The Power of Offering
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In publishing the schedules were killer, at certain times of year ââ¬â at some places all year ââ¬â folks would work 16 hour days and through the weekend. I would find myself telling new editors to go home without work. The conversation would often be the same.
ââ¬ÅGo on home. Youââ¬â¢re tired. Youââ¬â¢ll come back tomorrrow and in the first hour youââ¬â¢ll accomplish three times what you would do in the next hour now.ââ¬Â
ââ¬ÅBut I want to get this one thing done.ââ¬Â
ââ¬ÅOkay, we have to do what we need to. But will you do one thing for me?ââ¬Â
The answer was always an anticipatory look, tinged with a fear of possible more work.
ââ¬ÅRemember that you can only do whatââ¬â¢s humanly possible. . . . and to think you can do more makes you a kind of snob [big grin here], because the rest of us humans canââ¬â¢t.ââ¬Â
The reply would shoulders relaxing and a move to start packing up.
When I start to get ââ¬Ëwhelmed and rushed, I know itââ¬â¢s time to slow my step. I
So often I try to do more, be more, help more than the next guy. I might try to out achieve the overachiever, but I cannot do more than is humanly possible. For me to think that is sort of arrogant. What human can do more than a human can?
I can only do whatââ¬â¢s humanly posisible.
Itââ¬â¢s such a nice thought. I immediately relax when I think that humans need to eat, sleep, relax, reflect, reach for balance to be effective.
I can only do whatââ¬â¢s humanly posisible. Itââ¬â¢s like a mantra for overachievers.
I accept it, and people start smiling. Being human is attractive. It makes other humans feel good to have me around
We can change the world — just like that.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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