We are
some time into the future and a new kind of organizational practice has become
common. It is called the 'praise party' You have been chosen to attend a praise
party.
At this
party, someone selected by you will talk to an assembled company, including many
of your colleagues, friends and family, about you, your life, and your
achievements.
You are
notified of your praise party some three months before it happens, and then you
choose the person who will speak about you; you don't talk to them at all about
what they would say: people know the form.
Imagine who you
would choose.
Now
imagine that you are there, at your praise party. There are of course others
there too who will be celebrated. You are standing with people you know and like
well, sipping a glass of your favorite drink, in a beautiful room with a stage
at the front.
A hush
falls; the speeches are about to begin. You see the person you chose to speak
about you walk across the stage and approach the lectern. They are about to
speak.
What do you hope
they will say?
At the
end of this script, just stay quiet as you imagine your chosen person speaking
in praise of you. It is often a good idea to write down what came to your mind.
Visualization is a powerful way of increasing your commitment to, and capability
for, achieving your goals such as increasing self-esteem.
