{"id":3202,"date":"2021-11-30T18:34:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T02:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/?p=3202"},"modified":"2021-11-30T18:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T02:34:28","slug":"count-your-thank-yous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/count-your-thank-yous\/","title":{"rendered":"Count Your Thank Yous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" data-attachment-id=\"3203\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/count-your-thank-yous\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?fit=2000%2C1206&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1206\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?fit=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?resize=1024%2C617&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pexels-nikita-nikitin-10102317.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another trick for filling up our gas tanks when we&#8217;re feeling slow to make stuff&#8230; Look at the good things we&#8217;ve done for others. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scot.fun\/damentals\/is-your-entertainment-mission-small-enough\/\">mission<\/a> is generous. Our motivation is to give something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If someone does something for us, often all we have to do is thank them and let them know how much it helped &#8212; especially with a followup. So much of life is journeys with no end, that when we see the results of something we do, it can be super exciting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can look thru<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> &#8216;thank you&#8217; notes<\/li><li>evidence of past projects<\/li><li>yelp reviews of ourselves<\/li><li>photos of work \/ moments<\/li><li>emails of happy clients<\/li><li>whatever<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stuff that reminds us that we have done good work. It doesn&#8217;t even hafta be repeatable work or related to what we&#8217;ll do next. The idea is to brighten us up, reconnect us with the unburdened feeling of forward momentum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a part of me that feels like looking at the good things people have said about me is feeding my ego, but really it&#8217;s not. It&#8217;s a chance to feed the fire that keeps me giving more. It&#8217;s a connection, rather than an isolation. Let&#8217;s do it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another trick for filling up our gas tanks when we&#8217;re feeling slow to make stuff&#8230; Look at the good things we&#8217;ve done for others. Our mission is generous. Our motivation is to give something. 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