Good morning and welcome in to the November 22nd, 2021 episode of Monday Morning Motivation with Dale Jones.
I am very excited about today’s episode. And notice, it is not a podcast today. No today I ‘wrote’ this episode for you to read BECAUSE there is something I want you to write.
As you know, it is Thanksgiving week and I have a very small, very easy project that I want you to do that I guarantee will make a positive difference not only in your Thanksgiving week, but in the rest of this year and going into 2022.
Being that it IS Thanksgiving week, I want to talk to you just for a second about gratitude.
How Thankful are you for what you have in your life? For your family, for your job, for your business.
Now my podcast is not endorsed by Publix but can I tell you how much I LOVE the television commercial they have on going right now. Have you seen it? Where it shows all of these families, and friends and co-workers celebrating and eating together and then the words come across the screen that say, “This year, it’s not about what is on the table, but who is around it.”
WOW! That is powerful stuff.
We often get the wrong message from TV and movies where it seems that what matters most in life are the things we have. But I want you to stop for just a moment this morning and think about the PEOPLE in your life who have truly made a difference. We ALL have those people.
And statistics tell us the people who have a heart of gratitude tend to be more successful, are healthier, live longer and are happier in life.
That is what I want ALL of you to be. So let me get straight to your assignment for the day - and listen - I REALLY want you to follow through with this, okay?
***Today, I want you to go to the store and buy a small pack of “Thank You” cards and an ink pen.
Come on…stay with me now.
Then, I want you to spend some time thinking about someone in your life who has made a positive impact and who you are truly thankful for. Could be your mom, your dad, a sibling, a child, a grandchild, a teacher, a coach, a co-worker, a boss, a former school mate - whoever.
And I want you to hand write them a sincere “Thank You” note. It can be more than one person, which would be even better. Then I want you to address it, put a stamp on it, and mail it to them.
NO ELECTRONIC EMAIL ALLOWED. If it’s someone within your household, find a creative place to leave it where you know they will find it like your kids lunch box, or on the steering wheel of your wife’s car, or in the pocket of your husbands jacket. But I want you to do this and again, make it sincere. Tell whoever it is how much they mean to you and how THANKFUL you are to them. If you can include a specific example of something they did for you, write in the card. Then mail it.
I PROMISE YOU, you are going to feel GREAT about it and THEY will be blown away when they receive it.
Everybody can do this so lets make it happen. Show your gratitude to somebody today. And hey, maybe make this a weekly habit. You don’t have to only do it on Thanksgiving week..
Then send me a quick email to dalejones@dalejones.life and tell me about your experience. I’m anxious to hear about it.
Everybody have a very safe and blessed Thanksgiving, and may I say how thankful I am to you for being a subscriber to my weekly podcast.
I’ll talk to you next Monday.