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"Gratitude....not attitude." This phrase has been one of our family go-to's during the past decade. In the work that I do with my clients and mentees, gratitude always sits at the core of it. We cannot shift our perspective, our circumstances or our world without investing time every day to consciously spend time in gratitude. YET, often in even my own gratitude practice --I sometimes find myself "phoning it in". There's the standard checklist of things I am grateful for: Family Friends Health Etc etc When I recognize this happening it's time to zoom out a bit. Because... A gratitude practice only really works when we match the THOUGHTS of gratitude with the FEELINGS of gratitude. So here are two strategies I employ to keep my practice from becoming routine and not generating the amazing benefits that a regular gratitude practice can create. 💫 The first is to "ask why". - If I write down, "I am thankful for my family." I need to back it up with an example or reason. ❓ "Why" am I thankful for my family? What is one specific recent example or story that demonstrates why I am thankful. Spending more time in the story, reignites the FEELING. And the FEELING is what is the goal. 💫 The second is to find a mundane or boring thing that it is easy to take for granted and then imagine my life without it for a period of time. ❓What would life be like without XYZ for a day (or ten)? For example, what might my life be like without hot running water for 3 days? - Cold showers, for example...🚿 - Cold hands doing dishes... 🥶 Ok, so now when I turn on the tap and have hot water, I am grateful for having this convenience of hot water on demand. Get the point? So next time your gratitude practice feels like it's falling a bit flat, try using these two questions to put some feeling back in the process. ------ Curious to know more about how you could benefit from a gratitude practice and what the neuroscience says about the benefits? Check out the article in the comments below. 👇

"Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you or makes you happy." - Sandy Gallagher Walking away isn't quitting. Walking away is a conscious choice. Walking away is a choice made when you truly understand if something is no longer 🛎 serving you 🌱 growing you or 🌟 making you happy "anything" can be: a job a habit a belief a mindset a community a relationship The important point that I discuss with all my clients though is to get clear on whether or not when you are "walking away" you are moving toward something, instead of just away from something. 🧠 And here is where understanding if there is still *growth* in something before we walk away. This is the hard part. Because often times a situation (even though uncomfortable, painful, or otherwise challenging) is there to teach us something. How do we know when we have learned the lesson? It's difficult to say for sure, but the best barometer I have found is asking myself this: "Can I get to neutral?" If I can get to neutral in a situation that was otherwise very challenging, then I have most likely learned some things I was supposed to learn AND I can walk away clean and confidently walk toward the new thing in a way that will allow that new thing to be great.

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This season, give yourself the "gift of growth". Start 2024 off right by having the conversations that matter the most. Join the next session of "Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations" on January 25th at 17:00CET / 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST. Participants who register before January 1st will receive a complimentary 40 Minute "Sounding Board" Session with Gretchen Nemechek. Here's what one participant had to say about the course: "Your practical approach to communication has empowered me to address challenging situations with confidence and empathy. The techniques learned have not only enhanced my leadership capabilities at work but have also greatly improved my relationships outside the office." Just remember, personal growth IS professional growth. 🌟 Link to Enroll: https://lnkd.in/dxUHjU7D #personalgrowth #professionalgrowth

A willingness to have uncomfortable conversations (in a constructive way) is a pre-requisite to psychologically safe workplaces. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to a great team of people at a great company on the topic of Psychological Safety. One thing occurred to me as we talked through some examples of when people DIDN'T feel psychologically safe... Dealing with these scenarios all required one of more of the people involved to be willing to have an uncomfortable conversation. To move through the situation to a more productive solution. To finding a way to work together instead of against. To attack the problem and not each other. I love this graphic from Liz Fosslien. Psychologically safe workplaces have conflict.   Healthy conflict. It's you + me against the problem. ------------------------------------------------------ If you missed out on joining November's "Getting Comfortable With Uncomfortable Conversations,"  you still have one chance before we close the doors on 2023. Session Date / Time: December 7th - 5:00pm CET / 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST This time of year holds ENDLESS opportunities to practice (in real life) what you will learn in the course. ✅ Understand WHY we avoid uncomfortable conversations. ✅ Learn to use the FRAME™ Technique to prepare for uncomfortable conversations. ✅ Hear real examples of how a simple shift can completely change your relationship with uncomfortable conversations. Space is limited, so don't wait to reserve your seat! Enrollment link in comments below. 👇 #psychologicalsafety #leadership #strongteams

“What your employees’ kids think of you will tell you all you need to know about the kind of leader you are.” - Gretchen Nemechek When your name comes up around the dinner table, is it with generally positive comments and stories or negative ones? Strive to be the kind of leader your employees’ kids value and respect. #leadership #leadershipthoughts #leadwithcompassion

Great leaders know how to skilfully navigate uncomfortable conversations.  Yet, why do so many of us avoid uncomfortable conversations like the plague? Join Gretchen Nemechek - OPINARI CEO & Founder for the LIVE course "Getting Comfortable with Uncomfortable Conversations". 📅 November 8th 5:00pm CET / 11:00am EST / 8:00am PST Who is this Class for? Leaders, individual contributors, recruiters, early career talents... ANYONE who struggles with or avoids having uncomfortable conversations. ✅  Understand WHY we avoid uncomfortable conversations. ✅  Learn to use the FRAME™ Technique to prepare for uncomfortable conversations. ✅  Hear real examples of how a simple shift can completely change your relationship with uncomfortable conversations. 🌟 Reserve your seat today-- Link below in Comments 👇