Pair #39 Put up and Shut Up
I keep a few sticky notes around my desk to remind me of what's important to me. You see, sometimes my mind doesn't really remember the bigger picture, the higher purpose or the wider context of my life and so I've just installed instant recall of my own simple truths.
Most of these notes are from my personal learnings, like 'everything is for good' others are nuggets of wisdom that I like such as 'communicate with a request or a promise.' All of them are within quick glance so that if I am rushing or have a tough day, I have these sanity grabbers.
A few weeks ago I put a new one on the monitor right in front of where I set up my laptop. It was the focus for that day and it said:
"FOCUS: Be Even More Helpful"
Today I walked into the office and before I picked up the phone for my first client call, I took a pen to that particular sticky note, added a colon, and just below "Be Even More Helpful:" I wrote:
"Shut Up."
Most of these notes are from my personal learnings, like 'everything is for good' others are nuggets of wisdom that I like such as 'communicate with a request or a promise.' All of them are within quick glance so that if I am rushing or have a tough day, I have these sanity grabbers.
A few weeks ago I put a new one on the monitor right in front of where I set up my laptop. It was the focus for that day and it said:
"FOCUS: Be Even More Helpful"
Today I walked into the office and before I picked up the phone for my first client call, I took a pen to that particular sticky note, added a colon, and just below "Be Even More Helpful:" I wrote:
"Shut Up."
© 2010 Elese Coit
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Thank you.
