Tip # 72 Aging sick parents need just a bit of your time
Your parents have lost their autonomy and are in a home for the aged. Have you been to one of these places lately? Old sick people cant move around anymore and are confined to their wheelchairs all day long.
You see the look on their faces the look that says they could use some company, need to be read to, or need someone to just listen to their troubles. Sons and daughters with families of their own and who lead hectic lives come less often, a few have stopped coming. Think what a pity it would be if you procrastinated in visiting.
Youve craved for freedom frequently, but you still cant get to tell your mate that loves gone out the window.
Stop Procrastinating
If they enter your office uninvited and appear to be engaging you in idle chatter, here is Jane Smiths tip (Successful Work Habits, Hodder & Stoughton, 2002): stand up and remain standing.
I would stop agonizing about what theyre thinking of me being such a fat slob. If youve got pieces of jewelry you want to sell, wed be happy to take a look. Tip # 37 Hone that keen sense of smell If youve developed a strong sense of smell and have judged character with surprising accuracy, use that to your advantage. |