A Quiet Shift That Changed Everything

Looking back, I realise my positive mental attitude wasn’t built in one moment.
It grew slowly, simply by changing what I paid attention to 🌱

Years ago, I read Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews.
It encouraged me to notice what was good — in life, in others, and in myself.

Instead of dwelling on what I got wrong, I began to notice what I did right.
As my confidence grew, my working life began to change too — not because I became someone new, but because I finally believed I was capable.

That way of thinking carried over into how I handled problems.

When things went wrong, my focus wasn’t on blame.
It was simply: let’s deal with this and put it right for our customer 🤝

Blame never moved anything forward — action did.

Another influence came from The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey.
It introduced the idea of not taking the “monkey” off someone else’s back.

Just because I thought I knew a quicker or better way didn’t mean I should take over. This was the tough part — letting go. But stepping back and allowing people to work things out for themselves helped them grow, and reminded me how powerful trust can be.

Over time, it became clear just how much our thinking shapes our experience.
What we focus on tends to grow.
What we practise starts to feel natural 🍃

Takeaway
Sometimes, simply noticing what’s working makes everything feel a little easier.