Rise up this mornin’,
Smiled with the risin’ sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin’, (“This is my message to you-ou-ou”)

Singin’: “Don’t worry ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”
Singin’: “Don’t worry (don’t worry) ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right!”

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It’s a dog eat dog world out there.   As hectic as life can get at times it’s absolutely critical to have good people around you that:

• Understand you
  
• Respect your values and beliefs
• Support your mission in life
• And occasionally sing you sweet songs and melodies pure and true

If you have read my blog and listened to my radio show you have heard me organize life into four areas:

• Health
• Finances
• Relationships
• Careers

I feel the area that is the most critical and can significantly impact the other three is relationships.   When we set goals in the other three areas: Health, Finances, and Careers we can become successful and fulfilled by setting our goals and with our individual actions.  Granted people are probably involved in each area, but in most cases we don’t have to be dependent upon anyone else for happiness, success, and fulfillment.

With relationships, we have to work directly with other people.  Other people who probably have different:

• Values and beliefs
  
• Perspectives on the world
• Reasons and methods for doing things
• Goals

A difference in any of these areas can lead to disconnection with in a relationship, be it personal or professional.

In ’7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ Covey talks about reaching the stage of interdependence.   This means that we approach the world around us understanding that our best chance of becoming a highly effective person is to work with others as we are working toward our goals.

He also talks about the concept of ‘Toxic People‘.  Toxic people are like poison.  They stifle or prevent you from being who you want to be and living the life you want to live.   Our ability to make wise choices with the people we surround ourselves with on a daily basis can make all the difference in accomplishing our goals and living the successful and fulfilled life we deserve.

In this song, the “Three Little Birds” represent those people in your life that help you be the person you want to be.  The are supportive and encouraging.   They want what is best for you!

We live in a crazy-fast paced world and sometimes it’s easy to forget and ignore the three little birds are in our lives are.   We also forget that we have people in our lives who depend on our sweet songs and pure and true melodies.

“Don’t worry ’bout a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.”

Jason Kiesau Business Leadership, Employee Engagement, Personal Leadership, Youth Leadership