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How Do You Work With Someone That You Don’t Like or Trust?

By Lee Cockerell I think that the first part of my answer would be to tell you that you should just do your job... and do it well... and focus on what you can do and not what you can’t do. There is no doubt that all of us have had to work with people... or work for people... or have people report to us... that we did not like and even sometimes did not trust. You can stay in that situation and do the best you can, or you can try to move to another position if this bothers you too much. You can also go down the path of trying to better understand why you don’t like the person or why you don’t trust him or her and then think about whether you would be willing to sit down and discuss this with the person. For some of you, if it is serious enough, you might want to have your Human Resources Manager get involved to try to sort out what the issue is. Remember the old saying, “Don’t let the turkeys get you down”? YOU just do the best you can. There is another old saying, and that one is, “Don

Loneliness: Toothache of the Soul

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Discover the Cure for Loneliness Are you a single Christian struggling with loneliness? Discover the cure for loneliness by examining these biblical principles with Jack Zavada . Loneliness: Toothache of the Soul Loneliness is one of life's most miserable experiences. Everyone feels lonely at times, but is there a message for us in loneliness? Is there a way we can turn it into something positive? Sometimes loneliness is a temporary condition that departs in a few hours or a couple days. But when you're burdened with this emotion for weeks, months, or even years, it's definitely telling you something. In a sense, loneliness is like a toothache: It's a warning signal that something is wrong. And like a toothache, if left unattended, it usually gets worse. Your first response to loneliness may be to self-medicate - to try home remedies to make it go away. Busyness is a common treatment. You may think that if you fill your life with so many activities that you don't ha