One of my favorite websites is Trizle. They provide business tips that get sent to my email. They provide great information and it’s easy to read. Always a win. The tip for today came from a Business Week article. It says that these are the types of employees you want:
“Employees who feel like they control the events in their lives more than events control them and generally believe that they can make things turn out in their favor end up doing better on nearly every important measure of work performance.”
“They sell more than other employees do. They give better customer service. They adjust better to foreign assignments. They are more motivated. They bring in an average of 50% to 150% more annual income than people who feel less control over the fate of their careers.”
Even if you’re not a business owner, I think it’s’ a good reminder of the type of person that we should strive to be. You always have control over the events in your life. The control that you have is your reaction to the things that happen.
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nuri
2 years ago
“The control that you have is your reaction to the things that happen.”
so so true. panic only breeds more panic, which is just exhausting. if you go into a trying situation full force just having faith that it’ll work out somehow, and not knowing what that somehow is yet, that’s exactly what happens. and the reveal of the somehow is always followed by a learned lesson. that’s been my experience at least.
shannon
2 years ago
That’s so very true Nuri. That is the same feeling that I have on panic. Faith carries me through everything.