job satisfaction.....

ok, so years ago, when i was in management.....i was sent to a workshop on employee workshop on satisfaction/motivation..........the notion was that employees who felt useful and 'in' on things were more satisfied in the long run than people paid better but without feeling useful or 'in-the-know'..............and today they were proved right..............i walked away from work 'on air'.......because i felt so very useful in an unexpected way.......i was counseling a WIC mother who was thinking about quitting breastfeeding.....she felt that her milk supply was diminishing and that her baby was not getting enough.....i asked the appropriate questions.....and had one of those 'i-know,i-know!!!!!...please call on me....' feelings......i knew exactly what her problem was...not because of specific training.....but because i had first-hand knowledge to use................i was taught...that first day of nursing a baby in 1984.....to always keep an 8-ounce glass of some reasonable beverage beside you when you nurse.....and you shoudl finish by the time baby is done......the math is simple....volume in-volume out............this mother was so distracted with having 2 children under the age of 3 at home she simply wasn't drinking enough fluid...............wow......i could not have come up with that answer at age 22 when i started in the nutrition advice business.......i did not bring up my own best stories.....i got so good at breastfeeding that first baby that i could nurse with one hand and eat watermelon (a great source of fluid)....with the other.................that may be too much informationf or some who read my blog.....and quite instructive for others.......you be the judge..............