Small Shifts -> Big Changes
- Eric Thorsen
- Jun 10, 2024
- 2 min read
I had a wonderful holiday weekend…a lot of outside activities, beautiful weather, great company, lots of positivity and gratitude …then I looked at my calendar for the week!
The initial emotions around seeing back to back meetings without a break in sight until Friday afternoon was dread…I felt like I was being pulled down…
How was I going to get any creative work done with all these meetings and other commitments?
I knew it was time for a shift in perspective!
One pearl that was given to me years ago was about reframing with some simple changes to how you speak about commitments…
Instead of all the meetings and 'had' to be at…it became all the meetings I ‘GET’ to be at.
It may seem trite, but it works for me...try it.
Two calls were coaching calls.
I 'got' to be part of some powerful meaningful conversations in helping people move through and solve some problems.
I 'got' to have connected conversations with a couple of customers.
I was able to bring positive energy to all the meetings I had today remembering this small shift in language which changed the perspective.
I also received a text requesting time with me for a critical issue for a company that I am on the board of…I got creative…
We had a video call and they got to watch me cook dinner while I got to help with some strategy work! It was great fun and very productive.
I did some after dinner dancing with my family and then got to sit down and share this experience...what a great day!
Small shifts in language helped change the energy from pulling me down to lifting me up to be fully present for the people I was fortunate to interact with today.
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