The Appreciation Approach

The Thriveology Podcast For Thrive Nation

Your brain is really only capable of being in one of two modes: fear/threat or love/appreciation. Unfortunately, the fear/threat mode is pretty much the default and automatic. Fortunately, changing to manual and shifting to love/appreciation is not complicated. More than that, there is plenty of research to point to the specific benefits of that shift: Better emotional health, Higher pain tolerance, Higher sociability, Greater life satisfaction, More sleep, More exercise, etc., etc., etc. There really isn't much of a downside to gratitude and appreciation. It just requires a shift in habits to get there. Got 10 minutes or so per day, just for the next month? YOU can build your appreciation/gratitude toolkit and add it to your Thriving Toolbox. Tools of Thriving Series Introduction Thought Awareness Only Control What You Can The Responsibility Formula The Perspective Shift Your Built-In Importance Indicator The Importance Matrix