Today's Stress Tip..by G. Gaynor McTigue..MON 6/12/06

Don't let others donate your services for you.

People are very generous when it comes to volunteering the services of others, especially to escape doing it themselves. ("If you need a ride to the airport, my wife will be happy to drive you!") As a result, you suddenly find yourself strapped with onerous tasks and obligations you can ill afford to take on...all liberally extended without your consent. Put a stop to this. Put whoever is so free with your time and energy on notice never to lend you out without first asking. And if they already have, feel no compunction about begging off on the grounds you have prior commitments that weren't considered at the time. Why make yourself crazy?


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Don't be sucked in by euphemistic language.

People have ways of coloring things more rosily than they really are. So when you hear them say things like the following (in quotes), be alert to what they REALLY mean (in parentheses): "I shouldn't be long." (Hope you brought a book with you.) "Our prices are competitive." (We're just as expensive as everyone else.) "Some assembly required." (What are you doing this weekend?) "We can still be friends." (There will be a brief interim period before I dump you altogether.) "You have been specially selected to participate in this once-in-a-lifetime offer." (We got your name off a certified chump list.) "There's a 50% chance of rain." (Your guess is as good as ours.) "We'll have to get together for lunch sometime." (Have a nice life.) When you hear any of the above, or similar statements, an alarm should go off. Why make yourself crazy?

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