Ever find yourself feeling hesitant to say things are going well… or even worse, ‘Going smoothly’? You don’t want to jinx it, to turn your luck around. So things at work and home are going good, even great, but when someone asks you how thing are going you just say ‘fine’, or respond ‘ok’.
You might share that things are good, but preface it with something challenging. Or worse yet you might add that you are busy:
“How are things going?”
“Busy, but good.”
Like Dean Shareski says, Everybody’s busy. Busy is not a badge of honour. So, why mention it? Why preface your well-being with a statement about being busy or any other statement for that matter:
“How are things going?”
- “Great, but have you seen the price of eggs?”
- “Great, except for my favourite hockey team lost again.”
- “Fantastic, if only I had one more hour of sleep.
It’s not bragging to say things are good, when someone asks. Be good. Be great. Allow things to be wonderful. It’s not going to last forever, so why make it unnecessarily conditional? Enjoy the fact that sometimes things are going well without adding stipulations and parameters.
“How are things going?”
“Great! How are things with you?”
