Celebrate your communication successes: Boost self-confidence and motivation?

Over the years, I've come to understand the significance of celebrating communication successes. It's not about boasting but recognizing growth. In my journey, I've faced various challenges that required effective communication. Celebrating these wins, big or small, has been a source of motivation and self-confidence. It's a way of shifting my focus from mistakes to strengths, nurturing personal and professional development. Communication is not just a skill; it's a continuous journey of improvement.

By recognizing your milestones, whether big or small, you reinforce a growth mindset that encourages continuous improvement. Sharing these successes with your network can also inspire others to enhance their own communication skills. Furthermore, celebrating your achievements doesn't just boost your self-confidence; it reinforces a positive feedback loop, motivating you to tackle challenges head-on and strive for further excellence in your interactions.

In addition, one is encourage to honor the “positive and negative” in communication due to the fact that there is valuable information in both and we are acknowledging the Universal Laws always working with us.

Why celebrate your communication successes? Because you're awesome! Recognizing and celebrating your wins boosts your self-confidence, motivation, and overall well-being. It's like a high-five for your soul!

Recognizing and celebrating communication successes can significantly boost self-confidence and motivation. Here’s how I do it: Acknowledge Wins: I take time to acknowledge when I’ve effectively communicated, whether it’s a successful presentation or a meaningful conversation. Reflect on Growth: I reflect on my progress over time, celebrating how far I’ve come in my communication skills. Share Successes: Sharing my communication achievements with peers and mentors not only boosts my confidence but also encourages others. Set New Goals: Celebrating successes motivates me to set new communication goals, fostering continuous improvement. By celebrating these wins, I’ve found greater confidence and motivation in my professional journey.

It may sound weird, but after every successful conversation, I later repeat the best lines I spoke and then react myself to them, such as laughing at myself on a joke I cracked, making remarks like, "Wow! How wonderfully I expressed myself there." In a way, I celebrate them by reliving them. This never fails to instills positivity and confidence to ace my future communications. However, once the rush of celebration is past me, I do take a mental note of what the other person liked, how I could have avoided awkward pauses, where I could have expressed things even better, etc. But let celebration be just that...celebration. Make your own ways to reward youself. I know mine was a slightly (just slightly) crazy, but you surely can do better.

One thing I've found helpful is reflecting on the positive emotions tied to communication successes. Sharing these wins can inspire others too. Contrary to privacy, public celebration can motivate and foster camaraderie. I disagree with keeping successes private. Sharing them with friends, family, or colleagues not only amplifies the joy but also motivates and teaches others. A real-life example is a professional team celebrating a successful client presentation. The team shared challenges and strategies, strengthening their bond. A team lunch and tokens of appreciation further boosted morale and communication growth.

How to celebrate your communication successes? Get creative! Treat yourself to a little dance party, indulge in your favourite treat, or simply bask in the glow of your achievements. You deserve it!

Oooh there are many possibilities! Things like: setting a boundary; pausing before speaking; calling a break in a conversation if you get dysregulated instead of pushing through; asking for a need to be met and having it met; asking to have another go to repair on a topic that you've had over and over in the past; asking more questions to ensure understanding; catching yourself when going into assumptions

Think of those moments when you nailed that presentation, aced that tough conversation, or connected with someone in a meaningful way. Each interaction where you felt heard, understood, or made an impact counts as a success worth celebrating!

A common thing that people tend to overlook is how other people take the communication we give. A very quick and easy way to see your communication successes is to watch how people take the advice we give. This communication can sometimes be formal (e.g. training, meetings or presentations) or informal (e.g. mentoring, guidance, or co-working).

One of my greatest communication successes has been to share openly and transparently about my life, especially my failures. Opening up about failure and how I overcame it, what I learned from it, teaches others that it’s ok to be human, and to feel empowered to be vulnerable about their own failures. My greatest success has come from my biggest failure! Embrace it!

We as people tend to focus on the negative in most situations and tend to be harder on ourselves then on others. One small set back can tend to hold us back or make us doubt our abilities. By having regular reflection time, we can change how we think so that we can acknowledge what did not go well and look ahead to how we can improve for next time. One thing that I have found helpful is to remember to celebrate the little things and incorporate someone else. For example if I am working with someone and showing them how to do a task, I can relate my success in how effectively I communicated that topic to how well they did. By doing this I am taking the time to recognize both them and myself in that situation