Do you know that expressing gratitude is the easiest way to feel better?
It's true. And in this video, I'm going to give you some gratitude examples,
and if you stay tuned to the end of this video, I have something
very special for you, my gratitude to you. Hi, if you're new here, welcome. Subscribe to my
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video, I'm going to share with you my favorite eight gratitude examples that I use all the time,
both at home and work. So if you're excited about this, like this video, and let's get to it.
Give out compliments. So this is a really easy one. If your friends, family, or even
colleagues are doing something really good, or even as simple as looking good, give them a
compliment. A simple thing like, "Hey, great job. I really appreciate what you did there." Or even,
"Hey, great smile, love that jacket." Sometimes those little things can make a big difference.
Give a detailed example of your appreciation. So this is where you want to give a detailed
example of your gratitude to someone who is in your life. This could be both professional
and personal. So this example, go into some detail with it. Let the person know exactly
what you are grateful for. Provide the examples of situation. It actually has a very positive impact
on connecting individuals together and reminding them why you have this person in your life.
This is something I do with my husband all the time. An example is, just yesterday,
I was swamped with work and my husband actually knocked on my office door and said, "Listen,
honey, I'm going to start dinner. I know how busy you are." That was just so helpful, and I
was so grateful and appreciative that he did that. And at the end of the day, we actually shared our
gratitude for each other, what we appreciated each other for the end of the day, and that was one of
the things I brought up for him. Such a simple technique that has such a lasting impression.
Journal your gratitude. At the end of the day, take a moment, sit down, open up your journal
and write things down that you're grateful for. And if you can't think of anything,
well then think of something very simple. If it was sunshine... No. If it was sunny out,
not sunshine, but if it was sunny out, just write that down. Or if you came across someone and said,
"Hi." Write that down. Anything, but the power behind gratitude is writing it down
and what a lovely way to reflect afterwards. Volunteer. Volunteer for an organization or better
yet, volunteer to do something for somebody, maybe even at home. So those things can have a
huge impact because our time is so precious. And when we give our time to someone else,
that is a beautiful way to show gratitude. And something that I appreciate greatly when my sons
step up and actually clear the table after dinner, I have huge gratitude for that.
And it is something that they give back. They just do it now without even me asking.
Random acts of kindness. Try to incorporate this one daily in your life. You will be amazed at the
positive feeling you get, but not only that, the positive that you give to other people with your
kindness. So what are some really good, simple, easy examples that you can incorporate daily?
Well, if you're at the store, open the door for somebody.
That's really powerful, particularly when their hands are full. If you see someone struggling
for something like they have packages and they're trying to open up their car door, by all means,
do that for them. Even simple things like when I'm in line for coffee, sometimes out of the blue, I
will buy coffee for the person behind me, and then I'll tell the cashier, "By the way, if they ask,
tell them to pay it forward." So these are very simple things that can have a beautiful impact.
Now, if you're also wondering how can you incorporate this in work,
I have a really cool video on Random Acts of Kindness at Work. So check it out.
Smile often. All right. I want you to think about how many times in public is your head down
and you're busy. You're probably on your phone too. But a lot of times we just pass by people.
Lift your head up, look at people around you and do a simple thing like smile. You
will be amazed at the power behind a smile. It can really light up someone's day. Just that
simple acknowledgement, particularly in the day and age where we're so busy on our phones that
we aren't looking up. So smile away. You'll be amazed at how that can perk up someone's
day. And you have no idea. They may need it. Write a handwritten note. Okay, there's two
ways you can do this. You can literally do a handwritten note and hand it off to someone,
but better yet, why don't you put it in the mail, snail mail. When was the last time you
got a handwritten note in the mail and that when you got mail, it wasn't bills? So it's
such a beautiful gesture now. Unfortunately, it's a dying art, but it is something that
really can lift someone's day. And now they have a reminder memento as well that they can keep of the
beautiful words of the kindness that you gave to them. So definitely, that's my personal favorite.
Say congratulations. All right, this is a very simple, random act of kindness
that we've been talking about. But one that sometimes gets overlooked. When someone is
achieving something spectacular or they have something to celebrate, say congratulations.
We're all hooked up on social media. We're all on LinkedIn. How many times do we know people
who actually have got a promotion or they're sharing something that's really cool for them?
How many of you actually say congratulations? In fact, I take a look at feeds and I find
comments are very minimal. Yeah, you may do the thumbs up because it's easy,
but take that extra 10 seconds and write a short little note like, "Wow, that is so cool. Good for
you. Congrats." That's simple thing can really distinguished you and help you get out of your
mindset because sometimes people can get jealous of other people's success that they're having,
don't. Be excited for other people put out the congratulations and you'll be surprised. What you
give out, you're going to get back. I hope this video inspires you to cultivate more gratitude.
It is such a simple technique, but so powerful. Now, I promised you I have gratitude for you.
Something that I'm very thankful that you stayed to the end. And that is, I want to
share with you how you can be successful with projects. And because I promise you,
you have them, you have them. Most times people don't even realize they have projects. So if you
have something that, it has a short period of time, a true start and a true end.
You have to work with some other people in order to get it done, that's probably a project.
So on that note, my gratitude to you is I want you to be successful. So download this
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so that you can really shine with your projects at work. Something you'll be grateful for. Don't
forget to subscribe to my channel, give this video a like, and share it with all the friends
that you know. Pass it around, a little bit of gratitude. I'd be very appreciative of that. Now,
on that note, do you have any gratitude that you want to share with me or any additional examples
that you want to add? Please put them in the link below. Until the next video, see you later.