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Thriving – Not Just Surviving –In the Midst of Transitions and Change

Ann C. Jobe, MD, MSNMercer University School of Medicine

Macon, Georgia

Thriving – Not Just Surviving –In the Midst of Transitions and Change

Ann C. Jobe, MD, MSNMercer University School of Medicine

Macon, Georgia

ThrivingThriving

Thrive verb

1. To prosper or flourish; be successful2. To grow vigorously or luxuriantly;

improve physically

Webster’s New World College Dictionary

Thrive verb

1. To prosper or flourish; be successful2. To grow vigorously or luxuriantly;

improve physically


SurvivingSurviving

Survive verb

1. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

2. To continue to live after or in spite of


Survive verb

1. To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive

2. To continue to live after or in spite of


TransitionsTransitions

Transition noun

1. A passing from one condition, form, stage, activity, place, etc. to another


Transition noun

1. A passing from one condition, form, stage, activity, place, etc. to another


ChangeChange

Change noun

1. The act or process of substitution, alteration, or variation.

2. Absence of monotony; variety3. Something that is or may be substituted;

something of the same kind but new or fresh


Change noun

1. The act or process of substitution, alteration, or variation.

2. Absence of monotony; variety3. Something that is or may be substituted;

something of the same kind but new or fresh


The only constant in life is change!!

The only constant in life is change!!

“Nothing endures but change.”

“You never step into the same river twice.”

Heraclitus

“Nothing endures but change.”

“You never step into the same river twice.”

Heraclitus

ChangeChange

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

Andy Warhol

“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”

Andy Warhol

How we as individuals respond to change is important

How we as individuals respond to change is important

80/20 Rule of Thumb20% of people –open to change or change-friendly80% will resist the change to some degree, no matter how much sense it makes

80/20 Rule of Thumb20% of people –open to change or change-friendly80% will resist the change to some degree, no matter how much sense it makes

It’s Never Too Late to ChangeIt’s Never Too Late to Change

“In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”

Leadership is an ArtMax Depree

“In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.”

Leadership is an ArtMax Depree

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGEORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

Teaching an elephant to dance….

Teaching an elephant to dance….

MANAGING COMPLEX CHANGEMANAGING COMPLEX CHANGE

ConfusionAction PlanSkills Incentives

Action PlanVision ResourcesIncentives

Skills Action PlanVision Resources

Skills Action PlanVision Incentives

SkillsVision ResourcesIncentives

Vision Skills ResourcesIncentives ChangeAction Plan

Resources

Anxiety

Gradual change

Frustration

False Starts

1995 Juran Institute, Inc.

LeaderLeader

Leader noun1. A person or thing that leads; directing,

commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity

Lead verb1. To show the way to, or direct the course of, by

going before or along with; conduct; guide2. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or

influence, to a course of action or thought


Leader noun1. A person or thing that leads; directing,

commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity

Lead verb1. To show the way to, or direct the course of, by

going before or along with; conduct; guide2. To guide or direct, as by persuasion or

influence, to a course of action or thought


LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

defines what the future should look like

aligns people with that vision

and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles

defines what the future should look like

aligns people with that vision

and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles

A LEADER ??A LEADER ??

A leader with no followers is just

someone out for a nice walk.

A leader with no followers is just

someone out for a nice walk.

You Are A LeaderYou Are A Leader

People seek you out for answers and helpYou delegate to others to get things doneYou are a role modelYou are an encourager

People seek you out for answers and helpYou delegate to others to get things doneYou are a role modelYou are an encourager

If it wasn’t for youIf it wasn’t for you

Our boats would sink!!

And we’d never make it to shore….



Developing an Organization’s Most Appreciable Asset

Developing an Organization’s Most Appreciable Asset

PEOPLE

Am I building people or am I building my dream and using people to do it?Leaders must care for people before they can develop them

PEOPLE

Am I building people or am I building my dream and using people to do it?Leaders must care for people before they can develop them

A Leader’s Most Appreciable Asset

A Leader’s Most Appreciable Asset

Go to the people,Live among them.Learn from them.Love them.Start with what they know,Build on what they have.But of the best leaders, When their task is

accomplished, Their work is done,The people will remark, “We have done it ourselves.”

Chinese poem

Go to the people,Live among them.Learn from them.Love them.Start with what they know,Build on what they have.But of the best leaders, When their task is

accomplished, Their work is done,The people will remark, “We have done it ourselves.”

Chinese poem

A Very Important Lesson of Leadership


“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”

Andrew Carnegie

“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone.”

Andrew Carnegie



“If you are planning for one year, grow rice.

If you are planning for twenty years, grow trees.

If you are planning for centuries, grow people.”

Chinese Proverb

“If you are planning for one year, grow rice.

If you are planning for twenty years, grow trees.

If you are planning for centuries, grow people.”

Chinese Proverb

CHANGECHANGE

“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things….”

“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things….”

CHANGECHANGE

“because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.”

Machiavelli - 1513

“because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.”

Machiavelli - 1513

What Holds Us BackWhat Holds Us Back

Fear of failure

Fear of embarrassment

Fear of taking a risk

Fear of a new challenge

Fear of failure

Fear of embarrassment

Fear of taking a risk

Fear of a new challenge

The Fear CycleThe Fear Cycle

LINK IIFear DistortsPerceptions

LINK VWorse

ExpectationsFulfilled

LINK IImagined

Consequences

LINK IVFreeze orFrenzy

LINK IIIThe Physical

Response

If it ain’t broke…BREAK IT! Kriegel

Breaking the Fear CycleBreaking the Fear Cycle

When you are afraid you either put off taking risks and new challenges that are essential, or if you do take them, you don’t perform up to your ability

Left unchallenged, fear will inhibit creativity, clarity of mind and purpose, and self-control

When you are afraid you either put off taking risks and new challenges that are essential, or if you do take them, you don’t perform up to your ability

Left unchallenged, fear will inhibit creativity, clarity of mind and purpose, and self-control


Can be broken at any point

Need to recycle the energy in a positive way

Can be broken at any point

Need to recycle the energy in a positive way

Imagine a challenging situation in which the Fear Cycle applies

Fill in each part of the cycleWhat are your imagined consequences?What are your physical symptoms?

Imagine a challenging situation in which the Fear Cycle applies

Fill in each part of the cycleWhat are your imagined consequences?What are your physical symptoms?

The Fear Cycle of the Frightened Public Speaker




Response

LINK IImagined

Consequences“I’ll look stupid, be boring,

never get another job.”“I’ll lose my credibility.”


LINK VWorse





“Audience looks likeopening night critics.”


Response

LINK IImagined




LINK VWorse







ResponseHeart pounding

SweatingEyes darting

Looking at floorVoice squeaky

LINK IImagined




LINK VWorse










LINK IImagined




Talk too fastForget key points

Stumble, mumble, bumble

LINK VWorse










LINK IImagined




Talk too fastForget key points

Stumble, mumble, bumble

LINK VWorse


“I was right. I am a lousy speaker.”

The Fear CycleThe Fear Cycle



Response

LINK IImagined

Consequences


LINK VWorse


The worst-case scenario testThe worst-case scenario test

Test your imagined consequences – the catastrophe principle:

What is the worst thing that could possibly happen?What is the worst imaginable outcome?

Make a worry listMake a worry list of all the “what ifs”, even ones that are unlikely to happenWhat if ……………

Test your imagined consequences – the catastrophe principle:

What is the worst thing that could possibly happen?What is the worst imaginable outcome?

Make a worry listMake a worry list of all the “what ifs”, even ones that are unlikely to happenWhat if ……………

Change worry to anticipationChange worry to anticipation

Takes you from inertia to actionChange “What if the worst happens?” to “If the worst does happen, then I will…..”You will be better prepared for anything that might occurPuts you into a can do state of mind

Takes you from inertia to actionChange “What if the worst happens?” to “If the worst does happen, then I will…..”You will be better prepared for anything that might occurPuts you into a can do state of mind

The reality of the situation is almost never as bad as fear

makes it seem.

The reality of the situation is almost never as bad as fear

makes it seem.


After anticipating all possible scenarios – find the “can-do”.

There is always something you can do to improve a situation and prevent the worst case from happening

After anticipating all possible scenarios – find the “can-do”.

There is always something you can do to improve a situation and prevent the worst case from happening

And What If the Worst Does Happen?

And What If the Worst Does Happen?

Focus on what you can do – not what you can’t

An experience where your fears are realized can be a break-through and turn into a Success Cycle

Focus on what you can do – not what you can’t

An experience where your fears are realized can be a break-through and turn into a Success Cycle

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look at fear in the face…. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look at fear in the face…. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”

Eleanor Roosevelt

Wheel of LifeThe Emotions of Change


Rick Maurer

Happiness

Hope LossWheel of Life

Suffering



Rick Maurer

Happiness


Suffering



Rick Maurer

Happiness


Suffering



Rick Maurer

Happiness


Suffering

HOPEHOPE

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers

That perches in the soul

And sings the tune without the words

And never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson



Rick Maurer

Wheel of LifeWheel of Life

We cannot get happy and stay happyChange always comesBrings not only growth, but also the expected and normal emotions of changeLooking for and accepting these emotions, in yourself and others, will help you successfully work through the process of change

We cannot get happy and stay happyChange always comesBrings not only growth, but also the expected and normal emotions of changeLooking for and accepting these emotions, in yourself and others, will help you successfully work through the process of change

Hope Based on FaithHope Based on Faith

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

Lean not on your own understanding.

Acknowledge Him in all your ways,

And He will set your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,

Lean not on your own understanding.

Acknowledge Him in all your ways,

And He will set your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6

“With the right attitude, all the problems in the world will not make you a failure. With the wrong attitude, all the help in the world will not make you a success.”

Warren Deaton

“With the right attitude, all the problems in the world will not make you a failure. With the wrong attitude, all the help in the world will not make you a success.”

Warren Deaton

CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDECHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE

The attitude you have right now is the one you are choosing.

Is it the one you want?

The attitude you have right now is the one you are choosing.

Is it the one you want?

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.An individual’s attitude is caught by others more quickly than his or her actions.

Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.An individual’s attitude is caught by others more quickly than his or her actions.

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have.

We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it.

We cannot control life’s difficult moments, but we can choose to make life less difficult.

We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds.

Too often, we try to choose and control things we cannot.

Too seldom, we choose to control what we can….our attitude

Anonymous

We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have.

We cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it.

We cannot control life’s difficult moments, but we can choose to make life less difficult.

We cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds.

Too often, we try to choose and control things we cannot.

Too seldom, we choose to control what we can….our attitude

Anonymous

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Thomas Edison

“For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

Thomas Edison

ATTITUDEATTITUDE

“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier!”

Unknown

“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier!”

Unknown

Eat Problems for BreakfastEat Problems for Breakfast

A Simple Creative Approach to Solving Any Problem

Tim Hansel

“Problems are the true breakfast of champions”

A Simple Creative Approach to Solving Any Problem

Tim Hansel

“Problems are the true breakfast of champions”

A Seven-Step Problem-SolvingProcess

A Seven-Step Problem-SolvingProcess

Analyze

Evaluate

Accept

Define

Brainstorm

Select

Implement

Problem-Solving ProcessProblem-Solving Process

1. Acceptance – accept responsibility for a problem

Not saying – “It’s not my problem.”Realize that a problem existsBe willing to do something about it

2. Analyze the problem – simplify as much as possible

1. Acceptance – accept responsibility for a problem

Not saying – “It’s not my problem.”Realize that a problem existsBe willing to do something about it

2. Analyze the problem – simplify as much as possible


3. Definition – identify central themes or major considerations

4. The art of brainstormingThink first – judge laterThe wilder the ideas the betterThe greater number of ideas the better Combine, improve, and expand ideas

3. Definition – identify central themes or major considerations

4. The art of brainstormingThink first – judge laterThe wilder the ideas the betterThe greater number of ideas the better Combine, improve, and expand ideas


5. Select – choose the best possible way of solving the problem from the list

Make sure your choice is consistent with your values and not based on what is simply most convenient

6. Implement –We have planned our work, now we must work our plan “Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do.” Yoda

5. Select – choose the best possible way of solving the problem from the list

Make sure your choice is consistent with your values and not based on what is simply most convenient

6. Implement –We have planned our work, now we must work our plan “Try? There is no try. There is only do or not do.” Yoda


7. Evaluate – Did it work?What about the solution proved effective?What would have made the solution more effective?Were there any unexpected benefits or liabilities?Which skills need to be acquired or improved?Who else could benefit from this solution?Can this solution be used to prevent a recurrence of the problem?What was learned from the process of solving this problem?

7. Evaluate – Did it work?What about the solution proved effective?What would have made the solution more effective?Were there any unexpected benefits or liabilities?Which skills need to be acquired or improved?Who else could benefit from this solution?Can this solution be used to prevent a recurrence of the problem?What was learned from the process of solving this problem?

Ten Principles of Problem SolvingTen Principles of Problem Solving

1. Challenge Assumptions

2. Keep a Broad Perspective

3. Don’t Get Hooked

4. Simple is Better

5. Look for a second right answer

1. Challenge Assumptions

2. Keep a Broad Perspective

3. Don’t Get Hooked

4. Simple is Better

5. Look for a second right answer

Ten Principles of Problem SolvingTen Principles of Problem Solving

6. Ask dumb questions

7. Unlock your creativity

8. Scratch where it itches

9. Make it fun!

10. Hang in there!

6. Ask dumb questions

7. Unlock your creativity

8. Scratch where it itches

9. Make it fun!

10. Hang in there!

Keep a Large PerspectiveKeep a Large Perspective

Don’t Get “Hooked”Don’t Get “Hooked”

Consider the following letters:

O T T F F S S

What are the next three letters?

And the next three?

Consider the following letters:

O T T F F S S

What are the next three letters?

And the next three?


How are your emotions at this point?How are you feeling?Did you get emotionally hooked by this?If you did, what effect do you think your feelings have had on your problem-solving capabilities?

How are your emotions at this point?How are you feeling?Did you get emotionally hooked by this?If you did, what effect do you think your feelings have had on your problem-solving capabilities?


Here is what happens when our emotions get heated up

My abilities are reduced to zeroI’m so mad I can’t even think straightI’m so frustrated that I don’t care anymoreI’m paralyzedI’m simply not effective anymoreI’ve reduced my problem-solving abilities to a pinpoint

Here is what happens when our emotions get heated up

My abilities are reduced to zeroI’m so mad I can’t even think straightI’m so frustrated that I don’t care anymoreI’m paralyzedI’m simply not effective anymoreI’ve reduced my problem-solving abilities to a pinpoint


“The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.”

Carl Rogers

Once you blame others, you have given up the power to change

“The only person who cannot be helped is that person who blames others.”

Carl Rogers

Once you blame others, you have given up the power to change


Things to do to avoid getting emotionally hooked:

Distance yourself from the problem – go for a walk, get some exerciseTalk to someone not in any way involved in the problem to find proper perspectiveFocus on the components of the problem solving processNever make an important decision – or hit the “send” key - when your emotions are not under control

Things to do to avoid getting emotionally hooked:

Distance yourself from the problem – go for a walk, get some exerciseTalk to someone not in any way involved in the problem to find proper perspectiveFocus on the components of the problem solving processNever make an important decision – or hit the “send” key - when your emotions are not under control

Simple is BetterSimple is Better

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”

Hans Hoffman

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”

Hans Hoffman



Simplicity does not necessarily mean easy to understandSimple means there are no hidden or double meanings.Simple is saying what you meanTo simplify a problem means to remove that which clutters up your thinking –eliminate the extraneous

Simplicity does not necessarily mean easy to understandSimple means there are no hidden or double meanings.Simple is saying what you meanTo simplify a problem means to remove that which clutters up your thinking –eliminate the extraneous

Look for the Second Right Answer


“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one we have.”

Emile Chartier

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one we have.”

Emile Chartier



People try to avoid problems by acting on their first impulse Dangers of this:

Acting on the first right answer limits us to one course of action - discovering other possible solutions increases flexibilityAn idea or solution is best understood in the context of other ideas

People try to avoid problems by acting on their first impulse Dangers of this:

Acting on the first right answer limits us to one course of action - discovering other possible solutions increases flexibilityAn idea or solution is best understood in the context of other ideas



Hints for finding the second right answer:

Change the way you ask questions – play with your wording of a question to get different answersSolicit plural answers

Hints for finding the second right answer:

Change the way you ask questions – play with your wording of a question to get different answersSolicit plural answers

Ask Dumb QuestionsAsk Dumb Questions

“We are all ignorant – but just in different areas.”

Mark Twain

“Ask a dumb question and be embarrassed for a moment; don’t ask it and be embarrassed for a lifetime.”

Ancient proverb

“We are all ignorant – but just in different areas.”

Mark Twain

“Ask a dumb question and be embarrassed for a moment; don’t ask it and be embarrassed for a lifetime.”

Ancient proverb


Great inventions and discoveries occurred because people asked questionsTake a chance- next time you are inclined to ask, askKeep a list of the best questions you have ever heard

Great inventions and discoveries occurred because people asked questionsTake a chance- next time you are inclined to ask, askKeep a list of the best questions you have ever heard


Practice the art of asking good questionsStop before you ask a question – start every question with

WhatWhenWhere WhoHow

Practice the art of asking good questionsStop before you ask a question – start every question with

WhatWhenWhere WhoHow

Unlock Your CreativityUnlock Your Creativity

Practice being creative

Being creative means taking everyday material and turning it into something extraordinary

Practice being creative

Being creative means taking everyday material and turning it into something extraordinary


“A mind like a parachute functions better when open.”

“A mind like a parachute functions better when open.”


Group 1 is: A E F H IGroup 2 is: B C D G J

What is the pattern that differentiates the two groups?

Which group would you put K into, or R, or T?

Group 1 is: A E F H IGroup 2 is: B C D G J

What is the pattern that differentiates the two groups?

Which group would you put K into, or R, or T?


Creativity may be the most important survival skill we have as we face an incredibly complex future

Creativity may be the most important survival skill we have as we face an incredibly complex future

Scratch Where It ItchesScratch Where It Itches

Don’t try to fix something if it isn’t broken

Do not assume someone with a problem wants, or needs, for us to provide a solutionDo not spend valuable energy solving problems that don’t existCarefully sort out problems caused by emotional distress from the original problem

Don’t try to fix something if it isn’t broken

Do not assume someone with a problem wants, or needs, for us to provide a solutionDo not spend valuable energy solving problems that don’t existCarefully sort out problems caused by emotional distress from the original problem


Don’t rework or rehash problems that are already solved

Usually happens when we are so emotionally attached to a problem that we refuse to let go

Don’t rework or rehash problems that are already solved

Usually happens when we are so emotionally attached to a problem that we refuse to let go

“The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.”

Edwin Bliss

“The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.”

Edwin Bliss


Don’t “own” problems that are not your responsibility

Work to avoid the “messiah trap”“If I don‘t do it, it won’t get done”Feel responsible for making sure that everything turns out all right and that everybody is happySolving others problems can block honest communication, interfere with growth, make people angry

Don’t “own” problems that are not your responsibility

Work to avoid the “messiah trap”“If I don‘t do it, it won’t get done”Feel responsible for making sure that everything turns out all right and that everybody is happySolving others problems can block honest communication, interfere with growth, make people angry


Focus on what the problem really isBefore you can solve a problem, it is critical to understand what the problem really is.What is the priority in this problem?What are the core issues?Look at the problem, rather than at its symptoms

Focus on what the problem really isBefore you can solve a problem, it is critical to understand what the problem really is.What is the priority in this problem?What are the core issues?Look at the problem, rather than at its symptoms

Key to Problem SolvingKey to Problem Solving

Number 1, define your problem carefully

Number 2, redefine your problem carefully

Number 3, re-redefine your problem carefully

Number 1, define your problem carefully

Number 2, redefine your problem carefully

Number 3, re-redefine your problem carefully

Make It FunMake It Fun

“If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.”

Jennifer James

“If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.”

Jennifer James


“If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted; musicians denoted; cowboys deranged; tree surgeons debarked; and dry cleaners depressed?”

Virginia Osman

“If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted; musicians denoted; cowboys deranged; tree surgeons debarked; and dry cleaners depressed?”

Virginia Osman


“Woodrow Wilson’s wife walked wearily through the wisteria tree because it was Woodrow’s wish to whistle while he was washing the windows on the west side wall.”

How many “w’s” are there in all?

“Woodrow Wilson’s wife walked wearily through the wisteria tree because it was Woodrow’s wish to whistle while he was washing the windows on the west side wall.”

How many “w’s” are there in all?


“Glenn always has it before. Paul always takes it behind. Brian has never had it at all. Girls only have it once. Boys don’t need it. Mrs. Mulligan, the widow, had it twice in succession. Dr. Lowell of Harvard had it twice as bad at the end as at the beginning.”

What is it?

“Glenn always has it before. Paul always takes it behind. Brian has never had it at all. Girls only have it once. Boys don’t need it. Mrs. Mulligan, the widow, had it twice in succession. Dr. Lowell of Harvard had it twice as bad at the end as at the beginning.”

What is it?


Laughter and fun are the answer for everyone who wishes to lighten the load of life’s burdensHumor can ease strain, reduce tensions, oil relationships, relieve pressures, and generally enhance the quality of life, promote confidence, and increase creativity

Laughter and fun are the answer for everyone who wishes to lighten the load of life’s burdensHumor can ease strain, reduce tensions, oil relationships, relieve pressures, and generally enhance the quality of life, promote confidence, and increase creativity

“We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long for so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”

“We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much for so long for so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.”

Hang in There!Hang in There!


“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press on’ has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.”

Calvin Coolidge

“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press on’ has solved, and always will solve, the problems of the human race.”

Calvin Coolidge


“I know of nothing more important than perseverance.

Genius – that power which dazzles mortal eyes, is oft but perseverance in disguise.”

Henry Austin

“I know of nothing more important than perseverance.

Genius – that power which dazzles mortal eyes, is oft but perseverance in disguise.”

Henry Austin

If it wasn’t for youIf it wasn’t for you





OUR GREATEST CHALLENGEOUR GREATEST CHALLENGE

ACHIEVING BALANCE

RelationshipsHealthy dietAdequate sleepRegular exerciseTime for ReflectionRe-creation and Rejuvenation

ACHIEVING BALANCE

RelationshipsHealthy dietAdequate sleepRegular exerciseTime for ReflectionRe-creation and Rejuvenation

Balancing your head and your heart is very important.

Learn with your head; listen with your heart!

Use your head and your heart but don’t let your heart cause you to lose your head.

Balancing your head and your heart is very important.

Learn with your head; listen with your heart!

Use your head and your heart but don’t let your heart cause you to lose your head.

“The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents and your special role and purpose in the world.”

“When you can give yourself to work that brings together a need, your talent, and your passion, power will be unlocked.”

Stephen R. Covey

“The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents and your special role and purpose in the world.”

“When you can give yourself to work that brings together a need, your talent, and your passion, power will be unlocked.”

Stephen R. Covey

THE POWER OF PURPOSETHE POWER OF PURPOSE

What is life?Life is a gift..accept itLife is an adventure..dare itLife is a mystery..unfold itLife is a game..play itLife is struggle..face itLife is beauty..praise itLife is a puzzle..solve itLife is opportunity..take itLife is sorrowful..experience itLife is a song..sing itLife is a goal..achieve itLife is a mission..fulfill it

What is life?Life is a gift..accept itLife is an adventure..dare itLife is a mystery..unfold itLife is a game..play itLife is struggle..face itLife is beauty..praise itLife is a puzzle..solve itLife is opportunity..take itLife is sorrowful..experience itLife is a song..sing itLife is a goal..achieve itLife is a mission..fulfill it

The 8th HabitStephen R. CoveyThe 8th Habit

Stephen R. Covey

“Voice is unique personal significance…”“…voice lies at the nexus of

talent (your natural gifts and strengths), passion (those things that naturally energize, excite, motivate and inspire you), need (including what the world needs enough to pay you for), and conscience (that still, small voice within that assures you of what is right and that prompts you to actually do it).”

“Voice is unique personal significance…”“…voice lies at the nexus of

talent (your natural gifts and strengths), passion (those things that naturally energize, excite, motivate and inspire you), need (including what the world needs enough to pay you for), and conscience (that still, small voice within that assures you of what is right and that prompts you to actually do it).”

You’ve really got to careYou’ve really got to care

About being a role modelAbout our learnersAbout your colleagues and co-workersAbout education as our core missionAbout always striving to improve yourself through lifelong learningAbout making a difference

About being a role modelAbout our learnersAbout your colleagues and co-workersAbout education as our core missionAbout always striving to improve yourself through lifelong learningAbout making a difference

GRACEGRACE

Grace noun

1. Beauty or charm of form, composition, movement, or expression

2. An attractive quality, feature, manner, etc.

3. a) A sense of what is right and proper; decencyb) Thoughtfulness toward others

Grace noun

1. Beauty or charm of form, composition, movement, or expression

2. An attractive quality, feature, manner, etc.

3. a) A sense of what is right and proper; decencyb) Thoughtfulness toward others

In the midst of transitions and change – it is essential to exhibit grace under pressure

Positive attitudeFocused on others – not selfEncouraging othersMaking the transition as smooth as you canLeaving your position/place in better shape then when you arrived

In the midst of transitions and change – it is essential to exhibit grace under pressure

Positive attitudeFocused on others – not selfEncouraging othersMaking the transition as smooth as you canLeaving your position/place in better shape then when you arrived

We make a living by what we get.

We make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

We make a living by what we get.

We make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

HOW THEN SHALL WE SERVEHOW THEN SHALL WE SERVE

Give something back – in serving others you refuel your soul“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve.You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Give something back – in serving others you refuel your soul“Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.You don’t have to have a college degree to serve.You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve.You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve.You only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Final wordsFinal words

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.”

Henry Ford

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.”

Henry Ford

ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!!ENJOY THE JOURNEY!!!

DON’T FORGET TO STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS…

THANK YOU!!!

DON’T FORGET TO STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS…

THANK YOU!!!

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