Acting On A Prompting

A few weeks ago I attended a Treat ‘Em Right seminar hosted by Sendoutcards. Kody Bateman, the president of Sendoutcards was one of the speakers. What really struck me was his life purpose of “Acting On A Prompting” and using a powerful tool such as Sendoutcards to assist people in doing just that.

What is a prompting? A prompting in an internal “nudge.” Something inside you that tells you “Hey, you ought to do ___________.” Examples of an internal prompting are:

* to call that friend,
* tell that person you appreciated them
* write that card,
* send that someone special a gift

All these examples are simple to do, and simple NOT to do. Kody introduced us (about 350) to the promptings that happen inside us, and then, what we do about these promptings. If we ignore them, they go away, some never to return again. If we make a decision to act on them, they become part of our lives.

For me, a strong internal prompting is to say “thank you” to people who have helped me in some aspect of my life. Teachers, coaches, employers, managers, friends and family. I remember what they did and I want to express gratitude by writing them a note. In doing this, I am not expecting anything in return, I am simply acting on a prompting.

My challenge is that I need to train myself to be more disciplined in the “action phase” of promptings. Actually writing that note, capturing the memory, the gratitude, and the moment and writing that down. Kody’s vision what to have a product/service that would help us all act on our promptings by sending a card in the mail. That little step of using technology such as the Internet to capture the moment, write the note, and then hit the “SEND” button launched a complete new and vibrant company. Once I type the gratitude and hit Send, Sendoutcards prints the card, stuffs the envelop, places a stamp in the upper right hand corner, and then delivers that card to the US Post Office. A few days later, the card appears and the inner prompting gets delivered. How cool is that!

So, if you have read this far, and you know someone that would benefit from your inner prompting, act on it. Write that note, write that card, tell them you are thinking about them and that you appreciate them. Need help; allow me to act on behalf of you. Here is a free Gift Account where you can create your contact info and send a few cards on me.  Now, how cool is that!