No need to succeed - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

No need to succeed - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog My main tool in coping with all the stuff going on in the Happy at Work Project right now has been to remind myself, that I dont need to suceed. Every time I start to stress a little I think This does not need to work out. It does not need to be a success. It is OK if it fails. I tried it at a workshop with a customer the other day. I had about 30 people there, and it felt like I wasnt really reaching them. They werent complaining or anything, I just felt like there was a huge distance between me and them and that I wasnt communicating as clearly as I wanted. So I did two things: 1: As above, I reminded myself, that I dont have to suceed. What a relief :o) 2: I consciusly focused my attention on what was going on. All our workshops have lots of sessions where the participants work in small groups, and I spent some time not thinking or planning ahead. I simply tried to notice what was happening tight now in as much detail as possible. From that came a sense of calm and a feeling of reconnecting with what was going on in the room at the time. The workshop was a great success. I even stuck in an exercise Id never tried before, one thats really designed to be used on one person I just modified it on the fly to work on 30 people :o) The question in my mind is whether Im honest with myself. Im telling myself that I dont need to suceed to enhance my chances of suceeding. That seems like cheating, somehow. But it works! Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related