You matter…
In Denmark mattering is part of the school curriculum. During a weekly hour called Klassen Time, students come together to discuss problems and help one another. Danish children do this every week from age six until they leave senior school. To make the ordeal easier a different student each week brings cake. When the children present their problems they feel they are listened to and the others who provide guidance feel they are making a difference.
The children learn empathy by hearing other perspectives and reflecting on how their behaviour affects those around them. The emphasis is “how do others feel? and how do my actions make them feel?”
I am often saying the strongest leadership skill you can have is listening. People feel valued if they are given a “damn good listening to”.
People who listen then understand your situation and you feel that you matter.
Make time for those around you, whether it be at work or home and ensure that they feel that they matter. Look after yourself and also find some-one who will listen to you as remember “you matter”.
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