Photo from the Official Site of the New Orleans’ Saints
The NFL draft took place last week. It was exciting to watch the action unfold as each team announced its choice for the upcoming season.
Time after time, players thanked their moms for the sacrifices they made to create this opportunity.
Brandin Cooks, newest member of my team, the Saints, bought his mom a new Mercedes and expressed appreciation for her having worked two jobs for him to get where he is.
Expressing gratitude raise our positivity. Sharing gratitude creates stronger and closer relationships. In fact, people who wrote a letter to someone they had not properly thanked, increased their own happiness between 4-18{160c7819af59c11da6532971d4da6329afa70521e09652cedd42dbad61fa4f29}. (See video below.)
Generating a 3 to 1 ratio of positive to negative feelings impacts our health, intelligence and creativity according to Barbara Frederickson Ph.D, author of Positivity.
- What are your statistics?
- Would you be drafted for your attitude?
- How are you creating positivity?
Developing a positive perspective will generate a winning season in this game of Life!