Two situations that I found myself involved with today centered around the basic fundamental truth that people matter, and if you invest time and energy into them, you're bound to reap a generous reward. No coach leads a team towards a second=half comeback without first earning the trust and respect of his players before an inspirational halftime speech. Great things happen when people feel appreciated; people are empowered by compliments and recognition. Whether your trying to rally folks to back a cause, or attempting to create a new "norm" amongst the routine crowd, without the support and backing of all the members involved, all you're left with is wasted energy and disappointment.
People matter. Celebration and recognition matters. There's enough to sludge through in life; why not make the extra effort and put forth more energy doing the dirty work of complimenting the things "gone right" in the world?
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