Gratitude Through Hard Times: Finding Positive Benefits through our Darkest Hours | Chris Schembra

29/08/2024

I went into this week’s episode anticipating a conversation about GRATITUDE and how it can save us time, and came away with answers to that question and so much more.

📣This week on The Time Management Podcast I am joined by Chris Schembra, a celebrated keynote speaker, best-selling author, and expert in human connection. USA Today calls him their “Gratitude Guru”, he’s the Founder of the 7:47 Gratitude Experience™ a 2-time Emmy Award winner and Pasta sauce inventor.

This Episode is for you if:

→ You’re deep in the trenches of hard times

→ You’re struggling to find the bright side of something that’s happened to you

→ You’re looking to learn from someone who vulnerably shares the Process (The Positive Benefits Checklist) they’ve used to find the silver lining in their darkest hour. Post-concussive syndrome, sustained from a head-on collision on their scooter in September 2023.

“Gratitude saves time by speeding up the process of acquiring wisdom” Chris Schembra

In this episode we also covered:

About Chris Schembra
Time & New Perspective post Accident
How can Gratitude save us Time?
Gratitude as a powerful tool: Enhancing relationships & emotional well-being
“Gratitude saves time by speeding up the process of acquiring wisdom”
Philip Watkins, Eastern Washington University Research Study: Grateful Processing
Life changing Accident: What happened?
Processing negative experiences through gratitude to gain wisdom
Post-concussive syndrome & Life changing Lessons
The Positive Benefits Checklist
Gratitude Through Hard Times
Finding Positive Benefits through our Darkest Hours
What’s next?
Proactive mental well-being programs
Human Connection & Mental Health
7:47 Gratitude Experience™
Inquisitive Empathy Workshops
Kindness Levels & Ingratitude meets Appreciation
The negativity bias
Yoga Nidra Meditation (non sleep deep rest)
Transcendental Meditation
“I read in order to understand what I know inside already”
Trusting your intuition
The Artist’s Way – Morning Pages
Is it all worth it – Is this it?
The Serenity Prayer – ‘The Courage to know the difference’
And so much more