That's Not My Monkey (Usborne Touchy-Feely Books)

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He replied, “Yeah! So, you know exactly how much this matters to me right now!” What Are the Possible Pros and Cons? Despite the conflicting details about its origin, this saying has become very common in modern discourse. It has even inspired literary works, including books. For instance, there’s a book titled “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” authored by Lancce Gibbs, the founder and executive chairman of BP3. Those with the fewest monkeys are calm, collected and they are always ready with a smart offence. Without monkeys biting and clawing on their shoulder, you can relax and keep stress low. Those people are destined for upper management. The delegate with efficiency and authority. No one questions the monkeys they pass along. They have much bigger and fiercer monkeys to deal with, which are talked about often but are never seen.

The sale of customised goods or perishable goods, sealed audio or video recordings, or software, which has been opened. From the above examples, it’s clear that this saying can be used to express various attitudes. For instance, you can use it to express your uncaring attitude by showing someone that you’re not concerned about a situation. Also, you can use it to show your defiance in a fancy way.

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You can also use this phrase to avoid involving yourself in a situation. For example, suppose you see two people fighting on the street. In that case, you might say, “not my circus, not my monkeys,” to avoid involving yourself in their altercation. In the context of the “Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys” saying, Gibbs explains the significance of granting your workforce the right systems, power, and respect to improve their performance at work. He warns business owners against neglecting their workforce and clients in their attempts to achieve short-term shareholder benefits.

One example of how to use this phrase is when someone discusses a problem they are having with someone else. In this scenario, the person might say, “I don’t know what to do. It’s not my circus, not my monkeys,” to express that they are not responsible for the problem and that it is not their duty or responsibility to fix an issue. Also, people use this phrase to dismiss someone’s concerns. For example, suppose someone is talking to you about a problem they are having. In that case, you might say “not my circus, not my monkeys” to show that you have no interest in their issue. Overall, the phrase “not my circus, not my monkeys” is useful when expressing that someone does not want to be responsible for something or wants no involvement in a situation. What Is a Useful Way To Illustrate the Phrase –‘Not My Circus?’As a sales coach, I spend time with quite a few people who have big monkey collections. They have accepted that their prospects and clients’ problems are actually theirs. Unfortunately, these monkey collections have some predictable consequences. A famous idiom that originated in Japan and became popular during the 17th century in a Shinto pictorial format also involved monkeys. Rather than referencing them directly, three monkeys were depicted in various forms of art, with one covering his eyes, one his ears, and one his mouth. The age-old adage that accompanied it was “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.” This translates literally as in ‘’to push someone into a bottle’’, but its English equivalent is ‘’to pull someone’s leg.’’

When asked whether she would involve the state’s law enforcement agents in the operation, the governor replied, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” BP3 is a company in Austin, Texas that offers investors streamlined and enhanced business solutions and processes. In this book, Gibbs describes the main challenges faced by well-established enterprises while working to increase their productivity. He discusses the importance of balancing the needs of all stakeholders in business, including clients, workforce, and shareholders. Goods that by reason of their nature, cannot be returned - (Items such as underwear, where the 'hygiene patch' has been removed, or cosmetics where the seal has been broken).

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Imagine you are having dinner with your close, Polish friend. He goes on and on how his brother’s family is behaving not up to his standards, how his niece has decided to quit school and maybe how his nephew is not earning enough money and how all that doesn’t seem to worry his brother at all. He could conclude this talk with a ‘’Oh well, but it’s not my circus and not my monkeys’’ proverb. Or imagine that you were gossiping about a colleague at work, how she is leading her team wrongly. This too could be concluded with ‘’Oh well, it’s not my circus.’’ - as you can cut the proverb short and still it would be recognized among the Polish speakers. You could also stop the gossiping that someone else has started by saying: ‘’Oh, not my circus, I don’t want to know about it.’’