Over twenty-five years ago I did some volunteer work in the Bahamas. I always joked that if I am called to volunteer in the Bahamas, who am I to deny the call? The volunteer work involved working with school-age children and building their library and playing games. We would go the school early in the morning and the youth would line up for assembly. Each morning the principal would ask, “Who would like to share some good news of the day?” Many hands would go up as children as young as six would share their good news. Their announcements would include everything from getting a new baby brother or sister, to losing a tooth, to getting an A on a test. Every morning we would start our day by celebrating the good news.
I took that lesson with me into the workplace and with clients and I find myself asking folks, “What’s your good news of the day?” For some this is a real struggle because no one has ever asked this question to them before. For others, it is a way of sharing their gratitude.
What’s your good news of the day?