What a gorgeous idea 😊 And, in the spirit of saying the positive thing - thanks for leading the way as a psychologist sharing your work here on Substack, you have helped inspire me to put myself out there too!
Such a brilliant and positive thing to do. We certainly don't do enough of this.
I guess its important to keep the awards relatively random to keep having an effect. I was reading an article the other day that was suggesting if an award became expected the impact can become counterproductive. ie people feel upset if they don't get it.
Their conclusion was that once was ok but if you do it twice in a row for something they do then you need to keep it going or they will feel unloved.
What a gorgeous idea 😊 And, in the spirit of saying the positive thing - thanks for leading the way as a psychologist sharing your work here on Substack, you have helped inspire me to put myself out there too!
Such a brilliant and positive thing to do. We certainly don't do enough of this.
I guess its important to keep the awards relatively random to keep having an effect. I was reading an article the other day that was suggesting if an award became expected the impact can become counterproductive. ie people feel upset if they don't get it.
Their conclusion was that once was ok but if you do it twice in a row for something they do then you need to keep it going or they will feel unloved.
Very tricky to get that balance.
Heartwarming idea! Do you design the certificates yourself? Your choice of words is spot on.