January Theme of the Month – Relaxing With My Work
Two weeks ago I did a theme of the week: “More Listening, Less Talking.” It forced me to really listen to what people are saying to me instead of interrupting people before they are done.
My main weakness during that week was that I really wanted to help people finish their sentences because I knew the word that they were trying to use, but couldn’t quite get out.
It was actually a little painful.
I decided to let people have their say and I was amazed by the experience. I tried to open up to each word. It became a meditation. There were a couple of times when I was talking to my Uncle and a friend that I zoned out and I was doing a little too much feeling and not enough listening, but I quickly snapped back so they didn’t even notice.
I realize that the theme of the week is nice, but a couple of readers suggested that I do a monthly theme and break it into focused weeks. So that’s what I’m doing.
Here’s the outline that I’m using…
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Theme of the Week – More Listening Less Talking
I’m changing up my Monday post to see if we can’t shake things up a little bit.
I’ve been struggling with 30 day challenges. They work well on tangible things like no sugar for thirty days, but when dealing with social aspects of work and our emotions, 30 days is just too long to focus. Especially for me. My ADD just kicks in and after a week I’m back to my normal routine.
So I’ve attempted a method that seems to work better for me. I have had a theme of the week for the past few weeks and it has worked well. My last theme was “relaxing my muscles at work.”
I wrote 3 sticky notes with that message and applied it in 3 locations:
1. My bathroom mirror.
2. Inside of my wallet.
3. My office desk.
That way there was always a reminder nearby.
This week my theme of the week is to do more listening instead of talking. I feel like lately I’ve been waiting for people to stop talking so that I can start talking.
Very bad habit.
So this week I’m doing more listening. I mean really listening with my ear drums, eyes, and thoughts. We’ll see how it goes.
I want it to be a more sensory experience instead of just trying to catch all the words and move on.
I’ll update you in the Hard, Fun and Beautiful post.
What about you? Have you ever thought about having a theme of the week?
Let me know in the comments section, what would be a good theme (personal or career development) that could help you become happier at work?
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