Instead of the sports cliché of hitting hard early, start your day with a "moment of yes" where you quickly hit people with kindness. Hug someone, tell a coworker you love them, hold a door. See what happens.
Good morning, everyone. Here is your moment of yes for today. Now, in sports, whether it's football or soccer, lacrosse, hockey, physical sports like that, you know, you'll often hear coaches encourage their players to, you know, to kind of hit someone early. You know, when the game starts, engage, whether it's the kickoff or opening play, is to really engage physically with the other player. Or the other team immediately. And the idea is, is the quicker you sort of engage and you get past any nerves, any apprehension, and it just gets you sort of mentally set and it sets the tone for you to be, you know, involved in the game, to get over any fears or nerves. And that idea totally makes sense because it's that anticipation of that first hit or that first contact which can cause a lot of A lot of anxiety or stress or just nervousness for an athlete. So today, your moment of yes today is not to hit someone. I'm not encouraging anyone to hit or engage as quickly as possible. It's the opposite. So your moment of yes for today is how quickly can you connect with someone in an affectionate, compassionate, kind way? So you're going to hit them with kindness as quickly as possible. How quickly can you give someone a hug? How quickly can you compliment someone? How quickly can you do something for someone that is going to set the tone for you getting past any discomfort you have with engaging with someone in a positive, kind way? And so you're going to, you know, how quickly can you hold a door? Whatever it is, engage as quickly as possible. If a child has come into your room, give them a hug. Tell them that you love them. If you're seeing this at work or in a public place, Now you have to have some fun with that. So that's your moment of yes for today is how quickly can you hit them with kindness? Have fun everyone. Let me know what happens. Have a great day.
