The document discusses 5 secrets for thriving during times of change: 1) choose to grow by meeting new people, learning new things, and watching your thoughts; 2) keep meeting new people and building relationships; 3) keep learning new skills and information; 4) monitor your thoughts and maintain a positive mindset; 5) express gratitude and maintain a sense of humor. The document provides advice, examples, and encouragement for adapting to and succeeding during challenging times through personal and professional development.
3. In the Last 12 Months Have You …
Changed jobs
Taken on more responsibility
Lost staff and can’t rehire
Created a new process that everyone just “loves”
Lost members or customers
Had to figure out how to do more with less money
Dealt with an executive team that’s more uptight than ever
Moved offices
Moved homes
Added a new member to your family
Got married
Got divorced
Stayed home for vacation rather than getting away
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18. Everyday is a
Great Opportunity
to Meet New
People –
in person, on the
phone, or online!
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19. Be Curious, Ask Questions, Listen
Exactly what do you do in that
department?
What do you like best about
your role?
What’s the biggest thing your
department is dealing with
right now?
Sounds like a lot of stress.
How do you handle it?
What’s the best vacation
you’ve ever been on?
I need ideas!
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20. Secret # to Thriving on Change:
Keep Learning
New Things
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21. “Learning is not
compulsory
…neither is
survival.”
-W. Edwards Deming
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26. Research Shows…
We have 60,000 thoughts a day
95% are the same as yesterday
For the average person, 80% are negative
Which leads to 2 conclusions…
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28. Get Some New Thoughts!
…especially about failure
“Twenty years from
now you will be
more disappointed
by the thing you
didn’t do than the
things you did.”
- Mark Twain
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29. Are you sitting next to someone
who is uptight? Are they?
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33. Secret # to Thriving on Change:
Say Thank-you and
Laugh Often
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34. The Power of Saying Thank You
“The people who focused
on gratitude were just
flat-out happier.
They saw their lives in
more favorable terms.”
- Research by Dr. Robert
Emmons, University of CA- Davis and Dr.
Michael McCullough, University of Miami
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39. 5 Secrets for Thriving on Change
—Choose to Grow
—Keep Meeting New People
—Keep Learning New Things
—Watch What You Think
—Say Thank-you and Laugh Often
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43. Stay Away From Whiners!
Even if only
mentally, give ‘em
cheese and crackers to
go with their whine
and send 'em on their
way!
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45. About Mary Foley
Mary offers practical advice to create sanity for
your life and confidence for your career – all while
having a bit of fun! After setting aside an
engineering degree, she built a 10-year career at
AOL during the company’s rocky rise to a global
brand. Starting as an $8 customer service rep, she
was promoted to manager within three
years, lead a call center of 250, and became the
company’s first head of corporate training.
Today, Mary is the author of three books including
Bodacious Career: Outrageous Success for
Working Women, a popular national speaker, and
former co-host of the Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!
radio show.
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We’ve got to get serious about not being so serious!We have all gotten so serious, zapped our own fun and wonder why we are so uptight. Studies who when we lighten up and laugh more often we’re less stressed and more creative. Here’s one thing each of you can do to make change fun starting tomorrow. Buy an Easy Button for everyone on your team! Go to Staples or order them on staples.com. Have it on your desk, bring it to staff meetings – even conference calls – and whenever someone comes up with a solution, answers a question, or volunteers to take care of a task, press the Easy Button. It’s quick, it’s fun, and everybody smiles. It says “we just figured something out.”