The Gratitude Podcast - Stories That Inspire Positive Thinking & Gratitude

When I was a child, I wanted to live in Medieval Times, it seemed so adventurous and magical looking at it from the comfort of my modern life.  The truth is that it wasn't that great to actually live in those times, and in this episode I compare our life as a society, with theirs, so that we can appreciate how amazing it is to be alive right now.    Books referenced: Enlightenment Now: https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Now-Science-Humanism-Progress/dp/0525427570 Age Of Discovery: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Discovery-Navigating-Rewards-Renaissance/dp/1250085098 Listen to them: www.georgianbenta.com/audible    Other reasearch resources: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160928-why-the-present-day-could-be-the-best-time-to-be-alive https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/10/opinion/steven-pinker-enlightenment-now.html https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

One of my favourite books is Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor.  We appreciate things more when we have perspective, we unconsciously compare and this book helps you see a lot of the blessings you enjoy each day.  Listen to it for FREE: https://georgianbenta.com/FreeBook Sign up for Amazon's service, you can cancel at any time and still keep the book! ;)  PS: after signing up, all you need to do is to search for Viktor Frankl's book and enjoy it :) Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Worrying can be addictive and cause anxiety, for several reasons. We'll explore why we're doing this and the 3 ways I've found to tackle it.  Listen to the book: https://www.georgianbenta.com/audible Name of the book: How To Stop Worrying And Start Living by Dale Carnegie   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

This is quite inspiring. Talk about gaining perspective... In this episode you'll find out why she did it, and most importantly, how. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Julie Santiago, former Wall Street VP, helps women become awaken, leader of the SoulShine Sisterhood and one of the biggest gratitude Facebook groups, The Gratitude Circle, with over 40,000 members.    Julie's the author of the book Awaken: 6 Secret Steps to Remember Who You Are And Why You’re Here.   She’s a wonderful, loving and grateful human being, and we had a deep conversation about how she had awakened to the gratitude in her life and got to influence so many others to do so as well.    Julie is a role model for feminine leadership, and she talks about balancing the two energies, the masculine and feminine so that we'll live fulfilling lives with emotional depth and richness.    There are external riches and there are internal riches, we hope that with this interview, we'll bring a balance by uncovering the internal ones as well. :)   You can find out her book and more about it, here:  https://juliesantiago.com/book/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Sometimes, we have to do things we don't particulary enjoy, so how can we make them enjoyable?  I got 3 ideas for you, they may not be new, but a reminder is always welcome, isn't it? Positive songs I listen to: www.georgianbenta.com/SpotifyPlaylist   PS: I appologise if you got the first version, something happened in my audio editing software and a section of the episode became glitchy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

This is not for the faint hearted, but for some people it might be an effective way of feeling more grateful each day.  What could Abraham Maslow & Gary Vaynerchuck have in common? Maslow, the creator of the Hierarchy of Human Needs and Gary Vee, the CEO of Vayner Media, the entrepreneur that motivates other entrepreneurs to become great;  They have a gratitude practice that they share, and you'll find out what that is, in this episode. :)  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

A skeptical scientist did this experiment, and what he found surprised him.  It's not very easy to do, to be honest, it's not a 5 min thing, but it's pleasant and according to the study, you'll still enjoy the benefits not just hours or days, but actually weeks afterwards.  Let me know how it went!  Email: hello@georgianbenta.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegratitudepodcast/   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

This is a special episode, with a someone that's doing an inspiring project called 365 Meaningful Conversations. Her name is Audrey Phillips and she plans to go to all of the United States and spread kindness, connection and gratitude through meaningful conversations. She shares her own vulnerable story and the impact it had on her and on her colleagues.  You can support her on Indigogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/365-meaningful-conversations--2#/ And follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/365meaningfulconversations/   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Rayson Choo is a motivational speaker, nurse at the Institute of Mental Health in Singapore, and founder of his brand Raygacy. Rayson has gone through a series of setbacks such as experiencing his parents divorce, constant bullying at age seven, and even to the extent of losing his job and ex girlfriend simultaneously at the age 24. He has spoken to thousands of people in hospitals, schools, podcasts and radio. He has been featured in both local and international media. Going through his years of challenges, Rayson focused on the positive and he is resolved to aspire to inspire before he expires. He is obsessed about making a difference in people's lives by teaching them how to fulfil their life's purpose. And today, his vision is to inspire 20000 people in the world, creating more impact, joy and legacy by 2020. We talked about what he did to bounce back and about his experience as nurse at the Institude of Mental Health.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

"My energy, every single ounce of it comes from gratitude.” - Gary Vaynerchuck   Gary Vee's net worth in 2017 was $160 millions, he gives jobs to almost 900 employees according to LinkedIn and does a lot of speaking around the world as well.    You need quite a lot of energy to make all of this happen, to manage everything and everyone, so I was curious to explore why he gets his energy from gratitude and how we can model him for the same outcome.    It's not easy to cover the emotional part, the years of experience, his upbringing in just one episode, but I hope you'll get some ideas on how you can extract energy giving gratitude from your own experience of life, by going through Gary Vee's recipe.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Nathan Cook shares a gratitude practice that I think it's brilliant.  He takes one thing he's grateful for and goes really deep to appreciate everything about it.  In this episode you'll hear how he goes about finding things and people to appreciate when it comes to his iPhone.  Asked him to give an example that most of us will relate to (a smartphone).  The same pattern or way of practising gratitude can be applied to other blessings in our life as well.  Hope you find it inspiring! :)  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Recently, Salma Hayek was a guest on Oprah, and the story she shares about gratitude is so inspiring, that I had to share it with you.  Here's a few words from it:  “I feel so sad for people who are not grateful, they are missing some of the most sublime sensations in life.” - Salma Hayek The depth of her feeling of gratitude is amazing and I hope you'll be able to feel it too by listening to this episode.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Here's something you can do with your partner that can increase intimacy, love, appreciation and the overall fulfillment of the relationship.  We've been doing this for a while and it's pretty amazing!  Try it out and if you're having difficulties or questions let me know.  As I've found out and share in the episode, there are things that people do that I completely forgot about.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support

Sometimes feeling "too" blessed leads to feeling guilty that others aren't as blessed, but that just stops our own flow of abundance. Lets explore the 3 steps that turn things around. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-gratitude-podcast/support