Action Outwits Worry
By Ann Elliott
The time and energy you spend worrying is wasted. Worry is a mental habit that robs you and our business of solutions.
With recent developments on Wall Street that have reverberated around the world, you may be thinking that if ever there was a time to worry, it is now. The Random House College Dictionary defines worry as, “to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts.”
I heard Eckert Tolle, author of A New Earth, say that “Worry looks important but it serves no useful purpose.” What results and what solutions are you producing with worry? Would you prefer to have your employees anxiously wringing their hands and pacing the halls or facing facts and finding creative solutions?
Here are some reasons why a worry mindset can be very costly:
- Panic prevails
- Reason diminishes
- Action is stymied
- Levels of tension and anxiety increase
- Personal and organizational health deteriorate
- Problems rule the day
- Blame and guilt are rampant
- Creativity and innovation languish
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