As a matter of fact, it IS rocket science!

You know the drill:
​The project you are working on takes on a life of its own and becomes the Time-Eating Monster From Hell!

​Meanwhile, your boss is waiting - and you know patience isn't his (or her) strong suit - and you know that feeling Large and In Charge when it comes to staring down your boss's expectations isn't your strong suit!

​You're stressed.

​And then your boss comes out and says, "Why is this taking so long???"

At which point, you decide you either need a drink, a vacation, or a new job.

​I want to offer a fourth option: Get your management​ on! Tell your boss, calmly and the authority you have earned​, exactly why it is that this seemingly "easy" task (grrrrr...) is not a simple​ task.

Your willingness to stand there in your professionalism and authority, particularly when underpinned by your internal calm - born of your certainty that you have the right, the responsibility, and the adulthood for God's sake!, to claim the respect you deserve - is a powerful, powerful thing.

​That stuff can stop traffic! I'm telling you! It's akin to standing up to a bully, which I did once at a company I worked for in my late 20's. This woman ruled the roost, and she would take things off your desk and hide them, just to get you into trouble. I stood up to her one day and said a (very emotional), "NO!" to something she was telling me to do, and never again did she trouble me!

I am not recommending that you give your boss an emotional firestorm. What I am referring to here is a spiritual principle which is actually a principle of energy: The higher energy wins.

How do you access this higher energy of yours? Here's a formula you can contemplate and adopt in your own unique way.

​1.  See Yourself As Important (You're not, not, not​ "just" an Admin. You're not "just" anything!)
2.  Feel Justified in Expecting Respect from Others (It's kind of a Jimmy Stewart thing, right?; that quiet certainty that you should get treated with respect as a human being.)
​3.  Present Yourself As the Adult Professional You Are (It's too easy to feel infantilized in the workplace; don't buy into it!
​4.  Watch New Empowered Behaviors, Choices and Attitudes Emerge

You got this!
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