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Daily grind – often defined as routine or boredom that each of us experience in our jobs and everyday life. It is also referred to as water in the short book titled,“This is Water,” written by David Foster Wallace. Everyone has experienced crowded grocery aisles or traffic, where our typical response is negative and often self-centered. This thought process is common, and is our natural default setting to think that everything is about me and my desire to get home, or my hungriness, or that my needs or feelings are more important than others.
Each of us has the power to choose and with a little effort, you can change how you think and react to situations. We have the power to decide what has meaning and what doesn’t, or to continue operate under our natural default setting. Having this ability creates awareness of “water.” Next time you’re in a stressful situation, respond by choosing to think openly and optimistically.
Start thinking positively on all those small situations. Eventually your behavior will change overall to have a more positive outlook in general that will lead to better productivity and interactions with others.
Corey Kerns, Vice President and General Manager, is responsible for the overall vision at Collabrance, and oversees sales, marketing, operations, strategic leadership and financial performance. In 2015, Corey joined Collabrance as the Senior Finance and Operations Analyst. In this role, Corey was responsible for developing and monitoring key performance indicators, as well as assisting in the evaluation of profitability, efficiency and automation strategies. Prior to joining Collabrance, Corey started at GreatAmerica in 2011 and served as the Senior Business Unit Analyst for the Connected Technology Group. In this role, Corey led all activities with respect to financial controls and evaluating the financial implications of the business unit’s operating strategy. Corey received his B.A. in Business Administration from Wartburg College and earned an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.