Two Practical Appreciation Principles: Welcome Home and Championship!

Imagine yourself sitting at home like any other day and you hear someone knocking at your door.  To your surprise, you open the door and standing on the other side is a very close friend.  A friend that has been out of the country for an extended period time.  How would you greet him?  How would you respond?

Challenge #1:  What if we showed our appreciation for others in much of the same way we would our "friend" returning home after being gone so long?  What if everyday we greeted people in much of the same fashion as we would our long lost friend?  WOW!

Now imagine that your team finally won the championship that had been eluding them for years. (Raider fans can relate!)  What would happen if this season, your team won the big one?  Won it all?  Would you celebrate?  Would you throw a party?  Would you cheer?  Would you talk about it?

Challenge #2:  What if we recognized people in our lives who have made a positive impact in the same way we celebrate our favorite teams?  What if we cheered for others much like we cheer for our favorite athletes, who by the way for must of us, is someone we don't even know!  WOW!

Personally, I am far from living up to these two challenges...but they do motivate me to improve in the areas of appreciating others and recognizing the success of others.  I hope you will join me at improving in this area of life and leadership.

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