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5 Things To Do When the Unexpected Happens

Expect the unexpected because life is full of surprises.Things that you can’t prevent from happening because they’re meant to happen, but instead of running away from it, you should embrace it, solve it and learn from it.

~ Melchor Lim

The Business of Child Care seems to come with the expected and God knows I’ve had my share, including:

  • A Sudden drop of enrollment
  • Employees leaving without giving adequate notice
  • Enrollment increases dramatically and I needed to hire more staff…and Fast!
  • And many other unexpected situations that I choose not to post online

Furthermore, having unexpected situations has helped me to learn how to think fast and it also caused me to realize that you must be at your best self emotionally and physically in this Business or you will easily burnout.

Whatever your unexpected situation may be today, just know that everything happens for a reason and there is always a new lesson to be learned.  Most importantly, be patient and don’t give-up!

Today I want to share with you 5 things to do when the unexpected happens:

  1. Stay calm. You will make better decisions when you are at peace.
  2. Stay positive. Negative words will only make your circumstances worse.
  3. Focus on what’s most important in your Business and do that.
  4. Reflect on the unexpected situation; Has this happened before? Can I prevent this from happening again? If not, do I need to change my perspective?
  5. Be willing to do whatever it takes until things are back to normal.

Feel free to leave your comments below and I will join the conversation soon.

Shiketa

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Change Your Words…Change Your Child Care Business

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You have the power to transform your Business

with your words.

When I opened my Child Care Center, it didn’t take long for me to discover that I hated supervising employees. In fact, I despised it so much that I spoke about it quite often.

Talking about my hate for supervising employees only brought me more difficulties as an employer and it resulted in the following:

  • Meetings about strife amongst employees
  • Employees called off work frequently
  •  Dealing with poor attitudes
  •  High Turnover
  •  Employees walking off the job and many other issues

I think you get the point. My words created years of frustrations for me as an employer and my situation did not change until I changed my words about being an employer.

Your words can also affect your relationship with your parents. If you complain about your families all the time, you just may be complaining your business a way. Try to find the good in every situation, if there is nothing good about dealing with the family; discontinue the relationship.

However, as I developed my leadership skills and changed my words, I was a happier Business Owner and things began to change in my Business.

What about you? Are you happy with your Child Care Business? What have you been speaking over your business lately? Take a moment to reflect….

I want to encourage you to choose your words carefully, because your business will only rise to the words that you speak.

Discover how I changed my Child Care Business in my ebook, The Art of Owning a Child Care Center or subscribe to my 21-Mastermind eCourse for Leadership and Business Management tips!

To your Success,

Shiketa

I look forward to your comments below!

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Business Management, Employee Management, Leadership, parent communication, Quality Care

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