WOW! That’s GREAT!

I was working with a client the other day, he was saying that he decided to respond to his business partner, his kids, his wife, etc, with: Wow, that is GREAT! when they said anything to him that was the least bit negative. His business partner told him that she recently had a panic attack, his response: “Wow! That is GREAT, because your body is letting you know that there is something that YOU need to address that causing stress!”

I just loved whole concept. The realization that LIFE IS HAPPENING FOR us not TO US! … even the tough stuff. What if rather than seeing it is BAD, we flipped it too find the opportunity for greatness and gratitude and growth in every situation that is.

So in this new fresh perspective, we get to CHOOSE to how we will respond to all that happens TO us… and we get CHOOSE if we want to take full responsibility for the opportunity before us or if we want to become a victim of the challenging situation. It is a choice.

It might seem sort of Poly-Anna-ish… maybe? This particular guy is a tough, smart, hustler, committed to his personal and professional growth and also a rock star of a business man. So for him to come out with this approach to life brought me complete joy. And just to be clear, doing this all the time might not be the best practice because we also need to balance our response with some empathy and compassion. But sprinkle a tad of both into your conversations and wow, it’s a game changer!

When we are able to have a conversation with those in our circle, and we bring out the opportunities in our tough situations and we can have empathy we are truly being a change maker in the world and serving those around us well.

(This is why I love this work, these deeper conversations bring me joy, so grateful for the opportunity to walk with people on their personal and professional growth journey.)