You're Highlighting a Really Important Point

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When we're in b mode, it's that we lose access. Some window closes where the access to joy and satisfaction somehow gets shut down. So number one, we just need to realize it's not gone. We haven't lost it. It's simply some door has gotten shut and we need to come back to access it. But i love what you're saying, is that a bringing some greater intentionality to noticing the small things in life can make a really big difference.

Before Kevin had kids, he believed they’d bring him pure joy. So after the birth of his first child, he was blindsided by how little joy he actually felt. The big emotions, which people had gushed to him about, never arrived. Instead, he felt exhausted, overwhelmed, and confused. But, over time, he’s learned that joy — at work and at home — is bite-sized and to be savored.

Kevin reflects on the presence of joy in his life and what keeps him from feeling it. Then, leadership development coach Amy Jen Su gives advice for how to get into a state of mind where appreciating the everyday joys of working parenthood comes more easily.

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Amy Jen Su is the co-founder of the executive coaching and leadership development firm Paravis Partners and the author of The Leader You Want to Be.

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