Day: November 28, 2021

Courage

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Today, I had a friend get rolled in for surgery. This is her second major surgery this year.

We prayed together, and I promised her a gift when she wakes up.

Conversations before major surgeries sometimes feel like goodbyes, but the positive energy from her made it feel like “see you soon.”

There will be some significant changes to her future following this surgery, but she prefers to continue life with gratitude, than drown in masking drugs.

I am proud of how brave she has been through this process.

She is not yet out of surgery, but I know she’s staying strong.

I am thankful for her courage – embracing uncertainty on the off chance that the certainty in it comes through.

Body language

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People can tell if you’re lying down, smiling, frowning or distracted while you’re talking to them over a voice call.

You know this instinctively, and adjust your posture depending on who is calling.

An easy hack to improve connection with people is to assume the posture you would, if an “important” person in your life is calling.

Let’s say you’re an employee, and you get a call from your CEO, you would definitely not pick it lying down.

Let’s say you’re having dinner, and you get a call from the President of your country, you would definitely suspend eating till the end of your call.

In both cases, you would answer the call smiling.

You can choose your posture for every engagement. Just a little tweak in your body language, which is visible, and you will be amazed at how much respect you will command from all you connect with.

– Osasu Oviawe