What if you had no affirmation?  What if there was no one around to tell you that you are doing a good job? Nobody to compliment you.

 

Would you know if you were doing it right?

 

Would you have enough confidence in your preparation to know you were on mission? Would you know what results you were looking for from the work you were doing?

 

Would the fruits of your efforts testify that you were doing a good job?

 

The place you go to put all your training to work is oftentimes not the same place you train. Because of that, you may find yourself without the comforting words of affirmation from those that care about you or have trained you.   Best to have a clear understanding of what results you seek and what are the true indicators of success. 

 

The work carries its own rewards and affirmations but you have to learn to see them, understand them and know how they came to be. More importantly, you have to be honest with yourself when neither affirmation nor results are coming from your efforts. 

 

Too often we seek affirmation when results don’t exist.   We look for comfort in the fact that our best efforts, albeit weak or misguided, are the same as results.   The message of no-results may just be that your best efforts might be best suited for some other field or occupation.  Something less challenging.

 

Go for results. Affirmation will tag along.