Encourage "Positive Character Flow"
In business, positive cash flow is the basic concept of having a flow of money (income) that is higher than the outflow (expenses). Positive cash flow is, of course, necessary for a profitable and successful business.
In everyday living, though, the way we conduct “business” in terms of relationships, both personal and professional, is less black-and-white than positive cash flow.
There is another type of flow we should pay attention to as we find success, a reversed flow that comes from appreciating what is valuable in life, “positive character flow” and it is characterized by giving more than we take.
Here are five gifts you can give, and appreciate in others, in order to promote both positive cash flow and positive character flow:
1. GIVING TIME
2. SHARING CONNECTIONS
3. OFFERING EXPERTISE
4. A WILLINGNESS TO HELP
5. MAKING OTHERS FEEL GOOD
Relationships are strengthened when others are remembered, acknowledged, and valued.
At the end of the day, both positive character flow and positive cash flow are ingredients to feeling content and satisfied. Learning to appreciate the five gifts above can help bring tangible and intangible rewards, and ultimately success in both business and in life.
William James once said, “The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.”
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