Lift the trophy with both hands so everyone who carried you can see their share of it.
GRATITUDE
WHAT THIS MEANS
No result belongs to one person, and the moment of winning is when that is easiest to forget. Everyone who trained with you, covered for you, drove you there and lost to you in practice is standing somewhere in that room. Holding it up so they can see their part is not humility for show. It is an accurate description of what happened.
Name people out loud when you are the one being congratulated. Say what they did rather than thanking the group in general. Shared credit costs nothing and is remembered a great deal longer than the win.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Who deserves a share of the last thing you won?
MORE IN GRATITUDE & PRESENCE
- That chipped mug, that faded hat, that dented bike. Objects with stories are worth more than objects with price tags.
- Being grateful doesn’t mean pretending it’s fine. It means refusing to let the bad part be the only part you count.
- You don’t need a holiday to throw a small party. Finished a tough week? That’s the occasion.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.