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-A TIDBIT – NO. 9
JANUARY 5, 2007
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
Are you currently on the sidelines mulling over in which direction to take the first step, or are you the person who began to gallop as the New Year bells tolled? If you utter the words “I should…..”, then this –A Tidbit may be of interest.
Is a new project daunting or are you not clear on what “should” project to begin? Is a task or honey-do list of chores overwhelming, and a chat with a telemarketer is perceived as a pleasant interruption?
The word “should” by definition in “Webster’s New World Compact School and Office Dictionary” is “…….. a) obligation, duty, etc. b) expectation or probability, c) a future condition.”
I venture a guess that a “should” project seldom is completed. If you consider this topic unimportant, please, take your own survey. Listen to 5-10 people this week and notice the context and the times the word “should” is used. Also, listen for the times that others say, “You should….”
The confetti has been swept away and the bubbles have popped. If you have eliminated “should” from your vocabulary, I send a hearty congratulations to you. If not, the following suggestion may provide an idea.
Suggestion: Observe when you use the words “I should” and rephrase to “I want…” Consider this example. “I should clean my desk,” would become, “I don’t want a dirty desk”, or “I want the desk to be clean so I can find things, feel lighter and more creative.” Use either the “don’t want” or the “want” version, or use them in conjunction with each other. This is about what resonates and works for YOU. The next thought is, perhaps, “I will take ten to fifteen minutes to clean it.” Add the words, tonight or tomorrow, at the beginning of the sentence and a “should” turned into action and was resolved with little effort. Without complicating this, please note that sometimes a “should” is not one that we actually created. It may have come from a “You should….” If that has occurred then the suggestion is to return to the beginning – Observe, etc. with “You should” and rephrase to “I want…, etc.
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