Writings Tagged with ‘Personal Responsibility’
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
In the workplace, problems and challenges occur all the time. It’s always something … it’s either this or that.
Where will we put this?
Why can’t we find the inventory that the computer says exists?
Why are we out of stock for this standard item?
Why do we too often end up reacting instead of following a plan?
These challenges and problems are the reason that you were hired. Your job is to solve problems.
Unfortunately, some people come to work and only create more problems.
Are you part of the problem? Or are you part of the solution?
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Tags: Personal Responsibility, problem solving, Steve Weber, Working with Groups, Working with Others
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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Here is why 50/50 is overrated when it comes to your thinking, actions, and interactions with others.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time keeping score.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time holding back.
When you function in a 50/50 mindset, you spend a lot of time judging the motives of others.
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Tags: Gumption, Mindset, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber
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Thursday, July 19th, 2012
When you Function with Gumption, you take responsibility for three things:
- The way you think (Mindset)
- The way you act (Behavior)
- The way you interact with others (Relationships)
When you Function with Wellness Gumption, you take responsibility for these three areas:
- Your nutrition (what you eat, drink, and additional supplements)
- Your movement (exercise)
- Your rest (sleeping)
Gumption is all about taking responsibility.
Wellness Gumption is taking responsibility for your health and wellness.
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Tags: Function with Gumption, Function with Wellness Gumption, Health, Health & Wellness, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber, Wellness Gumption
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Thursday, June 28th, 2012
The Sixties produced the Peace symbol.
The Sixties produced the Love movement.
The Sixties produced Rock ’n Roll.
I’ve decided to borrow the hippie phrase in a modified form – Gumption will replace Rock ’n Roll.
Why?
Peace, Love & Gumption simply describes the benefits one receives from living a gump-like life.
Here’s my thinking …
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Tags: Gumption, Peace Love & Gumption, Personal Responsibility, Responsibility, Steve Weber
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Rita M. Weber (1927-2001) circa 1945
With Mother’s Day approaching, I’d like to reflect on three invaluable life lessons I learned from my mother.
But first, I’ll mention that next month it will be eleven years since she left us. Last year, I reprinted the eulogy given at her funeral. I miss my mother. But I’m the person I am today because of these three very important life lessons that she lovingly and generously gave me: independence; making choices; and responsibility.
Thanks, Mom! I love you and miss you!
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Tags: Decision Making, Independence, Mother's Day, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
Are you trying to handle too much information?
How do we effectively communicate our ideas in today’s world of information overload?
Has everyone become stricken by some degree of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)?
Or has the barrage of information that originally started sixty-plus years ago with television and commercials—and has now hyper-accelerated to our smart phones and tablet computers via websites, URLs, emails, and webinars—simply worn us all out? And let’s not forget the twenty-four hour news cycles with bloviating pundits yelling over each other in talking points and mindless clichés.
Here’s the good news.
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Tags: Communication, Forrest Gump, Gumption, information overload, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber
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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
And I thought I was fooling my mother … stupid is as stupid does!
When I was a boy attending elementary school, I’d fake an illness a few times a year so I could have a day off. I wasn’t really sick. But my loving mother would dutifully take my temperature, listen to my contrived coughs, and lovingly pat me on the forehead and tell me that she thought I was too sick to go to school.
YEAH! I tricked Mom and had a day off.
Years later, she told me she knew I wasn’t sick and she knew I was faking it. But she also said, “I knew you needed a day off.”
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Tags: Faking It, Fooling Mom, Forrest Gump, Personal Responsibility, Sick day, Steve Weber, stupid is as stupid does, Writing
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Thursday, January 26th, 2012
Are you persevering in finding the balance between patience and persistence? While not being excessive? Photo Credit: Zazzle.com
My last post correlated how patience and persistence, while seemingly opposites, are linked together by your goals.
Being both patient and persistent is required to achieve your dreams, goals, and/or objectives.
That said … is it possible to be too patient? Too persistent?
Absolutely.
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Tags: Forrest Gump, Gumption, Patience, Patient, perseverence, persistence, Persistent, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber
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Monday, January 23rd, 2012
What is the one thing that connects being patient and being persistent?
Goals. And specifically … your goals.
A patient person focused on a goal doesn’t let setbacks, unforeseen challenges, or missed deadlines derail them from pursuing and achieving their dream. They may get frustrated, but they don’t give up. Patience is a friend and ally in overcoming life’s letdowns.
They are persistently patient.
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Tags: Forrest Gump, Gumption, Patience, Patient, persistence, Persistent, Personal Responsibility, Steve Weber
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