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Hey Reader! 👋Happy Monday! In Louisville, the Kentucky Derby is THE event of the year. I'm not a huge fan of horse racing, but I am of JOY, and this clip of Cherie Devaux, the first female trainer to win the KY Derby is everything I had my own joyful moment on Tuesday after delivering my "Fire Your Unreliable Narrator: Brain-based Strategies for Happier Workdays" to the 440 public healthcare workers gathered in Lexington for their biannual conference. I did my prep work. I knew the burnout and other mental challenges these practitioners faced when caring for others. I stood on the raised platform at the front of the ballroom with ease and flow, ready to pour into those who spend their workdays pouring into others. I left the stage for the final exercise, walking among the tables, taking in the smiles, laughter, and tears as people spoke their heartfelt words of appreciation to their tablemate. I invited them to say hello, hanging out at the front of the ballroom after I spoke. A handful of people came by to share their appreciation with me for my message. It was the woman who said, "I needed to hear that. I can't thank you enough," who had me jumping for joy inside like Cherie Devaux. Reader, I know that you may not have a glorious, victorious moment today, but I believe you have the opportunity to create one for someone else with your own heartfelt words of appreciation. Whether you send a text, email, hand-written note, or say it in person, you can make someone feel like a KY Derby winner with your words of appreciation. The formula is easy: be specific, genuine, and tell them how they have positively impacted you. That's it. Nothing fancy and difficult. So, go ahead. Permission given to make someone a winner today with your words. Start the ripple, and you will find yourself feeling more joyful, too. P.S.If you are looking for someone to positively energize your room, whether it's 10 or 100 people, I'd love to help you out. Just hit reply, and we'll grab a few minutes to talk. Have a joyful week! |
​Rita Ernst, Positivity Influencer
My weekly emails are for you if you want a transformational SHOT OF POSITIVITY that makes you think, gets you laughing, and sparks a positive change. Start each week inspired.
Hey Reader! 👋 What happens when the "logical" path leads to a dead end? In this week's episode of The Story I'm Telling Myself Podcast with Rita Ernst we uncovered these valuable nuggets you need to hear. .Insight 1: Choose the Life, Not the Job One of the most striking "gems" from the conversation was guest Ann Njoroge’s shift from seeking a successful career to seeking a successful life. She argued that most people choose a job and then try to fit their life around it, but she reversed the...
Hey Reader! 👋 Yesterday's live podcast interview with Monique Helstrom was fire 🔥. She laid out a master roadmap for recognizing, owning, and transforming the choices you make that create and maintain the unwellness that will eventually lead to burnout or breakdown. Monique's best advice: Stop performing and start being. Most of us are carrying a "shame backpack" filled with the stones of every minor mistake we’ve ever hidden. We’ve been conditioned to believe our worth is tied strictly to...
Hey Reader! 👋 I've been taking a bit of a summer break, then I friend reminded me that I have this awesome weekly podcast and if nothing else I should share some tidbit with you. Today my guest, Mike Dwyer, gave two pieces of advice for transformative personal growth: Start every day by doing one thing your afraid of Actively seek feedback Reader, we've spoken before about how growth happens when we get out of our comfort zone. Mike takes this idea further by giving yourself the intentional...