Discover the history, art, and science proving that gratitude is one of the most transformative forces on earth. Learn how to use gratitude to process negative experiences, turn comparison into connection, and find positive benefits at every turn.
In this book, Chris Schembra blends ancient stoic philosophy and modern day science to teach how the principles of gratitude can be used to help people get through their hard times. By finding the positive benefits from negative situations, and giving gratitude to them, readers can develop the resilience and optimism needed to get through further trying times. Having used these principles to spark over 500,000 relationships through his workshops and his experiences, this book now aims to educate readers across the world.
❖ 51 % of the American workforce report being lonely on a consistent basis. Some of the most successful people on the planet are unfulfilled and disconnected, just like you and me.
❖ Gratitude is a true source of humility, limiting the entitlement that normally creeps up in people’s life. We can either walk around the world thinking we are better than or worse than others, which in itself is a form of entitlement.
❖ By celebrating the success of others you can inspire a culture of contagious appreciation.
❖ The opposite of post traumatic stress is post traumatic growth which comes from acknowledging what someone has learned through their darkest hour and using it as inspired energy.
❖ People are tired of being asked, “What do you do?” People are craving being asked something deeper to create more meaningful connection.
❖ Gratitude is one of the greatest tools for loyalty and retention and the first step to creating rituals within your company are closer than you think. A low cost, simple action of gratitude can have a greater impact than a high cost, fancy action of gratitude to create a genuine experience.
❖ It’s better to give gratitude in the language of the recipient rather than giving gratitude in the language most convenient for you to give. Not all gratitude given is gratitude heard.
You are achieving great things, but you still feel lonely, unfulfilled, disconnected, and insecure.
Whether you are a start up founder, a professional services provider, or a mom from the midwest this book is for anyone who wants to become more humanly connected.
If you are unsatisfied with the depth of relationships in your life and you want to help people come back to human, this is the exact playbook to take your first step.
