The Private School Leader Podcast

Episode 13: How Gratitude Can Make You A Happier And More Effective Leader


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In November of 2016, my family and I were going through a difficult time. Shortly before Thanksgiving, my wife and I were given a VERY unexpected gift of $600.00 in cash from some VERY kind friends. There were no strings attached and we were told to use the money in any way that we wanted. Within the next 6 days, we had two VERY unexpected car repairs. The total bill for those two repairs was $597.00.

We were overcome with gratitude for the kindness and generosity of our friends and for the perfect timing of this practical gift. Over the next few months, we thought about this gift all the time. But as the months passed, the memory of that moment faded and we thought about it less and less often. We had good intentions to continue to express gratitude to our generous friends, but then life got busy and……..

Are you grateful for your loved ones? Are you grateful for your home? Are you grateful for your job? Are you grateful for your students and your teachers?

Of course you are!

We have so many good things in our lives and we have a very long list of things for which to be grateful. The problem is that a lot of the time we don’t FEEL grateful and most of the time we don’t EXPRESS gratitude for most of the things in our lives.

On today’s episode of The Private School Leader Podcast we are going to talk about How Gratitude Can Make You A Happier And More Effective Leader.

Episode Highlights:

  • The 31 benefits of gratitude backed by over 40 research studies.
  • A recent Glassdoor survey says that 81% of employees work harder for a grateful boss.
  • Why “hedonic adaptation” makes it so difficult for us to be intentionally grateful.
  • The 3 ways that gratitude can make you a happier leader.
  • The 3 ways that gratitude can make you a more effective leader.
  • The 3 strategies that will help you be more grateful at school and at home.
  • I know that you are super busy, so when you are driving to school, working out or running errands, pop in those earbuds and listen. I hope that you will get value from this episode as you serve and lead your school community. Thank you for taking the time to listen to the podcast! Thanks for making a difference!

    Check out a bunch of free resources for you at www.theprivateschooleader.com/resources and grab the show notes at www.theprivateschooleader.com/episode13 

     

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