Spotlight on Inspiration

Three Quick Ideas to Help Make Your Day a Bit Brighter ☀️

Years ago, I had to rebuild after a devastating business failure.

Those of you who have gone through this yourself know that you need to overcome several logistical and emotional issues before recovering from such an event.

I needed time to reflect not only on my business practices but also on myself. With that time I was able to pull the pieces together and start to grow something new.

I made a career pivot from manufacturing and distribution in the medical industry to digital marketing and content creation.

The crazy thing was that my skills from a completely unrelated industry helped me make the pivot by sharing my experience and views.

People found this information helpful and asked for more assistance.

The bottom line is, sharing your experience and expertise can help open doors.

Below are some of the more popular pieces of advice that people found to be the most helpful in their experience:

How strong is your team?

Are all on board with the mission?

• Can everyone on your team communicate with customers in a way the makes them feel appreciated? Respected? Valued? Heard?

• Do the members of your Team feel appreciated? Respected? Valued? Heard?
  

Little things are actually big things.

Your ability to nurture and manage your culture is paramount to your overall success.

How you share your culture with the world is a big part of how quickly you get there and how long you stay.

Who inspires you?

I believe inspiration can be found everywhere in everyday experiences, and in business, they can be found in your teammates, clients ... and even your competition.

The major take away is to be looking for it.

So think for a moment ...

🤣 Who makes you laugh?

🤔 Who pushes you to do better? Dig deeper?

😊 Who causes you to stand a little taller and believe in yourself?

🎯 Mention them below to give them that well-earned thank you.

Making the smallest of acknowledgements can have a profoundly positive impact on someone’s day. Just think what could happen if you made it a point to say thank you to someone every day.

How early is too early to instill confidence in our children?

This precious face made me smile and the thought that the message being shared is a game-changer, particularly when it’s delivered to children ... early and often ... made that smile last.

Backgrounds are varied, opportunities aren’t distributed equally, but commitment, focus, and consistent action wins in a multitude of circumstances.

And when children believe these things ... magic happens.

Choosing to learn from failure, yes. Dwelling on the past, no.

We all have today and the efforts we choose to put forth in these 24 hours.

Where your focus and energy goes, determines your overall results. Your time and how you choose to spend it matters ... a lot... choose wisely.

Do you have a quote, comment or insight that could help brighten someone else’s day? Please share it with us below and thank you for helping make the world a better place. 🙂

The Moving Forward Newsletter is a bi-weekly advice column by Kim Peterson Stone, the CEO of Linkability.us where we give you a peek behind the curtains into what it takes to put together campaigns that help you grow your business and career on LinkedIn and in Real Life. 

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