My Gratitude Book
For years, when people wrote me a letter of thanks or email or note that they appreciated my leadership or working at my company or something I did for them, I three-hole punched them and saved them in a binder. I had multiple binders full of such notes. When the fire took them away, I began again. In 5 years, I have accumulated two fat binders of such letters.
If I lose my way, or feel like I am low on the meaning of why I do what I do, I scan some of the papers and card stock in one of my Gratitude Books. It reminds me of how I have the power to touch lives and make them better. It’s an awesome power that should not be abused, but used to the fullest while I am here. It is my purpose. The book is responses from individual hearts to how I am doing.
“You can get anything in life you want, if you’ll just help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar
Use Your Voice Well
Your voice is how you communicate. It reveals what’s inside you. Use it well. Your volume, your intention, your tone and the body language you have while saying it – it all counts. You can say the words “I believe you can do better” or even “Thank you” and leave the other person feeling lifted or defeated.
Words are part of the communication. How you say them is perhaps even more important.
Good morning from PA