Gratitude Archives - Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/category/gratitude Leadership | Generational Issues | Entertaining Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:35:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Why Engage with People That Think Differently Than You https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/why-engage-with-people-that-think-differently-than-you https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/why-engage-with-people-that-think-differently-than-you#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:35:42 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14424 I like it when people agree with me.  I think most of us do.  It’s hard not to enjoy hearing that others think our ideas, attitudes, and beliefs are right.  In fact, I’m sure the world would be a much simpler place if everyone just agreed with every single thing I ever did or said. …

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/business/how-to-think-productively-about-luck/feed 0 One Simple Key to a Happy 2025 https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/one-simple-key-to-a-happy-2025 https://www.jeffhavens.com/personal-development/one-simple-key-to-a-happy-2025#comments Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:19:09 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=14267 Now with a title like that, this article could be about anything.  “Win the next billion-dollar Powerball!” for example, would for many readers constitute a surefire path toward a happy 2025.  “Stop doing stupid things!” is another excellent suggestion, and one I hope to follow more closely this year than I have in years past.…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/change-management-2/the-one-thing-stronger-than-a-pandemic/feed 1 A Thank You to the Doctors Who Saved My Daughter’s Life https://www.jeffhavens.com/gratitude/a-thank-you-to-the-doctors-who-saved-my-daughters-life https://www.jeffhavens.com/gratitude/a-thank-you-to-the-doctors-who-saved-my-daughters-life#comments Mon, 06 May 2019 14:46:24 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=10800 I ordinarily don’t write much about my personal life in my newsletters. My job is to talk about business growth – and while there are plenty of parallels between what we do at work and what we do at home, I prefer to keep personal examples to a minimum because everyone’s experience is unique, and…

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