I just finished one of those days at work...you know the kind I mean, the kind where I know it is Thursday but man I wish it was a Friday...
As I think back to review the day beginning at 6 AM heading to the office, a 45 minute commute everything was going fine. And then I entered my office. Let me preface this by saying that nothing really bad happened all day today. It was little things, nagging things that piled up one at a time, each of them appearing to weigh on me more and more.
By noon time people in my office were afraid to say "Hey Dave" for fear that I would snap at them. Again I think I am being fairly objective when I say that this is out of character for me but it happens and today was the day.
Have you ever had one of these? Maybe you have them all the time. Boy I hope not because today really sucked!
I usually view myself as Mr. Positive. I usually find a reason to laugh all the time, even some times when it is not politically correct. This means sometimes I have to watch myself but generally I am okay. Humor has a way of reducing some of the tension that can build in any situation if a release of some sort is not found.
Laughter, recognizing that it could always be worse, noting that tomorrow is another day...a new beginning...always makes things better.
Every day when I head in to Vernon's Corporate Office people greet me with "Hi Dave how are you doing?" I quickly respond with the fact that "I am doing great...but it is still early". I am clearly joking and it usually gets a chuckle...maybe a small one when they have heard the same line three weeks in a row.
So tonight I sit in the "man cave" having a cold beverage and reflect on my day I see things for the way they are. Nothing that came up today was insurmountable! We tackled the issues one at time and made it through the day.
Tomorrow is looking up. We plan on adding two or three salespeople to Vernon's Sales Team, people that we met and interviewed in Las Vegas. We will also be meeting to formalize our plans for our National Sales Meeting in St. Petersburg, FL. This event makes me smile because it is fun. We will have about 175 people at a beach hotel on the Gulf of Mexico. Three days of meetings, but with a mix of fun in the sun and a dinner cruise sound pretty good as we prepare for another 0 degree week end in Iowa.
Just thinking about these things makes me feel much better and more optimistic about Friday. Add to that the fact that it is Friday...TGIF!
The bottom line is that we all have the ability to sit back and reflect on days today. Every one has them. The trick is to keep these to a minimum and to bounce back and move forward as soon as you can.
I suggest retreating to your "man cave" if you are a guy or some other place if you are woman. Find some where that you are very comfortable and get yourself calmed down. Reflect on what is really important and figure out how you can get back on the positive track. What can you do with your actions to make things better?
Those things are there! Make a list and follow it. None of us are helpless. Don't sit back and just let things happen to you. Fight back and you have a chance.
Tomorrow, Friday January 23rd is going to be a good day for me. There is no doubt about it in my mind!
1 comment:
Liked what I read, Dave, and such has helped me connect with you, as a person - moreso than Mr. SALES VP. And, I believe you've proved, that like so many of us, we express ourselves better in the written word than verbally.
Maybe, you can share - when time permits (and maybe on the V home page - how you set up your blog.
Blessings, Tom Robinson
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