It’s an absolute fact that what we focus on is what we get… so having gratitude right now is more important than ever.
Whilst it can feel hard to be thankful during a pandemic, along with our friends across the pond celebrating Thanksgiving this week, I’ve also taken time to reflect and acknowledge many points of light in what will likely be viewed as a pretty dark year.
I really like the ethos of thanksgiving and can see why for some it’s their favourite day of the year. There’s no pressure related to giving gifts but rather a day to focus on good food, family and gratitude. It’s a time to simply take inventory of all the wonderful things and wonderful people we have in our lives that we are thankful for.
Gratitude does so much for us, especially as property entrepreneurs, but we often don’t realise it. Here are just a few reasons why having gratitude is essential for people in property:
-It allows us to push through obstacles along the rollercoaster journey that is property.
-It allows us to enjoy the journey and stay sane by measuring incremental progress rather than the gap to a big goal.
-It allows us to change our perspective for the better, so that we can see that everything happens for us rather than to us, even with those things that can seem so difficult in the moment.
-It allows us to genuinely connect with people, because ultimately, property is a people business.
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are just a few things I’m grateful for in 2020…
-That external challenges didn’t stop me from pushing forward.
-That I have my incredible wife Emma and my three boys with me healthy and happy at home.
-That I have an ongoing burning desire to BECOME more, ACHIEVE more and HELP more and more people.
-All of our paying customers (ie the guests and tenants in all of our properties).
-That Chris and I have created property businesses we love working on and for which the future is exciting.
-That I hold my future in my hands… success and failure is all up to me (and so it is for you!).
I heard property investor and mentor Dean Graziosi say that, “happiness is not about the luck of circumstances. It’s about how you approach life… with a grateful heart”, and I wholeheartedly agree.
I hope you can find your own points of light as you look back on your 2020 to date, and spend some time giving thanks- why not share with us a couple of things you are grateful for?