I had the pleasuree of speaking to the Cincinnati Chapter of the OD Network on Tuesday night. One of the smart, passionate people I met there was LaTasha Brown (@Oshkoshtash), a doctoral student. After she followed me on Twitter, I checked out her blog. I’m glad I did, because I found this gem of a post “When was the Last Time You . . .”
She asks, when was the last time you tooted your own horn, Dizzy Gillespie style?
In the short post she encourages us to celebrate ourselves.
I couldn’t agree more. She isn’t (nor am I) suggesting a “puffed chested, holier than thou” mentality. Rather we both encourage you to be passionate about you.
This advice certainly helps us build our confidence, resilience and will make us happier and healthier.
This advice will also make you a far more effective leader. Once you realize that you are in fact Remarkable, you can live from that believe in terms continuing to improve your skills and radiating that same feeling to others.
Be passionate today about yourself. Be passionate about your potential. Celebrate who you are and help others do the same.
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Thanks Kevin.
I needed to hear or read this! I think it is too easy to modestly think that we did not do our best, but this is only self defeating.
I remember hearing years ago about a fellow who kept a journal and wrote down all of his successes. Some of them were as minor as “getting his teenage daughter to clean her room”.
I know when my wife and I return from a long trip (which we just did) we always celebrate our safe return, our excellent driving skills, the beautiful weather, and our time we were able to spend together.
Great post! Hers is great, too! We usually are so hard on ourselves and tell ourselves we aren’t doing enough, accomplishing enough, etc. We rarely stop to admit to ourselves ourselves the opposite. Mostly, our mantra is: I’m not good enough. So, today…and everyday…let’s toot our own horn! Let’s shout out, “I am totally good enough. In fact, I’m great! I’m remarkable! I’m fantastic!” We might be amazed at what a difference that makes in our lives.
By the way, I tweeted your post!
Absolutely! Our self-limiting beliefs can be far more destructive to our success and happiness than anything the world can throw at us. I celebrate every day…even on those days when I’ve learned some very expensive lessons.
Delighted in your post, Kevin, and Latasha Brown’s… Thank you! Here in the UK the idea of leaders celebrating themselves in a non egotistical way is pretty radical… and I’m doing my bit to help it catch on through Inner Leadership, leading with purpose, passion and power! And, when you do that for yourself, you’re being a positive and creative exemplar for others… Deeeelicious!
Inspiring! This Kind of reminds me of this video “A Conversation with You”
http://www.vineetnayar.com/a-conversation-with-you/