7 wayS to tHrive in tHe face of cHange
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to positively change interpersonal and team relationships at
work, someone came up to me afterwards and thanked me. She
said she realized that one of her associates was always saying
that she was a perfectionist and it was increasingly bothering
her. She said by listening to the stories I told, she now knew
how to handle it. She said that she could make a positive
change at work by helping people on her team become more
aware of how words matter and impact relationships, produc-
tivity and your emotional well-being.
Your environment shapes you. Words are a significant part
of your environment. If you want positive change in your work
and life, watch the words around you. Words are containers of
power. How are you using yours?
reverse mentors Think about taking on a “reverse
mentor” to help cope with technological and genera-
tional changes. Taking on a reverse mentor was quite
a change for me as all my mentors were previously older than me.
Will Hart started working for me when he was 12 years old
because he was a computer wizard with an abundance of
technical talent. Through working with him, I’m able to impart
my years of wisdom on a young millennial, but I’m also learning
so much about the generational gap and how to adapt the
workplace to fit the needs of up-and-comers. Creating a working
relationship like this allows you to easily adapt to the ever-
changing workplace we are now presented with.
5.
it will never be yesterday Because change can
cause fear, apprehension and a longing for the way
things were, it’s important to remember what Billy
Joel once said, “The good old days were not so good, and
tomorrow isn’t as bad as it seems.” And yet, it is easy to fall into
the habit of wishing things could stay the same as they were.
Remembering that it will never be yesterday again, will help you
let go of the past and embrace the changes that come with
natural progress.
6.
live in the House of glad and Pay your
r.e.n.t. There are four core human emotions: mad,
glad, sad and scared. I call them houses. So, you have
the House of Mad, the House of Glad, the House of Sad and the
House of Scared. The question to ask yourself is, “Which house
do you live in most, and is it time to move?” Yes, you have the
capacity to move any time you wish. You just have to decide to
go. The House of Glad is the house I recommend. It takes just as
much work to live in the House of Glad as it does to live in the
other houses, but it is worth it because it is a place where positive
change occurs. To live in the House of Glad must pay your
R.E.N.T. every day: REST, EXERCISE, NUTRITION and
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