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“Selah” - Celebrate little victories

“Selah” - Celebrate little victories. I noticed a trend among the executives I have been coaching over the past 10 year. They are all driven to succeed. Now this is a good thing. Except sometimes they neglect to stop to celebrate their successes before moving on… I was having lunch with two board member of a CEO I am coaching. We talked about how well the organization was doing and their tremendous success. Then the topic of celebrating that success came up. Both board members felt the CEO was doing a great job and needed to celebrate small successes more often. One of the board members told me about the word “Selah”. It is an ancient Hebrew word found in the bible between verses. She said it means “stop and ponder”… For years now I have been encouraging my executives to have “Selah” moments, to “stop and ponder’ on their successes for themselves, their executive team and the entire organization. I encourage them to stop, ponder and celebrate before moving on… Here are a few ...