A Moment For You™ Issue 27

Visit BethTerry.com!	A Moment For You™ A semi-monthly offering to keep you sane and give you perspective October 25, 2004	Beth Terry
Beth's "Brain Food"

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"Moments"
In This Issue:

- Beth's "Brain Food"

- Quote This!

- Letters

- Beth's
Announcements

- Overwhelm Tip

- The "word"
from Xena

Other Links:

- Handle the crazy times
and the crazy people
in your life!

- Get your own copy of
Beth's Newsletter

- Freaking Out?
Having a Rough Day?

Try it!!

LIGHTEN UP!
Listen to this portion of the newsletter:

Here's a secret - the real way out of Overwhelm is to LIGHTEN UP!

We take ourselves too seriously. We really do. We think that somehow the world turns on our opinion of things. When I was working at a real estate company in Hawaii, I had a fairly high opinion of my role in the company. Now don't get me wrong, it is a good thing to be entrepreneurial in your job and go to work every day thinking like a business owner about your contribution.

But on the other hand, don't think if you get hit by a Mack Truck on the way to work, the company will fold. In my case right now (as my company is me), that IS true. But the industry of Professional Speaking and Authorship will go on merrily without me.

At the real estate company, we had a serious deadline for a project. There were 18 offices throughout the country and we were working to put a new Health Insurance plan in place. I was working 7 days a week on this project. Some nights I would leave the office around 10PM and be back at work at 6:30. Hey - I was IMPORTANT!

Then I had a family emergency. I left for a week to attend to something a might more pressing than paperwork: my fathers' funeral. I returned to the office more subdued and more thoughtful about the importance of day-to-day work. While the circumstances of my leaving were not humorous in the least, the discoveries I made when I returned to my "all-important job" were.

In my absence, my staff figured out how to get postage in the meter. The Partners figured out how to get their Admin Assistants to get work done. My HR staff figured out how to meet payroll without me. And - to my chagrin - my secretary brightly informed me that she had contacted the Insurance Company, explained the situation and they had extended our deadline another month! I had been killing myself to reach a deadline that was, after all, flexible!

And worse - my husband found the washing machine, the kids figured out how to make dinner, and the dogs got fed. Harumph. Looks like I wasn't all THAT important! At least not for those things that had caused so much stress. And, I notice that company is still humming along, 15 years after I left!

The real lesson was in the funeral I had just attended: NOT ONE person celebrating my Dad's life ever mentioned his in-basket, his deadlines, or the number of hours a week he worked. They just talked about his heart, his love of people and his laughter.

So - lighten up a bit. Laugh every day. Give others a chance to learn by delegating to them. Step away from the workload and get some perspective. Maybe the deadlines are flexible, OR non-existent!

I always give you quotes for thought. Below are a few that made me smile…

Till next time,
Take care of yourself! We need you! And we need you healthy! So laugh today!

Beth

Quote This!

"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. Well, I think my mother is attractive, but I just keep pictures of her."
-- Ellen DeGeneres

"I worry that the person who thought up Muzak is busy thinking up something else."
-- Lily Tomlin

"I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets."
-- David Edison

"It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."
-- John Andrew Holmes

"What makes life worth living? To be born with the gift of laughter and sense that the world is mad."
-- S. Scaramouche

"The day that you die will be like any other day... only shorter."
-- Samuel Beckett

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Letters

"Beth, Thank you for taking the time out of your already hectic schedule to speak at Grow Your Business. There was nothing but positive energy throughout the room during your seminar on "Getting Out of Overwhelm." Several in attendance had mentioned they would like to see you come back again next year. You are GREAT!

Thank you again and if there is anything the Chamber can do for you, let me know."

Sean Barry, Programs Director
Mesa Chamber of Commerce

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Beth's Announcements

Announcements:

The holidays are upon us! Don't forget to get your orders in early for books for your friends. Go to Beth's Store to order!

Consider a gift of reading for your loved ones. The Readers Edge has created a speed-reading course on a CD Rom that your whole family can use for 1/7 the cost of what I paid for Evelyn's course. You can go back again and again to review Readers Edge as many times as you wish. It works for children, and us ol' folks too. Check it out.

Beth will be in Hawaii twice in November - the first and the last week! Contact Beth if you would like her to speak to your group while she is there.

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Overwhelm Tip

Something you can do right now to get out of overwhelm…

(Each issue I am going to give you links to things that I think might help. Not all of these will be for everyone, but the web is becoming such an exciting place that exploring it is an absolute delight!)

Thanks to Chuck (Email Chuck) from the 1-800 Internet Newsletter for this tidbit...

With Microsoft Office applications you can design documents, from calendars and packing slips to birthday cards. Office applications come with some built-in templates and Wizards, which can really save design time. The Microsoft Office Template Gallery online is a great resource for finding additional templates that you can use for your next project. Visit: http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/templategallery/

At great risk of offending someone… I must speak my mind. I am concerned that the election is polarizing this country. Too many of us aren't able to have conversations about different points of view without screaming at each other. (Talk about Overwhelm!!) With that in mind, here is something that may help… Now, before you email me [and it is a free country, so I don't need to know your voting preference] please read it all the way through - everyone is covered.
Frustrated by the election? Not sure anymore who is telling the truth and what is made up? Annenberg Public Policy Center has created a non-partisan, fair and useful site. Check it out the next time you have questions. http://www.factcheck.org

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The "word" from Xena

"Hallowe'en is coming up and I am not happy about it. You two-leggeds don't realize the stress this "holiday" put on us dogs. The only worse holidays are the ones involving loud noises - like July 4th. On Hallowe'en, we four footed creatures are expected to guard you! And we get awfully confused! How do we know the vampire and witch are safe? Why do you laugh when someone shows up covered in blood and we are barking our little heads off to warn you? It is a good thing we can't dial a phone! We'd call 911!

Furthermore, Why do you think fangs are cute on a little kid but not on me when I am talking to the Rottweiler next door. And why do you think it is funny to put costumes on us! If you want protection, you'd better explain this, or all dogs are going on strike and hiding as far under the bed as we can get! Happy Hallowe'en indeed.

Click here to email me (Xena)! (You don't think humans are the only ones to get fan mail do you?)

Xena (The real Chihuahua at Beth's house!)

Note from the editor: Attitudes and advice given out by Chihuahuas do not reflect the opinions of management. However, in the interest of political correctness and recognition of multi-canine diversity, we will let her speak her mind. We are not responsible if you take her advice.

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How to handle the crazy times and the crazy people in your life!

Call Speaker, author, Beth Terry! Beth's inspirational, down-to earth style, practical message and sense of humor have earned her high marks with meeting planners and seminar attendees alike. As a motivational keynote speaker, she is well known for her dynamic style and for the uplifting, encouraging and inspirational stories she uses to make messages stick. Visit Beth's web site!

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Legal Stuff

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