...Article Link: http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/6-workplace-fears/ APA Citation: Low-Kramen, B. (2013, December 31). How to Conquer 6 Common Workplace Fears. Glassdoor Blog. Retrieved January 21, 2014, from www.glassdoor.com The article discloses the 6 common workplace fears and tips on how to conquer them. In addition, the article informs the reader of several side effects fear causes to the human body and mind. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?”- Ayn Rand * In the workplace fear exist. At some point in time at work we have all been fearful of someone or a particular situation. The author, Bonnie Low-Karmen, explains speaking up is the #1 challenge in the workplace today (Low-Kramen, 2013). The unwillingness to speak up in general is in large why there is such a problem with bullying today. The author encourages you to break the bullying patterns by speaking up and jolting the attention of the bully. (Low-Karmen, 2013). * Appearing like a know-it-all is another common fear. Communication and one’s delivery play vital roles in developing healthy relationships in the workplace. At some point in time we have all either gave or received unwanted advice. In the article the author points out to avoid constructive criticism among colleagues unless asked specifically for it (Low-Kramen, 2013). If you find yourself in a situation where constructive criticism is requested, remember to avoid personal attacks and offer clear...
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...Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Most people are afraid to admit that they fear something because they think that they are the only ones that have that fear, but the truth is that everyone is scared of something. Everyone has at least one fear that when facing it, can cause a memorial moment in their life. I have many fears and I’ve been faced with one of my biggest fears for a few years now, and it still lingers on to this day. On thanksgiving 2012, I wanted to spend the night at my friend’s house named Kayla since she was having a big thanksgiving party, but my parents said I couldn’t go. At first I was confused because we never did anything special on thanksgiving, so I didn’t think it would have been such a big conflict. That night, my parents sat me down at the dining room table once my brother and sister were sound asleep. Sitting there, I was so confused on what they were going to tell me that was supposed to be “so important”. They took a deep breath and told me that what I was about to hear, was going to change my perspective on our family. They told me that my dad Clay was not my biological dad, and that my biological dad’s name is Shaun. In that moment, my whole life got turned upside down. A thousand questions ran thru my head like “Why didn’t they tell me sooner?” “Why did my biological dad leave?”, “Is it because of me?”, “Was I a mistake?” I was too shocked to ask any...
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...Secrets And Fears Throughout “Our secrets”, Susan Griffin explores the secrets and fears underneath the life of different characters. People are usually afraid of revealing secrets since the truth behind the secrets has the power to make a significant difference to people’s life, particularly in a negative way. As a result, the truth is often feared and concealed. “I think of it now as a kind of mask, not an animated mask that expresses the essence of an inner truth, but as mask that falls like dead weight over the human face”(Griffin 349). The mask shields what is on the inside, covering up ones’ feelings of their own will. The hidden side to them is as a barrier to their fear of the unexpected consequence of uncovering their secrets. “Secret” and “fear”, both words expose readers to the main points of Griffin’s “Our Secrets”. From the very beginning of the book, Griffin has already presented the topic of “secret”. The narrator listens to a woman, who is speaking of her abnormal childhood. Formal family speech was not possible in her family due to her father’s occupation in a military base, especially during the wartime. “There were nuclear missiles standing just blocks from where she lived. But her father never spoke about them” (Griffin, 335). The man tried to keep the secrets from his family, even by deterring himself from starting a close and normal conversation with his daughter. He was afraid of telling the truth. He could not share his secrets with his family as...
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...Managing Anger... Let us first know, it is the secondary emotion which cause's anger, fear is the chief essential source of all anger. If you've problems coping with your anger, fright is most possibly the supply of your trouble. Whilst you discover the way to cope with fearfulness you're taking a big soar in the direction of commanding your lifestyles. Making use of rational self-speaks strategies is considered the best key for addressing worry. If negative questioning is a part of your each day life, you are able to effortlessly adjust your state of mind by abiding few guidelines. Outrage can be typical and solid feeling that helps us instinctually identify and react to an undermining circumstance. More than this, when it is appropriately directed, it can be an intense propelling power; we as a whole know how hard we can function to cure an undeniable treachery. Nonetheless, it can likewise be a feeling that gains out of power, prompting to stress, trouble, awfulness and despondency. Uncontrolled rage can genuinely hurt your own and expert life, since it can turn out to be unimaginably damaging to yourself and the general people around you. Like other emotions, anger brings in physiological and biological changes; while you get angry, your coronary artery contracts more and blood strain goes up, as do the stages of your power hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenalin. Anger may be as a result of each external and internal activity. You could be indignant at a selected individual...
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...Attaining my BSN has been on my mind since the day I graduated from nursing school. It is one of the topics of conversations that I have with my parents, managers, and co-workers. Every time I planned to go back to school something always came up, and I had another excuse to put it off. “Time control is life control”, as Lake & Von Baeyer (2005) mentioned and I did not manage that my time as well. Honestly, I will be glad to scratch it off my list of goals. There is a certain weight that I have been carrying on my shoulders, and I will be glad when it is lifted off. Aside from that, I am excited to learn how to be more of a leader in this profession and the opportunities it will bring me. I’m eager to enter “the next stage of professional and personal development.” (Catalano, 2003) The thought of going back to school always scared me overall. Writing has never come easy for me. I feared that my writing assignments might not be college level material since it has been so long. Formatting papers in APA frightened me even more. Knowing that I had to take Statistics was an issue for me because I prefer learning math in a classroom with an instructor present. All these things haunted me but my greatest fear would be of failing. The way I can overcome these fears is to face the fear head on. I will address these as just fears and refocus on the positive aspects like how much better as a person this will make me. I will continue to think positively and filter out these thoughts....
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...Hamlet To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep— No more—and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to! ’tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep;— To sleep—perchance to dream:—ay, there’s the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there’s the respect That makes calamity of so long life; For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th’ oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law’s delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th’ unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? who would these fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death,— The undiscovered country, from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought; And enterprises of great pitch and moment, With this regard, their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. —Soft you now, The fair Ophelia! —Nymph...
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...In the essay “Let’s Stop Scaring Ourselves” by Michael Chrichton, the author says that as he turns 62 he looks back at all the bit worldwide “scares”. He starts off with the whole global cooling and global warming. How it all started in 1945 when the glaciers were growing, then in 1975 Newsweek reported that in the 21st century the temperature would rise by 30 degrees. However in 1995 the UN estimated a 4 degree rise in the next 100 years. He then goes on to talk about how the world feared that we would be overpopulated by 2030, however no we are at 6 billion and on a steady decrease. Then commented on how we believed we were running out of natural resources of every kind and that he machines are going to take over the world. He wraps it up with that the concern of all these things was pointless. Worrying over these things was dumb and we should just try to live our lives. I feel that all these “worldwide disasters” were pointless to freak out over. The global warming and cooling is all part of the world’s cycle, if an ice age happens, I’m sure we’ll be able to survive it. The only reason we feared the overpopulation of the world was because of China and India. I have honestly never heard of running out of resources. I have hoped by this time we as a world have watched plenty of sic-fi movies with killer robots, that we would always have a failsafe program built into the robots software so we could stop any robot uprising. All worldwide fears were just a bunch of people overreacting...
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...WHY HAS ART BEEN FEARED BY SOCIETY ? A very basic feature of a society is having norms (A standard or pattern, esp. of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group) . Norms which are supposed to be followed by every member of the society. Anyone who decides to do something 'different' is considered an outcast and is shunned by the other members of the society. And what exactly is art ? Art is an innovation of new ideas , imagination and an escape from the realities of the world. It initiates creativity , forcing people to think ' outside the box.' Art does not require people to follow a fixed set of guidelines and stay restricted to the norms of the society . Infact it allows people to cross boundries and enter a world which has no norms , no rules. Everything is acceptable in the world of art . This is what the society fears. Change. Breaking of social norms. The audacity of some people to create something different frightens society. They fear that the norms which were formed and established over the years may no longer be considered important. People will live according to what they desire rather than what the society desires. If we take a look at the modern world today and compare it which the previous eras , we will see quite drastic changes. Changes in not only the architecture of the world, but also changes in people's perceptions and thinking. And what thing is responsible for all these changes ? Well, in my opinion it is art which has led to all these...
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...In a matter of weeks, my entire life is going to be flipped upside down. I have enrolled myself in to a very treacherous and horrible class that goes by the simple code of COMM 1320. Public Speaking. Speeches, talking, being sociable, are simply not my things. I become fearful, tense, and nervous when I have to stand in front of an audience and give some type of presentation. For now, I have time, time to devote myself to becoming better, and get out of this closet of being scared. The character of Who Moved My Cheese? that I am most like would definitely have to be Hem and moving beyond fear. I have never been a big fan of talking in front of people. Whether it be explaining a small topic to a group of five or six people, or informing a class of about thirty people about a certain topic, I have never had the confidence to move past my fears and learn to become a good speaker. When it comes to any type of public conversation, my body instantly tightens up and I lose every train of thought in my head due to a lack of composure and mental stability. The smallest type of conversation can make me freeze up and cause me to become speechless. Any encounter with a stranger is definitely a good example. I usually stick with basics if I open the door for somebody or just greeting somebody, and I say “thank you,” or “hello.” Learning to somehow get over this would be not only beneficial to me, but to everybody that I associate myself with. Being like Hem is definitely not something...
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...Youth Culture Lesson Finding Teachable Moments in Culture From YouthWorker Journal and YouthWorker.com What Tangled Webs What Invading Spiders Can Teach Us About Fear By Paul Asay What Happened It’s two months before Halloween, but no matter: Rowlett, Texas, is looking pretty creepy these days. The Dallas suburb has the long-jawed orb weaver to thank for it. Drive down CA Roan Drive in Rowlett, and you’ll find the trees there are covered in gigantic webs—some 40 feet tall—and filled with thousands of spiders that got together and built a gigantic, creepy communal home. It’s not the first time Rowlett has been home to these massive webs. In 2007, nearby Lake Tawakoni State Park welcomed another infestation of long-jawed orb weavers, which built webs that, according to Park Superintendent Donna Garde, looked like “something out of a low-budget horror movie.” Only, she added, much, much bigger. As spooky as the webs look, and as fearsome as the spiders appear to be, scientists suggest they’re veritable pacifists in the arachnid world. The inch-long spiders are not venomous, and they’ve never been known to bite humans or bother most of the other critters living in the webs. Experts say these huge webs should be treated as natural marvels, not sites for some sort of spider-based apocalypse scenario. After all, spiders are typically loners, and it’s exceedingly rare to see them work together to build such a colossal structure. Talk About It We hear this sort...
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...Priya Vyas Mr. Mckittrick ENG2DI-02 September 2015 Character Change and Theme Development In the short story “Bearing Up” (Hughes 2001) the protagonist, Mike, goes through a personality change in which he becomes brave and valiant and the author shows how this change can help one approach their fears more positively and courageously. Shortly before the climax, Mike begins to develop a change and decides to go out and face his fears. Mike is secretly afraid of losing his father, a rescue technician, and the decision to go out and look sprouts from his hidden apprehension and unease: “Mike couldn’t stay inside anymore. He […] slipped out the back door” (43). This is the first step to Mike developing a change in personality and therefore a step towards the theme development. Moreover, the theme of courage and determination is developed further after the climax. Mike, when outside and looking for signs of his father’s arrival, encounters his symbolic fear, a bear. Thereafter, he begins to feel as if “all the fear suddenly drained out of him” (45). He describes himself as being “filled with a peculiar sensation of lightness” (45). The author implies that Mike is finally liberated from the constraints of his fears because of his decision to have a courageous, positive attitude towards fear-evoking situations, which is the theme. Finally, Mike undergoes a complete change in personality as he says “the feeling of lightness did not disappear with the bear” (45). The last part of...
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...Case I - PANDIT TO AFAUZI 1. What was the cause of fear in RBM? The causes of fear in RBM are more on the psychological / psychos about war. He used to think that if there is a war then people would be loaded with sufferings; killed, injured, maimed, and would become homeless. The country’s economy will also reduce. Sufferings people injury and they might also become orphans, women would become widow and the humanity would suffer. 2. What were the symptoms of fear displayed by RBM? The Symptoms of fear displayed by RBM are as follows: a. He looked pale and worried. b. He was less talkative, not lively and his interaction with others persons decreased. c. He had developed constipation and used to eat very little. d. He felt tired after walking even a few hundred yards. 3. How did the RMO come to know of the war phobia of RBM? The Regimental Medical Officer (RMO) interviewed RBM. In his inspection RMO found nothing medically wrong with RBM but got trace of scares of the prospects of war. The phobia of war in RBM through his discourse to the RMO on the bad effects of a war on environment, economy, costs, etc. He stated that people would be loaded with sufferings; killed, injured, maimed, and would become homeless. The children would become orphans, women widowed, and the humanity would suffer. He vehemently advised the RMO to make all attempts to stop the war and if he could, at least oppose it. After a brief conversation, the RMO was convinced that all the symptoms...
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...Caty Warden Sean Goatley-Soan COM110 26 January 2015 Communication Improvement Profile Lee Lacocca once said that, “You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can not get them across, your ideas will not get you anywhere.” This quote is very true because you have to be able to communicate with people on a day-to-day basis, whether it is verbal or nonverbal communication. I am currently an employee at Monical’s pizza as a waitress in my hometown, and I have to communicate with my co-workers and customers. At work I consider myself a very outgoing person because I am always looking for someone to talk to, but I am more comfortable around strangers at work because so many different ages of people come into our restaurant. When I get around larger groups of people that are around my age I get really shy and find myself being too quiet so the chances of me meeting new people are very slim. The sad thing is that I love to meet new people because having friends is great, but I am just so bad at making small talk. I have only performed one speech in my whole life and it made me very nervous. My speeches are always prepared well in advance and are very well organized, but I have a very hard time doing the things that I have planned to do during the speech, such as hand gestures and eye contact. I definitely need to work on my writing skills as well as my speaking skills. My first goal that I hope to accomplish this year is to better prepare myself for class/speeches. I hope to accomplish...
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...Fear can be a big part of ones live. Fear of denial. Fear of failure. But just because one is scared to do something, it doesn’t mean he don’t. Fear and overcoming your fear is a central theme in S. J. Butlers short story “the swimmer”. The main character in the short story seems to be a regular woman, working a regular job. But she has a passion for swimming, and when she sits at her desk she can see right down to a river. This is very intimidating for her as she has a burning desire to go swimming. “No one’s out there. If she goes now, she’ll have the river to herself. No one will see. Why she minds this, she doesn’t know. Every day she looks out at the river, and longs to swim in it.”, as we can see in the quote she doesn’t quite know why she thinks about the fact that nobody will see her, but between the lines you can smell a little fear. Maybe not fear as such, but without her knowing why it definitely affects her in some way. Step by step she overcomes this fear and eventually becomes quite addicted to swimming in the lake, and even more when she discovers a big swan. Day by day she moves closer and closer to the swan, but she is very intimidated by it. “The swan looks down at her and she looks away, afraid to meet its eye. Her nan used to tell her a swan could break a man’s arm with its wings − what could it do to her, down here, in the water?”, in the quote you can definitely feel her fear towards the unknown. But despite this fear she possesses a burning curiosity that...
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...There is a dungeon we are in – a dark prison with no physical walls to keep us in, no guard to watch us day and night. And yet, we are serving our time in solitary confinement in there this prison… Each one of us has particular aims, and as we move forward in life, our ambitions change, and we set ourselves certain goals. But more often than we realize, we restrict the goals we set for ourselves. We suffer from self-doubt, and our insecurities of which we are not even aware instill inhibitions that spread roots and branches in our minds. The result? Self-imposed internal limits – on ourselves, our goals, ambitions, potential, imagination. We lose faith in ourselves, and at times, we don’t even realize it. At times, our inability to take risks and go beyond the defined boundary becomes so internalized that we do not even realize how we clip our own wings. Like a reflex action, our instantaneous response to any challenge is to evade the situation altogether, because it is too risky. It is almost as if in our own little world, the word ‘risky’ is synonymous to ‘bad’. Our inability to do something new and tough becomes an absolute truth for us. We even lose the capability to think it through, measure the pros and cons, and then arrive upon a decision like an intelligent being with a fully functioning cognition. As a result of living in fear for too long, we manage to condition ourselves to play safe, without evaluating the reason behind reaching this negative conclusion. And...
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