By Chanel September

Good Day! How are you doing? I hope that you well and oh so good. Just a reminder…Today is the 4th of August 2008 and that of course means that it is the Monday Edition of the Morning Cruise… So August is here and apart from August being one month away from September which of course is spring…it also what I would like to think as women’s month…we celebrate women’s day on the 9th of August and therefore we are devoting a entire month to women and the fantastic things they do in there home, career’s and work but like mother’s day, valentines day and father’s day I still think it should be celebrated every day and not just one day or month of the year, I must say that a month is a good start…

Moving onto today’s show we had all the usuals such as you’re Word of the Day, your SA Q&A, and you’re Tip of the Day.

Word of the Day:

JABBER – talk rapidly and excitedly, but with little sense

Trivial Question:

Q: Name the largest land mammal?
A: African Elephant

Tip of the Day:

Now earlier I spoke how to turn a bad day around as bad days happen to the best of us… You still have to get up and go to work, but before you even get there, you’re already seething inside. You try to do your job but somehow all the angry, dissatisfied clients have conspired to call you and complain on the same day - though you have no idea how they coordinated that little feat…

1. Accept your bad mood - Being in a bad mood is not that hard. Being in a bad mood while trying to force yourself to cheer up really sucks.

2. Tell others - You can try to keep you bad mood a secret and put on your happy mask. Guess what, you’re fooling nobody. Your co-workers will notice and they will wonder what they’ve done to piss you off.The best thing to do, is to tell the peope you work closely with. Simply tell them “listen guys, I’m in a really sour mood to today. I’m not sure why, but it’s nothing you have done. If I bite your head off, I apologize in advance”.

3. Look inside first - When you’re in a bad mood, it’s extremely tempting to look around you for sources of that mood. We tend to think that a bad mood is always caused by something or someone else. And when we’re in a bad mood, everything suddenly becomes annoying, making it even easier to find justifications for the bad mood.

4. Remember the good stuff - When you’re in a foul mood, everything is bad. But the good things you appreciated yesterday, where you weren’t as annoyed, are probably still there - you’re just not seeing them.

5. This too shall pass - You’ve been in a bad mood before. It passed. So will this one. It’s no big deal.

6. Take some quiet time - And if you’re having a really bad day, it may be a good idea to withdraw a little if you can. Take a walk in your lunch break. Sit and work somewhere quiet. Take a loooooong bathroom break. Consider going home early or taking the day off.

Quote of the Day:

Marva Collins - If you can’t make a mistake, you can’t make anything

It’s time for me to love and leave you. You must have oh so super Monday. Let’s chat again tomorrow…Much Love…Peace.