Tag: gratitude

We All Had Help

Anyone who is successful
(any definition of successful)
has had help.

They might not acknowledge
that help.
Heck, they might not
KNOW about the help
they were given.

But it was there.

Someone helped them.
Usually numerous someones
numerous times.

I, for example,
a couple days ago,
suggested another writer’s book
for a Best Of 2024 Award.
I didn’t tell that writer.
I just did it.

And if she wins
or is nominated,
I will be happy for her
and I will continue to be silent
about my part
in that success.

Everyone has had help.

Help others.

Hope others help you.

When you’ve achieved success,
realize that someone DID help you.

The Luck Test

On St. Patrick’s Day,
I often think about luck.

This year, I’m thinking about
how some people
don’t believe in luck.

I often ‘test’ a prospective customer’s stance
on good fortune
by weaving
“Some people would say
we’re lucky”
into the conversation.

If they respond
by saying something like
“But it isn’t luck.
We worked hard for” X,
I know
the sales tactic
to take with them.

I stress
they DESERVE
the product/service
I want to sell them.

I also know
they will have higher expectations
for that product/service.
They feel they worked hard
to earn it.
They want the product/service
to do for them
what it had promised.

People who don’t believe
in luck
usually believe
they worked
for everything they received.

Acknowledge that
work
and position
your product/service
as a well-earned reward.

Thanking Others

I spent the weekend
with two loved ones
– an older loved one
and the younger loved one
who voluntarily takes care of her.

The extremely bitter
older loved one
didn’t say thank you
to the younger loved one
at all,
not once
during the entire weekend.

I was shocked
by the lack of gratitude.
And I told her that.

She said
if she said thank you
every time
he did something for her,
she’d be saying thank you
all the time.

I told her
yes, that’s what
she SHOULD be doing.
If he takes the time
to help her,
she should at least
take the time
to say two words in return.

Saying thank you
does a number of things.

It makes the other person
feel appreciated.
That alone is worth
uttering those two words.

But it also reminds us
that the other person
didn’t have to take
that action.
They could have ignored us
and walked away.
That’s ALWAYS an option.

It builds gratitude
within us
and gratitude
is the key to happiness.

Yep, we often increase our own joy
by thanking others,
by uttering those two short words.

Say thank you..
for the other person
and for yourself.