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The path to becoming Wagalicious
Does your morning wear you out before you even get to the hospital? If you have family, you’re probably care-taking for them – clothes, school bags, lunches, homework – while trying to make coffee and breakfast and get yourself ready too. Exhausting!!
Think about the pieces of your morning routine ...
Is your motivation lagging a little bit today?
A great way to get your mojo back is to think back to times when you’ve nailed it – whatever IT is that’s demotivating you. Remember when you first learned IT, when you finally mastered IT and when you helped teach IT to someone else.
You’re aces at I...
Did you know that your brain can’t tell the difference between what you’re thinking and what you’re living? Brains don’t know reality, and for proof of that, let’s talk about a famous canine – Pavlov’s dog.
That guy Pavlov teased his dog a lot, using people in lab coats, metronomes and bells to tri...
What new thing are you learning? Does it excite you?
I love to learn new things – mom says I’m a fast learner with a short attention span. Someday I’ll learn what she means by that.
Anyway, learning is great – it keeps you focused and fascinated. In your work you probably learn something new prett...
Is life feeling a little bit chaotic today? Mom got me a Standard Poodle to play with – man is he tall!! And he doesn’t want to play the way I want to play and sometimes snapping happens.
Oooooh…did I hit a nerve there?
If there’s chaos in your hospital today and people are snapping at each other,...
Do you feel tense right now? I get tense sometimes when I’m holding really still, trying to sneak up on that big orange cat that gets in my yard. Grrrrrrr…cats!
You probably just think you get tense in your shoulders and neck but I bet your jaws are clenched when you’re tense, too. A quick way to b...
Exercise…who has time for that? I have naps to take and you probably have a lot of work to do. But exercise is necessary to keep our bodies and minds healthy, so here’s an idea to get a great workout in only ten minutes – high intensity interval training.
Pick a 10-minute part of your day when you ...
Did you ever hear that phrase, dress for success?
When I go to the dog show, I have a special collar and lead that Mom puts on me that make me feel special. What does dress for success even mean in a world where you wear scrubs all day? It means that you should wear clothes that make you feel power...
Great relationships – like great marriages – happen because people choose where to focus. People get along for a while and then they start noticing things they don’t like. Instead of focusing on what they do like, they get fixated on what they don’t like. Before you know it, feuds are happening on t...
Don’t fight change.
Well, actually, it’s good not to fight about anything if you can help it – fighting just gets you a bite on the nose from some mean dog that can’t take a joke!
Seriously, change is the one constant in this world – it’s funny that humans hate it so much. Everything changes and c...
If I have to make one more decision today I’m gonna snap!! Do you ever feel that way, too? Squeaky ball or bungee snake? Nap in the crate, on the kitchen tile floor or on the couch? Sheesh…so many things to decide!
Decision fatigue is a thing – really! I’ve heard Mom tell people about how decisions...
Do you have a staffer in your hospital who’s a bully? Sadly, that’s very common in veterinary hospitals and is very destructive for morale.
It’s like when mom and I go to the park for a walk and that big border collie stares at me really hard – it makes me nervous and it’s hard to concentrate. That...
Do you have an affirmation that pumps you up?
When I want to feel energized and fun I squeak a squeaky toy and howl at it – bonus, it makes mom laugh a lot!
What can you say to yourself when things aren’t working quite right to remind yourself how awesome you are? Mom reminds herself that things a...
Some days do you feel unappreciated? Who knew mom would be so upset when I brought her that pretty red leather shoe. I only chewed it a little bit and I did give it to her…sheesh, you’d think I started world war three or something!
Anyway, if you’re feeling unappreciated too, give yourself a little...
Are you an adapter or a leader?
Adapters are chameleons – they scope out the lay of the land and blend in. Leaders scope out the lay of the land, see what needs doing and set about doing it. That’s why you often hear people say that certain leaders have great vision – they’re on the lookout for way...
Great relationships happen because people choose where to focus. People get along for a while and then they start noticing things they don’t like. Instead of focusing on what they do like, they get fixated on what they don’t like. Before you know it, feuds are happening on the team, feelings are get...
Aren’t smiles cool? Even us dogs smile and humans know just what we mean when we do. Mom knew a dog a loooong time ago who squinted like crazy when she smiled – she used her whole face!
Do you use your whole face when you smile? You know you do when those little muscles at the outside of your eyes ...
Are you addicted to the news? Mom sometimes calls me Bad News, so maybe she’s addicted to me!
Some people are addicted to the news – they listen all the time and worry about what they hear. There’s a difference between being informed and being marinated in the drumbeat of bad news. You can check yo...
