Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby. And today I want to talk about how to turn a negative into a positive. You know, in any given day, we have lots of negative thoughts running through her head. They could be thoughts about us, other people or circumstances, things we don't have literally anything.

Well, my recommendation for you this week is to challenge your thoughts. And if they are rooted in negativity, then consciously redirect them into something kind and positive. Here's an example. I hate washing the dishes versus I am thankful that I have food to eat and therefore dishes to clean. It's the same dishes and same you, but a shifted perspective, one negative where the dead end energy and one positive.

With possibility for growth. Notice that the positive statement uses gratitude. The active appreciation is a great way to reframe a thought from negative to positive. If you're having negative thoughts, you can always turn to gratitude to change them to something more positive. You got this I am scott colby was say it with gratitude and this has been the daily gratitude minute cheers

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby of say with the gratitude. And I want to talk about my friend Celine. She lives in Denver, or actually she used to live in Denver at the time of this recording. She just left her home in Colorado, yesterday and moved to Spain with her husband and four cats.

Now what intrigues me about her journey is that she had built three businesses in Denver. A successful salon, a coffee shop and a cafe. And she gave them all up. Now she actually sold her coffee shop and cafe and kept the salon, which she's going to be running remotely while her team in Denver holds down the Fort.

From the outside, looking in, it seemed like she had at all. So I was really curious as to why she made that decision. She was running three businesses successfully and even navigated them through the pandemic. She had a happy marriage and a home in Colorado. You know, but once the pandemic hit Felina and her husband really took the time to take a step back.

And reflect on their lives. And they realized that their businesses were running their lives. They weren't living their lives the way that they wanted.

You know, so they put together a two year plan to slowly get rid of everything. Of course not their forecast, but everything else and make that move to Spain. I admire their courage to just go for it. I mean, if it was me, that would be a tough decision. Growing three businesses and put in a lot of time and effort into those.

And then just giving them up. So I really admire what Filene and her husband have done. It's making me take a step back and really think about what I want in my life. I do that a lot. Anyway. I'm always thinking about my goals and what the next steps are, but I'm reflecting even more now. Life is short and there's not much time.

So I want to ask you, are you living the life that you want? And if not, what is one thing that you want differently in your life? If you're willing to share that with me, I would love to hear from you. You can email [email protected]. I'm scott colby with say it with gratitude and this has been the daily gratitude minute cheers

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby from say with gratitude today. I want to give you a tip from my book, the grateful entrepreneur, which will help you build relationships and grow your business. It's an easy tip. Say happy birthday. That's right. I want you to send out birthday cards to every team members and customers on their birthday.

If you're connected to your customers on Facebook, the platform lets you know, when it's their birthday. Now it's somewhat a post happy birthday on their timeline. That's, you know, no arguing that, but hundreds of other people are doing the same thing. If you do this, your message. Won't stand out.

Recently I read about a CEO named Sheldon Yellen, who handwrites 8,000 birthday cards a year for all of his employees with personalized comments, relevant to each person. In addition, when he hears about random acts of kindness in the workplace. He sends a thank you note to the individual, letting them know their efforts. Didn't go unnoticed.

These gestures help Sheldon growing billion dollar disaster relief and property restoration company. In order to get so many cards written Yellen, keeps a stack with him as he travels. He'll knock out a few here and there and it's free time or during a long flight. Yellen reports that the gesture has had an influence on the atmosphere of the company over time.

Because people feel appreciated. They're bringing more compassion into the workplace. As simple card can make a big impression. So this week coming in to find somebody on your team, a client, or even a friend, and forget about that Facebook happy birthday. That'll get lost in the sea of other happy birthdays and send them a happy birthday card in the mail instead.

And if you want a free digital copy of my book, the grateful entrepreneur, I've got it for you. Just go to gratitude, toolkit.com. I'm Scott Colby with say it with gratitude. And this has been the daily gratitude minute. Cheers

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby. Say it with gratitude and you know, conversations, spark, meaningful connections with others. Can help us come up with fresh new ideas. It can even help us meet new people. However, sometimes we don't know how to start conversations. It's not always easy. Right?

When we don't know what to ask, we usually default to small talk, asking questions such as how are you? All this does is to serve, to fill time and it doesn't allow you to really get to know someone. This week. I want you to seek to ask questions that will spark more meaningful conversations and connections.

You never know where the conversations might lead you. If you're not sure what to ask, download my gratitude toolkit at gratitude, toolkit.com. I've got many dozens of questions that you can ask and spark, meaningful conversations. I'm scott colby was say it with gratitude and this has been the daily gratitude minute cheers

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby from state with gratitude. You know, I was recently on one of my gratitude hikes. A couple of weeks ago with three best friends. And we were playing the grateful dead when we stopped first neck. And one of the questions was if you had the entire day off from work, what is one thing you do and why? And it was unanimous. They all said they would be doing what they were doing right in that moment, spending time in nature with friends.

The also mentioned that one of the things they were most looking forward to on our hike was a reset and new beginnings to move forward with bigger things in their lives. You see, I think we often get stuck in the day-to-day routine and don't give ourselves space to grow when you're in your home, around the same people and the same technology day after day, week after week, things become routine and stale. You may want to make a change in your life. However, many of us may not give ourselves the space.

To imagine what that may look like. On the other hand, getting out in nature, unplugged from technology and with a great friend or two, or even by yourself gives you the necessary space to think. To be creative to problem, solve, to imagine. To daydream. And to figure out exactly how to move forward at a time where you may be stuck.

So this week, get outside, leave your phone behind and meet up with a friend and a park or on a hiking trail. It might just be what you need to create something new in your life. If you want some really great tips on gratitude on how to cultivate personal relationships and in your business to cultivate professional relationships, I've got a great gratitude toolkit. Just go to gratitude, toolkit.com and you can download it for free. This is scott colby with a daily gratitude minute i'll see you next time

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. This is Scott Colby with say it with gratitude. A few months ago, I did a virtual gratitude workshop for LinkedIn. And one of the activities I had them do was to take a few minutes and find the most surprising, weird or unique facts about gratitude. Here's just a personal list of what they came up with.

Women are more grateful than men. People are less likely to express gratitude at work than anywhere else. Gratitude is good for your cholesterol. Grateful people spend more time. Exercising. Gratitude can improve your sleep. Gratitude can help you achieve your goals and you can overdo it. Now the second one is quite disheartening to learn.

It seems hard to believe, but a national survey found that work as the last place. You're likely to hear gratitude. Only 10% of people say thank you to their colleagues on any given day. And 60% of people never express gratitude at work, even then appreciation in the workplace is much more than saying, thank you.

It's more about getting to know someone on a personal level and letting them know how much you value them. Uh, not just for the work they do, but for being a human. Let them know a quality about them that you like. That will go a much longer way than saying a thank you for a job. Well done. Now if you want my best tips on how to cultivate gratitude at work in, in your personal life. I've got a gratitude toolkit for free and you can download it at gratitude. toolkit.com. I'm scott colby with say it with gratitude and this has been the daily gratitude minute cheers

Welcome back to the Daily Gratitude Minute. This is Scott Colby from Say It With Gratitude. And today I want to give you a tip from my book, the Grateful Entrepreneur, and this tip is going to help you build relationships and grow your business. But this is a tip you can do in your personal life as well.

It's an easy one, but not many people are doing it. Pick up the phone and make gratitude phone calls. Remember when our phones were made for calling people. You know, nowadays it seems like they're used for everything, but calling people. So you're going to stand out by making these calls. And ever growing number of social media platforms make the internet a very crowded place. Sometimes it's difficult to make your voice heard above the crowd. That's why it's good to go old school sometimes with a phone call to your clients and customers.

Now, not every phone call with your clients and customers need to be about business either. Remember your business is about building relationships and treating your customers like people, not dollar signs. That's right. Pick up the phone and call your customers just to check up on them, see how things are going in their life.

Ask if there's anything you could do to help them. This one simple gesture of a personal phone call will go a long way to cultivating relationships in your business. And in your personal life. I remember my first mentor, Ryan Lee, he would call me out of the blue. This was in the days before Facebook and Instagram. And I remember being so excited and surprised when his name showed up on my cell phone. This little gesture is one of the things that has kept me loyal to learning from Ryan for over 20 years. Hope this helps. I'm Scott Colby with the daily gratitude minute and say it with gratitude. I'll see you tomorrow

Welcome back to the daily gratitude minute. My name is Scott Colby and. My gratitude minute. Hasn't been so daily lately. I haven't done an episode since April 1st. My apologies took some time off, but we're back at it and today's tip. I want to talk to you about. What do you do? If you're struggling with gratitude, you know, let's face it. Sometimes we may find it difficult to practice gratitude.

What if we're going through a rough patch in our lives, or how do we practice gratitude then? Or maybe we are practicing gratitude, but we still have a lot of struggles and negative thoughts. Rest assured these struggles and thoughts are normal. But today I'm going to give you three ways to help you practice gratitude.

In a meaningful way, which may help you in your time of need. Okay. First tip gets specific in the beginning. We may be vague with our gratitude. I'm grateful for my cat. My family and my friends. However, to really expand on this, try getting a bit more specific each day. Express what or who you're grateful for.

But then say why you are grateful. This helps us look outside of the more obvious gratitudes. Dig deep. Okay. Number two, turn it into a game. If you're struggling to find anything, to be grateful for, turn it into a game, challenge yourself, to find a positive in everything, no matter how small or silly you can also reframe situations that may initially seem negative into something positive in this way.

For example. My friend canceled on me today, but I'm grateful. It meant I didn't need to get dressed. Okay. Third tip extend your gratitude to someone else. If you've put a particular person on your gratitude list, have you told them. If not, why not? Let your friend know how much you appreciate them.

Even better, write them a letter and read it to them. I promise it will be the highlight of their week. And yours too. That's it for the daily gratitude minute. This has been Scott Colby. Thank you so much for tuning in and I'll see you tomorrow.

A positive quote, gratitude and tips on happiness, kindness and living a better life.

A positive quote, gratitude and tips on happiness, kindness and living a better life.