Our Corporate Life
November 26, 2013   •   Volume 4, Issue 24   •   ISSN: 2154-3240    
In This Issue
♦   Feature Article: No One Cares
Ask Amanda: Help, people think I’m fake!
♦   Practical Tips: Holiday Helpers
 
No One Cares

We can spend a lot of time, energy, and emotion trying to look good to others. “What will people think?”  “What if I fail?”  “How will I be judged?”  becomes the endless loop we hear in our minds. This line of thinking keeps us incredibly busy but doesn’t make for a very happy existence.

When your main concern is how you’re perceived by others, you’re likely to make consistently poor decisions about where to focus, where to invest your time and energy, and who to connect with. If you’re lucky you’ll realize early on that you are not the center of the universe and, in fact, no one really cares about you. This is not to say you don’t have friends and family but at the end of the day no one cares about you nearly as much as you do. This is a very, very good thing.
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Thought to Ponder

It takes courage to step into the unknown.

  
Practical Tips:
Holiday Helpers

The holiday season is a mixed blessing. While it’s fun to have lots of extracurricular activities, it can often result in being cranky, tired, and blue. Try these tips to manage your energy.

Chew Gum
In one Australian study, gum chewing caused stress levels to drop by as much as 16%, according to Shape magazine. Of course, you want to be cognizant of appearances—furiously chomping on gum may not present you in the best light!
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 ask Amanda
Question:

I try to be professional and always look on the bright side. Recently my manager informed me that people do not like working with me because I am "fake!" Now what? T.B., Wilmington, DE

Amanda Mitchell
Answer:

Being relentlessly sunny is not only annoying, it can also get in the way of making true connections. That’s not to say that your thinking is wrong; it sounds like the problem is all in your execution.
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