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Show June, 2001 ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce Monthly Newsletter Pag: 3 n START WORKING and MAKE A LIFE BY STEVE DENSLEY A very large percentage of our lives are spent at the workplace. How we spend the time and under what circumstances will determine deter-mine the difference between years of happiness or years of stress and turmoil. The choice is ours. We should stop looking at work as simply sim-ply a means of earning a living and start realizing it is one of the elemental el-emental ingredients of making a life. Last week I spent a little time at the local hospital getting some minor repair work done. A friend - of mine brought me a book he thought I might enjoy. The book "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff at Work," by Dr Richard Carlson is a real gem for those challenged in getting motivated to work each day. Life is too short not to enjoy that work experience. Dr. Carlson suggests the following as some ways to having a more productive adventure His first suggestion is that it's okay to be happy, kind, patient, pa-tient, more relaxed and forgiving If you dare to be happy, your life will begin to change immediately. You should become less controlling. People who are controlling control-ling are continually sweating the behavior of others when it doesn't match their own expectations. It creates resentment and adversarial relationships. Eliminate the rat race mentality and in the process, become a calmer person and create a more interesting life, by deciding to stop discussing it with others and start looking at the possibilities possi-bilities each day brings. It's always refreshing to meet people who, despite being part of the corporate, commuting, and or working world have made the decision to not buy into this frenetic fre-netic and destructive label. Many of us work under the constant demands of tight deadlines. dead-lines. Don't dramatize or complain about them. The turmoil you go through commiserating with others or simply within your own head is rarely worth it. The added obsessive thinking about the deadline creates its own internal anxiety. So many people get so many interruptions via the telephone that they can't get things done. Have some no phone time and watch yourself get three times the concentrated work done. . Most people hate meetings but you can make your life a lot better by becoming "present moment oriented" or in other words, absorb yourself in the meeting and don't allow yourself to wander. Make a commitment to learn something new from every meeting. If you are going to be in the meeting, make certain cer-tain that you do everything you can to enhance your own understanding un-derstanding and those around you. Stop anticipating that you are going to be tired. People are always thinking about how tired they are or will be after a project or long flight. Stop talking about it and focus on your energy. Don't sweat the bureaucracy. I can't imagine that there are very many people who work for a living who don't have to deal with at least some form of bureaucracy. After all, there are local, state, and federal agencies, insurance companies, IRS, regulatory agencies and so on. You can spend your entire life complaining about bureaucracy, wishing it would disappear, and fighting every step of the way or you can make peace with it and just deal with it. Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness. As the title suggests, this strategy involves taking positive, solution oriented steps toward improving a situation instead of complaining about what's wrong. These are just a few of the one hundred suggestions on how to avoid sweating the small stuff at work. Since we all spend so much time in our lives at work, this book may make those years a daring adventure. So What Is the Leads Group? BY: LAUREN GLISSON The Leads Group is a group of 15 to 20 people seeking business leads for themselves while providing pro-viding the other members of the group with leads. Each week the group meets together to share business leads. Besides creating a strong network through referrals, refer-rals, the group learns about the needs of people in the group through business presentations. Each week one member of the group explains what their company com-pany does and what kind of leads they need. Plus, each week, a member of the group gives a relevant rel-evant business topic lesson. Due to the nature of the group, only one businessperson in each industry is allowed in the group. Once all 20 spaces are filled, a waiting list will begin for a new group. This group, sponsored by the ProvoOrem Chamber of Commerce, includes industries ranging from Web site design to janitorial services to financial planning. Sprint PCS, Ultimate Perks, Signs By Tomorrow and Absolute Health are just some to the companies involved in the group. The Leads Group meets every Thursday at 7 a.m. A fee of $20 is required to join the group. Contact Con-tact Paul Blanchard, of the Layton Companies, at 801-5G3-3550 to join the group. Thursday, June 21, 5 - 7 p.m. Business After Hours Location TBA Thursday, June 28, 12 p.m. Women's Division Luncheon Diamond Lil's - Provo School Board Administrator Friday, July 6, 11:30 a.m. First Friday Forum - Senator Bob Bennett Provo Marriott Wednesday, July 11, 11:30 a.m. Chamber University Series - Pamela Stucki 51 South University. Ste 306 Thursday, July 18, 5 - 7 p.m. Business After Hours Location TBA Wednesday, September 12 1 1"1 Annual Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament Cascade Golf Club "One Heck Of A Plumberl" Choose any two 1000 extra night and weekend minutes 200 extra anytime minutes nationwide long distance included (pilffl, 224-2275 884 No. State (next to Macey's 802-0725 University Mali (Main South Entrance) 426-5823 AT&T "You World Wireless )) Close at Hand" - V |