Are you having challenges with your staff?

The following story will give you a smile on how you can sort this out.

Two women were comparing notes on the difficulties of running a small business. The first one said, "I started a new practice last year, I insist that each of my employees take at least a week off every three months."

"Why in the world would you do that?" the other asked.

She responded, "It's the best way I can learn which ones I can do without."

Is there a better way to sort out the challenges with your staffing?

Have you considered testing their abilities before you hire them?

As a business manager, do you make assumptions at times?

The following story should bring a smile to your face and help you become a better manager.

A store manager overheard one of his salesmen talking to a customer. "No sir" said the salesman.” We haven't had any for awhile and it doesn't look like we'll be getting any soon."

The store manager was horrified and yelled after the departing customer,” Come back next week. We’re sure to have whatever it is you need." The store manager then turned to his salesman,” Never tell a customer we're out of anything! Now, what did he want?"

"Rain,” answered the salesman.

Would today be a good day to start asking more questions before making assumptions?

Do you need to get your way in order to feel fulfilled?

Is your life all about being the most popular?

These questions become; Do you want everyone else to control how your feel about your life? No! I don’t think there is anyone who is reading this would agree with that statement, so why do we let it happen?

I believe it is due to our habits. Sadly many of these habits started when we were young. We cried when we didn’t get what we wanted, then one of our parents or other children gave in to our wants. Now that you are an adult you need to put your big pants on, you need to act like an adult. So how do you do that?

You need to take responsibility for your life. You need to be accountable for your thoughts and feelings. I am reminded of this quote by Horace (who lived from 65 BC to 8 BC) he said "Rule your mind or it will rule you."

What about what Deepak Chopra said; “Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”

What are you going to do today to break free from your old habits?

How would you describe your life today?

Is your life a battle or is it a carnival?

The way you describe your life is the manner in which you live your life. For example; if life is a battle, your actions will obviously be ‘me versus them’. In other words you are plotting all the time to win ‘the war’. If your life is a carnival, it is full of joy and excitement. You are enjoying all aspects of life.

People can see how you live your life is by the expression on your face and the actions you take.

Which way do you want to live your life?

Which way do you want your potential clients to view you?

Is your progress awareness a fine-tuned ability?

You may be asking, ‘What is progress awareness’?

Progress awareness is the ability to analyze your on-going results in any project. It is the ability to understand what is and what is not working without having to wait for months to see if you got the results you wanted.

Progress awareness is attained by using your intuition or gut feeling. It is acknowledging that the immediate results are not what you expected. Then you fine tune what you are doing and keep moving towards your objective.

What can you do today that will move you toward increasing your ‘progress awareness?