Why Is A Gratitude Journal Important?

By M-Power

You’ve probably heard it 100 times. “Gratitude is really important.” Why is a gratitude journal important? Maybe you’ve had one of those days where you just feel stuck in the muck, and you are not sure how to get out of that. I’ll tell you about some almost magical ways to overcome the muck. I do a lot of positivity coaching. Not just from this motivational speaker just-think-positive kind of an approach. I’m a psychologist and I get down to the science behind positivity and how it works. Here’s where we start, gratitude. The research is really clear about the positive effects of gratitude on our thinking on our mood and that branches out to affect every single aspect of our life. What is it about journaling that has such a powerful effect? In those days where we are just feeling stuck, the thing that we don’t notice is that…

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The Importance Of Positivity And 5 Ways To Increase It

By M-Power

Your brain is created for efficiency and one way it accomplishes this is through neural pathways or programming. Think of cruise control or autopilot. If you want to change your programming, it’s going to take some intention and you are going to have to do this intentionally. The first thing that is required is an intentional decision on your part to increase your positivity. It’s absolutely possible and I can help you if you decide to become more positive. I can tell if somebody is really serious about a declaration or a decision that they state. It shows up in two specific places in their life. It shows up in their calendar and it shows up in their checkbook. They are willing to spend their time and their money to make this happen. If you are not at that level then you probably don’t even have to finish reading this…

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