You know, when
you're working the dream,
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the struggle is also real.
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You have to be determined.
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You have to work hard.
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You need to be compassionate.
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Set goals and be timely.
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Stay focused. And reach high.
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You need all this,
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and the lord to come together
to make you a better person
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while you are working the dream.
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Hello, and welcome
to "Working the dream."
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I'm your host, Eric Kelly.
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And today, we're going
to share tips on an issue
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that all of us sooner
or later must deal with,
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and that is
workplace competition.
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Now sometimes,
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workplace
competition is beneficial
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because it can spur a commitment
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to self-improvement.
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Now it goes with that saying
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that financial
incentives and bonuses
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will always get
the competition going.
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However, those who
see the bigger picture
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may take the
competition as an opportunity
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to better themselves
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and the process of
winning the competition.
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Self improvements
may include actions
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like changing work
habits, to be more organized,
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to be more
creative, and thorough,
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however, always
aiming to achieve the goals
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and perform a
higher quality of work.
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Now companies love
competition and here's why?
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Your company
whether it is privately held
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or publicly traded
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is always, and I do mean always,
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looking for a way to
make itself more profitable.
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There are only
two ways to do this.
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Upgrade the quality
of company processes,
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and or upgrade the quality
of the employee workforce.
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Now if I had a dime
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for all of the times
I've been in meetings,
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and heard senior
executives cast doubt
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that they had the right
people in the right places
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to become more efficient,
to become more profitable,
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I would have a
considerable amount of cash.
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I can recall in more
than a few instances,
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the senior team
gave the command.
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It's time to "upgrade the herd."
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Now while that may not
sound good to those of us
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that are the herd,
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working out harder to contribute
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to our respective organizations,
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it does give you insight
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into just how
competitive the workplace is.
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So whether you are
attempting to get a promotion
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or just trying to hold
on to the job that you have,
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it's in your best interest
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to foster good
healthy competition.
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Now the executive belief
is cream rises to the top.
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So let's break this down
as to how the company benefits
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when workers are competitive.
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First of all, there's a
higher level of productivity.
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Tough
competition among employees
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breeds
productivity in the workplace.
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The presence of competitors
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aiming for similar goals like
promotions or salary increases,
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it naturally pushes
people to be work oriented,
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to be more diligent and focused
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in achieving those goals
that are in front of them.
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In fact, they're
going to function
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and in most excellent manner
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because they want
to impress the boss.
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And they really want to
finish on top of everyone else.
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Now this kind of
healthy competition
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helps ease management's concerns
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over wasted
resources or idle workers.
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Competition also increases
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the level of
organizational efficiency.
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Competition pushes
employees to meet deadlines
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and adhere to
management standards.
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And they avoid
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creating a poor
impression with the bosses.
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And really everybody
wants to gain the trust
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and confidence
of upper management.
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Competition helps boost
companies to higher profits.
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So naturally,
higher productivity
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and efficiency
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will help increase
the company's net income.
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Competition drives
cooperative teamwork.
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If the competition is structured
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so that the team wins
rather than just an individual,
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the chances of
success of the project
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are very, very high.
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Working in teams will
always be a good strategy
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to get things done
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because instead of
having only a single person win,
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there's a group of
people working together
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to achieve a common goal.
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A team with good
dynamics pushes each member
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to continuously improve
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and contribute
something to the team.
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We can learn from competitors.
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In any company,
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the work place
will always be filled
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with talented individuals
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with different
areas of expertise
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and specialization.
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Friendly
competition among employees
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will promoting atmosphere
that is conducive for learning
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that's because of
each other's strengths,
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and also from the failures,
we can learn from those,
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each in the best
interest of the company.
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So let's take a look
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at how a competitive
situation might start.
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Good morning. Good morning.
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So I guess you two heard
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that we parted
ways with, Mr. Chaikin.
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That's the best
news we've heard all day.
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Well, I think it is King
Mufasa master efficiency thing
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just wore people out.
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So he's gone.
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But on the flip
side, I have good news.
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I am the new
director of Analytics.
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So I'll be your manager again.
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And I'm really happy to do that.
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Shayla, I know that I
was kind of hard on you.
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I'm really sorry.
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I just really wanted
to push you to greatness.
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It's all in the
past, Ms. Greene.
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Call me Cynthia.
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I took a
management training class
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in creating a
healthy work environment.
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And, Ron, I am really
glad to work with you again.
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Same here.
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So, it's great.
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So are we getting a new
manager under you to manage us?
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Yeah, actually we're
considering all the options.
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We may hire from within,
we might promote from within
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or we might hire
somebody from the outside.
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We're going to wait
and see how that works out.
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Well, I have to take a call.
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But I just wanted to make sure
that I gave you guys the news.
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Thanks. Good to see you.
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Good to see
you. Have a good day.
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You too. Thanks.
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So did you hear
what I heard? Yeah.
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They might be
promoting a senior.
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I don't know, why you
got that look on your face,
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you know it's going to be me.
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I have been Ms.
Greene's favorite forever.
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And I've been here long.
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What does that have
to do with anything?
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After you left, all your
work got piled on my desk,
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and I handled it.
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She knows I'm more than capable.
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Now what you just saw
happens often in the real world.
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The workplace is
so incredibly dynamic
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that positions are opening up
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and closing
down all of the time.
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In fact, it is very likely
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that based on some issue
of turnover in your company,
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a position above
your salary grade
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will open up.
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Now when that happens,
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you and your peers
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will want to move
up in the organization
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into that open position.
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The recognition feels great
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and the
corresponding increase in salary
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is usually pretty good too.
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Yet workplace competition
is not always positive.
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It can create
unhealthy rivalries
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that result in
workers resenting one another.
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It can create a gap between
the haves and the have not's.
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And that can prove
to be very unhealthy
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in internal work relations.
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Here are some challenges
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that can create a
negative workplace
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when there is competition.
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First of all, stress.
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Unhealthy competition
increases the level of stress
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with employees.
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This will eventually
have negative effects
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for the company
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as stress negatively impacts
the concentration of employees
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which leads to increased
levels of un-productivity
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and inefficiencies.
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Good employees may leave.
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Some employees, who are not
mentally and emotionally tough,
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might succumb to
the intense pressure
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brought on by competition,
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and eventually leave the company
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in search of a better
workplace environment.
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Often employees might
work to bring each other down.
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Competition can bring out
the selfish side of everyone
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and this can lead to
some pretty ugly consequences.
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Some employees
may be too focused
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on achieving company goals
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to the point
that they're willing
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to bring each other
down just to get ahead.
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And with all of this,
team spirit can suffer.
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In the face of competition,
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self always emerges
as the central character
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unless of course we're
being guided by the Holy Spirit.
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Notions of teams or
group, we disregard those,
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because we have to win.
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This also
breeds a lack of trust,
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because in an environment
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that fosters
unhealthy competition,
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trust is always an issue.
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I mean, the lack of
trust in the workplace
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undermines communication
among the employees
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and usually
destroys work relationships.
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So let's look at how
some of this might play out
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with Ron and Shayla.
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Oh, no need to sit.
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I just have some
quick news for you.
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We promoted Cassie
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to the position of
manager of analytics
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effective next week.
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So you'll be reporting to her.
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Cassie? Are you serious?
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Yes, and I expect
you to work with her
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like you worked with me.
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Cassie.
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These two again.
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Are you leaving?
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Yes, I told you,
I don't live here.
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Really, I thought
you had some secret door
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that led you to some
underground Bachelor Pad
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or something.
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Bachelor Pad?
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I am married
with seven children.
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I got to get out of
here. Look, I've got a minute.
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What's going on?
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Well, sir... I first...
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Figured out.
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The mean manager got fired.
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There is now position open.
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You two both decided
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that you are the
best for that position.
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Not thinking of anybody else
on the planet that can do that.
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You are a bit
egotistical, aren't you?
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But wait we... Yeah,
alright let me finish.
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Now because of that
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you started on some
silly competitive journey.
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So now you're doing
things, playing up to Ms Greene,
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doing things
that have absolutely
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nothing to do with work.
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Am I wrong?
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Yeah, that sums it up.
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Okay. Well, have fun, guys.
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But where are you
going? We came for your help.
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Where are you going?
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If you really wanted help,
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you wouldn't have
started this silly competition
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in the first place.
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Competition has no
place in the workplace.
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First of all, it takes you away
from the goal of the workplace
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which is to accomplish
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whatever it is
your team or company
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wants you to accomplish
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and it takes all that energy
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and focuses it
on self interests.
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It's a bit
selfish, don't you think?
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Well, it didn't
seem like it at the time.
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I mean, how did you get
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to where you were
going in the first place?
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How did you get here?
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Was it your education?
Your family background?
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Was it luck?
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No.
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The person that put
you where you are was God,
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and He put you
there for special reason
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to do these
things that you can do.
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And that's where
you should have gone
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looking for answers
when the position came open.
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I got to go.
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Wait, we came to you for help.
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If you had wanted help,
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you wouldn't have
started this silly competition
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in the first place.
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I've got a date with my wife,
so I'm getting out of here.
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Wait, one more question.
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Okay.
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Are you real or are we tripping?
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What do you think?
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I'm real, I was
just messing with him.
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Okay,
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Ron and Shayla are
feeling a bit ashamed
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of their antics with Ms. Greene.
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Ms. Greene will
probably pick the ones
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she feels is the most qualified.
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And the most likely to give her
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the skills and
behaviors that she needs.
00:14:02.17\00:14:04.77
She's not buying all
this buttering up stuff
00:14:04.81\00:14:07.21
and this fake adoration
00:14:07.24\00:14:09.31
which for the
record, will not work
00:14:09.34\00:14:11.58
because she's an
experienced manager
00:14:11.61\00:14:13.82
and she can smell
fake from a mile away.
00:14:13.85\00:14:16.58
So it's not really
going to be affected.
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The only thing it's going to do
00:14:18.59\00:14:19.92
is increase the
silliness of the competition
00:14:19.95\00:14:22.29
to preschool levels
00:14:22.32\00:14:23.66
where maybe
they'll be buying her lunch
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or bring her
cupcakes from home every day.
00:14:25.49\00:14:28.63
Now I would like
to share a concept
00:14:28.66\00:14:30.67
that is going to
be counterintuitive
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to everything that
we've ever been taught
00:14:32.73\00:14:34.80
since grade school.
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But here it goes.
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Be the absolute
best at what you do
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then let God take
care of the politics.
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First of all,
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there are three areas
that are being considered
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when our performance is
evaluated by our bosses.
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Now you must be at
the top of your game
00:14:51.19\00:14:53.86
in these areas
00:14:53.89\00:14:55.42
to even be thought
about as valuable to the team.
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First, there's attendance.
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Now some of you might laugh,
00:15:02.33\00:15:03.70
but this area is the number
one disciplinary challenge
00:15:03.73\00:15:07.74
for all
companies, in all industries.
00:15:07.77\00:15:11.34
Just trying to get people
00:15:11.37\00:15:12.71
to show up for
their work schedule
00:15:12.74\00:15:14.81
on their work day
they're supposed to be there,
00:15:14.84\00:15:16.98
be punctual when they do it.
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Simply put, if you want
to be viewed as an asset
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to your company
00:15:21.58\00:15:22.92
please, be at work
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when you're
supposed to be there.
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And by all means, be on time.
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If you are not
already doing this
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rest assured,
00:15:30.66\00:15:31.99
you are
probably not being viewed
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as a long-term keeper.
00:15:33.83\00:15:35.93
In fact, your job is as secure
as a man skating on thin ice,
00:15:35.96\00:15:40.67
holding a heat
lamp at high noon.
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Your personal behavior
is also very important.
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No matter how smart
and capable you are,
00:15:47.18\00:15:50.55
if you've got some
flaws in your behavior
00:15:50.58\00:15:52.81
then your
chances of being viewed
00:15:52.85\00:15:54.55
as competitive for a position
00:15:54.58\00:15:56.69
or a raise or
surviving a downsizing event,
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they're slim.
00:16:00.32\00:16:01.66
If you have an argumentative
reputation with your superiors
00:16:01.69\00:16:04.66
even though you
were trying to help,
00:16:04.69\00:16:06.56
they may see that
behavior as aggressive
00:16:06.59\00:16:08.80
or even insubordinate.
00:16:08.83\00:16:11.37
If you are doing things
that are unethical, unsafe,
00:16:11.40\00:16:15.40
or possibly detrimental
in any way to the company,
00:16:15.44\00:16:18.94
they will score your conduct
as a less than acceptable.
00:16:18.97\00:16:22.88
Not a good place to be
00:16:22.91\00:16:24.25
if you plan on getting
any type of positive reward
00:16:24.28\00:16:27.38
from your place of employment.
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The last area that
we're going to talk about
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is actual job performance.
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Now let me ask
you a few questions.
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And if you can
answer, "Yes" to all of them,
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you might be on the path
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to building a pretty
decent job reputation.
00:16:40.33\00:16:43.63
So let's look at
clerical duties of paperwork.
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Do you have any clerical
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or
administrative paperwork duties?
00:16:49.80\00:16:51.74
And if you do, are
they always accurate?
00:16:51.77\00:16:55.44
Are they always on
time? Are they clear?
00:16:55.48\00:16:58.51
You know, "The
dog ate my homework.
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It wasn't effective in school."
00:17:00.15\00:17:01.78
They will even be
less effective at your job.
00:17:01.82\00:17:04.92
What about your job knowledge?
00:17:04.95\00:17:06.29
Do you have superior knowledge
00:17:06.32\00:17:08.36
in the area that you're
supposed to be working in?
00:17:08.39\00:17:11.29
Now I'm not saying that
you need to do a project
00:17:11.33\00:17:14.60
with a know-it-all attitude,
00:17:14.63\00:17:15.96
I'm saying, if we
go do our research,
00:17:16.00\00:17:18.73
are you right when you express
how something should be done.
00:17:18.77\00:17:21.97
I mean, can we do our research
00:17:22.00\00:17:23.51
and come back with
the same information
00:17:23.54\00:17:25.87
that you already know?
00:17:25.91\00:17:27.88
Working safely is important.
00:17:27.91\00:17:30.05
Whether you work
inside or outside,
00:17:30.08\00:17:32.21
do you always work safe?
00:17:32.25\00:17:35.48
Your employer loses money
paying workman's compensation
00:17:35.52\00:17:39.65
when an employee
is injured on the job.
00:17:39.69\00:17:42.42
If you are observed breaking
any of the safety rules,
00:17:42.46\00:17:45.69
your stock, it goes down.
00:17:45.73\00:17:48.23
Are you a team player?
00:17:48.26\00:17:50.20
In an era of
extraordinary selfishness
00:17:50.23\00:17:53.50
where the accepted mantra is
00:17:53.54\00:17:55.47
me, me, me, me,
me, me, me, me first,
00:17:55.50\00:17:58.14
it is refreshing to find someone
00:17:58.17\00:17:59.87
who's a team player.
00:17:59.91\00:18:01.44
Team players
help their teammates
00:18:01.48\00:18:03.55
and put their teams
before selfish ambition.
00:18:03.58\00:18:07.88
Do you follow company rules?
00:18:07.92\00:18:10.35
Now most company
rules and procedures
00:18:10.39\00:18:13.02
were written for a reason.
00:18:13.05\00:18:14.82
Sometimes, we might
not agree with them.
00:18:14.86\00:18:16.99
And hopefully, you can
plead your case to someone
00:18:17.03\00:18:19.49
that might be
able to modify them.
00:18:19.53\00:18:21.66
However, they are
called rules for a reason.
00:18:21.70\00:18:24.80
Please, do not disregard them.
00:18:24.83\00:18:27.17
When someone does ignore them,
00:18:27.20\00:18:28.97
it's usually the beginning
of the end for that person.
00:18:29.00\00:18:32.14
Someone that consistently
decides to make their own path
00:18:32.17\00:18:35.71
away from company guidelines
00:18:35.74\00:18:37.65
is usually considered dangerous.
00:18:37.68\00:18:40.65
Now the ultimate
number one reason,
00:18:40.68\00:18:44.02
you needn't concern yourself
with competition is that
00:18:44.05\00:18:47.39
you have a God.
00:18:47.42\00:18:48.89
And you have a
God that will give you
00:18:48.92\00:18:50.46
what you pray for,
00:18:50.49\00:18:52.53
provided that he
deems it good for you.
00:18:52.56\00:18:55.83
For example, a
friend of mine one day,
00:18:55.86\00:18:58.23
she asked me to pray for her
00:18:58.27\00:18:59.63
because she was
going to apply for a job
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in a specific company.
00:19:02.34\00:19:03.81
And of course, she
knew it was God's will
00:19:03.84\00:19:05.17
because the pay was outstanding.
00:19:05.21\00:19:07.94
And the field was one
00:19:07.98\00:19:09.31
in which my friend was
extremely knowledgeable.
00:19:09.34\00:19:12.11
So we did, we
prayed together about it.
00:19:12.15\00:19:14.38
Now, let me describe her.
00:19:14.42\00:19:15.85
Smart, articulate,
well-mannered, well-dressed,
00:19:15.88\00:19:20.02
well-spoken, you get my drift?
00:19:20.06\00:19:22.89
She was qualified
00:19:22.92\00:19:24.26
maybe even too much
so for the position.
00:19:24.29\00:19:26.96
So we felt like God
can answer this one.
00:19:27.00\00:19:28.90
So we prayed. Time moved on.
00:19:28.93\00:19:31.90
Here's what happened.
00:19:31.93\00:19:33.27
Later on, she relayed to me
that she didn't get the job.
00:19:33.30\00:19:36.64
And I was a little stunned also.
00:19:36.67\00:19:38.57
She might have even believed
00:19:38.61\00:19:40.01
that she was beat out
by a competing prospect
00:19:40.04\00:19:43.88
who presented better.
00:19:43.91\00:19:46.01
Well, I don't see how
that could have been possible.
00:19:46.05\00:19:50.22
Now here's the
moral of the story.
00:19:50.25\00:19:52.02
Eventually, she
landed a much better job
00:19:52.05\00:19:56.06
than the one
she had applied for.
00:19:56.09\00:19:58.76
See, God was in the
whole thing from the beginning.
00:19:58.79\00:20:01.83
God wants you to
prosper and be successful.
00:20:01.86\00:20:05.17
The issue is we
cannot see what he sees.
00:20:05.20\00:20:08.30
So we must trust that He knows
the end from the beginning.
00:20:08.34\00:20:12.87
There's a Bible
story that I love
00:20:12.91\00:20:14.68
that encourages me
when I need to be reminded
00:20:14.71\00:20:17.05
of how God works.
00:20:17.08\00:20:18.41
Okay, once there
was this king of Syria,
00:20:18.45\00:20:21.18
and he was at war with Israel.
00:20:21.22\00:20:23.35
So he told his
crew, all his generals,
00:20:23.39\00:20:25.39
his mighty
fighting men his plans.
00:20:25.42\00:20:27.72
He said, "Here's
what we're going to do.
00:20:27.76\00:20:29.42
We're going to
camp out over here
00:20:29.46\00:20:31.46
at this little location,
00:20:31.49\00:20:32.89
we just going to
lie and wait here.
00:20:32.93\00:20:34.46
And when the
children of Israel come by,
00:20:34.50\00:20:37.27
we're going to
ambush them, mash them up."
00:20:37.30\00:20:40.64
I mean, it sounded
like a workable plan.
00:20:40.67\00:20:42.97
So they all went out to the spot
00:20:43.00\00:20:45.01
and they laid and wait.
00:20:45.04\00:20:47.58
But the
Israelites never showed up.
00:20:47.61\00:20:50.55
So they did it again.
00:20:50.58\00:20:51.98
And again, this
happened time and time again.
00:20:52.01\00:20:55.15
So the king gets really angry.
00:20:55.18\00:20:57.52
And he's
starting to be suspicious.
00:20:57.55\00:20:59.25
So he ask his folks, he said,
00:20:59.29\00:21:00.62
"Now who is the spy that
keeps going over to Israel
00:21:00.66\00:21:05.56
and telling them our plans?
00:21:05.59\00:21:07.50
I want to know
who's betraying us."
00:21:07.53\00:21:09.53
It's not going to go
well for that person.
00:21:09.56\00:21:12.07
Then one of his servers
lets the cat out of the bag,
00:21:12.10\00:21:16.07
he said, "Oh, great king,
00:21:16.10\00:21:19.27
there are no traders here, boss.
00:21:19.31\00:21:21.21
But Elijah, the
Prophet who is in Israel,
00:21:21.24\00:21:24.88
he tells the king of Israel
00:21:24.91\00:21:26.68
the words you
speak in your bedroom."
00:21:26.72\00:21:30.25
Love that story.
00:21:30.29\00:21:32.09
Now if God can
communicate to his person,
00:21:32.12\00:21:37.36
what is said in the
bedroom of a mighty king,
00:21:37.39\00:21:41.20
do you think He has the
ability to communicate to you
00:21:41.23\00:21:44.60
what happens in
meetings and boardrooms
00:21:44.63\00:21:46.74
that you're not in.
00:21:46.77\00:21:48.57
Whoever is competing against you
00:21:48.60\00:21:50.41
is so much less powerful
00:21:50.44\00:21:52.47
than the God you're depending on
00:21:52.51\00:21:54.18
for your success.
00:21:54.21\00:21:56.31
Do you believe He is capable
00:21:56.34\00:21:58.11
of impressing upon your heart
00:21:58.15\00:22:00.25
that your next career
move should be here or there?
00:22:00.28\00:22:04.02
Now if you said, yes,
00:22:04.05\00:22:05.39
you already know the secret
00:22:05.42\00:22:07.09
that your success
is not based on you
00:22:07.12\00:22:09.52
competitively fighting
00:22:09.56\00:22:11.76
and clawing your way
up the corporate ladder.
00:22:11.79\00:22:14.36
I can tell you, if
you're connected to God
00:22:14.40\00:22:16.87
and you can hear His voice,
00:22:16.90\00:22:19.03
He will guide you
to where you need to be
00:22:19.07\00:22:21.84
so that His blessings
can flow through to you.
00:22:21.87\00:22:25.71
If you develop an everyday
spiritual connecting routine,
00:22:25.74\00:22:31.28
I absolutely guarantee
00:22:31.31\00:22:33.31
that you'll begin to
see some positive changes
00:22:33.35\00:22:35.68
in your work and in your life.
00:22:35.72\00:22:38.59
Okay, point number one.
00:22:38.62\00:22:41.16
Read God's Word.
00:22:41.19\00:22:43.93
Wake up daily and spend
time reading God's Word.
00:22:43.96\00:22:47.66
Now not reading it through
00:22:47.70\00:22:50.90
trying to get
points on your report card,
00:22:50.93\00:22:53.23
but actually read
in areas of promise.
00:22:53.27\00:22:56.14
Read in areas that
will give you peace.
00:22:56.17\00:22:58.74
And kind of give
you an edge at work.
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Do it first
thing in the morning.
00:23:01.21\00:23:02.71
I love doing in the
morning. It gets the mind right.
00:23:02.74\00:23:05.18
Do it in lunch.
00:23:05.21\00:23:06.55
Let's say, you're
having afternoon meeting,
00:23:06.58\00:23:08.05
grab your
promised book or the Bible
00:23:08.08\00:23:10.02
and read some verses
to shore up your spirit
00:23:10.05\00:23:12.15
before you go to that meeting.
00:23:12.19\00:23:13.96
I woke up a few days ago.
00:23:13.99\00:23:15.52
I had an
incredible business challenge.
00:23:15.56\00:23:17.73
And I had to make a
decision with some clients.
00:23:17.76\00:23:21.43
And I was facing
some potential competition
00:23:21.46\00:23:23.97
in this business situation.
00:23:24.00\00:23:26.07
It could have
affected our revenue position
00:23:26.10\00:23:28.30
for the upcoming year.
00:23:28.34\00:23:31.27
I was going to have to
deal with the challenge
00:23:31.31\00:23:34.54
with several clients
00:23:34.58\00:23:35.91
based on
whatever decision I made.
00:23:35.94\00:23:38.71
So I remembered facing the worry
00:23:38.75\00:23:41.38
and fear of
making a wrong decision.
00:23:41.42\00:23:43.65
And I pulled out my
trusty old promise book,
00:23:43.69\00:23:46.19
Isaiah 26: 3 and
4, popped up, it says,
00:23:46.22\00:23:49.26
"You will keep
him in perfect peace
00:23:49.29\00:23:52.29
whose mind is stayed on
you, because he trusts in you."
00:23:52.33\00:23:56.73
"Trust in the Lord forever,
00:23:56.77\00:23:58.27
for the Lord God is
an everlasting rock."
00:23:58.30\00:24:01.37
I felt a little better
00:24:01.40\00:24:02.74
and then I read
Proverbs 28:5, it said,
00:24:02.77\00:24:04.91
"Those who trust in
the Lord will prosper,"
00:24:04.94\00:24:07.91
I kept reading
in my promise book
00:24:07.94\00:24:10.01
and I found Christ in Matthew 6,
00:24:10.05\00:24:11.95
telling the people,
00:24:11.98\00:24:13.65
"Seek first his
kingdom and righteousness,
00:24:13.68\00:24:16.82
and all these things
will be added to you as well."
00:24:16.85\00:24:20.72
I had a couple
of prayer warriors
00:24:20.76\00:24:22.09
praying also.
00:24:22.12\00:24:23.53
And God showed His
hand in that situation.
00:24:23.56\00:24:25.83
Praise Him.
00:24:25.86\00:24:28.06
Pray and listen.
00:24:28.10\00:24:31.50
Pray real prayers.
Tell him when you're scared.
00:24:31.53\00:24:36.24
I know many times in church,
00:24:36.27\00:24:37.61
we've heard the
Elizabeth in English,
00:24:37.64\00:24:40.24
"Oh, thou who sits
high and looks low."
00:24:40.28\00:24:43.45
But God doesn't mind
00:24:43.48\00:24:44.81
if you pray to Him
in your natural voice
00:24:44.85\00:24:47.02
and the natural
way that you talk.
00:24:47.05\00:24:49.28
It's okay to say,
"God, I'm scared."
00:24:49.32\00:24:52.72
It's okay to say,
"Oh, man, I'm messed up."
00:24:52.75\00:24:56.83
It's okay, say it to God.
00:24:56.86\00:24:58.33
Because the cute prayers,
00:24:58.36\00:25:00.00
you can leave
that for somebody else.
00:25:00.03\00:25:01.96
God already knows everything.
00:25:02.00\00:25:04.10
So let Him hear your petition.
00:25:04.13\00:25:06.53
And then stay long
enough to hear his voice
00:25:06.57\00:25:09.64
in your spirit.
00:25:09.67\00:25:11.01
This really, really works.
00:25:11.04\00:25:13.91
In the New Living Translation
version of Psalms, 37:3,
00:25:13.94\00:25:19.21
I like to read
this, it encourages me.
00:25:19.25\00:25:21.88
And this really is
something I want to wake up with
00:25:21.92\00:25:24.79
every day.
00:25:24.82\00:25:26.15
It simply says,
"Trust in the Lord, do good.
00:25:26.19\00:25:29.79
And then you will live
safely in the land and prosper."
00:25:29.82\00:25:35.16
Let me tell you how
00:25:35.20\00:25:36.63
these beliefs have
affected my life several times.
00:25:36.67\00:25:40.24
I'll share one instance.
00:25:40.27\00:25:41.70
Some years ago,
00:25:41.74\00:25:43.07
I was the director
of a training department
00:25:43.10\00:25:46.71
in a major Fortune 500 company.
00:25:46.74\00:25:50.61
And mergers were going on,
00:25:50.65\00:25:52.05
and I don't know
00:25:52.08\00:25:53.42
if you really have
been caught up in a merger,
00:25:53.45\00:25:55.58
but we merged
with another company.
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And the interesting thing is
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when you merge
with another company,
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people lose jobs.
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Because you don't need
the same amount of people
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that were there to
be in the new company.
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So one group of
people was let go
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and I was in that lucky group.
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I wasn't worried.
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God had blessed me before
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and He's taking care
of me in my entire life.
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So I said, "In a few months,
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I'll be working
in somewhere else."
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So a few more months go by
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and I'm not terribly worried,
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but I'm looking for things,
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and I'm believing God's
going to take care of me.
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Well, a few more months went by.
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And by now,
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God and I are having some
real heart to heart talks.
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In fact, I even tried
it out my resume to God.
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I said, "God, when I
was in the other company,
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I was having
prayers in my office,
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and vice presidents,
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and the
higher-ups were coming in,
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and we were
sharing Bible scripture."
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Reading your
resume to God, yeah.
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And as time went on,
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I really got to the point
where I was very, very worried.
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Now here's the
interesting thing.
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God had something better for me.
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But I was
totally unaware of that.
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Because if the worry set in,
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I wanted to fix things.
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Now here's the thing.
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As I fast
forward, a few years later,
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God set it up perfectly
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because what happened was
exactly what needed to happen,
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so that it be here right now.
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So, my friends, why
spend irredeemable energy
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and vital life force
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trying to climb
the company ladder
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when God is showing you
that he controls the elevator.
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Remember you may be powerless
over what they can do to you
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but they are powerless
over what God will do for you.
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Until next time,
keep "Working the Dream."
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