How do you put on your socks?

Dan O'Day is a radio trainer, consultant, coach, just an all around guru of radio. I enjoy his frankness, biting humor, and dedication to the industry. I have (and will continue to) purchased his cds, books, etc. A very small portion of one of his Cds is the background for this blog.


In one of the best investments I have ever made in my training was a series that contained very personal and moving stories from O'Day's life. In one of those stories he recalled a time in his life that he called the great depression. Dan was deeply depressed. So depressed in fact that he would sit down to put on his socks and he just stayed there -- staring at the floor.


When Dan admitted this to a friend, she simply told him...."don't sit down to put your socks on, put them on standing up." She wasn't trying to be funny, she was trying to be helpful.


Sometimes we need that little adjustment that will change things drastically. I know that some people are facing a lot of problems that can not be simply solved. But a lot of us repeat the common definition of insanity by doing the same things over and over again and expecting a different outcome. A simple fix is all we need. Some examples:


1. How many people are caught in the same traffic ever day over and over again, when leaving the house a half hour or hour earlier would make the drive to work so much more enjoyable?


2. How many people are NOT taking advantage of their companies training programs and plans, because they would rather wing it? How much money are they losing?


3. How many people are allowing themselves to be robbed of years, because they won't discipline themselves to exercise and proper diet?


4. How many marriages would be better if you remembered how you treated each other when you were dating? If you would call your spouse to see how their day is going or just to hear their voice?


All of these situations could be fixed by something as simple as ....putting your socks on standing up. A small little change would again pay huge dividends. Life is fast, time becomes more precious as the years add up....don't let the little things stop you from living to the max. By the way, if you know anyone in the radio industry and they don't know about Dan O'Day, have them go to http://www.danoday.com/ Stay Tuned.


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