3 Points to Ponder
- Celebration isn’t just about acknowledging achievements, it’s about fueling the fire within. How can I integrate more celebration into my daily routine?
- Stopping to celebrate creates positive experiences with those around you. These experiences are needed when hard times come. What specifically do you do to bring people together to celebrate and is it moving you closer to where you want to go together?
- Celebrating the wins inspires those around you. It reminds everyone of the why beyond pure determination. Who in your life could benefit from more celebration? How can you celebrate with them?
2 Quotes to Share
“We often forget that happiness is not a destination; it is a journey that we must travel every day.” -Gretchen Rubin
“You have to be willing to celebrate the small victories along the way.” -Michael Hyatt
1 Story of Impact
On Sunday, we held our annual volunteer and staff appreciation event for our Des Moines Metro Thrift Stores. On Wednesday, our Spencer Thrift Store will do their store celebration, as they are about 3 hours from the Metro stores. Last year as an organization, we had 1,911 volunteers and 29,674 volunteer hours. That is something to celebrate! Now, with my wiring and being the Dutch background that I am, celebration is something I’ve had to learn. When I hit a goal, my first reaction is, “Well, yeah, that is what was supposed to happen.” But, that is wrong. It isn’t healthy for me, and it certainly isn’t healthy for the team. Celebration needs to become part of our DNA to sustain long-term impact. If not, living as a person for impact becomes all work and no play. Burnout, sarcasm, and negativity creep into attitudes, with actions soon to follow. And it can’t just be spontaneous celebrations, as we need to build systematic celebrations into our culture. Otherwise, the next big thing to strive for will hit too quickly. On a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your habit of celebrating the wins in your life? As you impact people, how often are you celebrating with them? Today, do a quick evaluation of your pattern of celebration. If you aren’t celebrating the wins, why are you doing it in the first place? And, why would anyone follow you on the journey?
