Comments on: Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/ Coach Tom Volkar on pursuing work life freedom Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:48:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Because Spring Is the Time of Love | Delightful Work http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-446 Because Spring Is the Time of Love | Delightful Work Thu, 22 May 2008 03:01:59 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-446 [...] by Tom Volkar at 7:29 am under Life Works, Uncategorized In my last post I wrote about celebration. Now I’d like to celebrate a success story of one of the people I coach. About a year ago, Bill [...]

[...] by Tom Volkar at 7:29 am under Life Works, Uncategorized In my last post I wrote about celebration. Now I’d like to celebrate a success story of one of the people I coach. About a year ago, Bill [...]

]]> By: Work Happy Now! » 5 Smurf-tastic Tips to Work Like a Great Team http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-352 Work Happy Now! » 5 Smurf-tastic Tips to Work Like a Great Team Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:40:42 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-352 [...] were always celebrating. This cool article about celebrating was written by Tom Volkar at Delightful Work. We need to celebrate our wins and flops. Yes our [...]

[...] were always celebrating. This cool article about celebrating was written by Tom Volkar at Delightful Work. We need to celebrate our wins and flops. Yes our [...]

]]> By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-365 Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:49:18 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-365 Kenneth you make a fine point. There is nothing self-centered about being all that you are and letting others know about it. Evelyn - strut on! That's a wonderful picture and mantra. Fawn I love the Tolle point. Celebration is recognizing the goodness within us and rejoicing because of it.

Kenneth you make a fine point. There is nothing self-centered about being all that you are and letting others know about it.

Evelyn - strut on! That’s a wonderful picture and mantra.

Fawn I love the Tolle point. Celebration is recognizing the goodness within us and rejoicing because of it.

]]> By: Because Spring Is the Time of Love « Delightful Work http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-364 Because Spring Is the Time of Love « Delightful Work Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:29:07 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-364 [...] Delightful Work For those in active pursuit of work life happiness « Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often [...]

[...] Delightful Work For those in active pursuit of work life happiness « Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often [...]

]]> By: Fawn http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-363 Fawn Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:33:26 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-363 Tom, I loved this because, Tom, you know that this is my weak spot. My mantra is "How"? How do i do it? This is my strength with my clients but my own Achilles heal. A line in Robert Frost's poem "Mending Wall" reads: "something there is that doesn't love a wall." That line came to mind but a bit changed: "something there is that doesn't love the self." It seems that celebrating is about self-love, which is foundational to good relationships which are vital to successful personal and business life and that 'self-loving' looks like gets confused with ego-serving but it's not, it is a necessary component for delightful life..and work (smiling). Here's another quote that I find amazing: "goodness can't be accomplished by TRYING to be good, but by enjoying the goodness that is already within you" (author unknown, I think it's Eckart Tolle) OK, so how does everyone 'celebrate' themselves and their goodness? Here's my post about 13 ways to Celebrate More Often. I could only come up with 8 -- can anyone help me out? http://fawnachang.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/13-ways-to-celebrate-more-often/

Tom,

I loved this because, Tom, you know that this is my weak spot. My mantra is “How”? How do i do it? This is my strength with my clients but my own Achilles heal.
A line in Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall” reads: “something there is that doesn’t love a wall.” That line came to mind but a bit changed: “something there is that doesn’t love the self.”

It seems that celebrating is about self-love, which is foundational to good relationships which are vital to successful personal and business life and that ’self-loving’ looks like gets confused with ego-serving but it’s not, it is a necessary component for delightful life..and work (smiling).

Here’s another quote that I find amazing:

“goodness can’t be accomplished by TRYING to be good, but by enjoying the goodness that is already within you” (author unknown, I think it’s Eckart Tolle)

OK, so how does everyone ‘celebrate’ themselves and their goodness? Here’s my post about 13 ways to Celebrate More Often. I could only come up with 8 — can anyone help me out?

http://fawnachang.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/13-ways-to-celebrate-more-often/

]]> By: 13 Ways to Celebrate More Often « Everything Matters: A Feng Shui Way to Look at Life http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-362 13 Ways to Celebrate More Often « Everything Matters: A Feng Shui Way to Look at Life Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:39:59 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-362 [...] took it as a personal challenge to write this post.  As I read an article by a friend of mine: “Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often.”   I kept thinking, “Yes, Tom, you are so right, yes, I need to do that, yes, but ‘how’?  [...]

[...] took it as a personal challenge to write this post.  As I read an article by a friend of mine: “Five Good Reasons to Celebrate More Often.”   I kept thinking, “Yes, Tom, you are so right, yes, I need to do that, yes, but ‘how’?  [...]

]]> By: Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-361 Evelyn Lim | Attraction Mind Map Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:42:09 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-361 Great post, Tom. I definitely welcome the idea of celebrating more! Thanks for also sharing the difference between confidence and arrogance. I'm going to confidently strut off from now on...LOL!! To more parties, Evelyn

Great post, Tom. I definitely welcome the idea of celebrating more!

Thanks for also sharing the difference between confidence and arrogance. I’m going to confidently strut off from now on…LOL!!

To more parties,
Evelyn

]]> By: Kenneth King http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-360 Kenneth King Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:27:24 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-360 You make an excellent point Tom. Gratitude has been popular for a long time in the world of self development and spirituality, but some still think celebration to be too self centered and somehow less worthy. You have pointed out rather eloquently that it is not. Thanks!

You make an excellent point Tom. Gratitude has been popular for a long time in the world of self development and spirituality, but some still think celebration to be too self centered and somehow less worthy. You have pointed out rather eloquently that it is not. Thanks!

]]> By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-359 Tom Volkar / Delightful Work Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:38:37 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-359 Andrea ownership of our achievements through celebration is a very sound way of putting it. Let the cat deal with it. In fact I’d love to watch you belt out some Puccini in your next YouTube video! Mags absolutely we all have multiple reasons to celebrate. I love the connection and support that shines through in your story. Innerarchitect welcome and thanks for sharing that link to your blog so shamelessly. :) I read it and you are on the money. Louise I like what you said about lightening up and how that helps us detach from the outcomes Thank you. As for authenticity and shameless self-promotion, as long as you are proud enough to shut from the roof tops while holding nothing back just being yourself ought to work. Jonathan I checked out your link and posted a comment there. Good stuff. It’s a pleasure to meet a fellow celebrator. Let’s rejoice! Shann it’s a pleasure to make you giggle. Yes urge all those grumps on to celebrate!

Andrea ownership of our achievements through celebration is a very sound way of putting it. Let the cat deal with it. In fact I’d love to watch you belt out some Puccini in your next YouTube video!

Mags absolutely we all have multiple reasons to celebrate. I love the connection and support that shines through in your story.

Innerarchitect welcome and thanks for sharing that link to your blog so shamelessly. :) I read it and you are on the money.

Louise I like what you said about lightening up and how that helps us detach from the outcomes Thank you. As for authenticity and shameless self-promotion, as long as you are proud enough to shut from the roof tops while holding nothing back just being yourself ought to work.

Jonathan I checked out your link and posted a comment there. Good stuff. It’s a pleasure to meet a fellow celebrator. Let’s rejoice!

Shann it’s a pleasure to make you giggle. Yes urge all those grumps on to celebrate!

]]> By: Shann Vander Leek http://www.delightfulwork.com/2008/04/22/five-good-reasons-to-celebrate-more-often/#comment-358 Shann Vander Leek Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:38:22 +0000 http://delightfulwork.wordpress.com/?p=50#comment-358 Thanks for another great post. Nice use of multi media with a great message. Celebrate good times Come on! .... It's a celebration ... That you found Kool and the Gang to demonstrate you point makes me giggle. In Balance, Shann

Thanks for another great post.

Nice use of multi media with a great message.

Celebrate good times Come on! …. It’s a celebration …

That you found Kool and the Gang to demonstrate you point makes me giggle.

In Balance,

Shann

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