❤️This Will Change Your Mind About Valentine’s Day❤️
Valentine’s Day is a commercial holiday.Valentine’s Day is a holiday for couples only.Valentine’s Day is made up and doesn’t mean anything because we should be treating each other well all year round.
Fine—believe whatever you want.
It’s also an opportunity to share your appreciation and gratitude for those you love.Regardless of what you believe about how the holiday appeared on our calendars, it’s there.Like it or not, you have the chance to make someone feel loved and appreciated.How can you pass that up?
2 Minute Action
It doesn’t have to be your partner, just tell someone how much you love and appreciate them, today.You really can make an impact in 2 minutes or less.
What Is Emotional Productivity And How Is It Changing Lives?
You owe it to the people you love.
You owe it to the people you respect.
You owe it to the people you want to help.
Of course, it’s uncomfortable.
You won’t pick all the right words. You might not even make sense for the first minute or two.
But it’s your responsibility to make sure that you push back, challenge, and voice yourself.
If you make a habit of holding back, you might not ever tell the whole truth or share what needs to be heard.
You are responsible for helping the people around you.
If you care about others, you’re not going to let them off the hook by rolling over.
And it’s this kind of work (emotional labor) that moves and changes people.
It’s this kind of work that changes peoples’ output.
It’s this kind of work that produces different results.
This is Emotional Productivity and no one else can do it for you. It’s up to you because it’s all inside of you.
2 Minute Action
In 2 minutes or less you can:
- Set up a meeting to have a difficult conversation.
- Call someone to own up and apologize.
- Write out your thoughts on paper so you’re more equipped for your upcoming conversation.
- Verbally process your thoughts by talking and rambling to a friend.
It’s hard and requires emotional labor, which no one taught us in school.
Do it anyway.
We’re all counting on you.
Why You Shouldn’t Be The Hero
Being a hero is sexy.
Everyone grows up wanting to wear a mask and have super powers.
The trouble is that while the idea of super-hero powers is attractive, it’s not functional.
Unless you have found a glowing vat of toxic waste and survive contact, you can probably kiss this dream goodbye. In fact, you can also kiss other types of heroism goodbye. Like:
- Working 100 hour weeks.
- Never taking breaks.
- Missing your kids’ baseball games.
The list goes on.
You don’t have to suffer to be productive or successful.
I’m going to say that one more time to help it sink in. You don’t have to suffer to be productive or successful.
If your work requires heroism to get the job done, your process is broken.
There are plenty of people who are more successful and productive than you and who are also happy.
2 Minute Action
What is something you really love doing?Take 2 minutes right now to carve out whatever time you need to do that thing. It can be for this week or for next month. Just carve out the time and look out for yourself.