Don't get married. If you do get married, have a pre-nup.
*In retrospect, I should have listened.
Works well in all facets of life in my opinion. Works with my students, works with my wife. “I statements” would be the technical term. Good advice.My old boss on managing people .. "Don't tell employees what to do, instead ask them for their help"
Been doing it ever since.
Or at least just keep them in the fun zone. That's what the fun zone is for."Stay away from women that are looking for money or are impressed by it"
Thats because it’s OK to be racist to white people now. It’s even encouraged.There was a thread like this two years ago and I jokingly said your middle response and got banned for a week.Lord loves a workin' man; don't trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.
Aren't those last two basically the same thing?Don't panic.
Don't let someone else make their emergency your emergency.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
I got involutarilily caught in the similar "Your incompetence is not my emergency".Aren't those last two basically the same thing?Don't panic.
Don't let someone else make their emergency your emergency.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
is Winston a friend of yours that he delivered that advice to you personally? Impressive.If you're going through hell, keep going.
--Winston Churchill
In a similar vein is the message from Mr. Rogers, as reemphasized by Tom Hanks -- WAIT (Why Am I Talking?) There's much to be said to shutting up and listening, or as you state, pausing to think first.I don't remember where I picked this one up at but somewhere along the way I learned "P.T.A." Pause, Think, Act. It changed my life and probably saved my marriage. I preach that acronym to anyone I've ever given advice to. Whether it be personally or professionally. Nothing good usually happens from reacting without thinking.
A mentality I've developed through the years has been: Never a problem; Always an opportunity. The solution might not be easy or enjoyable, but the opportunity always exists to resolve an issue; improve a situation; remove a burden.When you take your boss a problem, always take with it a solution.