February 18, 2015, TGIW: Unhumping Hump Day…via Appreciation

“The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” –Oscar Wilde

Appreciation, on the one hand, means gratitude and thankful recognition. Yet, just as with property, it means the growth in value of something.

The cool thing is that we can actually be on the cause side of increasing the value of something vs. it just happening on its own.

Many of us have realized that our focus of attention on what we want to see more of, the experiences we most want to have, and the feelings and thoughts we most want to entertain (in our jobs, relationships, life) can bring more of those desired states about.

Similarly, when we look for what we can most appreciate in any area of our life, including our work and relationships, we actually increase the value of those aspects. We get what we proactively see, as opposed to simply seeing what we get.

Even if this isn’t the be all, end all [job, career, relationship, physical location, body, etc.], what one element of it can you focus on today to grow in value?

Appreciation allows us to be as close to be all, end all as we can until be all, end all comes…and it probably comes a lot faster than when we “be all” discontented with ourselves, others and life in general.

Got appreciation?

“By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you’ve achieved — and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses — you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.” — Jack Canfield