Taking Care or Caretaking?

By Mike Monahan, CEO and executive director of Life Success Seminars Inc.

There's a big difference between "taking care" and "caretaking." When you get into caretaking, it always leads to trouble.

Have you ever been in a situation at work where you started caretaking? Maybe you've covered for a co-worker who isn't doing their job? Are you the mop-up person in the office?

How about at home or with your friends? Do you confuse caring with caretaking? Taking care of you and what you're responsible for is taking care of business. Being responsible to others is about caring-but not caretaking.

Give up caretaking: It only frustrates both people in the relationship!