Five ways to celebrate success
“Talk to yourself about your successes; be sure you are recognising your own accomplishments, no matter how small they may be..”
If you’re a regular visitor to my blog, then you may have read my previous post on why it’s important to celebrate success (even though it’s something that I struggle to do myself!). For some reason, I often find it easier to recognise other people’s accomplishments than my own, as I tend to look at what I’ve done in terms of how it could have been better, or what I could have done differently.
But celebrating our successes - however big or small - is really valuable (and it can be quite fun too!). It helps us to:
Stay focused and motivated towards our goals
Acknowledge what is working well
Shake off our own limiting beliefs
Build self-esteem
Grow and develop as individuals (or members of a team).
It’s not always easy, but I’m getting better at celebrating my successes in life. Which is a good job, because lately there’s been quite a lot to celebrate. I’ve moved house and decorated my new place just how I wanted it; I’ve finished my book, Untangled (which, after years of work, will be on bookshelves by November 28!); my daughter is now happily settled at uni; and I’m still running a growing leadership development business.
How you choose to celebrate your successes is 100% up to you. Just make sure that you do it in a way that means something to you.
If you’re still looking for inspiration, here are my five top tips for celebrating success:
Gift-giving: this might mean treating yourself to that new designer bag you’ve had your eye on, or simply buying yourself a freshly baked pastry for breakfast. Whatever it is, just treat yourself!
Random acts of kindness: showing kindness towards yourself is harder for most of us than showing kindness to other people. But now is a great time to start. Celebrate your success by making yourself a special lunch, indulging in a bubble-bath, or treating yourself to an extra hour in bed at the weekend.
Quality time: this can look however you want it to, from taking a long lunch-break and treating yourself to a table at your favourite Italian, to booking a weekend away with someone special, giving yourself an hour of ‘me-time’ with a cup of tea and piece of cake, or just binge-watching Bridgerton (again!). Whatever it is, make sure you spend some quality time on yourself, doing whatever you want to do.
Words of affirmation: from Post-its with inspirational messages, to writing yourself a letter to congratulate yourself on what you’ve achieved, why not put it in writing?
Touch: if you don’t feel like hugging anyone else, then why not give yourself a hug? Failing that, book yourself a massage or facial!
In my new book, Untangled: a practical and inspirational guide to change we choose and change we don’t, I take a closer look at how our ‘love language’ - the things that make us feel valued and cared for - affects the way we celebrate our success.
Order your copy of Untangled today, to find out more about why celebrating success matters, and learn some useful tools to help you get started.
