Monday Motivational

Greetings everyone-

This week’s story is inspired by a man named Tom and how his CEO realized grand visions.

The CEO explained, Tom I bet that each morning you feel motivated to clear emails instead of turning-around the factory or planning your future. That's because clearing emails gives you a 'tick', a sense of accomplishment, right away. While turning around the factory will take 5 years to give you just 1 'tick', and you will have nothing show for on a daily basis.

So naturally, we tend to prioritize ready 'ticks' over real 'tasks'.

The secret is to break down big tasks into little ticks. For example, to fix the factory: 
[v] Mon, draft a memo on top 3 things that will help the factory
[ ] Tue, type the memo
[ ] Wed, send the memo to Jack for his suggestions.. etc

This week, let us too create a tick-list of our real tasks. 

Have a great week everyone!

Sincerely,

Your friends at Credo

Weekly Motivation

Greetings everyone-

This week’s motivation is inspired by Laura’s failure at gymnastics.

Laura, 9 years old, was participating in her first gymnastics competition. She performed well in five different categories, but did not win a single medal that day. 
Her father could have said, "Laura, I think you were great today." Or, "Laura, I feel you deserved a medal today." 

But instead he said, "Laura, I know how you feel. It's so disappointing to have your hopes up and to perform your best but not to win. But you know, you haven't really earned it yet. There were many girls there who’ve been in gymnastics longer than you and who’ve worked a lot harder than you. If this is something you really want, then it's something you'll really have to work for." And Laura did put much more effort, winning medals in the next meet. 

This week, let's try to give 'honest feedback' that is really uplifting. 

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

Mental Health Clinic Ribbon Cutting scheduled for May 19th

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!

Have a great week!

-Your friends at Credo

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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