{"id":2731,"date":"2015-12-22T05:20:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-22T10:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/?p=2731"},"modified":"2015-11-20T15:30:38","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T20:30:38","slug":"giving-and-receiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/giving-and-receiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving and Receiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/giving-and-receiving\/\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"button_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p>\u201c<em>Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.<\/em>\u201d ~Brene Brown<\/p>\n<p>This is an amazing time of year. \u00a0As the year is drawing to a close there is a unique spirit in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Business focus shifts. People smile and care in a little different way. \u00a0In this season, giving flows with ease.<\/p>\n<p>How do you give and receive?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2754 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/gift.jpg\" alt=\"gift\" width=\"276\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a>How does your team give and receive?<\/p>\n<p>When I watch how people give and receive I see joy, purpose and connection. \u00a0I also see awkwardness, discomfort, and sadness.<\/p>\n<p>The latter observation is why I started this post with Brene Brown&#8217;s quote. \u00a0My view is there is a very interesting connection between the willingness to receive and what is given to you by the universe and people.<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit it, I have always been a better giver than receiver.<\/p>\n<p>Once, years ago, I yelled at a girlfriend for putting food on my plate in a restaurant. \u00a0The food was given with love and care, yet I could not accept it. \u00a0After a scene, raised voices, and hurt feelings, my friend who had graciously shared her food with me, pointed out how selfish I was in her view. Her scolding has stuck with me. \u00a0The sorrow and hurt look in my girlfriend&#8217;s eyes are, to this day, a visual reminder that receiving is an art and skill.<\/p>\n<p>Being open to receiving shapes who we are, how others care for us and what comes to us. \u00a0 \u00a0That day I learned my giving set the stage for others to be open to giving. \u00a0Minutes later, when I lacked the ability to receive, I experienced another shift.<\/p>\n<p>We are often taught the art and skill of giving as a child and thus have much practice at it. \u00a0Cultivating the skill and art of receiving can be much more challenging. \u00a0It was and is for me &#8212; it is not a skill I began practicing in earnest until I was in my twenties.<\/p>\n<p>Have you cultivated the skill of receiving gifts, feedback, and compliments?<\/p>\n<p>Will you open your heart and demonstrate your receiving skills?<\/p>\n<p>What might be the impact if you receive as well as you give?<\/p>\n<p>Are you open to the opportunities receiving might bring?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading and receiving this post.<\/p>\n<p>Doing the work you love, living your purpose, and having impact is fun and amazing!<\/p>\n<p>Ready to align awesome?<\/p>\n<p>Contact me to discuss how the power of questions and coaching can transform your life, your results, and your impact in the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cUntil we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.\u201d ~Brene Brown This is an amazing time of year. \u00a0As the year is drawing to a close there is a unique spirit in the air. Business focus shifts. People smile and care in a little different way. \u00a0In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[149,94,147],"tags":[150,5,148,32],"class_list":["post-2731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-focus","category-mindset","category-next-level","tag-alignment","tag-focus","tag-impact","tag-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2731"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2755,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2731\/revisions\/2755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/accelerateyoursearchnow.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}