K.I.S.S.

I was told today at work that I gave good advise. There is a situation there involving staff that mostly everyone is uncomfortable with. A member of staff came to me and was letting off steam about it.

So I said nothing.

I kept saying nothing for quite a while, just making encouraging noises to let her know that I was listening and agreeing with the bits I agreed with, but letting her find her own answers to the problem that she had.

When she had run out of steam and had found the majority of answers for herself, she asked what I thought, and what should she do. So I told her. In a sentance. (I'm like that!)

She told me repeatedly what good advise it was, and kept saying it till we had to leave to go home.....which is great, and I'm glad I could help, but what really annoyed me was it wasnt my advise....it was advise given to me a long time ago by G.C.D. ...which is really really annoying because if he knew that I had passed on these words of wisdom and others had got something out of it he'd be so bloody chuffed and he'd be all chest puffed out making 'you owe me a beer' noises.

I'm sure you have all heard the advise he gave me, and that I now pass on when I think it may help to others

K(eep) I(t) S(imple) S(tupid)

Its easy, good advise. Once you have taken away all 'the stuff' around a problem, and have really got to the bones of it, you can mostly sort it out.

So thank you G.C.D. for the advise, and I am sooooo not telling you that once again I have passed on something you said to me to someone else and it has helped!.........you can buy your own pint!

lybxx