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Gratitude
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Article Overview: If you observe your emotions quite carefully, you may notice that emotions shift and change like the weather.
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Gratitude
If you observe your emotions quite carefully, you may notice that emotions shift and change like the weather. In fact, emotions are the weather patterns of the body, and no more under our conscious command than the weather outside us. We cannot will ourselves to feel happy or loving or grateful on demand; yet these and other feelings visit us. No doubt, cultivating an "attitude of gratitude" is a good thing. But such an attitude goes beyond trying to feel grateful (we can't will ourselves to feel gratitude or any other emotion) but rather, to actively count our blessings, and pay attention to the gift of this day, this moment, this life.
I may not actually feel grateful when someone gives me a gift; but I can certainly say "Thank you!" and offer a smile and even a hug in return. Because I have more control over such actions than I do over emotions.
So do not trouble yourself whether you feel grateful or loving or kind or helpful; only focus on behaving that way - and you will become grateful!
Article Tags: business coaching, crucial confrontations, crucial conversations, emotions, gratitude, Influencer, leadership development, motivation
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About the Author: Geoff Flemming RSS for Geoff's articles - Visit Geoff's website Geoff Flemming is the Director of Business Transformations, a well established coaching and consulting firm based in Victoria. Apart from Geoff's track record in senior management working with a range of Australian corporations, Geoff has been in the coaching field for 11 years. He has developed and delivered a range of leadership and behavioural change programs nationally through a range of industries. His specialty is in developing emerging leaders and working with fast growth organisations. Geoff has designed and successfully delivered leadership and executive coaching development programs through service industries such as retail security and salons, through to pharmacy groups and a number of franchise organisations. The primary outcome in organisations that have been through Geoff's programs is in the creation of a culture of leadership and high performance. That is teams of people who are aligned, communicate well, keep each other accountable and are intrinsically motivated to achieve the best possible result. Geoff also runs Crucial Conversations Australia / New Zealand. This organisation is part of SevenSeventeen, the licensee for VitalSmarts products in Australia and New Zealand. Crucial Conversations now runs under license in more than 40 countries around. It is the consumate program for people in all walks of life to teach how to have tought conversations - and have them go well! http://www.crucialconversations.com.au Click here to visit Geoff's website Destination The Journey Good to be Great Equipping Your People for Success Forward Planning Making the Transition |
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