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Giving 100% is Not Enough: A Video Post
Four weeks ago my wife and I spent a week in London and Paris seeing the sites and enjoying an awesome vacation. There is nothing better than a Seine river dinner cruise!
But wait there might be! The first ever JoeBuddeJr.com video post! But wait! Just like shamwow, THERE IS MORE!
You’ve gotta be kidding, you are saying? Nope, no jokes from me today.
So what is the more? Well, the first ever video post is my first take ever, and its all the way from the Champs de Elysee in Paris! Where you ask? Well right here a gentlemen was selling his skill. He would free hand cut out a profile picture of a person. Sure he could spend 10 minutes drawing it out and then cutting it, but when he can free hand it, it’s amazing. Why is that a big deal? Because this guy’s effort could have been to just to finish a neat cut out profile in 30 minutes time, but he took it one step further and left us in awe by doing it in two.
Check it out:
Rebecca happened to be a bit late with her video blog advice so the video is not great by her standards (or mine), but its fun none the less.
What do you think of this artist and his skills? and… What do you think of the video post? Do you think video blogging is my new blogging identity?
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How to Improve your Office Birthday Party
We could all go out and follow some generic advice (generic = terrible) about how to throw a birthday party for a co-worker. Or we could break every etiquette rule about how to buy a gift for a co-worker. But I am not into that.
I want to help you make the most of your office birthday party, because if yours are like mine have been, they really need some work. And for something that happens at least once a month like in my office, its just too often to ignore.
How Do I fix an Office Birthday Party Fiasco?
- It’s only awkward if you make it awkward: If you are in a situation, or approach one thinking it will be awkward then it will be. Its time to change your attitude.
- In lieu of standing around waiting for someone to be the first one to go pick a cookie or a piece of cake off the table, pick up the cookies/cake and pass them out. It’ll help change everyone else’s attitude since I have changed mine after step number one!
- Have an action plan for the dreaded song: I look at people in the eyes when singing happy birthday – even if I’m the birthday boy. It lets everyone know that I am appreciative of their less than stellar vocal abilities.
So those are a few things I do to end the terribleness that is an office birthday party. If you are still a debbie downer on office birthdays I suggest that you celebrate all your office birthdays on one day a year. Think about it. Way less calories, and way less of the awkward effort you put towards choosing what to do while people sing happy birthday to you.
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Awkward is as Awkward Does: Battling The Awkward Turtle
I can’t believe I have blogged for this long without getting into it. But I am there, and I can’t ignore them… The Awkward Moment and The Awkward Silence. These two things give me night terrors. But I know we have all felt that uncomfortable pull of the awkward turtle at one point in our lives. So a few years back I embraced a little saying…
Its only awkward if you make it awkward.
Yes, its not the situation, moment or silence. Its you. You make that office party, networking event, church service, party, meeting, luncheon or comment awkward and uncomfortable. Its time we all quit blaming the situation and owned it. We make ourselves feel uncomfortable.
So lets work together to eliminate the awkward moment. Lets approach situations with a clean slate. Lets let the situation dictate the feel of the event, not your awkward magnet attitude you carry around like a merit badge. Leave your sash or whatever at home and be prepared with a clean slate attitude.
It took me a long time to own my little saying, but I’ve found it turns potentially awkward situations into amazing opportunities.
Now I just need to remind myself of it when someone sings the happy birthday song to me.
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