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View Work  as Steps to Achievement & Satisfaction!

The word “work” can convey wonderful feelings and images…

Think a “work of art” describing something of special beauty or “life’s work” as the pride and satisfaction we feel in long term personal and professional accomplishments.

Work can indeed be wonderful.

For other people, “work” means misery, difficulty and pain.

Anything associated with “work” must be avoided at all cost.

“Work” is by nature unattractive and distasteful.

“Work” deprives us of fun and enjoyment.

Habitually Happy people embrace very different perspectives. They view “Work” as steps to achievement and accomplishment. They love to achieve and accomplish and they always try to enjoy their work.

Habitually happy people decide what they are going to do and then they decide how they are going to enjoy it.

They know viewing something they have to do as difficult, dreary or distasteful allows their attitudes work against them. They always ally their attitudes to support their goals and decisions.

View work as steps to achieving your goals, relish and enjoy each step along the way and you will never have to toil again.

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How much time do you spend Criticizing in relation to time you devote to creating Confidence, Competence, Credibility and Concern in the people you live or work with?

What is your C / C4 ratio?

Criticism is Very Counter Productive! Criticism focuses on what’s wrong, bad or deficient. It leaves people deflated and confused.

Hammering Wrongs does NOT Communicate what is Right, good, successful or appropriate! Criticism hurts people and gives them no hint as to what they should do to improve.

Think instead about what you can do to Create the Four C’s…

Confidence - People must feel good about themselves and their abilities to succeed and perform well.

Competence - We must know what excellence is in order to achieve it.

Credibility - People must think your words and insights can help them.

Concern - We must honestly care in order to listen, absorb and apply your message. If we don’t care, your communication is lost completely.

We all need to be able to recognize and rigorously reject wrongs in order to succeed and do well. This requires no more than 10% of our time.

Focus on Rehearsing, Reinforcing and Rewarding Rights… good, upright actions, activities and responses.

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