I love it when I open my email client and find a reply from you, or someone else who's read one of my emails*.
It makes me feel ... NICE.
NICE!
Nice?
Hmm ...
Nice is one of a dozen correct words, but it's weak.
So let me try again.
💬
💬
💬
Got it.
Your emails are NOURISHING.
Like sunshine.
And fresh vegetables.
And ... dare I say it ... crab salad!
Or a smile from a loved one.
Or from a stranger.
Or a boss.
I don't know if snakes and crabs need "positive feedback" to help them grow.
But ... I do.
Most humans do.
Encouragement.
Validation.
Caring.
Positive feedback, wordless-smiles, a pat on the back - they're the fuel that keeps (many of) us going, and growing.
Take a look at the 3 sigmoid curves in the diagram below:
People like me, we tend to focus on the exciting part of the diagram:
- the brick walls,
- the inflexion points,
- the moments when we shed our skins or come out of our shells.
But, it's the boring parts - the every day nourishment - that keep us growing.
Without it ... we never grow enough to bump up against those brick walls.
Take care,
Clarke - who'd love you to hit reply!
- You probably don't realise this, but you're in good company - over 3K birds-of-a -feather read my wee notes each day.
- I'm soooo glad you don't all reply at once, though, because my head would 🤯.
