One of my freelancing gigs was providing samples to interested customers. The thing we hoped for? Spreading on line.
If you keep seeing posts bout this one company on social media, you might take notice. After a while, they start to feel familiar. Before you know it, you’re thinking, “Oh yeah, I know these guys.”
That’s how to start building trust. Keeping it, though, is much more difficult.
The best we can ever do is show up and give it our all. Of course we’ll fail. Not always, but sometimes.
And that’s okay. Failures don’t define us. As long as we don’t let them define us.
A number of years ago, Inc published an article on how messy desks were often correlated with high-performing thinkers. To all of us out there in the world with messy desks, congratulations!
But before you go scattering your box of paper clips over your work surfaces, it’s probably best to really think about what that entails.
It’s a common saying that being kind is easy. But that isn’t universal.
At the bare minimum, we all have bad days. How can you offer kindness if you yourself are suffering?
Alternatively, in the current antagonistic landscape, our lives come are filled with handy antagonists.
Them. Those people. The others.
Whether political, religious, racial, intellectual, or nationality, we’re constantly assaulted by someone blaming someone else.
In those instances, if we agree with the one speaking, it’s hard to be kind to the other.
But kindness can, and likely should, start small. A smile, a wave, or a compliment. Free to share, but immensely rewarding.
A lot of this is simply thoughts about what I notice in the world. And, for that reason, it’s a skewed view.
Most of us discover new things daily. I’d like to believe that anyway.
What we take away from new experiences – that shapes a lot of who we are.
You’ve heard it said. You can’t do it all.
That’s true. It doesn’t stop most of us from trying.
Learn to delegate. To trust.
Wanting to much control implies a lack of trust in others.
Find those willing to journey with you.
Was thinking more on this, and we often lose sight of our goals when piling on more.
Certainly, it’s good to be busy.
But it’s also good to slow down. To focus.
And not get distracted by more.
Sometimes it’s just the added step. Sometimes it’s impossible.
The thing is to always look at the scope with unbiased eyes.
The most partnership is a big deal.
The project is a big deal.
The employee we’ve signed is a big deal.
If everything is a big deal, is anything?
It’s not always the easiest thing. Life can be hard sometimes.
But don’t focus solely on happiness, which can come and go based on a number of circumstances.
Instead, cultivate joy… an acceptance of your life, and the ability to look forward to what may come.
Michael's Musings 