Can boosting GRATITUDE help us build INFLUENCE? (Episode 170)

<p>Title: Can understanding &amp; boosting sources of GRATITUDE help us build INFLUENCE? (Episode 170)</p> <p>THIS WEEK’S TOPIC:  Like so many of you, my thoughts are on GRATITUDE this week. As I reflected on the topic and dug into the science behind gratitude and why and how it can impact our lives, I found an undeniable link to building and sustaining INFLUENCE. Skeptical? Join me! I’m solo this week, and sharing some science-based ideas and perspective to make your holidays more gratitude-filled, and to help you deepen connections with those who are important to you. </p> <p> </p> <p>KEY TOPICS:</p> <p>THE LINK BETWEEN GRATITUDE &amp; INFLUENCE: The link between gratitude and influence is all about connection. Connection is an essential part of building and sustaining influence. </p> <p> </p> <p>TWO IMPORTANT DIMENSIONS OF GRATITUDE: Experiences v. proactive sharing gratitude with others. </p> <p> </p> <p>GRATITUDE WORKS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE: We experience something that makes us feel grateful. That feeling fuels a positive emotional charge. That positive charge fuels our gratitude and enables us to pass it on to someone else. In turn, that exchange creates a powerful connection, and that connection contributes to helping us build influence. </p> <p> </p> <p>GRATITUDE IS MOST POWERFUL WHEN IT’S OUTWARDLY FOCUSED:  There is scientific evidence that there is a greater, positive impact to both the giver of the gratitude and the receiver when it’s active and outwardly focused. </p> <p> </p> <p>GRATITUDE THRIVES ON “SPECIFICITY:” the more specific you are in sharing and expressing gratitude, the more authentic that feels and the greater impact that gratitude has on building a powerful connection. </p> <p> </p> <p>FINDING GRATITUDE IN LOSS BY EDITING &amp; REFRAMING: So many families are feeling tremendous loss especially around the holidays. It can be helpful to reframe a painful or negative event through a lens focused on gratitude. It’s another example of the power of mindset. </p> <p> </p> <p>WANT TO INCREA