Gratitude.
Are we grateful? Are we grateful for all things?
It’s that time of the year when we start seeing posts and messages about gratitude. Thankfully we live in a time when gratitude happens more than just around Thanksgiving! However, around this coming holiday it seems we see the word used more than just casually here and there.
I always love when going to networking meetings or seeing posts in social media communities asking, “What are you grateful for?” and sure enough there is ALWAYS at least one post and or person saying, “I am grateful for EVERYTHING.” Do not get me wrong – I do think it’s possible to be 100% grateful for all things but I also believe to get to that point there needs to be a reworking of our brains.
Let me share.
Closed a client and got the sale! – Grateful.
Gained more followers on social media! – Grateful.
Received a new testimonial! – Grateful.
Had a great referral come your way! – Grateful.
So far easy right??
Worked with a potential client for weeks and they went and bought from someone else! – Grateful?? Here is the brain reworking needed – Practice makes perfect. This potential client provided the opportunity to practice the pitch and calls to action needed to close business. Why didn’t it close? Talk about powerful if you can reach out and gather that data. Grateful.
Had a client refuse to pay! – Grateful?? Here is the brain reworking needed – oh the lesson here of having to put everything in writing and have a contract with all expectations laid out to protect oneself. Grateful for the lesson.
No one is engaging or showing interest on my social media whatsoever! – Grateful?? Here is the brain reworking needed – I am grateful I have a community I can reach out to and ask them to like my posts and engage on them. I can ask my fellow business owners for some help and in turn see and feel the community surrounding me. Grateful.
Is it possible to be grateful for everything? I truly believe it is. For me it does not come naturally or organically in some situations but if I pause long enough, I can find a reason to be grateful.
I hope you always find a reason as well.