1.       Don’t take it personally

All too often, when faced with difficulties in the workplace we take it personally and become defensive – DON’T! You have to know how to separate the professional role you are expected to perform by your co-workers from the private individual that you are, as known and loved by your friends and family. It’s not always easy, but you must focus on delivering what others around you expect. After all, what we do usually has greater repercussions and impact on others than we even realize.

2.       Always see the silver lining

One new habit I’ve developed between changing continents and facing innumerable new challenges is to constantly look for the kernel of GOOD in the bad. Sounds weird, right? Next time something ”bad” happens, think about what good might come of it. For example, let’s say you lose your job. You could wallow in self-pity and get depressed, OR you could think about the wonderful new opportunity that has presented itself for you to do something NEW! Or take this blog for instance, with the new job I have almost no time to blog anymore, meaning I will have to become more efficient and creative with the posts I do write if I want to stay relevant in the blogosphere. A challenge AND an opportunity all in one… Point being, there is always a silver lining, if you’re willing to try hard enough to find it… Yin and yang and all that, I’m seeing clearly now that nothing is ever entirely good or bad, just chalk it up to my time in Asia!

3.       Ask what YOU can do differently

It’s easy enough to always blame someone else for your troubles… However, it is also far from constructive. It’s easy enough to criticize, yet much harder to improve or create something entirely new. Sometimes we don’t think hard enough about the impact of our actions on others or how we could make things easier for others. The fact of the matter is, if we make things easier for others, they will most likely in turn make things easier for us… Too idealistic, or appropriately realistic?

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