What are you grateful for?

This guy is really funny.

I listened to this 3 times today.

I've been having a hard time at work, and have been considering leaving. I'll have been here a year come June. I realize I don't have the greatest track record with jobs, for various reasons.

I went to speak to my boss today, not specifically to mention leaving, but in general to touch base regarding my position and my future in the company.

My boss said, NYC mayor Ed Koch used to say, if you like 6/10 things then stick with it. He may have been referring to politicians, but my boss told me, if you like 6/10 things about your job, more than half, then stick with it. Is the grass really greener on the other side?

Good advice. I'm considering sticking around for awhile, or at least until I feel strangled and have to leave.

So I decided to listen to Ted talks at work and see if it helps me think better, broaden my mind, work more productively.

I happened upon this gem of a talk, this guy is funny and I enjoyed listening to it.

What I took away from it is, write down 3 things you are grateful for, every day for 21 days in a row. Journal at least once a day about something positive that happened to you in the past 24 hours.

Thinking about things you are grateful for makes you think more positively, see the world more positively.

I want to try it. I don't usually feel grateful. I take things for granted, like most.

Today, what am I grateful for?

My car, which gives me freedom.

My income, which allows me to spend money at Sephora.

My sister, who gave me a place to live.

"The absence of disease is not health."

"If I work harder, I'll be more successful. And if I'm more successful, then I'll be happier."

Work the other way around, by seeking out the positivity, and all else follows.

What are you grateful for today?