Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
The act of following up on something somehow triggers the lizard brain more than normal.
“They’ll read it when they read it.”
“I don’t want to bug them.”
“They probably don’t care.”
The list could go on and on.
Yet, following up is equally the easiest action to take to get momentum again.
Stay Positive & Nudge Nudge
If you don’t like what you’re feeling. Why? Where’s the source? Can you change it?
If you don’t like the way the team is working together (or, ya know, not working together)… can you pinpoint the source of the tension? Can you change it?
It’s incredibly hard to change the direction a boulder is rolling at the bottom of a hill.
It’s worth looking up to see where it’s starting and see if you can alter that.
No amount of finesse, polish, or last-minute work can correct a project or relationship that’s wrong at the source.
What you’ll find at the top of the mountain is that it’s actually easy to redirect the boulder before letting it roll.
The climb up however, is what sets you apart from the others.
Stay Positive & Make The Climb, Change The Source
I’ve never heard anyone complain about having a second pair of eyes on any of their work.
Maybe they didn’t like the talk track that came with it, but that’s different than having someone engaged in helping you with your work. The simple act of asking someone for their eyes is the level of accountability one needs to get to “good enough.”
It’s a curious measurement: how much work do you get a second pair of eyes on before you ship?
You probably don’t need four eyes to see that it could be more.
Stay Positive & See More, Ship More
It’s a simple goal for any relationship regardless of context: sales meeting, happenstance interaction, friend group meetup… you name it.
Stay Positive & There’s More With You Than You Realize
How much did you do for others today compared to yourself?
How much did you listen instead of talk [or ask instead of answer]?
How much did you give versus take?
How much did you understand before you took action?
Stay Positive & Maybe You’re Using The Wrong Cups?
You can search for the right friends. You can find groups of people who share a similar hobby as you. You can source support for a role.
Or…
You can start being a friend to others. You can host a meetup for the hobby you’re passionate about. You can learn a new skill for that role that’s open.
Stay Positive & Which Will It Be Today?
And I really do mean not fun. Not when it’s merely hard or challenging.
When it’s not fun, perhaps it’s time to tag in a friend to help. (Misery loves that company!)
When it’s not fun… it’s time to ask Chatgpt to do the work for you or better yet, inspire you with ways to make the task fun if it can’t do the work for you (hell, maybe ask it even if it can do the work for you).
When it’s not fun, consider reflecting on the why of what you’re doing that isn’t fun. Perhaps you merely forgot.
When something’s not fun; the job isn’t to push through, it’s to reflect and redirect.
Stay Positive & If You’re Going Through Hell…Why?
