YOU GOT THIS - TIME TO SHINE!
FACE -YOUR- GIANTS . . .with confidence, knowing YOU ARE the right man/woman for the job.
You’ve worked really hard to get that promotion and you SOOOOOO deserve it!!!
Now you’re faced with all eyes on you. Everyone wants to see what you’re made of and if you’re really cut out for the role. You were an excellent employee, a great team player and diligent in business and now you’ve got to step up your game even more.
What can be more intimidating than your former colleagues and team members looking at you with eyes of envy; wondering how you got picked over them and do you really deserve the promotion more than they do?
You may be feeling a bit uncomfortable, asking yourself, did I make the right decision to accept this promotion? If you didn’t deserve it, it wouldn’t have been offered to you. Someone recognized your worth and potential even if you didn’t.
It’s understandable to feel a little overwhelmed but don’t fret because
YOU'VE GOT THIS. You’ve got to know that every stepping stone requires new challenges, and with every new challenge is an opportunity for growth.
With power and prestige comes greater responsibility, so FACE YOUR GIANTS with confidence in knowing YOU ARE the right man/woman for the job.
Here’s what you should do:
1) Work on doing your very best but don’t forget what you’ve have already accomplished to arrive where you are.
2) Give yourself room to grow, embrace mistakes as a learning opportunity (nobody’s perfect)
3) Keep pushing for better/greater. if you have haters then you must be doing something right.
4) Embrace your achievements/accomplishments with excitement.
5) Know you’re stronger and more resilient than you think.
This is……
Your time
Your season
Your moment ------------------TO SHINE!!
My Best To You Always
Amy
LOOSE LIPS SINKS SHIPS
Confidentially - personally or in the workplace is an absolute must.
Tonya was a talker from the moment she learned how. Her mouth ran faster than two speed racers headed toward the finish line. Her friends learned early on what not to say in her presence if they wanted to keep any secrets and what’s worse, she had no filter. She lacked a sense of loyalty when it came to confidentiality. She didn’t care, she felt it was her right to talk and say what she wanted, when she wanted to.
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Donna: “Excuse me, my name is Donna. I’m new here and I wanted to know who do I speak to about getting more information on the new AFT program in this unit?
Tonya: “You should have gotten the folder when you first arrived. Marilyn, the Assistant Manager is the one that trains for that program, but she’s been so busy trying to kiss Amanda’s (Manager) behind ----anyway, the new tech that started too is still waiting to learn Marilyn’s been slipping on her job and I’m so sick of it.”
Donna: “okay well where is Marilyn’s office?”
Tonya: “That second door on the right, but she’s not in there. She’s supposed to be down the hall training the new tech, but like I said she has other plans. Well, I guess I can help you for a minute until she gets back, but I’m so tired of doing her job. You can come over here and I’ll try to help you.”
For a while Donna managed to ignore Tonya’s complaints; especially since she had just gotten there and wanted to get to know everyone in the unit without prejudice, but Tonya’s babbling just wouldn’t stop. It was obvious she didn’t care for Marylyn by the things she was saying, but it didn’t stop there. She started talking about other people and their personal issues. Donna tried interrupting her a few times to get her back to showing her how the program, but that didn’t really work.
Tonya didn’t know that Donna wasn’t just another new employee, she was brought in from the corporate office to replace Amanda, the manager who was moving away. No one knew at that time.
After continuously listening to Tonya complaining, gossiping and spilling confidential information about the agency’s clientele for nearly two hours, Donna politely thanked Tonya for what she did manage to show her and left for lunch. When Marylyn returned to her post, Donna quietly went to her office and shared with her all the disgusting gossip Tonya’s loose lips spilled out.
I’m sure you know what happened next….. yep, the next day Donna, the new manager instructed Marilyn to fire Tonya – end of the loose lips.
When I was a kid, I’d run home from school to tell my Mom about what the other students had done and talked about and what I saw the teachers do. She would say to me softly yet firmly, “sometimes you have to hear and don’t hear; see and don’t see.” For a while, I didn’t understand what she meant until I was a little older.
Confidentially, personally or in the work setting is an absolute must. It doesn’t matter if you like or dislike the person or if to you they’re a “pain in the neck.” It doesn’t matter if you’ve been exposed to their personal information. If you have then it should stop right there. In other words, keep your mouth shut. If you don’t know how, then learn.
Loose lips are like poison when it falls on the wrong ears.
Example: If you pour poison around the roots of a plant or tree, it will absorb the liquid because it’s made to absorb whatever it’s given. Eventually, the plant/tree will lose its ability to thrive and probably die. If you disclosed the wrong information, too much information, half-truth, or confidential things it can destroy what a person has worked so hard to build, damage; a person’s reputation and could possibly cause them to endure unnecessary attacks from others.
■James 3:8-10 -describes the tongue as “fire”. It also talks about how a tongue can be unmanageable (loose). An out of control tongue can tear down someone’s self-confidence, sever relationships and cause irreplaceable damage. Do you really want that on you?
■Romans 6:13 – explains how bitter words hurt others. If you don’t know what to say about the person or cannot say anything good, then say nothing because at some point in your life, it’s going to come back to bite you, one way or another
Use a basic principal in confidentiality and that is, DON’T SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT ANYONE (negative), IF YOU DON’T WANT ANYONE SHARING THINGS ABOUT YOU.
Be Your Best Always
Amy
TIME IS MONEY – YOU SNOOZE YOU LOSE
If your employees/workers don’t show the kind of motivation and initiative you’re expecting, kindly
As a Radio Talk Show Host, I teamed up with a company to host a famous TV Celebrity from Hollywood. She was making a guest appearance at a fundraising event. Her Publicist was quite adamant I made sure we stuck to the proposed schedule and ‘by-golly’ I was going to make that happen. She had few appearance that day, so I ran that schedule like a well-oiled machine.
At the end of the evening, I tried apologizing for ‘being so pushy all day’ (because I know I can be) about keeping to the schedule, but before I could get my apology out she interrupted me, ”Please don’t apologize. In my line of work, one minute could cost you a million dollars.“
Business owners, corporate heads/leaders know all too well that “time is money”. It may not be million dollars a minute, but one thing is for certain wasted time, lag time, overtime or no time ------ all affect the “BOTTOMLINE”. Unfortunately, some employees don’t understand this. All that matters to them is collecting their paycheck at the end of the week. “Here they goes again telling us to get the work done faster”. Guess what darlin?
The more productive you are, the less time it will take, and the less money we lose. “Are we clear?” But Jane Doe and Billy Bob doesn’t know and probably don’t care that you built this business and made it where you are with blood, sweat and tears; the long nights you spent trying to figure out how to make it work or the stressful days “put out fires”. You pushed for perfection, no matter how much and how long it took. Does this sound a bit like what you went through? I know, I’ve been there.
If your employees/workers don’t show the kind of motivation and initiative you’re expecting, kindly show them the door. It’s nothing personal.
Three key points:
*Properly and thoroughly vet and train your staff.
*Manage or hire a team that will ensure employees meet your expectations (no short-cuts).
*Eliminate anyone who does not meet your standards of operation and efficiency because you don’t have time or money to waste. Time Is Money ---------You Snooze, You Lose.
Until the next confession………..
Be Your Best Always
Amy
DON’T WAIT FOR CHANGE STEP INTO IT.
You are not hear just to make everyone else around you happy, you are supposed to be happy too.
You'd be surprised how many people in this world do not know who they are and what talents and gifts lie within them. Some people will spend years working the same jobs they don't like, caring for people they rather be away from, complaining about being unhappy they are with themselves but won’t take steps toward change.
■Have you given up on seeing great chances happen for yourself?
■Do you feel as if life has past you by and now you're just here on this earth but not really living? That's not what God intended for us. He said he came to give life and more abundant life (John 10:10).
If you're not happy with who you are or how you look work on changing it:
►color your hair or wear a new wig, go to the gym, exercise or change your eating habits. Read inspirational and self-help books or better yet, write your own memoirs,
■Not happy with where you live?
If you can't move yet, make small changes to improve on the space around you to create a more pleasant and inviting surrounding until you can.
►Plant flowers, paint a room, change the position of the furniture, add a painting, change the lighting to set a different mood or simple take walks or bike rides to the park.
■Not happy with your job?
Do what it takes to get a better one:
►Go back to school, learn a new trade, apply for something a little better or different position than what you’re used to. You'd be surprised how many employers are willing to hire and train a person with less experience and sometimes none at all. Some employers don’t want a “know it all” they want a worker who’s teachable and willing to learn.
■What Are You Waiting For?
Stop waiting for your life to change and make the necessary changes.
You are not hear just to make everyone else around you happy, you are supposed to be happy too.
Change can be uncomfortable and isn't aways easy, but even if it's gradual ones, it's still change none-the-less. If you’re married and your spouse has a hard time embracing your ideas or goals, give them time. Honestly, if they truly love you they should want to see you reach your goals, and be open to seeing a better you; inside and out and especially if they will benefit from it. True love and genuine support always supports improvements for the better.
If they don't like the new you, then perhaps they too could use a bit of change too.
Be a better you no matter what.
Amy
THE JOB IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
____(JOB), How do I love thee?….Let me count the ways.” WHA-A-A-T.. are you still stuck on number
Only a few short weeks ago you and your besties were celebrating your new job. But deep down you’re already planning your existing strategy. So, let’s be frank for a moment. You’ve known from the beginning this was not what you wanted, but you decided that “desperate times calls for desperate measures”. Are does it?
Why are you wasting your gifts and talents on a job you don’t really like, knowing there’s absolutely nothing you enjoy doing. Everyone around you underestimate your capabilities and limit your potential?
Are you choosing to settle for less because you feel you have too? Because we know it’s not because it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT 
. Not sure, then here’s your test question: “(fill in your job title)_____________ How do I love thee?….Let me count the ways.”
WHA-A-A-T.. are you still stuck on number #1? ----I think “ The Job Is Just Not That Into You”.
If it’s not giving back what you’ve put into it, then you’re with the wrong one, sorry.
Let me ask you these questions:
♦When you walk into your job does your insides scream “OMG I just love being here !”
♦Are your co-workers a dream, everything you expected?
♦Maybe you found your new BFF or work wife/husband and you all have lunch together every day….Or….. are those backstabbing %#?#$@ always talking about you every chance they get and trying to steal your work so they can gain more points with the boss?
♦Do you stare at the clock, while counting down the time before you have to leave and when you do, you’re getting out of there faster than a road runner, leaving a trail smoke as you go?
Don’t despair, there is one out there just for you,with your name on it. You’ll know it because when the two of you meet, you’ll feel a crazy kind of tinkling sensation just knowing, it’s the one. You’ll wake up every morning excitedly looking forward to your day. This one will bring out your best qualities, show you off for entrepreneur you are, maximize your potential and all while giving you the opportunity to exceed your own expectations.
You’ll get that warm and fuzzy feeling of belonging, knowing you are where you need to be, and while being refreshingly rewarded for your accomplishments. UGH…….are we still talking about a job or a date? Yep, it’s time to meet
‘THE RIGHT ONE’, that is, the right job tailored made just for you.
So, shake this one off as soon as you can because “THE JOB IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU”.
Until the next confession….
Be Your Best Always,
Amy
STILL GOING IN CIRCLES? IT'S INSANE!
‘Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and
Expecting Different Results.’ (A. Einstein, NA & others)
Now there you go again, landing in the same job. You thought a change of venue with a few extra dollars would make you happier, but it hasn’t. You're doing the same things as before so basically; all you’ve done was move parallel but not upward.
Aren’t you tired of going in circles? You weren't happy with the last two positions, so what makes you think you’d be better off in this new one?
Be honest with yourself, It’s not the change
in location you truly want, is it?
You know you’ve been wanting to spread your wings higher and farther with launching your own business, but you’ve let fear keep you so grounded that you won’t take a chance.
You’re miserable and disgustedwith the daily grind, yet you press on hoping something will change.
How can you expect change if you’re not the one to do it?
‘Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results.’ (A. Einstein, NA & others)
Are you insane?...... No? but you're still going in circles.
ºWhat opportunities have you passed over? Stop stalling and launch out into deep waters – It’s all or nothing time for you.
Need to know if you’re ready? Do you have…..
The skills, experience, education, training, ingenuity, manageability, tenacity, determination and a whole lot of motivation, then It’s time to…….
Plan it, Move It, Work It, Launch It!
My best to you,
Amy
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Article of the Month - THE JOB IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Only a few short weeks ago you and your besties were celebrating your new job. But deep down you’re already planning your existing strategy. So, let’s be frank for a moment. You’ve known from the beginning this was not what you wanted, but you decided that “desperate times calls for desperate measures”. Are does it?
Why are you wasting your gifts and talents on a job you don’t really like, knowing there’s absolutely nothing you enjoy doing. Everyone around you underestimate your capabilities and limit your potential?
Are you choosing to settle for less because you feel you have too? Because we know it’s not because it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT . Not sure, then here’s your test question: “(fill in your job title)_____________ How do I love thee?….Let me count the ways.”
WHA-A-A-T.. are you still stuck on number #1? ----I think “ The Job Is Just Not That Into You”.
If it’s not giving back what you’ve put into it, then you’re with the wrong one, sorry.
Let me ask you these questions:
♦When you walk into your job does your insides scream “OMG I just love being here!”
♦Are your co-workers a dream, everything you expected?
♦Maybe you found your new BFF or work wife/husband and you all have lunch together every day….Or….. are those backstabbing %#?#$@ always talking about you every chance they get and trying to steal your work so they can gain more points with the boss?
♦Do you stare at the clock, while counting down the time before you have to leave and when you do, you’re getting out of there faster than a road runner, leaving a trail smoke as you go?
Don’t despair, there is one out there just for you,with your name on it. You’ll know it because when the two of you meet, you’ll feel a crazy kind of tinkling sensation just knowing, it’s the one. You’ll wake up every morning excitedly looking forward to your day. This one will bring out your best qualities, show you off for entrepreneur you are, maximize your potential and all while giving you the opportunity to exceed your own expectations.
You’ll get that warm and fuzzy feeling of belonging, knowing you are where you need to be, and while being refreshingly rewarded for your accomplishments.
UGH…….are we still talking about a job or a date? Yep, it’s time to meet
‘THE RIGHT ONE’, that is, the right job tailored made just for you.
So, shake this one off as soon as you can because “THE JOB IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU”.
Until the next confession….
Be Your Best Always,
Amy
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