Bringing Love To Work
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min read
I believe the L word, is just as critical at work as it is in every other relationship.
Like most people, I spend a minimum of 50% of my waking hours, during a 5 day period, working for someone or communicating with people at work. This is a huge chunk of my day with opportunity to demonstrate the power of LOVE! I don’t mean romantic love, which often leads to several challenges, but that is for another blog post.
Did you know that high performing teams will admit to having a sense of love for what they do and for those on their team?
Specifically, high performing teams, teams who blow it out of the water, demonstrate love for one another in various ways. Calling a teammate who just submitted a final deliverable to congratulate them, dropping a handwritten note in the mail thanking someone for working late on a last minute issue or following up with someone when you know they had a rough day, or volunteering to pick up work for someone who needs help. These are all examples of demonstrating our love for one another at work. This is, again, an example of LOVE is an action (check out my blog all about that topic).
The best part about bringing love into my work each day is how it pushes fear away. Love and fear cannot coexist. The more I look for ways to demonstrate and express love the less space there will be for fear to hide for just the right moment to attack.
3 ways I will express my love at work
I will reach out to my new immediate supervisor to ask for her day and time preference for our weekly check-in.
I will send an agenda for our first meeting and ask for her topics in advance to allow us to be most productive during our scheduled time.
I will spend time in the office getting to know at least 2 people this week.
Bonus - I will include a minimum of 10 minute Metta meditation each day this week.
How will you demonstrate love at work?
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