The DAILY SPARK Blog

SELF SATISFACTION

“Do things for your own satisfaction.  Consider praise from others to be a bonus.  If you don’t work for their validation in the first place, you won’t need it to feel satisfied once it’s done.”

Quote by James Clear and his blog- Thursdays 3-2-1

REFLECTION:

  • Do you seek the approval of others to feel validated?
  • What if you could believe in yourself without others approval?  How would that shift your life?
  • Acknowledge your gifts and talents today.  Validate yourself!

WISHES

“Don’t wish me happiness.  I don’t expect to be happy all the time…  It’s gotten beyond that somehow.  Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor.  I will need them all.”

Quote by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

REFLECTION:

  • Do you seek happiness?  I think human nature is to believe we need to be happy….  What if you could wish for courage and strength instead?
  • How would more courage and strength alter your life?
  • What if you could find a sense of humor in you daily living?  How would that change your perspective?
  • I wish you courage, strength and a sense of humor going forward today!

PURCHASE DECISIONS

All purchases involve a decision.  Yes or no, this or that, now or later…  But it ‘s helpful to realize that all decisions involve a purchase. When we decide to spend time or take a risk or make a commitment, our brains act in a way very similar to how we choose to make a purchase.  When you invite someone to follow along or introduce a new sort of behavior, you’re actually selling.  Finding empathy to treat it like a purchase is worth the effort.  Even if it doesn’t cost money.  Especially then!

FROM: Seth Godin’s blog

REFLECTION:

  • When trying to get someone to follow you, do you treat it as a purchase decision or Moses with the tablets?
  • How can you find a new way to “sell” and idea you are hoping someone will”buy?”
  • Can you embrace more empathy … make it worth the effort?