Hello Marvelous People,
Today's message focuses on a subject that comes up too frequently in our Marvelous Performance Schools and teleseminars. So many team members are struggling with their personal relationships with their loved ones. Unstable relationships, sickness, and dealing with disabled family members all can impede an employees’ ability to perform well when they get to work.
The problem: balancing my home drama and challenges with my work obligations and responsibilities.
Eight possible solutions:
The following tips are from eight different team members from five different states that have shared with me how they commit and recommit to good work in spite of things being bad at home.
My sincere desire is for these eight tips to provide inspiration for you to overcome the “bad at home syndrome”.
Their comments include:
- “I actually look forward to work because I'm more appreciated there than at home”.
- “I just made a decision one day that when I leave the driveway, I turn off my “home drama” and focus on what I need to do at work”.
- “When I get to the back door of the office, I sometimes will pretend that I'm happy, and usually I can get in a better mood as I get moving”.
- “I have a friend(s) at work that know(s) me well. They will cover for me if I'm having a really "sucky" day and I'll do the same for them”.
- “I owe it to my boss/company, because not only do I want and like my job, but I need my job”.
- "We're always busy at work, so I need to do my part, especially on Mondays. Everybody needs to show up on Mondays at our company".
- "I cross the Mississippi River everyday. I leave my home problems on the “home side” and the work problems on the “work side”.
- "My boss made me mad when it became company policy that we could only be on our cell phones at lunch. After a week, my family finally quit calling me and interrupting me during the day. Guess what, the world didn't end, and I actually liked it. Yay me!"
Today’s Call To Action:
These are the thoughts of 8 team members and how they overcome the “bad at home” syndrome and make it a great day at work.
Ask yourself: What “1” idea will you use “right now”?
“Nothing will happen differently if you don’t do something differently”.
Be sure to leave your feedback so that others can benefit from your stories and opinions. You matter!
As always, you can drop me an email at Marvin@MarvinLeBlanc.com if you would like to have a 15 minute confidential phone chat or if you simply have a thought or observation you’d like to share. What other subjects might you like me to cover?
If you’ve not read, “Come Hell or High Water” (Life Lessons From Hurricane Katrina) you can pick up a copy at MarvinLeBlanc.com - Inside its covers I reveal the secrets & techniques I used after my home and office were destroyed in Katrina. It’s a fast read. Ladies, even your husbands will read it because it has some great pictures for them.
