Have you celebrated your wins recently?
Last week I chose to discuss those moments when we sabotage ourselves with internal thoughts or moments, we feel we fell short of our goals or purpose. We never turn around and look at the big picture and how it has changed. Sure, we missed some targets in the last year. Have things changed for the better in the last year? Did we do anything right or are our critics drowning out the accomplishments? This is important to consider in our organizations, but it is even more important to pay attention to how we have changed ourselves over time.
Sometimes we are too humble. We must acknowledge our wins too! Leaders always try to acknowledge the people of our organizations. We do not go into a leadership role to serve our egos. We go into this role to serve others. It is important from time to time to give ourselves permission to acknowledge how we have improved our organizations and ourselves. These wins can help us stay energized and keep pushing forward to achieve more. It can give us renewed desire to forge ahead with difficult goals.
Have you given yourself permission to celebrate your achievements?
Have you allowed the critics to stop your momentum towards success?
Have you reviewed all the things you have accomplished over the last year?
Who in your inner circle allows you to celebrate your successes and cheers you on?
Acknowledgement of how we have helped our organizations or ourselves is so important for leaders today. We tend to focus on so many moving parts of our organizations and as issues arise, we forget to look behind us and see how we have made a positive impact. Someone once told me to be confident as you walk into a room and show people you are leading the way. I hope you show your confidence this week by celebrating your successes. You have done some great things recently, but sometimes you are the only one who will know it. So, celebrate your recent wins, and recharge yourself to meet your next goals head-on. Please leave your thoughts below and have a great week celebrating.
Steven C. Bucks-Leading Conversations
