November 23, 2023 • 3 mins
Today's affirmation is: I am Grateful
Our brains can be so quick to dismiss our progress. We must be intentional about expressing gratitude for the things that are working. In this episode, I share the science behind gratefulness, give an example to help reframe your thoughts and, as always, leave with you an activity to apply the information throughout the week.
When you’re done with this week’s activity, you’re welcome to share some of your list in the comments.
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Our brains can be so quick to dismiss our progress. We must be intentional about expressing gratitude for the things that are working. In this episode, I share the science behind gratefulness, give an example to help reframe your thoughts and, as always, leave with you an activity to apply the information throughout the week.
When you’re done with this week’s activity, you’re welcome to share some of your list in the comments.
Want more? Click here to join my mailing list and get mindset and marketing tips right in your inbox. You can also use that link to schedule a consultation and browse my on-demand marketing and mindset classes.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/morning-motivation--1261288/support.
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(00:00):
Today's affirmation is I am grateful.Let's repeat this together three times, and
if you can say it out loud, that would be awesome. If you
cannot, please follow along and sayit in your head. I am grateful.
I am grateful. I am grateful. Right before dinner, my family
(00:27):
and possibly yours two goes around thetable sharing what they're grateful for. And
while it's nice, we do thisfor the holidays. Gratitude can be practiced
all year long, but you haveto be intentional about it. Our brains
can be so quick to dismiss ourprogress. Say you have a thousand followers
on your favorite social media platform.This feels like nothing when you compare your
(00:50):
accounts to other peoples. They're supposedto be staying in your lane. Remember
last week's affirmation, but comparison's happen. Saying thousand followers on the screen doesn't
seem like much. But if youliterally had one thousand people following you around
every time you stepped outside your house, you see how large that number is.
(01:11):
Instead of being upset because you're notat twenty five thousand, or ten
thousand, even five thousand followers,be grateful. Be grateful for those thousand
who believe enough in your perspective thatthey signed up to hear more about it.
Their science behind practicing gratitude. There'sa study published an American psychologists on
positive psychology. It found that anact of gratitude produced an immediate thirty five
(01:38):
percent reduction in depressive symptoms. Italso produced a ten percent increase in happiness.
That means things like saying thank youand writing things you're grateful for down
in your journal is actually good foryou. In the study, the positive
effects lasted between three and six months. This shows the practicing gratitude food is
(02:00):
not only good for you, butalso should be repeated on a regular basis.
This week, I want you tojournal fifty different things you're grateful for,
Yes, fifty things five zero.I know it sounds like a live
but I want you to get pastthe usual things we write down. So
think about it. If someone islike, oh, what are you grateful
(02:22):
for, you say, well,I'm grateful for the air I breathe,
I'm grateful for my family, I'mgrateful for my job. Okay, yeah,
these are all wonderful things to begrateful for. I am not discounting
them, but I want you todig a little bit deeper and be as
specific as you can. Like metoday, I am grateful that Thanksgiving is
(02:43):
my oldest daughter's favorite holiday because shedid almost all of the cooking. So
think about what that might mean foryou. It could be that you found
a new book to read, orsomeone you care about called you on the
phone. You had a great conversation. You could have found money in the
street. Anything. Just write itdown, and when you're done with this
week's activity, you're welcome to sharesome of your lists in the comments,
(03:07):
or if you want to chat oneon one. You can find me online
at www dot inspired Marketing dot com. Also, if you search my name
and a social media platform comes up, it's ninety nine point nine percent guarantee
that it's me. You're welcome toreach out there too. Before we go,
(03:28):
let's repeat the affirmation one more time. I am grateful. Have an
amazing rest of your week, andI look forward to seeing how the activity
goes goay,
Today's affirmation is I am grateful.Let's repeat this together three times, and
if you can say it out loud, that would be awesome. If you
cannot, please follow along and sayit in your head. I am grateful.
I am grateful. I am grateful. Right before dinner, my family
(00:27):
and possibly yours two goes around thetable sharing what they're grateful for. And
while it's nice, we do thisfor the holidays. Gratitude can be practiced
all year long, but you haveto be intentional about it. Our brains
can be so quick to dismiss ourprogress. Say you have a thousand followers
on your favorite social media platform.This feels like nothing when you compare your
(00:50):
accounts to other peoples. They're supposedto be staying in your lane. Remember
last week's affirmation, but comparison's happen. Saying thousand followers on the screen doesn't
seem like much. But if youliterally had one thousand people following you around
every time you stepped outside your house, you see how large that number is.
(01:11):
Instead of being upset because you're notat twenty five thousand, or ten
thousand, even five thousand followers,be grateful. Be grateful for those thousand
who believe enough in your perspective thatthey signed up to hear more about it.
Their science behind practicing gratitude. There'sa study published an American psychologists on
positive psychology. It found that anact of gratitude produced an immediate thirty five
(01:38):
percent reduction in depressive symptoms. Italso produced a ten percent increase in happiness.
That means things like saying thank youand writing things you're grateful for down
in your journal is actually good foryou. In the study, the positive
effects lasted between three and six months. This shows the practicing gratitude food is
(02:00):
not only good for you, butalso should be repeated on a regular basis.
This week, I want you tojournal fifty different things you're grateful for,
Yes, fifty things five zero.I know it sounds like a live
but I want you to get pastthe usual things we write down. So
think about it. If someone islike, oh, what are you grateful
(02:22):
for, you say, well,I'm grateful for the air I breathe,
I'm grateful for my family, I'mgrateful for my job. Okay, yeah,
these are all wonderful things to begrateful for. I am not discounting
them, but I want you todig a little bit deeper and be as
specific as you can. Like metoday, I am grateful that Thanksgiving is
(02:43):
my oldest daughter's favorite holiday because shedid almost all of the cooking. So
think about what that might mean foryou. It could be that you found
a new book to read, orsomeone you care about called you on the
phone. You had a great conversation. You could have found money in the
street. Anything. Just write itdown, and when you're done with this
week's activity, you're welcome to sharesome of your lists in the comments,
(03:07):
or if you want to chat oneon one. You can find me online
at www dot inspired Marketing dot com. Also, if you search my name
and a social media platform comes up, it's ninety nine point nine percent guarantee
that it's me. You're welcome toreach out there too. Before we go,
(03:28):
let's repeat the affirmation one more time. I am grateful. Have an
amazing rest of your week, andI look forward to seeing how the activity
goes goay,
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