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Dare to be happy -- Become less controlling -- Eliminate the rat race mentality -- Don't dramatize the deadlines -- Have some "no phone" time at work -- Avoid corporate bragging -- Make the best of those boring meetings -- Stop anticipating tiredness -- Don't sweat the bureaucracy -- Remember the phrase, "being dead is bad for business" -- Make the best of corporate travel -- Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness -- Join My New Club, 'TGIT' -- Don't sweat the demanding boss -- Remember to acknowledge -- Don't keep people waiting -- Create a bridge between your spirituality and your work -- Brighten up your working environment -- Take your breaks -- Don't take the 20/80 rule personally -- Make a list of your personal priorities -- Use effective listening as a stress-reducing tool -- Make friends with your receptionist -- Remember the motto, 'you catch more flies with honey" -- Avoid the phrase, "I have to go to work" -- Be aware of the potentially stressful effects of your promises -- Examine your rituals and habits (and be willing to change some of them) -- Stay focused in the now -- Be careful what you ask for -- Absorb the speed bumps of your day -- Have a favorite business charity -- Never, ever backstab -- Accept the fact that, every once in a while, you're going to have a really bad day -- Recognize patterns of behavior -- Lower your expectations -- Pat yourself on the back -- Become less self-absorbed -- Don't be trapped by golden handcuffs -- Get really comfortable with using voice mail -- Stop wishing you were somewhere else -- Ask yourself the question, "Am I making the absolute best of this moment?" -- Stop scrambling -- Become aware of your wisdom -- Realize the power of rapport -- Recover quickly -- Encourage company stress-busters -- Give up your fear of speaking to groups -- Avoid comments that are likely to lead to gossip or unwanted chatter -- See beyond the roles -- Avoid the tendency to put a cost on personal things -- When you solicit advice, consider taking it -- Take advantage of your commute -- Let go of battles that cannot be won -- Think of stress and frustration as distractions to your success -- Accept the fact that there's almost always going to be someone mad at you -- Don't let your own thoughts stress you out -- Make allowances for incompetence -- Don't be too quick to comment -- Let go of "personality" clashes -- Don't get stressed by the predictable -- Stop procrastinating -- Confront gently -- Remember the three Rs -- Get out of the grumble mode -- Get it over with -- Don't live an imagined future -- Make someone else feel good -- Compete from the heart -- Back off when you don't know what to do -- Admit that it's your choice -- Before coming defensive, take note of what is being said -- Complete as many tasks as possible -- Spend ten minutes a day doing absolutely nothing -- Learn to delegate -- Strengthen your presence -- Learn to say no without guilt -- Take your next vacation at home -- Don't let negative coworkers get you down -- Make the best of a "noncreative" position -- Stay close to your center -- Forgive yourself, you're human -- Put your mind in neutral -- Marvel at how often things go right -- Make peace with chaos -- Prevent burnout -- Experience a magical transformation -- Avoid "if only, then" thinking -- Eliminate the worry factor -- Ask for what you want, but don't insist on getting it -- Remember the whole story -- Tap into your secret stress-buster -- Speak to others with love and respect -- Don't go there -- Remember to appreciate the people you work with -- Don't sweat your critics -- Reduce your self-induced stress -- Become aware of the thought factor -- Ease off your ego -- Remember small stuff happens -- Don't live for retirement. |
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