Happy President’s Day 2023. I think that every day we have a choice as to how we are going to show up. Today is one of them.
Leader Challenge
Leaders, I know you have opinions and I know you have problems to solve and decisions to make.
People are not always doing things exactly as you think they need to be done. I know you would never say that you are the center of the universe, but sometimes, as leaders, we think we are. We make it all about our vision, our agenda, our goals, our, our, our.
Maybe this week as leaders we spend less time on our own personal agendas and we become more appreciative of those who are on our teams and really make things happen for us in our organizations. Just like presidents are committed to doing for our country.
How about this President’s Day, choose to be thankful for the many great things you have in your life.
Be thankful:
That you may not have to be at work today! You get a day off.
If you have a job that doesn’t observe the holiday, you are lucky to work and have a job today!
That you hopefully have family and friends and coworkers in your life that you care about.
That we get to observe this day to celebrate the birthdays and lives of all of our United States presidents.
Just watch yourself today. Practice some self-awareness, and if you find yourself starting to complain about a subject, try to show some impulse control and turn it into gratitude.
Now, I never want to come off too heavy or seem like I am preaching. That really is never my intention. So, after you have really thought about being thankful for all that you have, then by all means do something frivolous. Go to dinner with your family, go play 18 holes, take your kids or grandkids to the park, and just enjoy the break. Work will always be here tomorrow.