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Q-Tip It! |
By:
Maureen Killoran |
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Back in the 1920’s when Polish-American entrepreneur Leo
Gerstenzang invented cotton swabs as a safer way to clean his
baby’s ears, he called his product “Q-Tip.” Actually, his first
name-choice was “Baby Gay” – but that didn’t sell, so the by-now
familiar name emerged. Mr. Gerstenzang chose “Q” for Quality . .
. and he must have been on to something, because Q-Tip has
become a household word (and we’ve developed a whole ‘nother set
of connotations for ‘Baby Gay.’)
Which made Q-Tip a good choice for an acronym that’s going
‘round in motivational workshops these days: Quit
Taking It Personally! I have a jar of those
little white-tipped tools on my vanity, and every morning they
remind me to use this quick-and-easy stress reduction technique:
Q-Tip It! - The traffic jam or the flat
tire, or the keys that get locked in the car are not part of a
plan to ruin your day. Q-Tip It – Quit Taking It
Personally!
- The keys that can never be found
are just inanimate objects, and there is no moral value
attributable to being able to find everything anyway.
Q-Tip It!
- The computer that freezes just
when you’ve got an important report to print really IS just a
stupid machine. Take a deep breath and repeat the maxim about
accepting the things you cannot change. Above all -- Q-Tip
It!
- The supervisor who wants everything done
yesterday has a problem with time management and scheduling.
You’re more likely to find a constructive way to deal with this
of persistent stress situation if you Q-Tip
It!
- The 5 pounds you can’t seem to lose are
just a ball of fat . . . not a moral failure. You know what to
do – eat less, move more. So get moving . . . and Q-Tip
It!
- The kids who don’t call often enough
probably really ARE busy (and didn’t you raise them to be
independent?). Q-Tip It!
- The colleague
who consistently says you’re doing something all wrong is
telling you more about her needs than about your way of doing
things. Q-Tip It!
- Got a spouse (or
friend, or child) who seems always to ignore things you say?
Odds are she/he is hard of hearing, forgetful, or caught up in
her own priorities rather than trying to drive you nuts.
Q-Tip It!
- ______________________________________________ (fill in your
own stressors – and Q-Tip It!)
You get the picture . . . and the image, too. Stress is not what
happens to us. It’s our response TO what happens. And RESPONSE
is something we can choose.
So – Q-Tip It! Let Mr. Gerstenzang’s little
white-tipped tool be a memory-hook, a way to ease the your
personal stress reactions, the way YOU choose to respond to the
happenings of your days.
© Maureen Killoran, SpiritQuest Coaching, 2004
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Article Source: http://www.statssheet.com/articles/article44815.html |
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