What’s Gone Well Today? ®
Here’s an easy way to recognize others… and in turn change how we look at our day, and our life.
When has someone made your day with the service they’ve given, or something they’ve said or done for you? Sharing these moments may inspire others. They lift the spirit!
On another note asking someone What’s Gone Well Today? ®, becomes life-changing. Conversations have a fresh, inspiring perspective.
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The wisdom that can be drawn from students, in this case, a grade 11 from Oak Bay. I asked him how he is already standing out. He shared this wonderful example of helping a student though peer tutoring, who improved from a C+ to an A+ math score. He was so specific that others could replicate. (Travelers are interested in the stories.. without sketching people out. So I didn’t include his face in the video.)
An HR need was met by sharing a brief description of the type of fashion model their company needed. The need was spread around quickly to a couple of her direct contacts, and they in turn put out the word… and a surprising bounty of models with great attitude, came forward within a day.
I just returned from my daily walk to the ocean and being a Traveler in Your Own Town I had a wonderful discovery.. I met the most interesting lady. She was walking a dog and she caught me at the Cook Street Hop Scotch just as I landed on the Smile square! Her comment was well done and you are smiling as well. I took the opportunity to have a conversation. She had just returned from Nepal where she had spent the most enriching 7 years being a administrator for a monastery. A 12-14 hr day filled with ghost writing English speeches on top of numerous other necessary tasks. Now, here she is back in Victoria dog sitting for 3 months. She had given up all her worldly goods to go to Nepal and almost 65 she is back with nothing and rebuilding. She had the most calm and peaceful energy a worry in the world so it seemed. My life feels richer
For the first time in 7 years I was able/ chose to take the 15x bus across town to #greendrinksvictoria .I had two remarkable conversations in that time. One with a first year writing student. I asked how she dealt with the ego challenge of having her writing critiqued all the time. “What is a key to your resilience?’ Her solution: Do a lot of writing for yourself. In a journal, or on small pieces of paper. That writing is personal and safe. I told her what a cool solution that was… She said she’d write that down.
As she was getting off the bus she introduced herself.. Another unforgettable moment with a thoughtful, quiet stranger sitting beside me on the bus.
Sharing “life’ together
Curiosity at the Vancouver harbour opens up amazing connections and resources that ended up tying in perfectly with her son’s university research paper.
Standing at the ATM a young man walks in and starts making a deposit. He inhales and exhales a huge yawn. I look over and suggest maybe it had been a rough day. He is tired because he works as a landscaper and much of what he is doing these days is preparation for winter. His father was a gardener and he described himself as a nature lover. For the most part he describes for me how much he enjoys creating beautiful gardens and special places for people to enjoy their homes exterior environment. This young man is self employed and tells me the best part of being your own boss is having control. I know a lot of folks who can relate to this. Being a Traveler in Your Own Town offers opportunity to appreciate other peoples lives.
Christopher Bowers
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