Tom Rohrer  PhD, MFT 1250-I Newell Ave., No. 225 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 944-0131 Email:drtom@success workscoaching.com Web:www.successworks coaching.com and www.tomrohrer.com As a performance coach and the owner of Success Works Coaching, Tom works with individuals, groups and businesses on a range of human performance issues. Tom will help you get clarity on your goals and provide strategies to achieve them, while keeping a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Coaching will help you increase your happiness, health and success. Through coaching, Tom will help you uncover your cognitive, emotional and psychological obstacles, develop your best personal structure and the strategies and tools for developing your optimum performance. Focuses: * Building Resilience  * Authentic Happiness * Conflict Resolution  * Public Speaking * Sports Performance * Test/Evaluation Anxiety For more information about Success Works Coaching visit www.success workscoaching.com and www.tomrohrer.com (925) 944-0131 Email:drtom@success workscoaching.com	August 2008
	In This Issue Cultivating serenity in the workplace may seem like a tall order, but its formula is simpler than you might think. While you're improving the mood of your workplace, also take a look at its environment. A few touches, like those suggested in the Top 10, can have a big impact. And finally check out the quiz for tips on improving your multitasking skills and, likely, your bottomline. Feel free to forward this newsletter; if this was forwarded to you, you may subscribe here. To reply to this newsletter, please click here. Messages using the reply button will not be delivered. Cultivating Serenity in the Workplace and Beyond The serenity prayer of Alcoholics Anonymous says that the key to serenity is accepting what you cannot change, changing what you can, and possessing the wisdom to know the difference. It's a good prayer that covers a lot of ground, but how do you tell the difference between what you can and cannot change? Full story here. Techniques for Working with Dreams Our surroundings play an important role in how we feel and, consequently, how we perform. Here are 10 ways to make your work environment support your best work. Go to Top 10. Are You Living in Sync with Your Values? Fulfillment in life is related to how well you are living in alignment with your values. Values are not morals or principles. They are the essence of who you are--not who you think you should be. For instance, money is not a value, whereas the things that money might buy, such as free time, risk-taking, and being of service are values. When you're aligned with your values, you feel inner harmony, your choices are more easily made, and your actions are in accord with your true self. Take this quiz to see how well you are living in sync with your values. Go to quiz. Are You an Effective Multitasker? Some people swear by the efficiency of multitasking. Recently, however, some suggest that, not only is multitasking inefficient, it's counterproductive. Whatever theory you ascribe to, humans seem "wired" to try to accomplish multiple tasks--ever since that first, Type "A" cave-dweller tossed a tuber on the fire next to the roasted woolly mammoth to cook meat and potatoes at the same time. Take this self quiz to see how your multitasking skills rate.Go to quiz. Relevant Reading The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures, by Dan Roam Executive Stamina: How to Optimize Time, Energy, and Productivity to Achieve Peak Performance, by Marty Seldman and Joshua Seldman Today's Quote "In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."  ~Warren Buffett, American investor, businessman and philanthropist
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