After reading the “Go Giver”, Julie Steinman (our newest Mavidean doing NextGen work at Gailey) brought me a copy of “How Full is Your Bucket”.
I thought I would share a quick summary of the book since it was all about attitude. A quick summary won’t do it justice, but maybe I can entice you to read it….
The core concept in the book is that we all have an invisible bucket and an invisible dipper. When we do something positive for someone else, we are filling their bucket and our bucket in turn is filled. When we are negative to someone, we dip some out of their bucket and our bucket goes down as well.
The book is an excellent reminder of how interconnected all of our little experiences in life are. It is also a great reminder of the fact that we should be filling other people’s buckets every day.
The author has some great stories about himself and growing up around a family that filled his bucket and kept him from despair when he faced a major health issue as a child.
The book also gives some day to day practical things to do to fill other’s buckets and little ways of judging yourself and your progress on filling buckets.
The book definitely made me think more about the little interactions every day and how I need to choose to fill other’s buckets with every phone call, email, social interaction, etc. that I have.
I am amazed sometimes at the response I get during a phone call or a lunch order or any other quick interaction by just taking a quick few seconds to make a joke or smile or even just use the person’s first name.
I am challenging myself to do this more. Even when I don’t think I have time, I need to slow down and talk to the other person the way I think they would like me to.
Make it a point to fill someone’s bucket today. Make them laugh. Make them smile. Just let them know that you are proud of them.
In order to start my day off right, I will try to fill some buckets right now.
As I look at Mavidea and what the future holds, what the past has been and what we accomplish any and every day, I am proud. Not of myself, but of you. Each and every one of you. You make me proud. Proud to say I am a Mavidean, too. Proud to talk to others about the work we do for clients. Proud of all the lives we touch every day.
I may not say that enough, but it is true.
I am proud of YOU.
