Announcements:
I will remind you, that you are all invited to write in with topic suggestions. You know, things that are going on in your life right now, or questions you might have, or ideas that you think other guys would benefit from hearing about.
To send me your ideas you can contact me through the website, or you can write an email to: alf@beingbetter.men
For those of you who have indicated your desire to be on the launch team for the new book, very soon I will be starting the private Facebook group, so be on the lookout for an invitation to join that group when I get it started.
Real quick for anyone who doesn’t know what I’m talking about…I’m putting together a book that is a compilation of all the Wednesday stories I’ve told on the podcast.
I’m trying to make the kind of book that people will enjoy reading for generations. The kind of book that people can read to their children, so that everyone can benefit from the lessons learned in these stories, while being entertained at the same time.
It’s coming together really well, I’m getting pretty excited about it. Since I’m self publishing the book I am assembling a launch team to help me get it off the ground. So if you are interested in being a part of that just write me at the email address I mentioned earlier and I’ll put you on the list as well.
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CHANGING HABITS…
I want you to think back to a time, anytime in your life when someone said something nice to you. It could be anything, like someone telling you “good job”, or someone telling you that you look nice. Think about a time when you received a positive acknowledgment that let you know someone else appreciated you.
Remember how it felt? It feels pretty good when someone else notices our efforts and lets us know. A simple kind word from someone can turn our whole day around, make us feel a bit lighter, and happy. Especially if we are not expecting or looking for it.
With that in mind, something I have struggled with my whole life is remembering to do that for other people. Some of you may have no problem with this at all, but I know there are a lot of men like me, who do, and that’s what I want to talk about today. I think this is mostly a man problem…I don’t know many women who deal with this issue.
It’s not that I consciously withhold praise and recognition from anyone…not at all. My problem, and maybe yours too, is that even when I notice something that is worthy of praise and recognition I talk about it in my own head…but for some reason it often doesn’t make it’s way out of my mouth where it can do some...
