An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great. I would recommend it very highly.
The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?" The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... the one that's red and has thorns."
"Do you mean a rose?" "Yes, that's the one," replied the man.
He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?
Professional work behaviour along with appropriate appearance will go a long way toward career success. Some tips:
- Dress successfully; even on casual days.
- Take responsibility for your actions.
- Don’t indulge in gossip.
- If you don’t like someone, don’t let it show.
- Don’t hold grudges.
- Ask for help when you need it, before things get worse.
- Share the credit.
- Exhibit flexibility. Be open to the views of others.
No one has ever drowned in sweat. - Lou holtz, Football coach.
Every compromise is a failure. - Adolf Hitler
God made Adam before Eve because he didn’t want any advice on the matter. - Patrick Murray, British actor
If at first you don’t succeed call it version 1.0! - A software engineer
Life would be easier if I had the source code. - A software engineer
Warning: Dates on the calendar are closer than they appear. - Unknown
To get to the Promised Land you have to negotiate your way through the wilderness. - Unknown
The greatest problem in life is that there is no danger music. - The Cable Guy (Film)
The sign wasn’t placed by the big printer in the sky. - Herb Cohen (in You Can Negotiate Anything)
The secret of walking on water is knowing where the stones are. - Unknown
If you think you can or you can’t, you are always right. - Henry Ford I
As long as you get there before it’s over you’re never late. - James J Walker
Some people feel the rain; others just get wet. - Roger Miller
It’s not over until it’s over. - Yogi Berra
By PETER MURPHY
Most people who procrastinate did not do so overnight. Like any other bad habit, procrastination starts small and builds itself up. Even so, returning to a more dependable lifestyle however is possible.
Follow these simple steps below to start taking control of your procrastination.
Step #1 Start Small
Usually if people procrastinate in their business lives they also procrastinate in their personal life too and vice versa.
Start small by making an everyday list to do. Examples include, but are not limited to; taking out the trash, doing the dishes, hanging up clothes, and maybe even littler things like making the bed or tidying up the living room. When you have things under control at a personal level it is easier to get things under control at a business level.
Getting yourself into the routine of not putting things off at home will be difficult since the home is the easiest place to procrastinate: it is always there, you always have an extra day to work on it, and no one besides you or those who live you will know what you are putting off.
However, if you have noticed, the places that we feel most comfortable in are the easiest to begin a bad habit and also the hardest place to get rid of that bad habit.
A smoker's hardest place to deal with is their personal space and yours is too. So take control and shape yourself up at home to start the process of stopping procrastination.
Step #2 Take control at work
No doubt if you are a procrastinator at home then you usually have things piling up at work to do or you find yourself at the end of the day hurrying to get things done that you should have done that morning or the day before.
Well stop that!
Make a list, just like you did for at home. Start the day by making a list of things you must check off by a certain time in the day. For example, say you want to get the reports done on time that usually you put off until the end of the day. Make a list and note that reports must be checked off by 10:00 that morning.
At first you may find yourself racing and checking off that item on the list right at ten or slightly before but keep at it and you just might find yourself checking off your list long before the time its due!
Practice makes perfect and the more you practice and being on time the easier it gets and soon it becomes as second habit as procrastination is or hopefully used to be.
Step #3 Weigh up the guilty consequences
You know how mad you feel or even embarrassed when you have pushed yourself to the last minute or even past the last minute?
Whenever you feel yourself giving into the urge to procrastinate just remember that feeling and predict how you will feel the next day when you are faced with your normal circumstances. Plus those tasks you have avoided and waited to do. This can be a very simple form of self discipline but a very effective one.
Stopping procrastination isn't always easy but it can be done. Follow these steps diligently; just be careful not to put them off until tomorrow!
Found Useful by Vimal Jose :-)