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November 24, 2021 at 09:50 AM
What You Need to Know
- There will always be something you can't have.
- Chances are that you have plenty.
- Cherish what you do have.
Here’s an updated version of a classic relationship-building article that we first ran June 1, 2010.
I used to think that people who always looked for the silver lining in bad events were lame. It felt like the only thing they could say was something trivial like, “Well, at least you’re not dead” or “At least you can still buy groceries.”
I’d bristle at those comments.
And then I learned their magical effect: People who teach themselves to automatically look for the upside are not in denial. They are setting themselves up to live longer, happier, more fruitful lives. The research bears it out.
Gratitude is simply being happy for what you have. It doesn’t minimize a loss, but it does help your brain to relieve the anxiety of loss when you at least have a few things on your checklist for which you are thankful.
The moment your list is devoid of thankfulness, nasty negative stress hormones begin to permeate your body and your attitude. In business, that means you operate out of desperation and greed — two very unattractive attributes that turn clients off.
