Friday, May 9, 2014
Monday, May 5, 2014
Monday Motivational
Greetings-
This week’s motivation
comes from lessons on how to deal with criticism.
Julia was a PhD student at Stanford. After several years of work, she submitted her paper for publication. As due process, some months later she received 'reviews', that is, 10 single spaced pages criticizing her paper. Julia was crushed. She felt judged. Her work was flawed, and by extension so was she.
Her Professor suggested a change in mindset. She suggested, Julia it is the reviewer's job to critique. Your job is to rebut, refine and re-submit an improved version. This is not about you. It is not personal. It is just everyone doing their job. Suddenly, Julia felt enthused again. She came back strong to improve and defend her work. Her resubmission was accepted and proudly published.
This week, let us too learn how to 'fine-tune' our mindset when facing 10 pages of typed criticism!
Julia was a PhD student at Stanford. After several years of work, she submitted her paper for publication. As due process, some months later she received 'reviews', that is, 10 single spaced pages criticizing her paper. Julia was crushed. She felt judged. Her work was flawed, and by extension so was she.
Her Professor suggested a change in mindset. She suggested, Julia it is the reviewer's job to critique. Your job is to rebut, refine and re-submit an improved version. This is not about you. It is not personal. It is just everyone doing their job. Suddenly, Julia felt enthused again. She came back strong to improve and defend her work. Her resubmission was accepted and proudly published.
This week, let us too learn how to 'fine-tune' our mindset when facing 10 pages of typed criticism!
Have a great week!
-Your friends at Credo
Monday, April 28, 2014
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.
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
Friday, April 18, 2014
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Credo hosts Baked Ziti Dinner to benefit American Heart Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2014
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 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
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 26th.
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.
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, April 14, 2014
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."
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, April 7, 2014
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.
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
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