I’ve had a very inspiring last 12 hours as I just interviewed Dan Pink (“A Whole New Mind,” “Drive,” and “To Sell is Human”) and Patricia Ryan Madson (“Improv Wisdom”). These interviews will be up on RealLeaders.tv in the coming week and I’m looking forward to revisiting some of the great ideas both of them have shared.
For today, I’d like to leave you with an idea from Patricia Madson – notice your gifts. We can all get so wound up in our world and our problems that we forget to notice the number of gifts we receive every day. There’s a farmer toiling many thousands of miles away thanks to whom we have food on our table. We use technology created by others in large parts of our days. All of what we use in a day is created by someone else, managed by someone else, and improved by someone else for our benefit.
Take 5 minutes to notice these gifts today and say thank you where possible. Writing thank you notes is amongst the best things we can do..
A Learning a Day 