{"id":14735,"date":"2017-03-21T08:30:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archivegl.unlabbeta.com\/?p=13580"},"modified":"2017-03-21T08:30:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:30:28","slug":"good-leaders-habits-help-grateful-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/good-leaders-habits-help-grateful-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Leaders: What habits help you be grateful today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13585\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13585\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Marc-copy-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Miller shared his story about faith and happiness at the Good Leadership Breakfast last Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The words, &#8220;we felt compelled to do something in our son&#8217;s honor,&#8221; caused the lump in my throat last Friday. The speaker at the <a href=\"\/breakfast\">Good Leadership Breakfast<\/a>, Marc Miller, was sharing how in his state of grieving over the sudden loss of his son, he felt called to start a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunnarproject.org\/\">non-profit to honor<\/a> the name of his child, Gunnar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Building happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Marc and his wife in their grief rallied around\u00a0the message in\u00a0hundreds of cards, letters and emails from admiring people who said &#8220;Gunnar made me happy.&#8221; \u00a0So today, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gunnarproject.org\/\">The Gunnar Project<\/a> has become a significant expression of Marc&#8217;s faith &#8212; with a compelling mission for teenagers, and people of all ages: To inspire true happiness.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;To be happy at any one moment is not the goal. A new pair of jeans can make you happy,&#8221;<\/em> Marc explained. <em>&#8220;But pursuing true happiness is a journey that is much deeper and much richer. It comes from helping others and being grateful.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips for gratitude<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13518\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13518\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13518\" src=\"https:\/\/goodleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/fullsizeoutput_4fb-1-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13518\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gunnar Miller recovered from alcohol addiction, only to pass tragically at the age of 19 from a skateboarding accident.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marc found many of life&#8217;s simple choices to be challenging while asking the question: Why? Why Gunnar, and why me?\u00a0<em>&#8220;I found myself walking every day with doubt by my side. Sometimes fairness is hard to believe in,&#8221; <\/em> he shared with unvarnished honesty.<\/p>\n<p>His solution was to create a simple and solid faith foundation in small, daily exercises of gratitude. <em>&#8220;I try to do three things every morning to help me understand how grateful I am to be alive, and to have known Gunnar,&#8221;<\/em> he taught us.<\/p>\n<p>First, he made a lifetime commitment to a daily habit of gratitude. <em>&#8220;When I brush\u00a0my teeth in the morning, I spend that 90 seconds thinking of all the reasons I have to be\u00a0grateful today,&#8221;<\/em> he coached.<\/p>\n<p>Second, he makes a commitment to adding\u00a0<em>kindness\u00a0<\/em>throughout his day, by sharing that kindness on his morning drive into work. <em>&#8220;No more cutting people off, instead I find myself smiling and waving at people,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>he chuckled.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13520\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13520\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13520\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_0708-e1488843657705-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Miller is spreading happiness through students in honor of Gunnar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Third, he makes the commitment to being <em>compassionate<\/em> in how he approaches his life and his leadership. <em>&#8220;Sometimes that means simply noticing when people are having a rough day, and simply giving a few minutes to just listen. I find my time spent consoling people is very rewarding. And it fills me with happiness,&#8221;<\/em> Marc revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Good leaders create habits to ensure\u00a0they are grateful in every chapter of life. And they pursue happiness as a strategy to change their world.<\/p>\n<p>Please share with me: What habits help you feel grateful today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The words, &#8220;we felt compelled to do something in our son&#8217;s honor,&#8221; caused the lump in my throat last Friday. 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