possible. I interviewed for such places like Adidas and local government agencies only to not get an offer. The sign in the post office about working as a rural carrier got my attention and I figured, "Why not?"
Fast forward to 2011, I now reside in Columbus, OH and recently bought my first home. One of the prerequisites to make this happen was to have 24 consecutive months of employment history. Since I have not been with my current employer for that long, I had to use my time at the Post Office to satisfy this requirement.
Deciding to take a job because of my industrious spirit was the difference and banking on the future regardless of your age will allow you to be successful.
On the other hand, I know of a woman who gave up her full-time job with benefits to take a part-time job with the hopes of it becoming full-time. The economy has been bad for over three years and may take 10 more years to rebound. I realize that it is important to spend time with your children when they are young, but how will she provide for them as they grow older?
http://daniel-j-stone.blogspot.com (C) 2009-11
It was 2009 when I was delivering mail as a rural mail carrier for the US Post Office. I've never thought that any job was beneath me and since collecting unemployment was a new thing for me, it was something that I wanted to remove from my life as soon as possible. I interviewed for such places like Adidas and local government agencies only to not get an offer. The sign in the post office about working as a rural carrier got my attention and I figured, "Why not?"
Fast forward to 2011, I now reside in Columbus, OH and recently bought my first home. One of the prerequisites to make this happen was to have 24 consecutive months of employment history. Since I have not been with my current employer for that long, I had to use my time at the Post Office to satisfy this requirement.
Deciding to take a job because of my industrious spirit was the difference and banking on the future regardless of your age will allow you to be successful.
On the other hand, I know of a woman who gave up her full-time job with benefits to take a part-time job with the hopes of it becoming full-time. The economy has been bad for over three years and may take 10 more years to rebound. I realize that it is important to spend time with your children when they are young, but how will she provide for them as they grow older?
http://daniel-j-stone.blogspot.com (C) 2009-11
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