“The more we value things outside of our control, the less control we have.” –Epictetus
When we’re tasked with increasing sales by 10%, we’ve been provided guidance on speed and direction. How we get there is on us.
The only thing that’s truly in our control is maximum effort (not the end result: maximum sales).
When we detach our emotional state from the results of our effort, we maximize the chances that our effort will be focused and effective. Who knew!
During a virtual meeting: echo, echo, echo. Echo, …..
We hear it, but where is it coming from? It’s hard to blame a single person when everyone’s microphone is unmuted.
Similarly, it’s hard to make conclusions about a person simply based on their reaction to a situation.
No need to pass judgement. We just might be looking at a mirror.
Back at the desk after Thanksgiving: this is the last stretch. It’s not over until it’s over.
For optimum performance, focus on your form.
Is your head clear? Are you proud of your intentions? Is this what matters most to you right now?
Go.
The knee jerk reaction is to congregate a meeting to solve a problem.
Before you do that, though, ask if the answer could be right under your nose. Right in front of you. Staring at you the entire time.
Why are we working?
Those who believe that they’re destined for something, better figure out the answer to this question. Otherwise, they’ll continue working for someone else’s agenda.
It has been said that a chicken is just the egg’s way of making another egg.
A shortcut to gaining trust with colleagues is being accountable.
It’s as rare as trust in the workplace.
The best alibi is ‘No one could’ve predicted this.’
This might be true.
How we react to the problem, however, is on us.
EVERYONE faces difficulties. Moments of difficulty are opportunities growth. Embrace them.
A difficulty is a horrible thing to waste.
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The darkest place is under the candlestick.
What problem is your team facing?
We spend a lot of time and money to fix what’s around us, ignoring the cheap internal fixes that could pay dividends.
What do you wish your team would do? What’s stopping from that happening? It might’ve not been possible back then, but is ripe for change now.
Don’t fear change.
“He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils: for time is the greatest innovator.” –Francis Bacon
In this universe, nothing is constant—except change itself.
America gets to pause two times every year: Thanksgiving and Christmas. This Thanksgiving, let’s be more intentional.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events.
It can turn an existence into a real life, and disconnected situations into important and beneficial lessons. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
-Melody Beattie
Here are some interesting questions to discuss together:
What’s the value of gratitude? Why does it even matter?
Why aren’t people, especially Americans, more grateful?
What can we do to feel grateful the other 364 days of the year?
Are older people more grateful than younger people? Or is it the reverse?
We all know the value of connections, but where did the barriers come from and what can we do to topple them?
Who’s the most grateful person you know? Who’s your gratitude role model?
What is something—a conversation, advice you received, etc.—you became grateful for only well after it occurred? Why did it take you so long?
Have you lived a life that deserves gratitude from others?
