Is your Say: Do ratio a perfect one (1)

How often do your kids come to you and tell you that you are the best person or as my daughter puts it "Best dad in the world"?

I am sure kids (at least while they are young, say that often). I truly cherish these moments, not only because my daughter is saying so, but because as per experts, our brains are wired in a way that these adjectives release hormones that gives us a happy feeling.

One day, I paused and started analyzing the pattern on when my daughter complements me with the “Best Dad” award and when she just lends me a simple "Thank You". I concluded that Thank You is an etiquette which we taught her (like most of us) for expressing gratitude i.e. when I do something for her, but whenever I keep a promise and exceed her expectations, I get the coveted "Best Dad" award. I happen to bring this up during my conversation with one of my colleagues and he mentioned the term "Say: Do" ratio to me, which I was able to dwell further (thanks to google) at length. I was thrilled because now I had a simple philosophy to take with me elsewhere.

Why am I telling this story, starting that day onwards, I made a goal for myself to score a perfect 1 in my Say: Do ratio at work and my personal life. It is a very simple concept, whenever you commit to someone, be it your leadership, client, your team, or even family/friends for that matter, everyone feels grateful if you honor your commitment. No matter how big or small a commitment is, the mere fact that you took time to meet your commitment puts you in the other person's “Best person ever” category.

I agree, the concept is simple, but keeping a goal for yourself to score a perfect 1 is very ambitious, but it’s a habit, once you start achieving this lucrative target, you will commit carefully but when you do commit, your mind will be wired to fulfill it. Remember, the Say: Do ratio applies everywhere and is a key to success in your professional as well as personal life. So, what's your Say: DO ratio :-)