Attaboy Monday
Very thankfully one of my mentors demonstrated by example and drilled into me the vital importance of catching people doing something good, recognizing their effort, and offering often what was simple but direct praise and a “thank you”. Down the road he, using the down-home vernacular that belied and understated his impressive intellect, began to refer to these as “attaboys”.
I’m personally convinced under normal circumstances we as a society in North America (and probably the world) would benefit from telling those around us attaboy much more often, even more so in these days of perceived mayhem and madness we find before us.
Today’s Attaboy: HEB
Texas Monthly recently posted this article praising the efforts of a regional grocery chain down here in Texas called HEB; that’s a screen shot of their article above. The authors did a worthy job of digging into the preparations HEB made early in the game, seemingly far ahead of the curve, to serve their customers. During the years we’ve lived in Texas and had HEB’s available they’ve been our grocer of choice, and we’re currently huge fans of their Central Markets (CM) here in the DFW metroplex.
It has been nothing short of stunning to see how HEB and CM have, for the most part, maintained order and have been damned near fully stocked while other grocers around them, at least those I’ve visited over the past few weeks, have fallen in disarray, with shelves picked clean and left empty for days. They’ve truly been serving their community, almost always with a smile and words of encouragement and commiseration.
Attaboy, and thanks.
The Power of Thanks
Talking with friends, family, and clients over the past few weeks, understandably not many feel thankful these days, though I’d encourage you to find someone to thank today, and every day from this point forward. These are trying days, though they will pass, even if they do leave a mark on many a family, society as a whole, and regional, national, and world economies for some time to come.
Thanking someone is a very powerful expression of gratitude and appreciation, and the more you exercise your thankfulness muscles, the more opportunity to do so will present itself.
Stay healthy, mind your risks, wash your hands, stop touching your face, exercise, eat well, and thank someone today.
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