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Monday, (6/23 at 9pm ET) is our monthly
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"Work hard, have fun, no drama."
--Me
Years ago, I created a slogan that captured the
guiding rules for how I run my company - "Work
Hard, Have Fun, No Drama." Although it was
originally developed as a business tool, I
quickly adopted it for my personal life,
too. Last week, however, I broke rule #3 – No Drama.
About a month ago we received a piece of
equipment for our new home that arrived
damaged. After careful inspection, Michael and I
decided to refuse the shipment and have it sent
back to the company. Once the truck left, I
called and asked to have a credit issued on my
charge card. I was told it would be taken care
of right away. One month later I discovered that the credit was never issued.
When I called the company to inquire about the
charge, I learned that the equipment was still
sitting at the warehouse near my home. I was
transferred to the president who offered us a
discount to have the item repaired so he wouldn't
have to incur the cost of shipping it back to his
warehouse. Empathizing with his dilemma, I agreed
to have someone sent to the warehouse to assess
the damage. That's when the drama began.
What I thought was a simple solution (we were
told the repairs would be easy), turned into
multiple, daily phone calls, way too much
paperwork, and dealing with an owner of a company
who didn't take responsibility for his lack of
follow-through. After two weeks of feeling
hassled, I realized that my frustration stemmed
not from the problems, as much as from ignoring
my rule of "No Drama." In spite of how poorly
the company was handling the situation, my desire
to help out the president was now costing me precious time and energy.
We all get caught up in drama at one time or
another. It comes in many forms. You might be
struggling with in-fighting between family
members, roped into a legal hassle with someone
who mistakenly sees the proliferation of
paperwork as progress, or embroiled in a nasty
divorce that keeps everyone living on the
edge. Sometimes the drama occurs in our minds –
obsessing over something we did in the past,
worrying about whether or not we'll get an
outcome we desire, or overthinking a problem to death.
You know you're caught up in drama when you feel
a sense of ongoing, emotional entanglement in a
situation – a circumstance that seems to take
over your life. While there are some events that
will take time to get resolved, that doesn't mean
that you have to suffer. If drama is on your
plate, here are three things you can do:
1. Stop talking about it. Don't gossip with
others, don't debate the situation to death, and
don't allow others to bait you with inquiries
about what's going on either. Talking about the
details over and over again gives more energy to
the problem rather than the solution.
2. Identify the button pushers. Oftentimes
drama is fueled by unresolved past issues that
get stirred up by present-day problems. If you
feel like a five-year-old every time you find
yourself in the company of your ex, for example,
chances are he or she is retriggering a situation
from your past where you may have felt powerless
or afraid. These are therapy issues that can be
worked through with the support of an experienced
counselor. If you can't afford that kind of help
right now, check out John Lee‚s paperback book,"Growing Yourself Back Up," for great advice and direction.
3. Visualize a successful outcome for all those
involved. Put energy into the solution by
creating some kind of visualization (and verbal
affirmation) that you can turn to when you feel
frustrated, anxious, or fed up. Think of an
image that helps you to feel cared for, powerful,
and calm. One friend of mine used the image of a
wise and loving grandmother as she went through
her painful divorce. Each time she needed to
take some kind of action, she followed it up by
placing herself and the problem in the lap of
this grandmother (in her mind's eye) while
quietly repeating to herself, "I see this
situation resolved for the highest good of everyone involved."
There's an old saying that you can't have a war
when one side doesn't show up. Be that side. Do
what you have to to address the situation and
then walk away from the drama. Not only do you
give yourself (and the problem) the greatest
chance for a successful outcome, more important,
you protect your peace of mind – the most valuable gain of all.
~*~ Take Action Challenge ~*~
Ready to leave the drama behind? Create a sign
that says: Drama Free Zone, and keep it nearby
to remind you to practice one or more of the
suggestions above. Let's bring a little peace to the problem, shall we?
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