I want to acknowledge everyone who comes to this blog! That’s because it means you have an interest in using this powerful tool and in helping to make the world better for it. What I love about the tool of acknowledgment is that it is free, always accessible, available and useful. There is no software to install, no updates to be made. It is just right there for each one of us to use and to make a profound difference in the lives of those we interact with. What we all need to learn to do better is to get the acknwowledgments that flit through our minds from our brains to our mouths. I spend quite a lot of time in my webinars going over this “trick” — if you start paying attention, you will be astonished at how many people you acknowledge in your mind during a day, without delivering these nuggets of gold to them. Now why don’t we deliver them? I hear as the number one reason, “I’m too busy” or “They’re too busy and I don’t want to distract them.” That is really just an excuse, though, and we need to learn to deliver them anyway. As long as the acknowledgments are heartfelt and authentic, they will have a profound effect both on the person you are acknowledging and on yourself! Try it! And if you want to learn some tricks for doing this and some obstacles to be aware of, you can join me in one of my free webinars on this wonderful subject. Go to: http://iil.com/webinars/power_of_acknowledgment.asp .
I sincerely believe that acknowledgments can repair the world, one person at a time. Those who explore this power can help establish an Age of Acknowledgment that can equal the Age of Enlightenment in terms of the changes it brings about. So let’s have some fun and make a huge difference where we work, in our families and just as we go about our daily routines with the people we don’t know by name but who serve us well. Let them know that you appreciate that they know your coffee order by heart. Or that they greet you so nicely when you come into your office building. Or that they smile so pleasantly on your bus or train when you come on board. It makes a difference to us, and we can make a difference to these people by acknowledging them.