Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Part 1

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Part 1

DON'T LOSE YOUR FOCUS

Create a bridge between your spirituality and your work. If kindness, patience, honesty and generosity are spiritual qualities you believe in, make every effort to practice them at the office.
Work is the perfect environment to extend your spirituality—in the way you greet people and deal with conflict, how you sell a product or balance ethics and profit. Practicing these virtues will put your problems into a broader context and help Avoid gossip. This may nor seem like a big deal—until you stop to consider how much time and energy you spend engaged in conversations that are not relevant to your work. Of course, there are times when want to chat with friends or co-workers. The trick is to make sure that it’s out of choice, not habit. The hour you gain back could mean a peaceful week instead of a stressful one.

Let go of personality clashes. Certain types of people are difficult to work with—for me, it's pushy or hyperactive people. So I think of getting along with people as part of my job description. In other words, rather than writing off the relationship, I take responsibility for making it work. Think of yourself and your coworkers as characters in a play, each with his or her own role. The differences help make life interesting.