Before heading into holiday gifting mode, Let's pause to reflect on the unexpected gifts so many of us have already received this year.
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The holidays are the time when most of us like to demonstrate our appreciation and gratitude for family and friends. Wouldn’t it be nice to experience that kind of give and receive gratitude and appreciation every day of the year?
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For many of us, expressing our thanks is an everyday occurrence, and we tend to think nothing of it. Psychologically it has a very important role to play for both the person giving and the person receiving.
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Gratitude in our daily lives is a powerful communication skill. But, how about showing gratitude when things aren't going so well?
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Purposeful appreciation and gratitude towards others are some of the most powerful communication tools you can have.
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I learned a bit about gratitude this summer. Kenny and I went to Glacier National Park for a 10-day hiking trip. Unfortunately, weather prevented us from hiking all but three of the days we were there. This led to quite a bit of unexpected downtime in White Fish, Montana. On our many walks around the town, I browsed in bookstores to find a new gratitude journal. My vision was a journal with prompts for different ways to explore gratitude with lots of room for doodling. I couldn’t find what I was looking for. In the week we had in our
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Our plan was to spend a week hiking in Glacier National Park. We were filled with gratitude and excited for the adventure to begin. And then it did.
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Everyone has a real need to feel appreciated and valued. Showing genuine appreciation is one of the most powerful communication tools you can develop. It will open doors to better conversations, more positive exchanges, and ultimately better relationships at both work and at home.
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I miss my dad, but he lives on in some of the communication lessons I learned from how he lived his life. Here are my top three.
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There are certainly many ways to show appreciation. One of my favorites to use with a work group is to facilitate an appreciation circle. Here are the steps you need to know to faciliatate a successful apprecation circle.
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