Thought Tweet #997 Make meetings so laborious people choose to do the work between them over discussing the not-done work during them.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Well...it's just a thought.

Fearing job loss:

Many people go to work, every day, fearing they will lose their jobs. Sometimes the fear is so strong it affects their behaviour and it becomes a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'...the thing they fear visits them...they lose their jobs.

I have seen this happen many times over my career.

I have noticed an interesting nuance. Sometimes the person who fears the job loss so much and then loses the job actually benefits from the albeit-unpleasant-at-the-time experience. Sometimes, after all the dust cleared, the person realized he or she really didn't fit the job and that 'disconnect' expressed itself as fear. Sometimes, after all the dust cleared, the person realized they didn't fit the organization - they didn't mesh well with the other people. Other times the person realized he or she needed to make some personal changes in order to be comfortable at work.

Clearly, there is a better way. People can seek self-discovery and work at self-improvement. People can reduce their fears. People can become fully confident in the value they deliver in their role.

People can employ their talents & strengths.

People can replace their bad habits with good habits.

People can reduce and remove their fears.

People own these choices.

Thought Tweet #996 The only lasting reassurance comes from within...reassurance offered by others has little lasting power.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

While talking with a friend, the conversation turned to the topic of the obtaining value in the form of reassurance from others. My immediate thought was...see above.

Our self-confidence is our responsibility: it does not rest on the shoulders of others.