By having an attitude of gratitude will definitely prepare your mind to receive new possibilities and potentials. You will receive more and therefore will be able to give more purely by being in an attitude of gratitude. Just by saying 2 simple words "thank you" you give your thanks in return for what you have received.
Isabella
November is synonymous with Thanksgiving in America, and
it’s common during this month to hear talk of gratitude and why it’s so
important. Adopting a gratitude practice isn’t just something that sounds nice
at Thanksgiving -- it’s a lifestyle and mindset choice that will drastically
change your life and your business as an entrepreneur.
Here are the three biggest reasons why you need a gratitude
practice.
1. Gratitude shifts your mindset
For something to change in your life, one of two things has
to happen: your life changes, or you do. Waiting for life to change is a pretty
passive solution. When you’re stuck in a problem mentality you miss out on all
the opportunities for solutions that are knocking on your door every day,
simply because you don’t even hear them or see them.
Open your eyes to a gratitude practice and all of a sudden
things start to fall into place for you and for your business. Being an
entrepreneur means being proactive, not passive, so switch your mindset and see
life change.
How? Start by keeping a daily list of events that you are
grateful for each night. Some call it a gratitude journal. You can call it
whatever you want. But focusing on who came to your aid that day, what
opportunities arose and how the day planted fruitful seeds for a better
tomorrow will prove to you day after day that you are well taken care of and
capable of succeeding with all the help that surrounds you.
2. Gratitude creates solutions
Adopting a gratitude practice takes you out of problem and
toward a solution. It removes you from complaining mode and into a
best-outcomes mindset. That’s a skill you need in your life and in your
business decision-making. Whole companies and industries have been created from
seeing solutions where others only saw obstacles. What will your contribution
be?
How? Simply start by keeping a mental checklist of your
triggers. We all have our things that set us off into complaining or annoyance.
What are your complaint triggers during the day? Just observe them for a few
days and keep a list as they pop up. Then try to set some time at the end of
the week, 15 minutes should be enough, to look at those triggers and brainstorm
solutions.
This can be part of your integrated gratitude practice
because if you can see the opportunity in the challenges you face, you will
probably be onto to solving a pain-point for many other people as well.
Gratitude has a ripple effect that could just echo through your startup.
3. Gratitude is contagious
I can’t speak for you, but I personally don’t like being in
business with jerks. I don’t like whiners, complainers or otherwise
unpleasant-to-be-around people. There are too many smart, talented and
pleasing-to-be-around individuals in this world for me to want to work with or
hire the ones that aren’t.
When you’re grateful you tend to exude and share that
contagious positive energy. People like me like that and we tend to be drawn to
you. Our energy is contagious and we do good things together and are better for
having come together. That’s pretty much the only contagious thing happening in
the world right now that you can get excited about.
How? Watch your words. What you say is usually how you act,
so be aware of complaining and replace whines with positive words. Start with
you, be the change and watch as the world changes around you and your gratitude
practice.
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