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Reality Check: Creating a Positive Feedback Loop
Like many of you during this wonderful time of the year, I’ve been getting plenty of opportunities to sit around watching other people work. Of course, I’m talking about being stuck in road construction lineups! One can choose to be … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing thoughts, perception, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Before Putting Mouth in Gear…
A long time ago, in a workplace far away, there was a poster taped above my workbench. It read, “Engage brain before putting mouth in gear.” I choose to believe that the poster wasn’t put there specifically for me, by … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged choosing actions, internal & external control, self-evaluation
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Reality Check: Safety at Work
Last post, I suggested that one of the “wants” identified by the Laasers in their book, “The Seven Desires of Every Heart” applies to the workplace. That’s the desire each of us has to be heard and understood. Another of … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged anxiety, need satisfaction, worry
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Reality Check: You want what at work?
Some folks view work as a way to find fulfillment and purpose in life. Perhaps your view is less lofty; you may see work as just a way to put food on the table. Either way, a quality-minded employer will … Continue reading
Posted in Workplace
Tagged examining wants, need satisfaction, offering information
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Reality Check: Jimmy meets Mrs. Crabapple
Ever since he was little, Jimmy wanted to be a pilot. Now, he’s finally ready for that first step on the road to realizing his dream. It’s time to go to ground school. Jimmy’s never been academically inclined. High school … Continue reading
Posted in Learning
Tagged choosing actions, learning, making choices, worry
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Reality Check: A little respect, please
To strengthen relationships and build satisfying lives, choice theory promotes seven caring habits, including the habit of respect. What’s the impact of respect in a relationship? Henry was forced to retire from a well-paying, satisfying career where he had enjoyed … Continue reading
Posted in Relationships
Tagged criticism, improving relationships, win-win
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Reality Check: Archie, Meathead, and External Control
If you recognize the title of this column from “All in the Family,” then either you remember the 70s or you have been watching TV reruns! Regardless of whether you loved it or hated it, that TV sitcom has become … Continue reading
Posted in How it is sometimes
Tagged conflict, criticism, internal & external control
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Reality Check: Forge on
Have you ever felt that events you can’t control are conspiring against you? If so, you might feel like pulling the covers over your head and crying, “Why me?” It can be tempting to believe that we have no choice … Continue reading
Posted in How it is sometimes
Tagged discouragement, examining wants, unhappiness
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