“Celebrate good times, come on!”

I’m so sorry for the ear worm. I really am and if you can get past it, I’ve got a question for you…

How often do you celebrate? If that feels like a strange question, it kind of is, actually. But there’s a method to my madness in asking it.

As a mindset coach and a person who totally geeks out on all things mindset-related, I’ve come to realize how helpful celebrating is when it comes to quieting that inner critic and creating a more positive mindset. And sadly, I don’t think we take much time to celebrate. Yours truly included. Here’s why…

WE ARE MUCH BETTER AT CALLING OUT “THE NEGATIVE”

“The truth is that everything that can be accomplished by showing a person when he’s wrong, ten times as much can be accomplished by showing him where he is right. The reason we don’t do it so often is that it’s more fun to throw a rock through a window than to put in a pane of glass.” — Robert T. Allen

It’s true. We’re much better at pointing out mistakes and flaws then we are at celebrating efforts. (We actually have negative bias to thank for that.)

So, rather than celebrate a project or goal completed, we move from that project or goal to the next. BUT…not without first taking a moment to point out all the things that didn’t work.