Learning from the wisdom of others is a great way to keep motivated to maintain your gratitude mindset. Whether you like good old fashioned books or the more portable digital world of the e-publication, you can inspire yourself daily with stories, autobiographies and quotes from some of the great minds past and present. Whatever ‘speaks’ […]
When you begin to be grateful for all that you already have in your life you might look around and see how much you have. Look how much you have. No really. What is all of that stuff? If you have created some clutter in your surroundings, you may find that it clutters up your […]
We’re busy liking things on social media, but do you ‘like’ your life? We are 25 days into a comprehensive burst of practicing gratitude and you may find it is still easy to sometimes worry about what’s not working in your life. Worrying and imagination are two sides of the same coin. Worrying about things […]
This attitude of gratitude stuff works. It really does! We know people have connected and reconnected with people. They’ve created space for amazing things to happen and opportunities to come to them both personally and professionally. Each year we run this we get phone calls from people, messages in our inbox and even posts through […]
Want to be happy? Give a little bit. Studies show that people who spent even small amounts of money on other people felt measurably happier than when they spent it on themselves. Across the 136 countries studied, donating to charity had a similar relationship to happiness as doubling household income! The link between this type […]
Thinking and planning are great, but they mean nothing if you don’t act on them. What are you not acting on? Do you have a dream or unfulfilled passion or maybe a fantastic business idea that you’ve never brought to life? We all know that without taking the first step there is simply no way […]
Who could you cheer on today? We need to build others up and stop cutting them down – Enough of the ‘tall poppy’ syndrome. We say support all poppies, whatever height. Spend at least the rest of April noticing stories of people who achieve some kind of greatness or goal and be genuinely happy for […]
Take a walk around your home and notice objects that have happy memories for you. Photos of happy times are an easy starting point. Pick one special possession and allow happy recollections associated with it to wash over you. Remember where it came from and feel gratitude for having it. Now repeat the process. Have […]
Today start looking for pearls of wisdom. It can be hard coming up with all of the answers yourself. Sometimes you feel stuck or just bored. Maybe you need inspiration from learning something new. Whether it is a workshop or class, a webinar or seminar, someone out there has something to share that could change […]
We’re more than halfway through Grateful in April – are you getting good at being grateful? Practice makes perfect, so here’s a couple of tips to get a little gratitude in every day. Take a moment to create a ritual or a regular time where you consciously think about something you are grateful for. Many […]