The Gratitude Connection

  The Gratitude Connection: Clearing a Path for Grateful Leadership By Donald Officer              You are an expert. But are your judgments verifiable, […]

Summary The Intention Coach – our very own “Grateful Psychologist” Donald Officer – has chosen an important area we could stand to all improve upon, by powerfully linking […]

By Donald Officer …the goggles through which you viewed life in April may no longer be helpful to you in May…. ~ Brian Little   Summary: For May […]

The Gratitude Connection: Cultivating Gratitude in Yourself and the Many Others in Your Life   Our survival depends on a radical change; if the gratitude movement grows strong […]

For March 2021, we continue to gleam nuggets of wisdom from “The “Gratitude Project”. A theme of “behavior changes are difficult – but worthwhile in moving to greater gratitude in our lives”. Changing to a more grateful attitude takes discipline and work. We are often “set in our ways” and old habits are difficult to break — even in pursuit of a better way. Still, the 5 C’s & greater focus on the being more grateful can help break barriers, so that gratitude becomes a greater part of our natural character.

By Donald Officer Article Summary: For January 2021, part 2 of the Gratitude Project review shares a need for us to “rewire ourselves for gratitude”. This is a […]

By Donald Officer “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others” Marcus Tullius Cicero, (106BCE – 43 BCE) Summary – The […]

By Donald Officer “The Arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”– Martin Luther King, Jr. Summary by Harry Waldron:Rutger Bregman is a young […]

The Gratitude Connection The Surprising Connection Between Gratitude and Solitude By Donald Officer   Overview by Harry Waldron – In our fast-paced world, there is a need to […]

By Donald Officer “It’s crucial to understand how gratitude or appreciation creates value and meaning – that it all comes from inside each individual.” – Dan Sullivan, Strategic […]

By Donald Officer “Work on ensuring that your gratitude is always experienced by people as authentic and that you don’t slip into being seen as obsequious or insincere […]

The Gratitude Connection By Donald Officer The critical point is not to stereotype the situation even if it looks like something familiar.  ~ Edgar Schein, Helping: How to […]

The Gratitude Connection How Grateful Leadership Can Promote Transformative Change By Donald Officer   Leadership is not a title; it is about impact, influence and inspiration. Healthy cultures […]

  Unstuff Yourself! The Gratitude Connection By Don Officer   “Live less out of habit and more out of intent. – Amy Rubin Flett”   Inattention to what […]

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What is the meaning of my life? Is the point just to live longer, or should I seek a higher purpose? – Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles, Ikigai: […]

By Donald Officer Arriving there is what you are destined for, But don’t hurry the journey at all. Ithaka, C.P. Cavafy Aging isn’t the kind of topic we […]

By Donald Officer Ninety percent of adults spend half their waking lives doing things they would rather not be doing at places they would rather not be. – […]

The Gratitude Connection By Donald Officer “Your joy is your sorrow unmasked” – Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet When I learned that Menlo Innovations CEO Richard Sheridan had published […]

By Donald Officer As crucial as it is to feel grateful toward your loved one, though, this alone is not enough to create a mutually satisfying relationship. You […]

By Don Officer Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.                                                                                                            – Arthur Ward   Don’t feel bad if you […]

By Don Officer We tend to act as if our closest friends are our biggest assets. While that may be true for social support or trusted information, it’s […]

By Donald Officer   Do not wait for someone else to write and sing your song. Only you know the melody of your life, so sing it with […]

By Donald Officer Whatever our official job descriptions, we are all part-time motivators. Given that motivation is so central to our lives, what do we really know about […]

By Donald Officer Outside of falling in love, there may be no more widely considered pattern to social life than the rise to power, the abuse of power, […]

By Donald Officer   Everywhere, people are awaiting a messiah. and the air is laden with the promises of large and small prophets…we all share the same fate: […]

“What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius?” – Steve Silberman, Neurotribes Steve Silberman wrote Neurotribes: […]

Two kinds of gratitude: the sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.” – Edwin Arlington Robinson, Poet. Research […]

If we do not bridge the chasm between living a meaningful life and living a modern life, our drift will continue at a major cost. – Emily Esfahani […]

By Donald R. Officer Seeing the upside of stress is not about deciding whether stress is either all good or all bad. It’s about how choosing to see […]

by Donald R. Officer When people have no choice, life is almost unbearable. As the number of available choices increases, as it has in our consumer culture, the […]

by Donald R. Officer Before we crawl or speak we offer deep and real gratitude to those who love us. The bonds of early attachment last a lifetime. […]