Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
Every action you take, every path you start walking down, there’s a light at the end. The neat thing about that light is you decide what it shows.
A light at the end of the tunnel doesn’t mean there aren’t other paths you can take, and maybe, other lights to find.
Stay Positive & If You Don’t Like That Light, Find Another, Don’t Keep Going Toward It
What you create for people to share ought to be something that elevates the identity of the person who shares it.
Every article, blog post, video, song we share says something about who we are and who we want to be.
Don’t create content that resonates with who people once were. Shareworthiness is about making them feel they’re a step forward to being the person they want to be (whether they acknowledge they know what that is or not).
Stay Positive & That’s How You Get People To Share Your Content
The other day I felt like I got a lot done, but I still ended the day short on good feelings.
I realized that being productive isn’t the same as making progress. Being productive feels good in the moment. Checking items of a to-do list always puts a smile on my face, but what matters in the world of “doing” is that we feel good at the end of the day, like we’ve made progress.
What type of work did you do today?
Stay Positive & Do The Work That Matters
I’ve worked at places where very few put their heart into the work they do.
I’ve also worked at places where everyone puts their heart into their work. (I’m there now.)
If I could go back in time, when I worked at the former, I would tell myself to get to the latter place faster, and the fastest way there is to put your heart into your work even when you don’t want to; you find a reason to love what you do even if you have to make it up.
Get there faster…because it’s the edge, it’s where great work is created, it’s where you’re meant to be.
Stay Positive & Follow Your Heart
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I’ve written a bit about looking at the work you do each day as your first time doing it.
What if we carried that mindset over to our relationships.
What if you treated every client like it was your first time meeting them, trying to win their business.
Or how about your co-workers, would you do a little more to make a solid first impression?
The mindset gets you out of the rut you’re in, it leaves the ego at the door, it lets go of grudges.
You’ll be amazed at how smoothly you’ll begin to work with, interact with, connect with people when you think of each time a fresh start at building a remarkable relationship.
Stay Positive & Extend Your Hand Daily
On this episode of In The Box Podcast, we talked about the point of reflecting on memories, how to address a team member who is doing something that bothers you, leaders playing bad cop, what one makes art special and knowing the best timing for a decision.
Enjoy the episode and remember to download on iTunes here.
Episode 28: Team Trouble, Leadership, Memory And More
Memory – How much emphasis do you place on reflecting on memories from the past?
Team – One trick to addressing a team member / co worker who is doing something that bothers you?
Leadership – Do you think leaders ought to ever play bad cop?
Art – What is one thing that makes something art?
Bonus – One method to recognize when the timing is right for making an important decision?
Stay Positive & Now Now Now
Everything you share says something about who you are.
Content is social currency.
It’s not what people think of you when you create content, it’s what others think of those who share what you’ve created.
Are you building people up? Breaking them down? Getting them to think about things differently? Encouraging them to follow the status quo?
Stay Positive & Create Something That’s Value Increases When Shared
