Monday Motivational

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation comes from the concept of a day in a day.

We often feel that there is not enough time left in a working day. We work 9am to 5pm and treat the remaining hours as 'prologue' and 'epilogue' to this 'work day'. But, 9am to 5pm of work still leaves us with 16 hours a day. Allocating 8 hours for sleep, we still have 8 hour per day outside work. We are the masters of these 8 hours. We can choose exactly how to utilize it (or to waste it). But we need to realize that each day we have a full 8 hour day, within our power to use, build upon and gain from. It starts with a mental attitude to harness a full 8 hour day, outside work, everyday. 

This week, let's organize our 'day in a day' and gain dividends from it.

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Join us for Baked Ziti!

Credo hosts Baked Ziti Dinner to benefit American Heart Association

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2014 

Contact: Kristen Reed
Credo Community Center
595 W. Main St. Watertown, NY 13601
Tel: (315) 788-1530 — Fax: (315) 788-3794
Email: kristenr@credocommunitycenter.com

Credo hosts Baked Ziti Dinner to
benefit the American Heart Association

Watertown, NY– The employees of the Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions will be hosting a baked ziti dinner on April 24th to benefit the American Heart Association. The dinner will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Italian American Club, located at 192 Bellew Avenue in Watertown.

The fundraising dinner will coincide with Credo’s participation in the American Heart Association’s North Country Heart Walk on April 26^th.

Baked ziti, refreshments, bread and desserts will be available. Tickets are only being sold in advance. Eat-in and take out options available. Tickets can be purchased for $10 from any Credo Community Center employee or by calling (315) 788-1530. Tickets for children ages 5-12 are $7 and children under the age of 5 eat for free.

Credo Community Center employees will be volunteering their time to prepare and serve the dinner, and will also bake desserts. Adirondack chairs, gift baskets and gift cards will be raffled with all proceeds to benefit the “Team Juanita” Heart Walk team.

“Team Juanita” was formed to support and encourage former Credo Residential Services Director Juanita Booth with her struggles with heart disease. The team is composed of current Credo employees, former employees, supporters, board members and family members of Mrs. Booth. Juanita was an 18 year employee of the Credo Community Center and forced to retire to focus on her health. “Heart disease is the number one killer of women. It can also be prevented. Help yourself, your children and grandchildren live long healthy lives by exercising 30 minutes a day, eating fresh foods, not smoking and addressing your stress!” says Booth. When asked about the most important piece of advice she can offer to folks about cardiovascular problems, Mrs. Booth replied “Love your heart!”

Executive Director of the Credo Community Center James Scordo adds, “Juanita is a past Credo employee who has been an inspiration to us all as she has taken the necessary steps to bounce back from a very serious heart condition.  Credo has always encouraged volunteering and giving back to the community. We also have a Wellness Program for our employees that promotes exercise, proper nutrition and overall emphasis on improved health. Once our employees understand the importance of volunteering and wellness they are then better prepared to motivate their clients to do the same.”

For more information regarding the fundraiser, please contact Dawn DeLair at (315) 788-1530.

About Credo Community Center
Credo Community Center has been in the business of providing outpatient and residential chemical dependency treatment for individuals, groups, families, adults, adolescents and children, whose lives have been negatively impacted by substance abuse since 1970. Credo also hosts a free family support group at their Watertown and Lowville outpatient clinics twice a month for those individuals impacted by a family member’s substance abuse. The official web-site can be found at www.credocommunitycenter.com.

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Monday Motivational

Greetings Team Credo-

This week’s motivational is inspired by 500 people attending a seminar.

Suddenly their speaker stopped and started giving each person a balloon. Each person was then asked to write their name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.

The people were then let into that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written on it within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically - colliding, pushing and shoving. At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.

Then, the speaker asked each person to randomly collect a balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.

He said, "This is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness; you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life...the pursuit of happiness."

This week, let’s continue to be inspired to help others achieve happiness through our work and dedication each day.

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Monday Motivational

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation is inspired by how scientists treat failure: as another data point in the experiment.

When scientists run an experiment, results are often negative. But, they are always useful as data points ultimately leading to the answer. Society however, looks upon failure differently. Failure defines who we are as a person. Failing a test means you're not smart enough. Failing to get fit means you're undesirable. Failing in business means you don't have what it takes. Failing at art means you're not creative. And so on. 

But for the scientist, a negative result is not an indication that they are a bad scientist. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Proving a hypothesis wrong is often just as useful as proving it right because you need to know what to do and what not to do. 

This week, let’s remember: failures are not you, they are just useful data points guiding your experiment. 

Have a great week everyone!

-Your friends at Credo