Welcome to the 50th episode of The Forward Thinking Podcast. Our guest today is THE original guest from episode one, Keynote Speaker Ryan Avery. Ryan has been partnering with FCCS for the Go From A Leader to THE Leader Online Strategic Communications Program and is THE Keynote Speaker at many of the FCCS conferences. Today we're talking about celebrating! Celebrating success can happen in the face of adversity or failure, it can highlight appreciation for hard work, serve as a morale booster, and help foster an excellent team culture. Together Stephanie and Ryan discuss the value of celebrating, the power of storytelling, and the importance of expressing gratitude to your team for not only the work they accomplish but the effort they put into it along the way.
Episode Insights Include:
Being THE
There are key differences between being 'a' and being 'the'.
Do you want to work for a company or THE company?
Do you want a job, or do you want THE job?
When you focus on being THE, your life changes forever. It becomes more fulfilling, more exciting, and more resilient.
The simplicity of THE creates a simple but powerful mind shift.
The definition of THE is going to be different for everyone.
The power of celebrating success
Celebrating is simply acknowledging something along the way.
Don't wait until the end to recognize the work that has already happened.
Celebrating helps you acknowledge that you are actively participating, rather than sitting on the sidelines.
Celebrating through storytelling
The three F's of storytelling can help you acknowledge your success in an effective way.
Fear, family, and failures can connect you with others on a more meaningful level.
People like to hear stories about people who are trying, whether or not they succeed.
Sharing personal experiences will encourage others to try as well.
Storytelling increases connections, especially when names are attached to the stories.
Creating a culture of acknowledgement and success
Don't wait until something is finished to celebrate it.
Communication itself will never change, but methods of communication will continue to change.
Three R's can help refine a celebration –reflect on what is working and what isn't, reject anything that is clearly not working, and renew a commitment to continue what is working.
Evolve, grow, and learn together by opening another box instead of thinking outside the box.
Expressing gratitude for your team
Recognize all that you have to be grateful for and express that gratitude regularly.
Visit disappointment, but don't live there. Live in gratitude.
Don't let one thing ruin everything.
Consider living in an "and" world, not an "or" world. You and your team can be happy and sad at the same time.
Measuring and quantifying success
Success should be defined by each individual.
A clear definition of success makes it easy to set boundaries about what you are willing to do.
Your definition of success can help you make decisions.
Contentment is not the opposite of ambition, it is a state of being that everyone is trying to achieve.
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