The Gratitude Podcast

November is officially National Gratitude month, and what better way to celebrate than to take a small amount of your time to make a big difference in your life.Experience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Circle of Joy Award winner Gigi Fergus is a successful Health Care Executive and Consultant with over 25 years of experience in for-profit and non-profit hospitals and medical centers throughout the U.S.She's got a great personality and she's very generous with her knowledge and experience. Learned a lot from this interview. If you want to download the gratitude app Gigi mentions, here's the link: http://365gratitude.app/bentaHere's where you find Gigi's work: https://www.memorablecare.comExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

David Wood, is a Tough Conversations Ninja, after a life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 companies, like Sony Music, Channel and Exxon, David built the world’s largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for “life coaching.”He believes the tough conversations we avoid are our doorways to confidence, success, and even love – in both work and life. David coaches high performing entrepreneurs, executives and teams - and even prison inmates - to amazing results ANDconnection. One conversation at a time.Alongside his clients’ successes, David is no stranger to overcoming challenges himself, having survived a full collapse of his paraglider and a fractured spine, witnessing the death of his sister at age seven, severe anxiety and depression,He is the author of “Get Paid For Who You Are,” with a foreword by Jack Canfield. He was nominated to the Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Don Miguel Ruiz, John Gray, and Marianne Williamson.David's website: http://playforreal.lifeExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There is a culturally accepted working hypothesis that there is something inherently wrong with each and every one us, and that we are morally obligated to constantly work toimprove ourselves. This might serve the wellness industrial complex, but it does not serve you, according to meditationteacherandsought-afterglobalkeynotespeaker, Liza Kindred. “You are not broken. You don’t need constant improvement to be a good human. You are not a project, you are a worthy and complete person. Without a doubt, many of us have past traumas or abuses to heal from. To be sure, virtually everyone can benefit from connecting to old wisdom and learning new toolsets. And certainly, many of us have made mistakes that we deeply regret. We feel hurt, we cause hurt, we suffer, and we flounder. But none of this means that we are broken;it means that we arehuman. We are messy and real and doing our best. And that is enough.” Kindred is author of EFF This! Meditation: 108 Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for When You’re Stressed Out, Anxious, or Overwhelmed which you can find here:https://www.amazon.com/Eff-This-Meditation-Stressed-Overwhelmed/dp/1631066366/Experience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I love getting to the root of things and this includes words and language in general, so while being in Barcelona and saying "Gracias!" and walking a lot on the Passeig de Gracia, it got me thinking.Listen to the conclusions in the episode.Here's the link to my graceful invitation: http://georgianbenta.com/world-gratitude-summitExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ruth Broyde Sharone: Filmmaker. Author. Journalist. And now — creator of INTERFAITH: The Musical.Honored internationally for her passionate interfaith activism and leadership, Ruth Broyde Sharone is the songwriter and lyricist of INTERFAITH: The Musical. All the songs on the album were written by Ruth, and arranged by the talented Kc Daugirdas.In recognition of her contributions to bridge-building, Ruth was inducted into the Martin Luther King Advisory Board of Morehouse College in 2013. In 2015 Ruth received a special commendation as an Interfaith Leader from Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti. Her interfaith memoir, MINEFIELDS & MIRACLES is a fascinating odyssey of her global interfaith adventures and misadventures. The book received three literary awards and more than 30 endorsements from prominent religious leaders, including H.H. the Dalai Lama, best-selling author Marianne Williamson, and founder of the Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel.From 1993-2000, Ruth led multiple interfaith pilgrimages from Cairo to Sinai to Jerusalem, which were highlighted on CNN World News. In 2007 Ruth co-founded the Southern California Parliament of the World’s Religions (sccpwr.org) and has served as its Co-Chair for the last ten years. She is also a well-known correspondent for The Interfaith Observer.A popular public speaker, Ruth travels frequently to college campuses and community centers to present her interfaith programs and award-winning film, GOD AND ALLAH NEED TO TALK. Recently Ruth was invited to launch a new course called “Interfaith Activism and Beyond” for the Academy of Jewish Religion California (ajrca.org), a trans-denominational rabbinical and cantorial seminary.You can find her musical here: http://interfaiththemusical.comExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're talking about the workplace mostly, but these ideas apply to all areas of our life in a very interesting way. Lisa Ryan from Grategy, is our guest today, she is a Keynote Speaker, Engagement and Retention Expert and a Culture Consultant.I've been reading her weekly Gratitude Thoughts for some years now and finally,​ we got together to talk about her vast experience with gratitude, especially in companies. You can get in touch with her here: http://lisaryanspeaks.comExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lori Marini is a Pathologist Assistant working 20+ years in Oncology. In 2017, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and realized she wanted and needed to support other Cancer and Chronic Illness Warriors to live their best life post-treatment. For them to Live Courageously in the face of some awful circumstances. She started Loving Gypsy Soul Coaching and is now a certified Life Coach, Reiki practitioner and holistic living enthusiast. Breast cancer awareness month is a yearly campaign that intend educate people about the importance of early screening, test and more. This campaign starts on October 1 and ends on October 31 every year.You can get in touch with Lori, here: www.lovinggypsysoul.comExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jenn Green is August's Circle of Joy Award Winner, we had a short but wonderful chat about her experience with gratitude. You can find the 365 Gratitude App here: http://365gratitude.app/bentaExperience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jim Stavis was the first person to ever survive a triple organ transplant. When he was 17, he was told he'd be lucky to live past his 50th birthday. At that time, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Doctors expected him to be plagued by kidney and heart disease, blindness and amputation before succumbing to diabetes at a young age.He recently celebrated his 65th birthday.So what's the secret to his ability to grow a successful business (which at its peak was generating over $25 million) while raising a family and stay resilient in the face of incredible adversity?In his new book 'When Hope is Your Only Option' and award-winning documentary ' Source of Hope', Jim reveals the incredible secret to his survival.Get in touch with Jim, here: http://www.jimstavis.com/Experience more abundance on georgianbenta.com/abundanceAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy