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Mr. Rooney’s
Workplace Wellness Tip
- Don’t Kick The Dog
– Stop, Drop and Roll
by Mr. Art “The
Chief” Rooney
I want to share
with you a great article that Sandra has included on her blog (www.sandralarkin.com\blog).
This is a wonderful example of how we can take control of our
emotional wellness when we feel like kicking the dog (something I
don’t recommend). Although our emotions make up who we are and how
we will respond in a given situation, our emotional wellness depends
on our perspective.
TIP: Stop, Drop and Roll
Elementary
students learn the basics of fire safety as the local fire
department pulls their shining red trucks up to the school parking
lot. "How do you put out the fire?" and "Are you afraid?" are
standard questions each class ask. The fire personnel teach the
students fire safety one of which is "stop, drop and roll".
In the
workplace, we have situations or days where we feel like we're on
fire. Our emotions run up and down the flag pole as things get
chaotic or go terribly wrong. What we need is a good dose of
emotional wellness.
Here is a quote
from my website under emotional wellness “Our emotional well
being can be compared to circus juggling. When all is going
smoothly, the areas of our life are juggled with ease, creating
synergy and stability. When life events tip our emotions, these same
areas can get out of sync and life appears unbalanced. Emotions such
as anger, worry, and grief are a part of life. When one or more of
these begin to consume our thoughts and our days, they can damage
our personal relationships with friends and family as well as
seriously hurt our professional associations.” We can use the
same lesson that firefighters teach. The stop, drop and roll.
#1 STOP
what you are doing and go to a quiet place. Remove or excuse
yourself from the situation to gain control of your emotional well
being.
#2 DROP
any interpretations of the situation or your version of the story or
event. In other words, gain perspective of the facts.
#3 ROLL
over to the professional mode instead of the personal mode. This is
not really about your abilities but more about the process, time and
place.
When we make the
effort to gain consistent control of how we handle these situations,
people will see us as professional, productive and resilient.
Resilient people can be depended on for results and increased
responsibilities.
Be the role
model for emotional wellness in your workplace. Remember, when
your hair is on fire (sorta speak) STOP, DROP and ROLL.
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