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Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
Life, work, and relationships are important, and require serious attention. But don’t be so serious about everything that you can’t laugh, smile, or be happy. If you take yourself too seriously, others will begin to look at you as someone with whom they have to do business, but not someone they want to be around regularly.
Assignment
Inventory your attitudes at work. Are you too serious? Do you need to lighten up a little? Or are you one of those people others like to be around?
You know people like this. Take Frank, for example. He takes everything so seriously that he never cracks a smile, never tells a joke, never lightens up enough to talk about the ballgame over the weekend or the things his kids are ...
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