Jamie Hess

But what we do instead is we react that same way to, you know, the judgmental email from a client or the unhappy email from our boss or the side eye from a coworker or, you know, a weird, you know, kind of glance from our partner or loved one. And all of a sudden we feel attacked. we fall under siege and we get fight or flight. So it's really about having a practice.

So you have a little bit of armor so that intuitively, because here's the thing, I don't always do the gratitude or the positive self-talk or the taking a moment thing perfectly. But I do it a lot more intuitively now. I do it a lot better now than I used to. And that came from a practice. The practice is, for me, a couple of those simple things.

So you have a little bit of armor so that intuitively, because here's the thing, I don't always do the gratitude or the positive self-talk or the taking a moment thing perfectly. But I do it a lot more intuitively now. I do it a lot better now than I used to. And that came from a practice. The practice is, for me, a couple of those simple things.

So you have a little bit of armor so that intuitively, because here's the thing, I don't always do the gratitude or the positive self-talk or the taking a moment thing perfectly. But I do it a lot more intuitively now. I do it a lot better now than I used to. And that came from a practice. The practice is, for me, a couple of those simple things.

I really hate when people who talk about gratitude come on and just say, here's what you do. You do a gratitude list of three things in the morning. Like, we get it, Pam. We get it. You know? Like, okay. Okay. but gratitude list, great place to start. I will say this, my good friend, Chris Shembra, who's another gratitude expert.

I really hate when people who talk about gratitude come on and just say, here's what you do. You do a gratitude list of three things in the morning. Like, we get it, Pam. We get it. You know? Like, okay. Okay. but gratitude list, great place to start. I will say this, my good friend, Chris Shembra, who's another gratitude expert.

I really hate when people who talk about gratitude come on and just say, here's what you do. You do a gratitude list of three things in the morning. Like, we get it, Pam. We get it. You know? Like, okay. Okay. but gratitude list, great place to start. I will say this, my good friend, Chris Shembra, who's another gratitude expert.

He said, you know, everybody in marketing, like has to have something they're for or against, like in the marketing of their own brand, you know, like I'm for this and I'm against this. He goes, you want to know what I'm against? I said, what Chris? He goes, gratitude journals. I said, okay, Frank, give it to me. Tell me, why are you against gratitude journals?

He said, you know, everybody in marketing, like has to have something they're for or against, like in the marketing of their own brand, you know, like I'm for this and I'm against this. He goes, you want to know what I'm against? I said, what Chris? He goes, gratitude journals. I said, okay, Frank, give it to me. Tell me, why are you against gratitude journals?

He said, you know, everybody in marketing, like has to have something they're for or against, like in the marketing of their own brand, you know, like I'm for this and I'm against this. He goes, you want to know what I'm against? I said, what Chris? He goes, gratitude journals. I said, okay, Frank, give it to me. Tell me, why are you against gratitude journals?

He said, because I feel that everyone's been sold a lie that this cottage industry of gratitude journals is the thing, is the gratitude. And why he's saying that is that gratitude is also a pro-social exercise. So by sitting... in your head, in your bed, and writing down three things, it is a good start. It's not a bad place to start.

He said, because I feel that everyone's been sold a lie that this cottage industry of gratitude journals is the thing, is the gratitude. And why he's saying that is that gratitude is also a pro-social exercise. So by sitting... in your head, in your bed, and writing down three things, it is a good start. It's not a bad place to start.

He said, because I feel that everyone's been sold a lie that this cottage industry of gratitude journals is the thing, is the gratitude. And why he's saying that is that gratitude is also a pro-social exercise. So by sitting... in your head, in your bed, and writing down three things, it is a good start. It's not a bad place to start.

But by thinking that's the beginning and the end of a gratitude practice, I think is short-sighted. So gratitude is a pro-social approach. The more that we can profess it, the more that we can say that, you know, especially as leaders, we forget, it's very easy to tell people what they're doing wrong, right? But it's harder to remember to tell people, hey, you know, I had a boss.

But by thinking that's the beginning and the end of a gratitude practice, I think is short-sighted. So gratitude is a pro-social approach. The more that we can profess it, the more that we can say that, you know, especially as leaders, we forget, it's very easy to tell people what they're doing wrong, right? But it's harder to remember to tell people, hey, you know, I had a boss.

But by thinking that's the beginning and the end of a gratitude practice, I think is short-sighted. So gratitude is a pro-social approach. The more that we can profess it, the more that we can say that, you know, especially as leaders, we forget, it's very easy to tell people what they're doing wrong, right? But it's harder to remember to tell people, hey, you know, I had a boss.

My last time I was employed, by the way, I mean- I'm employed, but the last time I was employed by a company, and now I'm an entrepreneur. The last time I had a boss. Now I have clients. It's a whole different set of problems, but I had a boss, right? And two bosses, female-founded company. It was the best place I ever worked. I worked there for the last seven years of my corporate career.

My last time I was employed, by the way, I mean- I'm employed, but the last time I was employed by a company, and now I'm an entrepreneur. The last time I had a boss. Now I have clients. It's a whole different set of problems, but I had a boss, right? And two bosses, female-founded company. It was the best place I ever worked. I worked there for the last seven years of my corporate career.

My last time I was employed, by the way, I mean- I'm employed, but the last time I was employed by a company, and now I'm an entrepreneur. The last time I had a boss. Now I have clients. It's a whole different set of problems, but I had a boss, right? And two bosses, female-founded company. It was the best place I ever worked. I worked there for the last seven years of my corporate career.

I was an SVP of a big agency. They never failed to, you know, if you were doing a great job, I would just get an email saying, hey, Jamie, we just want to let you know you have really been crushing it lately, and it has not gone unnoticed. Here's a $250 gift card to go get a massage. Enjoy. And I was floored. And my mom used to say, they are so smart.