What is Gratitude?

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Trevor Hammond

I am so incredibly grateful for each and every member of The Borrow Smart Team and all that they bring to our team! What an awesome 2021 we have had together! 

 

On that note, what IS ‘Gratitude’ you ask?  Well, let me tell you:

Gratitude is derived from the Latin word ‘gratia’, meaning grace, graciousness, or gratefulness.

Gratitude is the experience of counting one’s blessings.

It is the feeling that embodies the phrase “Thank you”.

 

A study by Emmons and McCullough in 2003 found that keeping a daily gratitude journal leads to better sleep, reductions of physical pain, a greater sense of well-being, and a better ability to handle change.  

On top of that, another study found that gratitude could be the ultimate magic pill for ‘happiness’!

 

People experiencing gratitude are influencing their hypothalamus in real-time, which is the tiny part of your brain that directly influences sleep, eating, and stress.  

Gratitude also stimulates the part of the brain associated with DOPAMINE – the ‘do-it-again’ chemical which is responsible for the creation of new learning pathways.

 

Bottom line:  BE GRATEFUL every day!  Journal in the morning 3 things you are grateful for, and then end your day writing down 3 things that went well that day you are grateful for.  

This is a week of giving THANKS, so embrace it and enjoy every moment of those around you.

Be grateful for those who pour into you, support you, and care about you.  

Take advantage of this magic pill and be grateful daily!  #WintheWeek

About Trevor Hammond

Since 1998, Trevor Hammond has helped thousands of families finance their homes and make smart decisions when it comes to their personal finances. Now, as a sought-after mortgage advisor, coach, speaker, and author, Trevor Hammond continues to focus on helping people enjoy more money, less stress, and more life. As the co-author of Borrow Smart, Repay Smart and his 2018 follow up book, Mortgages, Money and Life, Trevor has created unique financial coaching programs and spoken in front of thousands of people on his book concepts ranging from improving cash flow and savings, managing liabilities, to advanced real estate financing strategies for homeowners. His passion for providing financial education and his ability to innovate unique processes that help both clients and originators excel, has led Trevor to become a top producer and build a #1 branch in the country for mortgage lending company Sierra Pacific Mortgage. Whether Trevor is speaking to hundreds of people from the stage, working on his next book or mentoring a Loan Officer one-on-one as a High Trust™ Leader, he is pursuing his greatest passion of all: Coaching.
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