When you think of safety as a calling it takes on a whole new level of importance. You and I are not serving a company or government organization. That helps you put just a little more effort into training you may have done a hundred times. I often think the work we do as acting as angels intervening in the lives of people preventing injuries and all the negative consequences that go along them.
I’ve taught many safety team members that in order to be their best they should do a quick mental exercise before they give a safety talk. I suggest they think of the positive impact their message will have and make it personal. Imagine as a result of your talk someone avoids an injury and goes home to give their child a hug that evening. Doing your best for that child is great motivation to do your best.