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The Ice Cream Paradox
While visiting a client recently, I stopped by the
company lunchroom to re-fill a water bottle. A woman
walked in, smiled and said hello, and opened the
refrigerator. “Lunchtime, eh?” I said (another
chapter in my life as a brilliant
conversationalist!) and she nodded while pulling out
a Lean Cuisine© frozen meal. She also pulled out a
pint of Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream.
Do you ever find yourself acting in ways contrary to
your best interests? Sometimes doing the wrong thing
when you know you should be doing the right thing?
Eating a diet meal for lunch with heavenly high-fat
ice cream for dessert sounds like one of those
paradoxes.
Moving ahead in the pursuit of life’s goals is hard
enough; tougher still when you’re rowing two oars in
opposite directions. Try this simple test the next
time a temptation threatens to lead you away from
your objectives.
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Will this help me reach my goal?
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How must my approach change to eliminate
temptation?
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What can I do, say or think to steer back to the
path that is most productive?
Celebrate the times when you use questions like
these to focus yourself on what’s most important.
These are also great questions to ask in a group
setting at work. Replace the singular “me” with the
plural “we”, and see how your team moves into highly
productive discussion.
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