It turns out that 97.5% (made-up statistic) of the professionals I’ve met over the years don’t regularly take the time to slow down and appreciate their accomplishments. 

“Forty-four percent of employees said they experienced a lot of stress daily, repeating the record high in 2021 and continuing a trend of elevated stress that began almost a decade earlier.” – 2023 State of the Global Workplace

This approach leads to the belief that stopping to be grateful is a waste of time when there’s so much left to accomplish.

There are times when it’s OK to respond out of fear. For example, if you’re being chased by a grizzly bear, it’s completely appropriate to run fearing for your life.   

Our next jerk reaction to a problem (especially a big one) is to throw lots of effort and energy at it. 

The more I pay attention, the more I notice subtle displays of kindness between strangers.

Many years ago, I scheduled a meeting with one of my mentors to ask an important favor. After a few pleasantries, I laid out the case for my appeal telling him that I didn’t need an answer for a few weeks.

While we might not have a lot of impact on our government’s effectiveness or our country’s level of corruption, the top four categories are ones we can do something about.

While we might not have a lot of impact on our government’s effectiveness or our country’s level of corruption, the top four categories are ones we can do something about.

Accomplishment for the sake of adding to an already crowded resume never delivers the long-term satisfaction we crave.