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The Beauty of the Awesome Awards
Posted on: Oct 30, 2022
The beauty of the Awesome Awards is that you can nominate anyone for anything! If you think someone is awesome or doing something awesome, nominate them for an Awesome Award, it’s that simple! Most award programs tend to recognize special accomplishments and milestones… think Highest Sales, Years of Service or Volunteer Hours. Award programs such as this are relatively simple to run because they are tied to specific metrics or key performance indicators which can easily be tracked. Though simple, many companies use award programs like these to great effect. However, beyond the world of accomplishments and achievements, there is an equally important world of traits and qualities, which are rarely recognized or celebrated...until now: The Awesome Awards
The Awesome Awards provide an opportunity for you to recognize and appreciate people who display qualities that you admire and respect. Do you have a friend who is deeply compassionate? Do you know someone that has an amazing green thumb? Do you know people who love to serve their community? Have they ever been appreciated for these qualities? Most likely they haven’t, which is unfortunate because all of these people and their special qualities are valuable elements of our communities. And when we choose to recognize and celebrate human qualities that we value, we are in fact empowering people and strengthening our communities.
When you nominate someone for an Awesome Award and rave about the qualities that make them special, not only are you creating a wonderful tribute to that person, but you are also letting everyone know that these qualities are important to you. If they matter to others as well, connections will begin to form and community will begin to grow and expand. Not only will your nominee feel empowered and energized by the recognition, they may even start to see themselves in a new light because of it!
We’ve assembled a list of qualities that you might want to recognize and celebrate in your community through the Awesome Awards:
- creativity
- generosity
- resilience
- motivation
- persistence
- curiosity
- humor
- green thumbs
- reliability
- enthusiasm
- civic-mindedness
- selflessness
- self-awareness
- self-discipline
- empathy
- leadership
- compassion courage
- sense of beauty
- resourcefulness
- service to others
- humility
- sense of wonder
- systems thinking
- imagination
- kindness
- integrity
- love
- determination
- respect
Consider the potential and importance of recognizing people for the admirable qualities they possess, and remember, a nomination is itself a form of recognition!
www.theawesomeawards.org/nominate
Together, let's celebrate the human spirit and awesome people!
Recognize. Empower. Repeat.
Toby Barazzuol
President of Eclipse Awards
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