Gratitude

I believe we are at the end of the golden age of social media. I used to find gratitude and the ability to use a service for free to stay connected with family and friends, to grow my brand, to meet new people, and to sell my products. It felt like a gift to have all of this at no cost.

Have you ever taken a break from social media? Maybe you tried unplugging for a long weekend or took a break while on vacation. Or perhaps like me, you've never been able to take a proper break. I've been posting on social media since 2007. Until this summer I'd never taken more than a few days off in a row and only a couple of times a year.

The first steps to recovering from burn-out as an entrepreneur is acknowledging that I am burnt out. I resisted this for a long time. I didn’t want to admit that I was in burn-out and thought if I just kept doing more that it would be ok. At the same time, I was feeling a lack of desire to share content on social media. I had been posting between 20-30 different pieces of content on 5-8 platforms DAILY.

Until one day I couldn’t do it anymore. I broke down in front of my husband and told him that I couldn’t physically do any more. My body was in pain, my creativity gone, and my mindset shattered. 

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This seems like such a simple thing to do, to wake up with gratitude. Yet for so many of us, starting our day with gratitude isn’t always easy. Imagine how different our world would be if everyone woke up with gratitude instead of frustration, dissatisfaction, complacency, or any other negative emotion. The first few minutes of every day are what sets us up for success and creates the tone for the day.

It’s the end of 2021 and for many, it seems like there’s not much to be grateful for. Having a daily gratitude practice forces us to find things to be grateful for, even when life is filled with challenges and uncertainty. Being specific with our personal gratitude and our gratitude towards others is what will help us get through the next year more easily.

It’s wonderful when we come together with our loved ones and share our gratitude one day of the year. Thanksgiving is a great reminder of the importance of gratitude in our lives. What if we could find simple ways to continue to practice gratitude long after the turkey leftovers are gone, and our guests have returned home?

Here are some of my favorite ways to practice gratitude beyond Thanksgiving. Start with the ONE that resonates with you the most.
After you’ve made it a new habit, you can layer on other ideas and make practicing gratitude a way of life.

In April 2020 I shared a post called a Tsunami of Gratitude. I wonder, where is our gratitude now?

There has never been a time such as this in our lifetime.

Our Facebook feed used to be full of thankful memes, now it's filled with misinformation and disinformation, designed to divide us.
Our homemade hearts that filled our windows have long since faded.
Car parades to help our kids celebrate their birthday in isolation have been replaced with funeral processions.
And at 7 o'clock in the evening around the world, no one is making noise to honour our health care workers anymore.

I love sharing the story about how my husband Dan and I met, because I intentionally put into practice a few simple techniques to attract my perfect partner. If you are still searching for your perfect partner, I’ll teach you how to attract your perfect partner as I share the story of how we met and ended up together for more than 13 years so far (2021).

At this time in my life, I had a solid evening gratitude journaling practice. I was going through some challenges with our living situation and also struggling with self-esteem and self-worth. I knew there had to be a way to get through this with gratitude. And this practice of being grateful for what I didn’t appreciate was going to be it. I asked my friend Karen if she would join me. Without hesitation, she said yes. 

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