In This Issue
We've all experienced them and perhaps ignored them--those feelings of uneasiness that something is wrong. Whatever your relationship is to your intuition, as the lead article explores, listening to your "red flags" could be well worth the effort. To deal with tough times, we do need more than our "gut." So the Top 10 offers ways to cope if you're dealing with job transition, while the quiz asks if your assumptions about your colleagues, bosses, and clients might be undermining you as well as your bottom line. To reply to this newsletter, please click here.
Paying Attention to "Red Flags"
Tom's business partner was an old friend whom Tom had always trusted. But small amounts of money started disappearing from their business account. And his partner was missing work, calling in with excuses. Several times a day, Tom experienced feelings of uneasiness, but quickly dismissed them, turning his attention to something else. Full story here.
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Ways to Cope with Job Transition |
Job transitions can be stressful--whether they're due to layoff, a new job or working extra hours because other workers were laid off. If you're facing one, consider the following: Go to Top 10.

Are Your Assumptions Undermining You?
It's natural for us to instantly and automatically generate beliefs or assumptions about other people and our environment. Most likely it's a throw-back to our reptilian brain, which constantly scans to see if we are safe or in danger. Take a look at the following questions to discover if your assumptions are undermining you: Go to quiz.
Relevant Reading
Influence: Science and Practice, by Robert B. Cialdini
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Let's Get Real or Let's Not Play: Transforming the Buyer/Seller Relationship, by Mahan Khalsa and Randy Illig
Today's Quote
"You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do."
~Henry Ford (1863-1947)
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