She’s a best-selling author, an award – winning educator, and an international speaker. And the message she shares is an important one. She shares a message about gratitude, she dives into the power of journaling and shares about her new journal “Bold Gratitude”.  She discusses the importance of praise, why we need to be conscious about noticing the good in our days, different ways to practice gratitude, the importance of being a great listener and so much more.

Topics Covered:
1. Gratitude improves well being, nurtures relationships, activates learning, and prosocial thing that makes the world a better place. 

2. Praise is a form of gratitude. 

3. Notice the good in our lives. 

4. When we focus on what we have we have enough. 

5. The negative emotions are signals and signposts that something are wrong. 

6. Gratitude for happiness, gratitude with my peeps, and gratitude for the world.

7. Notice - Think - Feel - Do 

8.  Think about how do you express your gratitude. 

9. Chain of grateful memories, gratitude letters.

10. Share instagram reels that illustrates people expressing gratitude.

11. Spread good vibes.

12. Be thankful for yourself

13. Learn to be a really good listener. 

14. Everyone has lessons to teach me. 

15. We all want to be seen, heard, and valued.

16.  Even just the doing… can bring us joy. 

17. Feed the gratitude muscle.

18. We have to retrain the brain to notice the good and not the bad. 

19. Book - Happier Hour - Cassie Holmes, Awe -   Dacher Keltner,  Limitless - Jimi Kwik

20. Podcast - Kwik Brain by Jimmy Kwik, Happiness Lab, Armchair Expert, Huberman Lab, On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Bold Gratitude Journal - https://www.amazon.com/Bold-Gratitude-Journal-Designed-You/dp/1948334666/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MK3ISPCMGGXV&keywords=bold+gratitude+journal&qid=1701579322&sprefix=bold+grati%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1

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Bio:
Lainie Rowell is a bestselling author, award-winning educator, and TEDx speaker. She is dedicated to human flourishing, focusing on community building, social-emotional learning, and honoring what makes each of us unique and dynamic through learner-driven design. She earned her degree in psychology, and went on to earn postgraduate degrees in education. An international keynote speaker, Lainie has presented in 41 states as well as in dozens of countries across 4 continents. As a consultant, Lainie’s client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools.