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- Pepper Schwartz, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Washington

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- Paul Harris, Dealer Manager, Cellular One

This week I worked on Life Skill #25, "Adjustments are the tools for success" (from The Self-Manager Success Journal).

I feel like many people have been in a "funk" since the terrorist attacks. People don't feel like "playing the game" right now. We know this feeling from other aspects of our lives. In sports, for example, when one goes through a slump, we project it as if it will never go away and lose interest in the sport temporarily. The key word here is "temporarily." The slump will end. Spirits will rise. So, how should we handle this temporary set back?

Action Assignment (from The Self-Manager Success Journal):
Identify one critical adjustment you can make that will contribute to your overall success this week:

For me, it's all about my goals. I can't reach my goals if I don't keep a positive attitude. I also cannot reach my goals if those around me are not successful and positive as well. Therefore, the thing that I can do is block out the negative, focus on the positive....

Be positive, share positively, smile, do more than expected of you. Guess what? It's contagious. The fastest way to build positive energy around you is to foster it yourself. Only we are to blame for under-performance. This is a classic make-it-or-break-it opportunity. Those that are positive, professional and strong will make large strides both personally and professionally, because even if people don't show it, they sense who the strong ones are and they will want to be around you and work with you.