Hey savvy leaders! Welcome to episode 21. “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” One of my favorite quotes by Melody Beattie. Top Women in Direct Sales Problem Solve for Their TeamsIf you’re feeling tired or slightly burned out by being the person so many of your team members bring their frustrations to, or come to you with questions you know they can find the answers to themselves, it’s time for a reset. Let’s create a shift. It’s so easy and understandable to get bogged down by these scenarios. You’re in a position where you tend to hear the frustrations. The things your team wishes could be different and yet you’re not in a position to change these things. Maybe sometimes you even agree. But it’s more up to your company than something within your realm of scope. What is within your reach is how you sustain yourself, build yourself up, and create a shift. The answer: A Gratitude Reset. You can find the full transcript at crazybigdreams.biz/21.The Difference A Gratitude Practice Makes for Women in Direct SalesThere is a difference between feeling grateful and practicing gratitude. We can feel grateful in fleeting moments without practicing gratitude. Yet a gratitude practice develops a deep-seated internal shift where attention, focus, and needs drift away from us and onto others. Our thoughts and actions become embedded with that part of our business that calls us to work for something bigger than ourselves. A gratitude practice is something you dedicate yourself to. You spend purposeful time, not a lot of time, but time and attention focusing on not only what you’re grateful for, but why you’re grateful for it. An impactful way to do this is to keep a gratitude journal. Now, if you’re not into journaling, or if the word journal turns you off, pick a different word. This is simply too powerful to get hung up on a word that doesn’t resonate with you. Pick one that does. For today’s conversation, I’m going to keep it simple and just say gratitude journal. How Top Women in Direct Sales Start a Gratitude PracticeI invite you to start a daily practice of keeping a gratitude journal. Here’s how to begin. Use something you feel drawn to write in. Maybe it’s something you already have on hand. Maybe you want to go find something new. Don’t overthink it or let this step get in the way of starting. But yes, you’ll use pen to paper because it’s much more personal and effective. Your handwriting is unique to you. It’s a more intimate experience to write than to type or use an electronic device. At the end, or the beginning of every day, write down what you’re grateful for that day. Maybe it was an interaction with a person. Possibly an event. A big or small accomplishment. A moment in time from your day that comes to mind as you sit down to write. Use the writing style that fits you best. A bullet list. Paragraphs. A few sentences. Story form. Maybe you like to draw. Some days you may use a combination of all of these styles. There are no rules or guidelines to this. Let it be what speaks to you most on any given day. You’ll also write why you feel grateful for this person, event, or moment. This is the big difference in having a gratitude practice that creates a shift within us. The why. It gives a deeper meaning. It pulls in the emotion behind what you’re grateful for. For much more on starting your gratitude practice, go to crazybigdreams.biz/21.   

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