{"id":2469,"date":"2014-03-13T10:30:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2014-03-13T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-13T15:30:28","slug":"not-my-circus-not-my-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etereman.com\/remanu\/2014\/03\/13\/not-my-circus-not-my-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Not My Circus, Not My Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThere\u2019s a Polish idiom that goes, \u201cNie m\u00f3j cyrk, nie moje ma\u0142py<\/em>.\u201d In English, that translates to \u201cNot my circus, not my monkey<\/em>.\u201d Or, simply, \u201cNot my problem<\/em>.\u201d
\nThink of your job as a circus. Within your circus, there are lions to feed, monkeys to train, and lots and lots of elephants to clean up after. It\u2019s just what you have to do to keep your circus going.
\nHere\u2019s the catch: Your coworkers are the ringmasters of their own circuses, too. And some ringmasters are better equipped to handle their monkeys than others \u2013 be it from poor planning, laziness, or being in way over their heads. So what happens is that those who are immersed in their own monkey-induced chaos mistake the relative order within your circus for idleness, and begin foisting problem monkeys upon you.
\nIt\u2019s a vicious cycle in which you\u2019re forced to whip other people\u2019s monkeys back into shape \u2013 and, more often than not, to the detriment of your circus.
\nStop it.
\nThis is not your circus. Those are not your monkeys.
\nYour Time is Sacred<\/b>
\nIt\u2019s one thing to be super-responsive, but it\u2019s quite another to let the priorities of others supersede your own. Don\u2019t let the ill-behaved monkeys of your boss or coworkers take over your circus.
\nMonkey Business Happens<\/b>
\nThere are going to be times in which you\u2019ll have to step in and handle someone else\u2019s monkeys. Like, when their constant shenanigans get in the way of your ability to do your job. It\u2019s called being a team player.
\nYour Circus, Your Monkeys<\/b>
\nIf you don\u2019t have time to adequately handle your own monkeys, don\u2019t try to handle the monkeys of others. Take care of the monkeys in your own circus before worrying about what\u2019s going on under someone else\u2019s big top.
\nBe the Ringmaster<\/b>
\nAny given week, I expect to have to take on 3-4 monkeys. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve learned to plan my workload so that spontaneous monkeyshines don\u2019t throw my entire circus off track. In a perfect world, you shouldn\u2019t have to plan around the chaos of others. But this isn\u2019t a perfect world. Get used to it and plan accordingly.
\nSo take a look at your circus.
\nHave you ever come to the realization that most of your day was spent running around, cleaning up out-of-control monkey poop?
\nOr had to set aside your own work to stop a coworker\u2019s monkey from, say, setting your office on fire?
\nOr have been called into your boss\u2019 office to discuss why his\/her monkeys haven\u2019t been trained yet?
\nMaybe it\u2019s time to brush a few of those monkeys off your back, and get back to running the best damn circus you can.<\/p>\n

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\nYour job is a circus.\u00a0Jill of All Trades<\/a>\u00a0Aimee Brock’s job is REALLY a circus. But you don’t have to let ill-behaved monkeys stress you out. What monkeys in your day do you need to brush off?\u00a0<\/em>Leave a comment below for Aimee or\u00a0e<\/a>mail her directly<\/span><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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