A PROFESSIONALA professional learns every aspect of the job. An amateur skips the learning process whenever possible.A professional carefully discovers what is needed and wanted. An amateur assumes what others need and want.A professional looks, speaks and dresses like a professional. An amateur is sloppy in appearance and speech.A professional keeps his or her work area clean and orderly. An amateur has a messy, confused or dirty work area.A professional is focused and clear-headed. An amateur is confused and distracted.A professional does not let mistakes slide by. An amateur ignores or hides mistakes.A professional jumps into difficult assignments. An amateur tries to get out of difficult work.A professional completes projects as soon as possible. An amateur is surrounded by unfinished work piled on unfinished work.A professional remains level-headed and optimistic. An amateur gets upset and assumes the worst.A professional handles money and accounts very carefully. An amateur is sloppy with money or accounts.A professional faces up to other people’s upsets and problems. An amateur avoids others’ problems.A professional uses higher emotional tones: Enthusiasm, cheerfulness, interest, contentment. An amateur uses lower emotional tones: anger, hostility, resentment, fear, victim.A professional persists until the objective is achieved. An amateur gives up at the first opportunity.A professional produces more than expected. An amateur produces just enough to get by.A professional produces a high-quality product or service. An amateur produces medium-to-low quality product or service.A professional has a promising future. An amateur has an uncertain future.The first step to making yourself a professional is to decide you ARE a professional. Are you a professional?
A professional learns every aspect of the job. An amateur skips the learning process whenever possible.
A professional carefully discovers what is needed and wanted. An amateur assumes what others need and want.
A professional looks, speaks and dresses like a professional. An amateur is sloppy in appearance and speech.
A professional keeps his or her work area clean and orderly. An amateur has a messy, confused or dirty work area.
A professional is focused and clear-headed. An amateur is confused and distracted.
A professional does not let mistakes slide by. An amateur ignores or hides mistakes.
A professional jumps into difficult assignments. An amateur tries to get out of difficult work.
A professional completes projects as soon as possible. An amateur is surrounded by unfinished work piled on unfinished work.
A professional remains level-headed and optimistic. An amateur gets upset and assumes the worst.
A professional handles money and accounts very carefully. An amateur is sloppy with money or accounts.
A professional faces up to other people’s upsets and problems. An amateur avoids others’ problems.
A professional uses higher emotional tones: Enthusiasm, cheerfulness, interest, contentment. An amateur uses lower emotional tones: anger, hostility, resentment, fear, victim.
A professional persists until the objective is achieved. An amateur gives up at the first opportunity.
A professional produces more than expected. An amateur produces just enough to get by.
A professional produces a high-quality product or service. An amateur produces medium-to-low quality product or service.
A professional has a promising future. An amateur has an uncertain future.
The first step to making yourself a professional is to decide you ARE a professional.
Are you a professional?
Wow! What a helpful and inspirational email! not only does it contain a handful of useful ideas amongst a morass of third-rate platitites and a conflating of two different definitions of "professional", it lets me know that i myself can never be considered as such. Of course, this is thanks to me being "upset" and "distracted", due in part to the fact that i have no health insurance to cover meds to offset any problems with ADD & depression.
I feel better already! Now I'm so ready to be productive and stuff!
― kingfish (Kingfish), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― Stevem On X (blueski), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)
― Huk-L, Monday, 10 January 2005 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:29 (twenty-one years ago)
A professional drives a red sports car and has 5 weeks of vacation a year. An amateur rides the bus and takes the day after Christmas off. WHICH DO YOU WANT ME TO BE?
― Huk-L, Monday, 10 January 2005 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― isadora (isadora), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)
A professional does not clean up messes in the kitchen.
A professional breaks the toilet and then runs off without telling anyone.
― American Apparel and Jeanne-Claude (deangulberry), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)
― David Allen (David Allen), Monday, 10 January 2005 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)
― ken c (ken c), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Leon the Fatboy (Ex Leon), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)
― Huk-L, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)
"Please come with a pen or pencil and having read the “Thought of the week” that T sent this morning."
this is even better!
― kingfish (Kingfish), Monday, 10 January 2005 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― Huk-L, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― thee music mole, Monday, 10 January 2005 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Monday, 10 January 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:10 (twenty-one years ago)
hmm. turns out i really didn't need the pen for the meeting. my super had typed out her own little list independent of the email one, a list without the need for implied moral criticism
― kingfish (Kingfish), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:14 (twenty-one years ago)
― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:27 (twenty-one years ago)
― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:28 (twenty-one years ago)
Professionals don't.
― martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― colette (a2lette), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― Adamdrome Crankypants (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:41 (twenty-one years ago)
No, wait a minute--that's just a steaming pile of "professional".
― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Monday, 10 January 2005 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)
A PROFESSIONAL
A professional learns every aspect of the job and makes sure not to get stuck with the crap.
A professional looks, speaks and dresses like a professional – it’s much easier than actual hard work.
A professional keeps his or her work area clean and orderly with lots of stuffed animals and family photos on top, porn and liquor hidden below.
A professional is focused and clear-headed, as long as he knows his limits and sticks with a dose he knows he can handle.
A professional does not let mistakes slide by – a professional buries the evidence, or failing that, a professional blames someone else. A professional jumps into difficult assignments and then jumps right out again as soon as the boss has left the area.
A professional completes projects as soon as possible, leaving for home earlier and earlier each sad day.
A professional remains level-headed and optimistic (see note above about proper dose).
A professional handles money and accounts very carefully, unless it is the company’s…what do they care anyway, it’s not like they’ll miss a few pens and such.
A professional pretends to care about other people’s upsets and problems.
A professional uses higher emotional tones: Delusion, Denial, Compromise.
A professional insists that the objective is achieved when he grows tired of working and wants to go get drunk.
A professional produces more than expected. This might not always be good, depending on what you are talking about.
A professional has a promising future. An amateur has an uncertain future. They both get let go in the end.
― Garibaldianne (Garibaldianne), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 00:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 04:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Jimmy Mod always makes friends with women before bedding them down (ModJ), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 04:11 (twenty-one years ago)
― tokyo rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 11 January 2005 04:23 (twenty-one years ago)