I was talking with a friend recently who took a voluntarylay-off to go to a new position at a
start-up company. When the__1__executive at the new company went to his boss to makethe
hire, however, he was told he couldn"t__2__my friendon full-time. By then his old position had
already beenreassigned, and if he were hired back, it would__3__severalother people would lose
their jobs. In a matter of a day, hewent from a__4__, orderly transition into a new job to being
without a job__5__the sole provider for the family.
At some point, everyone faces challenging__6__wherewhat we thought would develop or
happen doesn"t. Somepeople fall apart. Others__7__ the curves(曲线)thrown theirway seamlessly
(天衣无缝的), functioning as if__8__out ofthe ordinary has happened.
Dealing with these moments productively, as my friendappears__9__, depends on quickly
figuring out your newreality and stepping through a process allowing you to focusand complete
__10__.
Define (or redefine)what you"re trying to accomplish. Figure outif your__11__goal is still
effective or needs to change to reflect thenew situation you"re__12__ . Once you"ve decided,
make sure yourteam knows what the goallooks like__13__.
Identify critical priorities that can"t be compromised. Somethings__14__be more important
than others. Maybe it"s atimeline that __15__can"t be moved; at the same time, somedeliverables
you expected to accomplish by the__17__may nowhave to be thrown from your plan. Make
these__16__right away.
Figure out what fundamentals still hold.__18__ yoursituation has changed, it"s likely some things
you"ve come todepend on are__19__. Make a quick check of what you doknow and can depend
on in your now__20__situation.
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"Welcome, Mary," I said. She raised her head and looked into my eyes. The smile on my face 1 . Dear God, I thought, what 2 has entered the life of this little girl? After settling Mary into her new desk and 3 her, I went to the headmaster. She said, "Sit down and I"ll 4 you in. Mary"s mother who loved her very much was shot and killed in her 5 one night at their house. Mary, screaming, escaped to a neighbor"s. Then the child went into 6 . She hadn"t cried or 7 her mother since." I returned only to discover that the children were already avoiding this " 8 " child. "Mary"s been hurt badly, but we can do a lot to help her," I explained gently. Bless all children. How loving they can be 9 they understand. In spite of our 10 , we seemed to be getting no closer to Mary and even my faith was wearing 11 . My heart ached so badly, wanting this child to come alive, to be aware of the beau ![]() and even the 12 of living. Spring approaching, children 13 to make flower baskets for room decoration. During the ![]() a girl came hurrying to me. "Come to see Mary"s basket," she said 14 . "You"ll never believe it!" I 15 my breath at its beauty, for it couldn"t have been the work from a child that 16 . "Mary," I said. "This is beautiful. How did you ever 17 ?" She looked at me with the shining eyes of any 18 little girl, saying, "My mother loved flowers." Thank you, God, You"ve 19 us the miracle . I knelt and put my arms around the child. Then the tears came, slowly at first, but soon she was 20 her heart out against my shoulder. The other children had tears in their eyes, too, but theirs-like mine-were tears of joy. | ||||||||||||||||
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