How Practicing Gratitude Can Benefit Physical Health, Mental Well-Being and a Thriving Workplace

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in all the bad.“You know, what we’re all very, very good at is explaining the things , the things that aren’t going right, the things we screwed up,” Ricky Mendez chuckles. “We’re so good at sharing that in detail, our brain literally forgets: There’s a hell of a lot of awesome s–t out there too.”As an implementational speaker whose workshops help individuals and businesses alike maximize their impact, Mendez—who calls himself a “gratitude enthusiast”—talks a lot about how being thankful can also be a means to greater success in just about every area of our lives.For example, did you know that gratitude isn’t just good in a moral sense?

Researchers have found that gratitude impacts physical , correlating to lower and possibly even . Other studies have found that gratitude and that managers who thank their employees find those employees are .Of course, it’s one thing to know that gratitude is good for you; it’s another to .

Mendez understands that negativity and pessimism are constant forces in our lives—“which is good, because it builds muscle,” he says. “It builds mental fortitude.