How expressing gratitude can brighten up your job and life, and how to go about it
Jones, an organisational development consultant, says the daily practice has helped her through hardships and the anxiety and vulnerability of starting her own business as a single mother.
'When you practise gratitude, you train your brain to always look for the positive in anything. It just completely shifts everything you're going through,' she says.
'You start to see the lessons in the pain. You start to see the beauty in the very difficult times because you realise, 'Hey, I'm growing stronger.''
Alison Jones names three things she is grateful for when she wakes up. Photo: Instagram/wellness_society_alison
Practising and encouraging gratitude can be a simple way to boost morale at a time when lay-offs and economic uncertainty are causing
stress and anxiety
Some employers have found that workers who receive expressions of gratitude show more engagement and willingness to help others.
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