Episode 108: expressing gratitude - first reflect then express
Episode 108: expressing gratitude - first reflect then express
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expressing gratitude - first reflect then express - Episode 108
expressing gratitude - first reflect then express - Episode 108
“Expressing gratitude to others helps counteract all of the annoying things you may think about them.” I have been writing in my journal a paragraph almost each day about things I am grateful for. It really has been helping me but lately I have felt like I needed to make sure to express that gratitude more regularly. In this episode I share how you can build an upward spiral of positive emotion with someone and reciprocity as you express your appreciation for them. They in turn will be more likely to do the same. I also mention the importance of counteracting our negativity bias. It is too easy to nit pick all the things people do wrong and as we get better at expressing gratitude we have a way to think at least a little more on the things the other person that you appreciate rather than what they do to annoy you. I also share the idea of first to reflect, then to express. I am definitely going to work on this.
Show Notes: Hi Friends! I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode. Below are all the references.
Things that I learned: The biggest takaway for me this week is that expressing gratitude is a way to help to see the good things in others and counteract the negativity bias which we all have. With the negativity bias it is way more easy to point out the negative things that people are doing and that is especially true within our families. But as we learn to express our appreciation for the people in our family, friends, work and community we can counteract that tendency to see the negative and instead look for things that you are grateful for about them or for something that they did and then make sure to express in some way.
There are lots of ways to express your gratitude. You can write a note, send a gift, send a text or email or you can visit someone. Two unique ideas I shared in the podcast was to have an appreciation party with friends or family and also to start of a conversation with a stranger. Simply appreciating people for being human and taking the time to try to get to know them just a little by starting up a conversation.
The other thing I liked was the 4 A's - appreciation, approval, admiration and attention. Try to do those 4 things each day with you family and see what happens. Let try to generate really good feelings within our homes.
BYU continuing education video and article about expressing gratitude - reflect then express.
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