A Day in the Life of Entrepreneurship

Gratitude and entrepreneurship are related when it comes to mindset. When we talk about gratitude, it goes beyond a positive mindset, it is much deeper. A day in the life of an entrepreneur can go in many different directions. Some are positive, some negative, and some debilitatingly overwhelming. I'm talking, head on the desk while tears float to the floor kind of overwhelming.

There is content creation, process mapping, strategy implementation, client calls, coaching sessions, emails, even calendar mishaps, you know the ones where somehow something wasn't logged on the digital calendar and two people are now scheduled at the same time but you only have the ability to be in one place at a time. And so many other things can happen like the sales call that you think you nailed but you don't get the client. You were banking on that money too. But it slipped right through the Zoom screen.

In all of that chaos, how can you be grateful?

The Positive Effects of Gratitude

Research has found that gratitude has positive effects on the neurologic system. An article in the Positive Psychology Journal explains the definitions and benefits of gratitude. In addition, Dr. Robert Emmons has studied gratitude in-depth and found that it has positive physical and mental health effects. Some of the positive physical effects of gratitude include positive interactions in the frontal lobe of the brain, the part that makes decisions. It has also been found to have positive effects on metabolism and hormone regulation.

The positive effects on mental health even include times of crisis.

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