If I say to you, “Don't
think of the color Blue,
what color did you just think of?.
Why, “Blue”,
of course.
Right. Of course.
Because the mind hears “think of the
color Blue.”
And the not virtually disappears from
the word “Do” – therefore you are left with the logical
statement: Do think of the color Blue.
Take a look at the picture below. It
is from a safety course focusing on Electrical Hazards. You will
notice there are two lists.
A Do list,
and a Don't
list.
The Do
list is straight forward, precise and safety oriented.
Look at the confusion caused by the
Don't
list.
Was there any question in your mind which list was the Don't list?
It is pretty apparent. The safety
suggestions in the yellow list would have been better served on an AVOID
List. Then those workers, associates, managers, members of the
public; basically anyone reading the list would know what to stay
away from doing!!
I
truly believe they would want their associates to work from a
different set of guidelines.
Here
is how the list was shown on the training module.
How about Re-Framing
the yellow list:
Avoid:
Overloading
outlets
Fastening
cords with staples or nails
Running
cords through water or touching cords with wet hands
Using
damaged cords
Using
ungrounded cords or removing grounding prong from a three-pronged
plug
Remember
the Ice is about using BETTER
word choice to get the results you want.
Remember
the Ice helps you:
