Thanks, Zara Altair. And it's funny you should say that, Rene M.
I went to reply to an unprovoked, ungrounded slight against my character in an email today.
Instead of hitting send straight away, I got up, put the kettle on, went outside for a cigarette and simmered down in tandem with said kettle to clear the red mist.
I sat back down to the email and swapped out all of the negative and accusatory language and replaced what was a knee-jerk reaction email with a bridge-building, constructive one instead.
Wherever we can reverse the polarity of our sentiment, I think we should strive to, just like your provocative v evocative.
Yes, today I was provoked. But instead of reacting, my calmer mood evoked a more structured, proactive email.
It's not always about readers preferring the sentiment in our content.
Remaining positive can also make us better professionals, too… …a lesson I've perhaps taken a little too long to learn. ;¬)
Jason Darrell I really wish I would have received this reminder notification about an hour before I was evoked into being provoked earlier today. Thank you for the reminder. My business partner really wonders why I require a smoke after meetings? lol. Works great for that purpose. More like finger jerks Zara Altair :) and I already have arthritis in my hands!
Too true, Zara Altair - gets you nowhere, only negative gains.
Also, we need to catch up, Petal.
March was been mental.
The mother-in-law went into hospital 5 times. Twice due to her blood oxygen levels and twice for deep vein thrombosis. The fifth to get her equipped with an oxygen cylinder.
Then last week, my stepson split with his long-term girlfriend.
She got the cat and the flat.
He got the X-Box and a ton of stuff that we're trying to make room for while he sorts himself another place to live.
We'd only just got the house straight from when they came to live with us last summer and autumn.
Phew, kids. Now I know how my dad must have felt - what goes around comes around, eh?
I hope April holds a little less karma, more calmer. There's a #WordPlayOfTheDay for you. ;¬)
Jason Darrell March winds have blown. Time for a calmer April. Ah, shucks, it's the cruelest month breeding lilacs out of a dead land. Perhaps we can schedule a lilac scented chat.
Remind me never to share a self-indulgent post while you're around.
That post's a real shame. An opportunity to connect missed.
You can make those posts work. But you have to lighten the sentiment (even if you're somber and hurting inside), add value for your reader and give them a reason to reach out to you.
True, marketing is a numbers game. But you don't tell your prospects that they are only a teeny-weeny piece of your overall efforts.
Now I do love lilac, Zara Altair - my grandfather used to grow it. He had this OCD about deadheading the plants just before we went back to school in September, when the roses were at their fullest.
It drove my nan mad; she loved the smell, both inside their house and out in the garden, bees 'n' all.
To this day, I've never understood why he did it. 0.o
I really like the word evocative versus provocative. Excellent choice.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zara Altair.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's funny you should say that, Rene M.
I went to reply to an unprovoked, ungrounded slight against my character in an email today.
Instead of hitting send straight away, I got up, put the kettle on, went outside for a cigarette and simmered down in tandem with said kettle to clear the red mist.
I sat back down to the email and swapped out all of the negative and accusatory language and replaced what was a knee-jerk reaction email with a bridge-building, constructive one instead.
Wherever we can reverse the polarity of our sentiment, I think we should strive to, just like your provocative v evocative.
Yes, today I was provoked. But instead of reacting, my calmer mood evoked a more structured, proactive email.
It's not always about readers preferring the sentiment in our content.
Remaining positive can also make us better professionals, too…
…a lesson I've perhaps taken a little too long to learn. ;¬)
Jason Darrell Ha! That knee jerk negativity demands a walk or at least going outside. Saves me from the cranky response many a time. :)
ReplyDeleteJason Darrell I really wish I would have received this reminder notification about an hour before I was evoked into being provoked earlier today. Thank you for the reminder. My business partner really wonders why I require a smoke after meetings? lol. Works great for that purpose. More like finger jerks Zara Altair :) and I already have arthritis in my hands!
ReplyDeleteToo true, Zara Altair - gets you nowhere, only negative gains.
ReplyDeleteAlso, we need to catch up, Petal.
March was been mental.
The mother-in-law went into hospital 5 times. Twice due to her blood oxygen levels and twice for deep vein thrombosis. The fifth to get her equipped with an oxygen cylinder.
Then last week, my stepson split with his long-term girlfriend.
She got the cat and the flat.
He got the X-Box and a ton of stuff that we're trying to make room for while he sorts himself another place to live.
We'd only just got the house straight from when they came to live with us last summer and autumn.
Phew, kids. Now I know how my dad must have felt - what goes around comes around, eh?
I hope April holds a little less karma, more calmer. There's a #WordPlayOfTheDay for you. ;¬)
Jason Darrell a cuppa' is always advisable. I usually have one prior to writing said emails of provocation . Cheers !!!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking I should send you my email address so you can help me wise up, Hart GA. LOL
ReplyDeletejeraldlarson [at] yahoo [dot com] if you want to see my knee jerk as if a doctor's taken a hammer to it. ;¬)
Jason Darrell was said email as [...] as https://goo.gl/n6odxq
ReplyDeleteJason Darrell March winds have blown. Time for a calmer April. Ah, shucks, it's the cruelest month breeding lilacs out of a dead land. Perhaps we can schedule a lilac scented chat.
ReplyDeleteWow, Hart GA - that's some call out.
ReplyDeleteRemind me never to share a self-indulgent post while you're around.
That post's a real shame. An opportunity to connect missed.
You can make those posts work. But you have to lighten the sentiment (even if you're somber and hurting inside), add value for your reader and give them a reason to reach out to you.
True, marketing is a numbers game. But you don't tell your prospects that they are only a teeny-weeny piece of your overall efforts.
Dude - I'm impressed.
Now I do love lilac, Zara Altair - my grandfather used to grow it. He had this OCD about deadheading the plants just before we went back to school in September, when the roses were at their fullest.
ReplyDeleteIt drove my nan mad; she loved the smell, both inside their house and out in the garden, bees 'n' all.
To this day, I've never understood why he did it. 0.o
Jason Darrell I love lilacs, too! One branch can scent an entire room, if not house. :)
ReplyDeletesweet and sour sauce, my favorite over sticky rice. Add some mint with the lilacs, and you'll have a very rejuvinating flowerbed.
ReplyDeleteJason Darrell I had two mugs of Builder's tea, and went out with the dog chasing tree rats prior to my IRRELE-RANT. : ))
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