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Chapter Six Strengthen Your Three Inner Selfs

You are fifty-three years old. You’ve been a state employee for eight years working in the Department of Transportation. You do your job well. You participate when sent to training classes to learn new skills and new procedures. You always receive excellent performance evaluations. You get along well with your co-workers and lend a helping hand when they need it. Your work is mostly satisfying, and you don’t complain like some do about the hassles that come with being a state employee.

The voters in your state pass a ballot measure cutting taxes and forcing a reduction in state jobs. The governor orders a ten percent reduction in the workforce in all departments. You feel distressed learning ...

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