Comments on: More From Mopey and Harry: It’s Tax(ing) Season http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/04/14/more-from-mopey-and-harry-its-taxing-season/ Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:07:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: starbucker http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/04/14/more-from-mopey-and-harry-its-taxing-season/comment-page-1/#comment-760 starbucker Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=344#comment-760 Great strategy Herman! Keep that Mopey away from you too. Thanks for joining the "Half-Full" conversation. All the best. Great strategy Herman! Keep that Mopey away from you too. Thanks for joining the “Half-Full” conversation. All the best.

]]> By: Herman Najoli http://www.terrystarbucker.com/2007/04/14/more-from-mopey-and-harry-its-taxing-season/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Herman Najoli Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:14:00 +0000 http://www.terrystarbucker.com/?p=344#comment-757 No problem starbucker. The chat between Mopey and Harry was a fun read and inspired me to add you to my blogroll. About two weeks ago, Murphy's Law derailed me three times within one week. The next week, I came up with the following strategy for handling Murphy:<br/><br/>I call it the ABC’s of dealing with Murphy:<br/><br/>1. Anticipate what might go wrong<br/><br/>When Murphy struck at me I did not see it coming at all. All week I had prepared for all my engagements with complete confidence that everything was going to go as planned. This was a little naive from a leadership standpoint. My game plan now is to anticipate what might go wrong so that when it does go wrong, I can deal effectively with it.<br/><br/>2. Bring yourself to a state of calmness<br/><br/>Murphy left me in a panic because of the element of surprise. I failed to consciously make the choice of staying calm - actually when I talked to a good friend, I used the word “flustered”. I was upset that I hadn’t made it for some of the highlights of my week. <br/><br/>3. Create systems that allow for success<br/><br/>Success in any endeavor is all about having the right systems. I took a good look at all the systems in my disposal and with the help of a life coach (actually, <a HREF="http://www.danyetta.com/index.html/" REL="nofollow">my wife</a>), I was able to align them so that I’m assured of victory over Murphy. No problem starbucker. The chat between Mopey and Harry was a fun read and inspired me to add you to my blogroll. About two weeks ago, Murphy’s Law derailed me three times within one week. The next week, I came up with the following strategy for handling Murphy:

I call it the ABC’s of dealing with Murphy:

1. Anticipate what might go wrong

When Murphy struck at me I did not see it coming at all. All week I had prepared for all my engagements with complete confidence that everything was going to go as planned. This was a little naive from a leadership standpoint. My game plan now is to anticipate what might go wrong so that when it does go wrong, I can deal effectively with it.

2. Bring yourself to a state of calmness

Murphy left me in a panic because of the element of surprise. I failed to consciously make the choice of staying calm – actually when I talked to a good friend, I used the word “flustered”. I was upset that I hadn’t made it for some of the highlights of my week.

3. Create systems that allow for success

Success in any endeavor is all about having the right systems. I took a good look at all the systems in my disposal and with the help of a life coach (actually, my wife), I was able to align them so that I’m assured of victory over Murphy.

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