Get the Most From Your Team, Validate

Get the Most from Your Team, Validate

January 22, 2009 in A Springboard for Your Professional Life, Videos with 2 Comments

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Thanks to Bill Seaver for putting me on to this.

The video is rather lengthy, but I think you’ll like it and it teaches a great lesson.

***Warning:There are a couple of mild expletives.

Here’s the link for those who are getting this via e-mail: Validate.

Clay’s comment made me want to come back to this post and add some validation. I’ve met some people who have really done this in my life and I don’t want to take them for granted. There are three guys in general who I think have a true gift for validating and affirming others. I have lots of great friends with lots of great abilities. However, I definitely don’t want to take for granted the ones who seem to go out of their way to lift me up.

Clay Gentry

Frederic Gray

Phillip Shumake (his website is coming soon so no link yet)

You guys are great. You’re amazing. You’re awesome. You give. I’m glad you’re my friends.

http://www.sharingthegoodnews.wordpress.com Clay Gentry

Thank you for sharing this Edwin. Your great! Your awesome! Your smart! And best of all Marita thinks you're good looking!

On a serious note: It's interesting that guy who had done all the validating had never been validated himself. This week we need to look at the people in our lives who build us up and return the compliments. Too often folks think they don't the validators in our lives don't need compliments since they are often the most upbeat people we know. Remember it's better to give than to receive.

Clay
http://edwincrozier.com Edwin Crozier

Clay, I just want you to know that you are one of the best validators I know. You push me to excel. And you have strong cheek bones.

Thanks for commenting. I'll try not to take you for granted anymore.