We’ve all been there.  Scared of something.  Often the unknown.  Imaginations running wild with negatives that are certain to happen.

Here are three common scenarios.

1.  Ready to make a presentation, have a tough conversation, launch a new product.  

What if we mess up? What if someone gets mad?  What if no one likes it?  What if no one buys it?

After all, we aren’t very good at this.  We don’t know what we are doing.  It’s a terrible product.  Our customers don’t like us.   It was a stupid idea anyway.  We have a way of coming up with dud products.  It’s a miracle we are still in business.  In fact, maybe we should just quit.

2.  We see lots of meetings going on but we don’t know what they are about.  It must be something bad or we would know.  It must be layoffs or maybe we’ve been sold.  Or maybe we’re going out of business.

3.  You turned in a big project to the boss last week and haven’t heard a word.  Every time you see the boss in the hallway, she looks down.  You must have done something wrong. What if you get fired?  What will you do?  How will you pay for college?

Whether we are the ones in these situations or leading others who are…we need to get everyone out of that room ASAP!  The longer we stay there, in the dark, the worse it’s going to get.

Like our friend Vinnie says,

“I work in the dark.  YOU should NOT!”

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Meanwhile, as a reminder to get out of the dark, post this week’s quote to your computer screen with just three clicks.

1. Click on the image above. Don’t see an image? Try this link.

2. Right click on the image that appears.

3. On the pull down menu that appears, click on “set as background”. Voila!

There’s still plenty of room on the left side of the screen for all your shortcut icons.

Note: When ready to replace your wallpaper –

• Go to your control panel.
• Select “Display”.
• Select “Desktop”. And then choose from the designs offered.”

Or print the PDF version below. Just click on the printer icon in lower right corner of the image.

Problems? Try this link.

We’ve all been there.  Scared of something.  Often the unknown.  Imaginations running wild with negatives that are certain to happen.

Here are three common scenarios.

1.  Ready to make a presentation, have a tough conversation, launch a new product.  

What if we mess up? What if someone gets mad?  What if no one likes it?  What if no one buys it?

After all, we aren’t very good at this.  We don’t know what we are doing.  It’s a terrible product.  Our customers don’t like us.   It was a stupid idea anyway.  We have a way of coming up with dud products.  It’s a miracle we are still in business.  In fact, maybe we should just quit.

2.  We see lots of meetings going on but we don’t know what they are about.  It must be something bad or we would know.  It must be layoffs or maybe we’ve been sold.  Or maybe we’re going out of business.

3.  You turned in a big project to the boss last week and haven’t heard a word.  Every time you see the boss in the hallway, she looks down.  You must have done something wrong. What if you get fired?  What will you do?  How will you pay for college?

Whether we are the ones in these situations or leading others who are…we need to get everyone out of that room ASAP!  The longer we stay there, in the dark, the worse it’s going to get.

Like our friend Vinnie says,

“I work in the dark.  YOU should NOT!”

Get more Bite Size Bits from Vinnie and team. Click on the book for details.

Meanwhile, as a reminder to get out of the dark, post this week’s quote to your computer screen with just three clicks.

1. Click on the image above. Don’t see an image? Try this link.

2. Right click on the image that appears.

3. On the pull down menu that appears, click on “set as background”. Voila!

There’s still plenty of room on the left side of the screen for all your shortcut icons.

Note: When ready to replace your wallpaper –

• Go to your control panel.
• Select “Display”.
• Select “Desktop”. And then choose from the designs offered.”

Or print the PDF version below. Just click on the printer icon in lower right corner of the image.

Problems? Try this link.

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