Rodney Robbins
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Maiden, NC
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Sex at work--David Letterman does it. He's from the "We're all adults here" school of workplace ethics. Many college deans are against it. They're from the "Zero Tolerance" school of workplace ethics. So, who's right? Me, I'm a pro-sex, anti-sexual-harassment kind of guy. In other words, "It's all fun and games till somebody looses a spouse." Here are some forms of sexual behavior that are always over the line:
I hope these examples make these deep waters a little easier to navigate.
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The Bubble Planner uses classic brain storming techniques to make organizing your life easier. I first learned about these techniques from my wife's middle school classroom (she's a teacher). She was teaching the students to write using bubble maps, spider maps, double bubbles, and more (here is a free bubble map link for teachers). Being a visual person, and a writer, I thought these things were great. I still use them for planning my day. The busier I am, the more likely I am to bubble it out. It's just so much easier to group all my calls together, all my errands together, all my meetings together and so on. Here are some more bubble designs for thinking. For more information on buying a planner, go to Bubble Planner dot com.
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Rodney Robbins here. I realized today there is one tip missing from my booklet "Rodney's 52 Ways to Impress Your Boss--Without Sucking Up!" I kind of laid this one between the lines, but I'd like you to have the secret straight up, so here goes:
"The secret for making people happy is to give them what they want."
Some of you are thinking, "Duh!" but so often we feel like the boss shouldn't expect us to work overtime, know what he is thinking or get him coffee. We don't think it's fair our kids or parents want our time, our attention or some stupid thing that makes no sense to us at all. Well, here it is folks, it makes sense to THEM! So, if it's legal and safe, I say, give 'em what they want!
It's a powerful concept. Million dollars fortunes are based on this one simple idea. Marriages have been saved by this new way of thinking. Lives have been turned around and lifted out of despair.
Next time, How to have a generous heart toward YOURSELF.
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Just remember this, no problem is too big to ignore.
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When the boss is on a rampage is usually a good time to keep your mouth shut--he's probably so irrational that setting him straight will make him charge straight at you.
When you are hungry, cold, cranky and tired is a good time to shut up and keep your head down--your verbal judo may be at a low point, so there is no sense getting yourself thrown off the mat.
During a crisis is often times, but not always, a good time to keep quiet--unless you are damned sure you see the problem and have a track record of being right under pressure--then, speak up with conviction!
A great time to keep your mouth shut is when you have no earthly idea what in the flock the sheep are up to. Crying wolf about the Saint Bernard sent to rescue you is only going to make you look like an idiot.
The most important time to keep your mouth shut right after you've retrieved the baby from the bus. You'll have an almost overwhelming need to confess that you forgot the baby but ran three blocks and caught the bus just as an old Italian lady with a mole was bringing the bassinet up to the bus driver. My advice is, don't say a word! You know you did it. God knows it. The little old Italian lady knows it. That's enough, so keep your mouth shut! If you just "gots to say sometin," smile and say, "Great morning. Isn't it?" then pick up the baby and walk away fast.
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I swear--people will worry about anything! Am I going to be laid off? What does the boss think of me? How come she gets longer breaks than I get? I wonder if that itch is contagious? It's no wonder we can't get anything done--our brains won't shut off. I say, to heck with it!
I'm not saying it is EASY to stop worrying--I've had plenty of things to worry about in my own life--I'm just saying it is worth learning more about. Life is better when you learn to, as we say here in the Carolinas, "Put that frog in your pocket."
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Maybe I'm the only one, but I'm not real impressed by someone who never takes time off. It makes me think they lack imagination, or there is something wrong with their finances or their personal life. Maybe I just like to hear people's stories when they come back, but I like it when the people around me go on vacation. Of course, I like it even more when I go on vacation! I'll tell you more about my motorcycle trip to the Blue Ridge next time.
A Concrete Suggestion
Do you really want to impress the boss without sucking up? Go. Have a good time. Take lots of pictures. Just don't waste the whole day forcing your co-workers to look at 100 stills and 7 videos on your itty-bitty cell phone. Instead, winnow your pictures down to just 3-5 shots that really capture the spirit of your journey, the people you met or the fantastic things you saw. Use your computer to put these few shots onto one sheet of paper. Share your vacation story with a brief show and tell. I did say BRIEF, didn't I? That way, you look like a role model instead of a drone, people get to see you in a different light, and everyone gets to share in your good time.
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