16 Irrational Thoughts

             SIXTEEN IRRATIONAL THOUGHTS – Samuel Klarreich

1.     Something terrible will happen to me if I make a mistake

2.     There is a right and wrong way to do things

3.     It is awful to be criticized

4.     I must be approved all the time

5.     I must be viewed as competent

6.     People in authority should never be challenged

7.     Life in the workplace must be fair and just

8.     I must be in control all the time

9.     I must anticipate everything

10. I must have things the way I want them

11. Employees who are wrong must be punished

12. I must have somebody’s shoulder to cry on

13. I must feel perfect all the time

14. My worth as a person is exactly equated to my job performance

15. I was promised a corporate rose garden

16. It is too late for me to change