The Power of a Heartfelt Thank You Note

Who has made an impact in your life? Take the time this season to write them a heartfelt thank you note. You will not only encourage someone else, you'll encourage yourself as well.

Transcript:

Hello, my name is Tiffany, and welcome to the podcast Working on Amazing.

This is the podcast where we talk about the work that it takes to rebuild an amazing life.

And I use that word rebuild, because we're specifically designed for women who feel like they're starting over in the middle of their life.

A few different things can make you feel that way.

For me, it was divorce for my sister, it was the death of her husband.

When all your plans for the future have gone up in smoke, when your day-to-day life looks totally different, it really just feels like you're having to start over.

And that is overwhelming, that is lonely, it doesn't feel good.

And so if that's you, I want to say, from the bottom of my heart, truly, I'm sorry.

I know how bad that feels.

But I also am here to tell you, it gets better, so much better.

You really aren't alone.

You're actually in the right place.

Welcome.

I'm so glad that you're here.

So today is going to be a little bit of a different episode.

It's going to be a little bit shorter.

This week is the week of Thanksgiving.

So we're going to do a little bit shorter episode.

And we're going to talk about something to do between now and Christmas, like over the holidays, some things to think about.

And I know last week we talked about gratitude, and we wrote a list of 100 things that we're thankful for.

And that seemed like a really big challenge, 100 things.

But then we broke it down, and it was really doable, and it was like, so cool.

I really am thankful for 100 things.

That's amazing, right?

Well, today is going to be talking about gratitude too, and I'm sorry.

I just feel like gratitude is so important.

And here we are at this national holiday, where we as a country celebrate Thanksgiving and what we're thankful for.

So I have to just talk about it one more time in a little bit different way, okay?

So last week, we talked about things we're thankful for.

We wrote a list, like I'm counting my blessings, right?

This week, we're going to talk about people.

So I want you to think, and you probably have them listed on that list from last week, I want you to think about a few people that have really made a huge impact in your life.

Maybe it was a teacher in high school or college.

It was a professor.

Maybe it was a friend in college.

Maybe you've lost touch with them a little bit.

Maybe it was a coworker.

Maybe it was a pastor or a pastor's wife.

But I want you to think about the people who've had an impact in your life, even if it was brief, even if they didn't stay a long time, but even if they did, I mean, it could be the whole gamut.

I'm just trying to help you think outside the box.

It could be a family member.

It could be somebody that you talk to every day.

But it also could just be just like a person that was part of your life for a season, but they made such a positive impact on your life.

I want you to think about maybe two or five people, no more than five, but two to five people that really, like, your life is better.

Your mental health is better, because your life intersected with their life, and they made a positive impact on you.

I want you to think about that.

And between now and Christmas, I want you to write them a thank you note.

Not thank you for a gift you gave me, but thank you because you were the gift.

Your impact on my life was a gift, and I want t