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Show " Discuss Your Worries MARUS ROBINSON, Princeton, Ind., was a flight dispatcher for an aviation company, and one of his duties was to prepare a j daily listing of the aircraft available for fly-away, and teletype that listing to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, at 3:30 P.M. precisely every working day. The air forces required a daily minimum listing of at least 14 aircraft at that time. He worried about that time deadline before he even started on the job, and sure enough, the very first day he was in charge of the operation only 11 aircraft were available for listing. Moreover, More-over, he was not able to list the minimum quota any one day for the entire first week. By that time he was so worried he couldn't do anything right. He felt pretty sure that company was watching his performance closely and he was darned certain the army was watching even more Carnegie closely, riis greatest worry, nowever, was xne lact tnat the planes were needed badly needed overseas! In desperation, he asked his supervisor to call a meeting of all hangar superintendents and flight-line crew chiefs. He briefly explained to them the problems and bottle-necks which were be- ing encountered and they had a round-table discussion concerning concern-ing them right then and there. The very next working day the listing was 1 6 planes, two over the quota, and for the remainder, of the time he was on the job they never failed to make their minimum, barring accidents and unavoidable production delays, although the minimum listing was later increased. Marus believes firmly that If you discuss your problems and worries with someone, for instance your doctor, your lawyer, your minister or your folks at home, in fact anyone who will listen to you, you will clarify your mind and your worries will diminish,' often to the vanishing point. t . ' |