The president of a company was sitting in his office speaking with a business associate, when the sales manager burst into the office. The sales manager was completely agitated, and complained loudly about an annoyance. One of his salesman had done wrong. The president calmly looked at the sales manager and said, “Jim, remember Rule 6.”
The sales manager calmed down immediately, apologized to the guest, and said to the president, “Don’t worry about it sir, I’ll take care of it.”
The president and his associate continued their conversation. Ten minutes later, the customer service manager came stomping into the room. She was completely disheveled and complaining very loudly about one of their customers who had given her a hard time. The president smiled and said, “Mary, remember rule 6.”
Mary calmed down immediately, apologized and said, “It’s OK, I have the situation under control.”
The associate started to ask the president a question, when the CFO stomped in. He was louder and more agitated than Mary or Jim. The president calmly said, “Tom, remember Rule 6.”
Like the others, Tom quieted down immediately, smiled, and said, “That’s OK boss, I can handle it.”
Well, the associate was flabbergasted and said, “Man, this is fantastic. What is Rule 6? I have to try it in my company.”
The president smiled and said, “Rule 6 is, “Don’t Take Yourself So Damn Seriously.”
The associate said, “That’s great! By the way, what are the other five rules?.” The president answered, “There are no other rules.”
A friend of mine, Charlie Garcia, has a big sign over his door. It says, “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.”
Today’s Exercise: Remember Rule #6 at least six times today.
Today’s Affirmation: I am a calm, peaceful and patient person.
Points to Ponder: Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.
