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The Model Health Show

TMHS 320: The Science Of Gratitude & How The World's Top Achievers Utilize It

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

As we enter the holiday season, the principle of gratitude is front of mind for many of us. Without a doubt, there is true value in expressing gratitude in your life. This is a powerful tool for boosting happiness, improving health, and creating success. On today’s show, we’re highlighting a handful of insightful moments about the power of gratitude from recent episodes. You’ll hear a compilation of stories from successful individuals who have used gratitude to change their situations, improve their health, overcome obstacles, and gain an overall appreciation for life. I hope these incredible testimonies help you understand how and why to incorporate gratitude into your routine, and inspire you to be grateful throughout this holiday season, as well as into the new year. In this episode you’ll discover: How a simple gratitude practice can help improve your sleep quality. The link between gratitude and serotonin. Why gratitude is the easiest way to change your life. How gratitude can transform your perspective on the past, present, and future. The power of finding meaning and fulfillmentthrough giving back. How hitting rock bottom and surrendering can be an incredible gift. Why positive affirmations can change the way you think about yourself. The importance of making a positive impact within your community. What it means to find a gatekeeper in terms of happiness. How changing your mindset can literally change your life. The danger of delaying your happiness based on external conditions. What it means to be blissfully dissatisfied. The importance of goal setting from a place of abundance. A powerful link between gratitude and agency. How to use text messages to incorporate gratitude into your daily routine. The difference between reacting and taking action. Items mentioned in this episode include: Organifi.com/Model ⇐ Use the coupon code model for 20% off! Thrivemarket.com/modelhealth⇐ 25% off your entire 1storder + free shipping! Onnit.com/Model⇐ Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off! The Surprising Benefits of Helping Others with Scott Harrison – Episode 314 How to Create Beliefs That Empower You with David Meltzer – Episode 316 Transforming Your Body and Mind with Cynthia Garcia – Episode 308 The Comfort Zone Myth with Drew Manning – Episode 299 Get Yourself in the Position to Win with Ozzie Smith – Episode 301 Reclaim Your Time and Build Your Life Resume with Jesse Itzler – Episode 312 Increase Your Sense of Value with Lisa Nichols – Episode 234 Get Financially Fit and Upgrade Your Identity with Ed Mylett – Episode 282 The Science of Setting and Accomplishing Goals with Michael Hyatt – Episode 260 How to Deal with Failure and Cultivating Work Ethic with Bedros Keullian – Episode 309 Getting Stronger and Building Your Relationship with Dr. Jay Ferruggia – Episode 253 The One Thing by Gary Keller * Download The Transcript Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Model Health Show. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts by clicking on the link below. It will help us to keep delivering life-changing information for you every week! Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click Here to Subscribe via Stitcher Click here to Subscribe via Spotify Click here to Subscribe via Soundcloud

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You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.

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For more, visit TheModelHealthShow.com.

0:12.0

Welcome to The Model Health Show.

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This is Fitness and Nutrition Expert, Sean Stevenson.

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And I'm so grateful you're tuning in with me today.

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And speaking of grateful, this is a very special episode.

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Because during this time of year, a lot of folks are getting together, celebrating,

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and giving thanks, and expressing gratitude.

0:28.0

And so I wanted to do a show, a compilation of some of the most important and valuable moments

0:35.0

here on The Model Health Show, where we had some of our guests talk about the real utility value

0:41.0

behind having gratitude in our lives.

0:43.0

Because I know that it can sound like something that is maybe a little bit, and a little bit,

0:48.0

fool, fool, airy fairy, whatever you want to call it, but gratitude in and of itself

0:52.0

is a very, very powerful tool for our overall happiness and lies, but also for our health.

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Listen to this. There's a 2012 study, and this was published in Personality and Individual Differences.

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And this journal found that, and the research behind it, that having a gratitude practice

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helped test participants to decrease their experiences of aches and pains.

1:15.0

So physical pain was going away due to having a gratitude practice.

1:20.0

How? What is that behind the system making something like that possible?

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Well, when we're expressing gratitude, one of the things that we have is an increase in things like serotonin,

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things in endorphins, for example, and these are kind of these pain-reducing compounds

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that the body produces as a result of exhilaration, joy, happiness,

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