Parties matter. I was just thinking about how parties, and other types of special events, really do matter.Because of the financial times that we're dealing with, we need a to have a party every now and then, as a bit of a diversion.
So yes, parties matter - especially at this time of the year., too, may I add.
Coming from a caterer/event planner like me, let me tell you - we need to have something, like a party, to help us remember to pause to celebrate all that we should be grateful for.
We need to celebrate that, at the end of the day, we're going to make it and know that everything is going to be okay.
I'm wondering what your take is on this.
One of the most profound moments of the year, for me anyway, was when my telephone kept ringing, with people calling to inquire about my work - even though we're in a recession. I'm a party person, so that shouldn't have surprised me.
I'm convinced that nothing good happens unless you get behind the idea of what I said in the previous paragraph - we're going to make it. Because we are going to make it. If you have to, throw a party to remind yourself that this is true. Because you're going to make it, too!
I'll never know just how many telephone calls came in because inherently, somehow, the inquirer knew that parties matter.
When we're faced with times like the ones that we're going through, "making it" just might mean something different from anything we're ever seen or dealt with before.
Through all of my adversity and doubt (because nobody lives on "Easy Street" - just like you, I've had my "moments", too), being committed to doing what I love (so much so that I'd do it for free) is what makes all the difference in achieving positive results.
After all, what changed my way of thinking was a "bad experience" that was actually a really, really good thing that happened.
Earlier this year, like some of you - I freaked out. I took a job that I didn't need to take or want from the get-go. I accepted employment at a cheesy corporate concept restaurant.
What tha? Yes, I convinced myself that if I didn't take the job, which is the operative word by the way... job! , that I wouldn't make it. You know what happened? Things worked out perfectly. I hated every minute of it, just as I was supposed to. Especially the part about being "wanted" for my catering and event planning expertise. I didn't allow myself to be exploited, by the way. Now that's something worth throwing a party for. And like I've previously stated, parties matter.
Petros and Valentine told me that I had "no business being there". They were right. And next time - when I get good advice, I'll listen.
You may have faced a similar financial situation. Being "caught up", freaking out and not trusting yourself or not trusting in yourself, is not the way to go. We didn't come this far to go backwards, did we? Hell no! You just have to remember, when you're one of the ones with the best skills (proven by a successful track record), you'll also tend to produce the best improvements in your life - if you don't give in because you've freaked out, stand strong, and let that happen.
Most importantly, if you're fully engaged in what you love to do (as opposed to what you feel like you have to do) - and I mean engaged. No. Matter. What. Through thick and thin - you will also produce significantly better improvements in your personal and business life than your less engaged counterparts.
The impact of your improved belief in your performance alone will dictate that you won't go through the nonsense that I put myself through; wasting time, meeting people that I had absolutely nothing in common with.
Are you worried that your best intentions to celebrate various types of parties occasions are something you don't deserve?
Here's the thing...
As you think about "owning" your results, make sure you're "owning" your value and self-worth, too. No one defines you, but you. If they tell lies about you, remember they're simply projecting their negative, low self-worth feelings about themselves onto you. I mean, why else would they talk about you in the first place? Like, what "good" does that serve them?
You know what matters. You do! You matter. And parties matter, too.
Now go. Go have a party to celebrate that you know that you're special. Just don't spend a ton of money trying to prove it, to impress people.
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