{"id":30143,"date":"2015-06-05T04:45:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-05T09:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=30143"},"modified":"2015-06-05T04:45:46","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T09:45:46","slug":"gratitude-advantage-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/gratitude-advantage-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Gratitude Advantage at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lona Collins is 107 years old. When a reporter asked what she does to stay young, she said gratitude. \u201cDon\u2019t go crabbin\u2019,\u201d she advised<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Most of us know about the gratitude advantage. Research shows<\/a> that expressing thanks leads to lower stress, better relationships, improved health, and more. But there\u2019s one place we\u2019re unlikely to express gratitude\u2014work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I once took my team to meet with a major author about his publishing program. We had good news and a compelling presentation. But the author and his staff had their eyes on the hole, not the donut.<\/p>\n

When we finished, they asked why we hadn\u2019t accomplished more and offered a litany of complaints.<\/p>\n

We left utterly deflated. \u201cHonestly,\u201d said one of my people on the way to the airport, \u201cthat meeting made me want to quit.\u201d In our two hours together, not one person on the author\u2019s team expressed an ounce of gratitude.<\/p>\n\t\t