Today I spent the day in my office. It was a rarity, but I certainly enjoyed a few moments to catch up on paperwork, and to research and write podcasts on leadership. It became a day of reflection, especially after I received a couple of emails from administrators, thanking me for my podcast that I sent out yesterday. The podcast focused on Michael Fullan's book, Leading in a Culture of Change. I was certainly humbled by their words, and yet those words hung in the air around me today.
The responses I received made me think of the impact that positive praise really has on a person. Those emails inspired me while writing my podcasts, knowing that if one person could be impacted by a small thing that I do, it's a powerful thing. My soul was encouraged. My steps had a new spring in them. My ideas seemed to flow. My fingers couldn't move quick enough across my keyboard as I wrote the next two podcasts.
So this evening, I thought about how all of these things transpired today, and it really came down to just a few words of thanks and praise! I am awe still tonight of the impact a bit of positive praise had on me today.
I am an old woman, according to my children, but I realize that I am still in need of praise, so that I can grow, learn, and hopefully impact the lives of others in positive, meaningful ways. Knowing how we as adults need praise makes me think of how much praise children need to thrive, be inspired, and to feel loved and needed.
I encourage you to find five children in your life today and praise them for being the gifts that they are to the world you live in. Imagine the impact you will have with just a few positive words of praise. And something tells me that YOU just might feel the impact right back in your own heart.
Wishing you a praise-filled journey!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
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