Success Habit #3: The Power of Gratitude - Londina Cruz & Donna Kunde

Londina Cruz & Donna Kunde - “Building Success Habits”

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Introduction
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau

Many people use gratitude and thankfulness the same way interchangeably. Today’s show is Success Habit #3 - Gratitude. There is a distinct difference between gratitude and thankfulness. 

We will be exploring gratitude as a state of being regardless of situations and circumstances while thankfulness is a feeling for what has been received. Much like Thoreau, when he went to the woods, we all have a choice when we come to die to look back and discover we have either lived in each moment or not really lived at all. Living from a place of gratitude will make all the difference.

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Objectives - The WHY
Gratitude is the feeling that leads to persistence in business or any other endeavor. When we come from a place of gratitude, knowing that good things are coming, we can be mindful in the present without regretting the past or being worried about the future. 

Key Issues - Owner Perspective:

1. Looking to be thankful instead of grateful
2. Spending too much time regretting the past or worrying about the future
3. Not having faith in what is coming

What You Need to Know - The WHAT

1. There is a whole industry around saying “thank you” with millions of dollars spent on thank you cards and gifts. When we thank someone, we are acknowledging that we have received something. 
2. We are thankful for things we receive. We can be thankful for our family, our business, our possessions and the people in our lives who share their time with us. Thanksgiving always comes after an activating event. 
3. Gratitude is a state of being regardless of our situations or circumstances. Gratitude is living in the now, knowing that all things conspire for our highest good. Along the way there may be challenges and struggles. 
4. Living in gratitude means that we learn the lesson in adversity staying mindful that the world just is. Things in life are neither good nor bad, until we assign an emotion to it. Happy, angry, sad, joyful...none of these are the truth of the situation. They are the emotion we choose to assign to it. 
5. When we live from a place of gratitude, inside out, life happens through us and not to us. This means that each moment is passing. Being in a state of gratitude is living in the here and now, knowing and anticipating good things to come in the future. 
6. Thanksgiving is always celebrating what has transpired in the past. Gratitude is living in the present and knowing good things are coming in the future. This is known as the Law of Gender. This means that every seed has an incubation and gestation period. Seeds of thoughts, plants, animals it doesn’t matter. They are all seeds. Once planted, we know that in time, if nurtured, they will grow to full potential. 

What You Need to Do​​ - The HOW

1. Many countries and religions have annual thanksgiving events. This year, be mindful of your thoughts. Are you thankful for what you have or grateful for what you know is coming. 
2. Start your day by writing at least three things you are grateful for. You can also start a gratitude journal. Be sure to read and reflect on what you have written. 
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