On today’s episode, we are chatting with Tara Gettles, and we couldn’t be more excited to share the project she’s been working on.

Tara and her French Bulldog “Awesome Butch” have teamed up to end bullying and bring a practice of gratitude to children in their developmental years.

She decided to use the mindfulness practices that work for her colleagues in their professional life and simplify the process to give children an early start on this journey. To that end, Tara created the beAwesome Journal which is a seasonal, quarterly gratitude journal designed to help children develop daily positive mindset rituals. This simple and fun journal provides instruction and encourages children to begin each day with a grateful heart, growth mindset, and awesome intentions.

Listen as Tara and Awesome Butch tell us how the beAwesome Journal was created and what they are doing to create am attitude of gratitude in the very early years.

You can find Tara’s beAwesome Journals on Amazon and learn more about what she is doing by visiting her Facebook page called “Be Awesome Journal” (https://www.facebook.com/beawesomejournal).

Enjoy!

On today’s show, we’re taking a break from the norm to introduce ourselves!

If you’ve grown with “The Gratitude Spark”, you might know a little about me (Mike Good), and if you came from “Gratitude Gains”, you probably know a bit about Gina Low, but we thought it was time to share our individual stories and fill you in on our own personal gratitude journey.

Ironically (or maybe not), it sounds like the “aha” moment for both of us came after a big loss.

Just further confirmation that life doesn’t have to be anywhere close to perfect to feel grateful.

Listen, as we get personal about the events that led us here today, the inspiration that we continue to receive from all of you and the sparks of gratitude that we are collectively pushing out into the world

So with that….enjoy.

On today’s show, we bring in a long-time member of The Gratitude Spark community, and talk with Amanda Lindsey.

Gratitude has always been part of Amanda’s journey, but, over the last 10 years it has been taken to a whole new level. She is highly engaged in The Gratitude Spark and you can find her both posting inspirational messages of her own and hyping other members. Her bright smile matches her beautiful spirit and happy-go-lucky disposition.

But…behind the happy-go-lucky…she’s endured 23 years worth of chronic illness. She’s been diagnosed with multiple syndromes and each day brings a different pain and different ability for every muscle in her body. That, combined with some pretty severe sensory issues limit her ability to participate in what she used to know as “regular life”.

And so, she’s defined her “new regular”… one that is accepting, willing, and grateful. But before that, her story has taken many twists and turns which started back in the mid-1990’s. So join Gina and I as Amanda shares her powerful story as she moves from Chronically Ill to Chronically Fabulous. Oh, and just as an aside, there are a couple swear words at the very end of the episode which we wanted to give you a heads-up about.

So with that…enjoy.

On today’s show, we’ll talk with Maddieson Low. Maddiesson is a wife, a real estate professional, a mom and someone who has an incredible perspective on life.

In this episode, she shares her journey as a mom to a beautiful daughter named Ava who brings an incredible impact to the world and to those around her. It also just so happens that Ava has Down’s Syndrome as well. But, that doesn’t stop her from the impact she creates.

Maddieson will share with us the lessons she’s learned from Ava over the last 6 years and how those lessons have changed her perspective on life. She talks about how it’s ok to not be ok at times and how gratitude has played an important role in her journey over the course of Ava’s life.

So join us for Maddieson’s powerful story of gratitude and compassion…one that definitely has lessons for all of us.

Enjoy…

On today’s show, we’ll talk with Matt Ladhoff. There is one word that comes to me when describing Matt and his story – and that word is…inspiring. Matt is an eternal optimist. A life enthusiast. A story teller and, in a nutshell, a game changer for the world around him.

In this episode, Matt will share his journey from living a life within the corporate world to living a life traveling around the world. A journey that allowed him to create a ripple effect of goodness that is, quite literally, changing the world. One of Matt’s goals has always been to cultivate relationships and create meaningful connections across communities. In the pursuit of this goal, Matt stated a bit of a social experiment during those adventures around the world back in 2018. On this trip, Matt started handing out medals to individuals that he observed doing amazing things – random people that were performing random acts of kindness, spreading positivity, and living a life that lifts those around them. And so began…The People’s Champ Award.

At the core, Matt’s impact on our world is rooted in his focus on gratitude, optimism ..and..his quest of finding and recognizing the next People’s Champ.

So join us as he shares his inspiring and encouraging journey that is filled with intentionality, connection and purpose.

To learn more about Matt and the impact he’s having on our world, check out @ThePeoplesChampAward on Instagram or his website at www.mattladhoff.com.

On today’s show, we’ll talk with Tessa Foss. Tessa’s story is one of inspiration and encouragement and is focused around creating a positive impact on others.

In this episode, Tessa will share with us her journey from the snow-covered mountains of Colorado to the Land of 10,000 Lakes in Minnesota. She will talk about her personal journey with health and nutrition and how it led her to her passion to become a personal trainer, helping others to build not only a healthy lifestyle but also, and perhaps more importantly, a healthy mindset. Her impact on others is rooted in both gratitude and a positive attitude that she helps to cultivate with her clients in their own personal transformations.

So join us as she shares her inspiring and encouraging journey as well as the life lessons she has learned along the way from some pretty amazing people. To learn more about Tessa’s coaching and training services, feel free to reach her at CoachTessaFoss@gmail.com.