You will get what you appreciate. If you show gratitude when people do things you like, you will get more of it.

This isn't some new age spiritual concept. This is simple human psychology. People want to feel appreciated. They want to feel they are making a difference.

When you say thank you with sincerity, they feel that. It means something to them. It feeds their soul. And they'll want it again.

If you have someone who has gone 10% down the road to where you want them, show gratitude if you want them to reach 100%.

What does not work is berating them. If someone gives you 10% and all you can say is "not good enough," you'll never see that other 90% because they'll remember how you made them feel.

A great example of this is the way that some people will attack their own political allies. Someone will post that they condemn white supremacy, maybe face some blowback for even that simple act, but they they get people who they are trying to support declaring they are not good enough.

This doesn't inspire more engagement. It inspires disengagement.

Gratitude feeds the heart and soul, and people will do a lot for it. Deploy gratitude and you'll be grateful for the results you see.

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