It is a common belief that anything made out wood would look elegant, beautiful and is timeless. As a result, many people even prefer to have their kitchen countertops made out of wood. Although wood offers certain advantages, it also has a number of disadvantages, thus making wood as a material for designing kitchen countertops a matter of concern. Wood kitchen countertops are commonly made using several small, thick pieces of maple wood that are joined together with a sealant or glue, a design that is better known as butcher block countertop. Apart from maple, designers also use certain other types of woods such as Brazilian cherry and red oak in making countertops.
Although wood kitchen countertops look handsome and provide warmth, they are highly susceptible to stains and scratches. Apart from that, one cannot keep any hot items on a wooden surface since they can get burnt leaving a charred mark. Wooden surfaces are not resistant to moisture and need to be cleaned regularly using an antibacterial cleaner. Moreover, cleaning and maintenance of wood countertops is a bit difficult and consumes good amount of energy. Presence of wood surfaces also increases the incidence of cockroaches and other insects inside the kitchen. Another disadvantage of using wood is that it tends to lose color and shine with passing time as a result of oxidation. Hence, these surfaces need to be sealed and furnished periodically so as to avoid any damage.
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Have you ever done something that you know is not in your best
interest? Have you ever avoided doing something that is in your
best interest? In either of these scenarios you were probably
able to justify your behavior as well as your line of thinking
and most of all; avoid being accountable.
While that may sting a little bit, allow me to introduce to you
a new definition for this type of behavior. A diversionary
tactic is an action, excuse, or belief you hide behind that
justifies your behavior and performance, providing you with the
out so you do not have to be accountable for your performance,
responsibilities, goals or the situations you put yourself in.
Other examples of diversionary tactics are as follows:
An excuse for the behavior you really don’t want anymore. An
action, a lack of action or a belief that keeps you from being
accountable or looking at the real truth in a situation. A
persistent or constant complaint. A source of energy. (Even
though it may be a negative energy source, human beings tap into
any available energy source, even if it causes additional
problems, stress, and difficulties.) A justification for doing
something you are better off not doing which isn’t aligned with
your goals and objectives.
Some non-negotiable tasks, activities, and priorities in your
life may be obvious, such as your commute, showing up for work,
engaging in your favorite hobby or pastime, and spending time
with family. However, some may not be so visible, such as
prospecting, practicing self-care, one-to-one time with your
employees, planning, goal setting, or putting time aside for
professional development.
If there are activities you need to engage in that support your
lifestyle and will truly determine whether or not you will reach
your personal and professional goals, it’s essential that you
make these tasks non-negotiable rather than optional. Otherwise,
you’ll find that they have tendency to take a back seat to other
activities that may need to get done and have some degree of
importance.
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Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try. There is definitely a
try, even if it doesn’t lead to a do. And this separates winners
from losers more surely than anything else. Trying does not, in
and of itself, lead to success, of course. Depending on the
goal, there are many ways to fail. But not trying surely leads
to failure. I was thinking about John Stockton, the recently
retired Utah Jazz basketball player who typified “trying”. He
had a lot of talent, of course, so his trying led to success,
but he will always be noted for his effort rather than his
talent. In thinking about John and giving full effort, I
wondered “why doesn’t everyone always try”? There is effort
involved in trying; an investment of resources, if you will, and
so one could argue that not trying when you know you will fail
is prudent. But I don’t think that’s it. Not trying is not a
calculated decision, it is emotional. People just don’t like to
fail. If you don’t try, you can always reassure yourself with
the false comfort that you would have succeeded, if only you had
tried. Once you try and fail, that’s it. Actually there is a
gradient all the way from not trying to giving 100% effort.
Sometimes people do something in a half-hearted way, and
possibly this is their form of “not trying”; they can feel they
would have succeeded if they had given full effort, and thereby
feel less bad about themselves for having failed. As I’ve noted
before, I believe happiness comes from liking yourself. Things
which make you feel better about yourself are “fun”, and things
which make you feel worse about yourself are not. Trying to do
something you are not good at may not be fun, in the sense that
you will feel worse about yourself for your lack of skill or
success. This accounts for the wide range of things people do to
have “fun”; different people are skilled at different things.
Certainly you don’t have to feel worse about yourself for not
trying or doing all of these things. That is the “out”; if you
don’t try, you won’t fail. But… That’s fine for discretionary
recreational activities. But what about life itself? What about
your family? Your profession? Your contribution to the world? In
these things not trying is the surest way to fail. You may be
able to convince yourself that your lack of success is due to
lack of effort, not lack of skill, but that is secondary; your
lack of success will be a fact either way. The key seems to be
to regard trying itself as a success. Yoda himself understood
this, for he said: Learn to lose as well as win, a Jedi must. If
you can feel good about yourself for your effort - regardless of
the results - then you can always succeed.
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