My laptop frustrates me sometimes (couldn’t be the user!). While trying to write some posts last night, I also got a little impatient with my internet service. There was a simple fix – unplug, plug in, reboot. I just didn’t want to spend the time. Funny how when I’m looking for a topic to write about, there it is. Patience, that is, not the internet!
How many times are we impatient with our technology, our processes, our team members, our customers – perhaps even ourselves? Sometimes, we need to reboot. Get up, go for a walk around the floor or up and down a couple flights of stairs. Get a refreshing drink of water. Go back to your desk. Sit down, back straight. Inhale, exhale, and try your task again. Odds are a little patience, a short break and a fresh start will go a long way, just like it did with my laptop.
How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success. -Elbert Hubbard
The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. -Arnold H. Glasow
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. -Hyman Rickover
There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience. –Chuck Tanner
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Tuesday Tidbits are weekly messages I send to my leadership team. They are generally short & sweet, often focused on leadership or teamwork, always positive and, hopefully, motivational. I hope you also find some meaning in them.
