T I M E M A N A G E M E N T
Have you been in similar circumstances? If so, how did things
go then? Did you make a mistake? If so, did anybody laugh?
If you’re still fretting...
4. push the Worry to the Max
They won’t just laugh at you. The laughter will turn to jeers.
They’ll start throwing things at you! They’ll chase you from the
room and out of the building! You’ll lose your job, your spouse
will leave you, and you’ll wind up at the homeless shelter.
Naw. That isn’t really going to happen.
Now, stop worrying, which accomplishes nothing, and prepare
thoroughly for that presentation.
5. Figure Out What, If any, action You Will take
You’ve got three choices:- You can do something now,
- You can do something later, or
- You can do nothing.
Play with possibilities. You could eat the cheeseburger and
fries now and fast for the rest of the month. You could compro-
mise—single cheeseburger, with tomatoes and onions, no fries.
You could eat the salad and steal bites of your friend’s burger.
Actions you might take regarding the business presentation
include: hitting the Internet to gather data; practicing in front of a
sympathetic audience; faking a sore throat and going home “sick”;
asking someone to make the presentation for you.
You may decide to do nothing because you feel that nothing
you can do will help the situation or because the costs of any
action you might take outweigh the potential benefits. Deciding