IT’S YOUR DAY, IT’S YOUR ATTITUDE – WISCONSIN COURT REPORTERS SEMINAR
Roger Fish Speaks To Wisconsin Court Reporters About Work-Life Balance
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Roger Fish spoke to the Wisconsin Court Reporters Association about how the demands of life and work are greater than ever today. This seminar focused on helping professionals achieve better work life balance that leads to greater personal and professional success and satisfaction. Here are a few of the golden nuggets that he offered.
Does anyone ever ask you how you’re doing on Sunday, and you say, “Okay, but tomorrow is Monday!” The message was: Don’t “awfulize Mondays.” Stay positive and don’t be negative about what is to come. Enjoy the present.
The average life span of American men and women is 77 years. The average American works a 55-hour week and takes an average of 11 days of vacation. On four of these vacation days, there is still contact with the office. Enjoy your life. We all have only so many weeks of life left to live. Make the most of them. Create a bucket list. Do the things you want to do before it is too late. Don’t let money always be the overriding factor of what you can do with your life.
Who are the warm, fuzzy cocoon people in your life, the ones who make you feel good? Spend time with those people.
Are you celebrating life? Is life an adventure? Visit a kindergarten class or play with a child. Soak in their awe, their curiosity, their wonderment. Children are great teachers. Ask yourself – am I celebrating life? Is it an adventure?
What if there were no longer “anymores?” What if you’re not going to be here tomorrow or maybe a loved one is no longer going to be here? Make sure you always tell your loved ones how much they mean to you, just in case there is no “anymore.”
Exercise – Take care of yourself. If you exercise and eat right, you are going to feel so much better and have so much more energy. Be as good as you can be for the age that you are.
Avoid negative, energy draining people.
10 percent of life is what happens to you. 90 percent of life is how you react to it.
Use your vacation time. Many Americans do not use their vacations. You need to use them so you can re-energize.
If you’re on a plane, and you have your 2-year old on one side of you and your 10-year old on the other side of you, and the oxygen mask comes down, who is the first person you need to put the mask on?
YOURSELF! You can’t take care of your loved ones unless you take care of yourself first.
LAUGHTER. Laugh as often as you can! Laughter is good for the soul and for your health!
For all the menopausal women out there, the next time you’re having a hot flash, don’t think of it as a hot flash. Just say, “I’m having a tropical moment!”
IT’S YOUR DAY, IT’S YOUR ATTITUDE. MAKE IT A GOOD ONE!!
Wisconsin Court Reporters Association – Spring Convention, Blue Harbor Resort & Spa, April 27-29 2010
Tags: Professionalism, Wisconsin Court Reporters, Wisconsin Court Reporters Association
May 2nd, 2012 at 12:13 pm
I loved this speaker! My favorite thing from his presentation was about finding your cocoon people and surrounding yourself with as many of those as you can. I think it’s so important to not only be positive yourself, but to have positive people around you. :0-)
May 2nd, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Excellent blog! My favorite part is also the portion that Rachel liked. I feel energized this morning just reading this:) Have a great day, everyone!
May 2nd, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Roger was a phenomenal person to listen to and to speak with outside of the seminar. He embraced everything with a smile and it is obvious he takes his own message to heart in everything he does. It was a pleasure to have him join us last weekend.
May 3rd, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Dannielle, you guys did a great job on the speakers for this seminar!
May 2nd, 2012 at 11:59 pm
He was a great speaker. We always get so caught up in our normal routine so it is always good to have someone remind us to enjoy life while we can!
May 3rd, 2012 at 1:13 am
I loved this blog! I didn’t get to hear the speaker myself, but it sounds like had great advice for how to live a happy and balanced life.
May 4th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
My best was the Sunday thing – Guilty!!!! That clicking clock @ 6:00 p.m. every Sunday, (for those too young – 60 Minutes) that was when I’d get depressed and realize the weekend was over. I might just have to get a new attitude!! Great Blog, Jane!!!!!! Love those exclamation points. LOL