What To Do When Things Go Wrong?

Special Guest Interview * Pastor Sandra Barnes, Guest Soloist * Evangelist Ethel Pope

 Calm down. Nothing makes a situation worse than basing your actions on fear, anger, or frustration. If something bad happens to you, you will have these emotions whether you’re aware of them or not. be patient, keep breathing, and pay attention. Evaluate the problem in relation to the project. Just because someone else thinks the sky has fallen doesn’t mean that it has.  Calm down again. Now that you know something about the problem, you might really get upset (“How could those idiots let this happen!?”). Get the right people in the room Any major problem won’t impact you alone. Identify who else is most responsible, knowledgeable, and useful and get them in together straight away.

Explore alternatives. After answering any questions and clarifying the situation, figure out what your options are.