19 Mar 8 promises you can make every day for more happiness
The article I'm sharing with you today comes from a business publication (Inc.com) but the principles are very worthwhile for any of us looking to enjoy more happiness and success in our lives. Read this, then, and give some serious consideration to making these "promises" to yourself and more importantly, resolving to answering the key questions raised…
You can be an analytical, data-driven, steely-eyed businessperson all you like, but business is ultimately about people.
That means business is also about emotions: both yours and those of the people you interact with every day.
Want to make a huge difference in your life and in the lives of the people you care about, both professionally and personally?
Say these things to yourself every day–and then vow to follow through on the commitment you make:
I will answer the unasked question.
Maybe they're hesitant. Maybe they're insecure. Maybe they're shy. Whatever the reason, people often ask a different question than the one they really want you to answer.
One employee might ask whether you think he should take a few business classes; what he really wants to know is whether you see him as able to grow in your organization. He hopes you'll say you do and he hopes you'll share the reasons why.
Your husband might ask if you thought the woman at the party was flirting with him; what he really wants to know is if you still think he's flirt-worthy and whether you still find him attractive. He hopes you'll say you do and he'll love when you share the reasons why.
Behind many questions is an unasked question.
Pay attention so you can answer that question, too, because that is the answer the other person doesn't just want, but needs.
I will refuse to wait.
You don't have to wait to be discovered. You don't have to wait for an okay. You don't have to wait for someone else to help you.
You can try to do whatever you want to do. Right now.
You may not succeed. But you don't have to wait.
Don't wait.
I will appreciate the unappreciated.
Some jobs require more effort than skill. Bagging groceries, delivering packages, checking out customers–the tasks are relatively easy. The difference is in the effort.
Do more than say "thanks" to someone who does a thankless job. Smile. Make eye contact. Exchange a kind word.
All around you are people who work hard with little or no recognition. Vow to be the person who recognizes at least one of them every day.
Not only will you give respect, you'll earn the best kind of respect–the respect that comes from making a difference, however fleeting, in another person's life…
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