The house is quiet. It’s the beginning of Day 7 of my 30 day Affirmations Anthem practice a la what Jon Acuff recommends in his latest book, “Soundtracks.” I decided to blog every day on my experiment to notice what changes, shifts and A HA moments arrive along with my intentional thought practice.
Today is for the VBS music setlist, buying overalls at the farm supply store to wear as my VBS get up, and getting loose VBS ends tied up before tomorrow.
“I am the CEO of Me and I am the best boss.” THis is number four on the list of affirmations. I don’t immediately resonate with this sentence because CEO is a fancy business term and my business prowess is much much smaller than that. But I took it on a walk with me yesterday morning when it really was feeling like summer over here and it helped me better unpack how to use this thought in my favor.
I’m in charge of me and since I am the best boss/supervisor/agent for my own life, it means I do things for myself that help the company. I set myself up for success. The best boss makes sure I’m getting time off, getting rewarded and acknowleged for my good work, creating an environment where people are asking questions and finding solutions, helping me be my most creative and productive self, seeing how I’m an asset to the greater mission of the team. That’s what my imaginary best boss does.
So that means I should be doing those things for myself. I don’t get in the way, I don’t withold, I don’t judge, pre-judge/ post-judge. I let it play out and understand there’s learning and processing to be done. I work hard and I get to have fun. A strong, healthy, mentally clear employee is a good employee. I’m the CEO of Me and i AM the best boss. See you tomorrow!