What’s the best good thing that’s been going on with you?
I was in Ed Foreman’s office the other day and during the course of the conversation he turned to me and said “What’s the best good thing that’s been going on with you?”
I’m sorry to say that I had to stop and think about the answer. Knowing Ed, I should not have been surprised by the question. You see, Ed teaches this in the Successful Life Course and in many of the CDs.
Most people ask “How are you?” or “How are things going?”
There are two types of answers to this question. The most common answer is “Fine, how are you?”, which really conveys no information at all. The other type of answer usually involves some long explanation of how bad things are going.
When you are asked “What’s the best good thing that’s been going on?” you first have to think of the GOOD things that are happening. Sadly, that’s not what we spend most of our time thinking about. Thinking about the good things in your life makes you feel better, and talking about good things makes for a positive conversation that lifts everybody’s spirits.
Ed even suggests that a weekly staff meeting begin with a “Good Things Report” where each attendee takes a minute or two to talk about the positive things, either personally or professionally, happening in that person’s life. This makes for a much more positive and productive meeting.
Aside from making you feel better at the time, this question makes you want to look for the good things as you go through your day to day life. I know that I’ll be talking with Ed again, and you can bet I will have good things to talk about.
Now I ask you the question…
What’s the best GOOD thing that’s been going on with you?
I work for a large company and just began my 3rd year with the same position. I am a public speaker for a school and I go to high schools everyday and talk about good decision making. I just found out that my boss has put me on probation and wants me to achieve certain goals at a level that basically says, “see ya.” Ironically, I had just been awarded an award at our national meeting last week for my prior years production, coming in second place in the nation for total new clients! Furthermore, I was offered a promotion by our President 2 months ago and decided that I liked my current position too much to take the higher salaried position. So, when I looked on our company site last night to see if the position was still available I noticed that my current job is up for grabs! Immediately, I began to mope and worry until I challenged myself to think of the funniest thing I could until I was hysterical with laughter. Since that moment, I have not thought negatively about the situation that I find myself but rather, spent the entire focused on my job and doing it better. Needless to say, today was the single most productive day that I’ve had since beginning this career 3 years ago. So, even though we don’t get to pick who comes into our lives and challenges us to be better people, we can always remember that whether we believe we can or believe we can’t, we’re right. Thanks to Ed, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Zig Ziglar, and most importantly, Myself, I can share this current opportunity with you all as the best good thing that’s been going on with me. As Zig would say, I’m supergood and getting better.
Cheers,
Cliff
kliph@ymail.com
Even though I am the only one that seems to be writing on this page, I’m going to share the outcome of the above story. Since I chose to think positively with a realisting view of the the world and not lower my energy to that of my superior or “boss”, I have been offered 2 promotions. 1 from my current employer as well as 1 from our competitor! I believed there was a good thing in the above situation and I did not take any other routes out of that until it became more and more of what I was thinking it could be. Now, I have to make a decision but one decision is already made and that is “I decide to decide. Life is for laughing, lovin’, and learnin’ not workin’, worrying, whining.” Try it, your gonna love it and you!
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Enjoying life 6 years post stroke.
Still speaking and conducting seminars
with Cavett’s picture looking down on me,