What it means to be committed

 I attended the Essex long service awards, this is a great event that celebrates colleagues who have stayed loyal to Essex for a substantial period of time (in one colleagues case being part of the industry for over 42 Years). I was honored to attend and it was an absolute pleasure to host a table and see individuals recognised for the commitment that they have shown not only themselves, but more importantly, to others alongside their colleagues. We must remember partners who also get up in the early hours of the morning or wait up late for their loved one to return home again. Often our partners are the forgotten force that  support and stand directly behind us.

 

We regularly celebrate as a company which is great news and deservedly so, as celebrating success is part of a company's culture. It also reflects a positive response that we drive to gain positive reactions from, rather than the negatives.  Life and work is far more enjoyable if it is positively reinforced. 

1. To learn and adapt:

To recognise what’s working well and why, and if there is something that you can take from it-why not inspire or replicate in other actions and goals. So basically you can do more of it!

2. Developing a success mindset:

 A large part of success is about your state of mind – so it’s about having a successful mindset and cultivating it. Focus on what you’ve accomplished, rather than a never-ending list of to do's.  Celebrate every success, no matter how small the win, this will balance and develop a strong successful mindset.  Celebrate and be proud of yourself!

 

3. Motivation:

Motivation is also connected to mindset – because we are motivated to succeed. So give yourself as many opportunities to be successful as you can.  Notice the small accomplishments along the way. If you break your goals down into milestones, actions, your steps are more achievable and completing small steps helps builds up to big ones. 

4. Feeling good:

One of the best reasons to celebrate success is simply that it feels good.  We’re driven to make changes in our lives because we want to feel better, be happier and feel good.  Success triggers the happy neurons in our brains. When we anticipate achieving something or we achieve it – and it feels good, so we want more of it.

5. Sharing success:

Share success, it creates team spirit! Recognise your own success and others will too.

 Congrats to everyone once again.