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Gratitude And Joy
What can it do for you?
One of the most surprising life lessons for me as a leader is that gratitude and joy help individuals and organizations find their competitive advantage. Could this practice be considered a critical business practice? I have learned it most definitely is!
Being grateful is the precursor to seeing goodness, recognizing success, and offering praise.
If you look at every situation as one that potentially offers at least some good, then you know the world differently than so many people around you. Unfortunately, being critical, angry, and attacking others seems increasingly prevalent. Sometimes, we no longer believe being good to others is even an acceptable choice. It is not only acceptable, but it will also give you an advantage over the naysayers who believe that such an attitude will leave you complacent, unmotivated, falling behind, and second best. This could not be further from the truth.
Gratitude is critical because it starts reversing the habits that deaden the person and organization. It gives each person the opportunity to begin anew. The next step is to find your passion and happiness. Joy feeds passion, which is the operating system used once gratitude initiates the effort. We don’t hear a lot about joy in business…
