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The Growth Note | Gratitude Is a Strategy

Read it. Feel it. Do something with it.

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Hey you,

Thanksgiving week has a way of reminding us that gratitude isn’t just something you feel — it’s something you practice.

And the more time I spend studying communication and leadership, the more convinced I am of this:

Gratitude is one of the most powerful strategies for building trust, deepening relationships, and strengthening your influence.

Not because it’s polite.

But because it’s clarifying.

It reveals what matters, who matters, and what we’re building our lives on.

3 Ideas on Gratitude as a Leadership Tool

1. Gratitude Sharpens Your Vision

We live in a world obsessed with what’s missing.

Leaders are shaped by what they notice.

Gratitude shifts your attention from lack to strength — from what isn’t working to what is.

What you appreciate becomes your advantage.

2. Gratitude Strengthens Your Relationships

One of the fastest ways to elevate your communication is shockingly simple:

Tell people what they mean to you while they can still hear it.

Most people wait until the milestone, the crisis, or the goodbye.

Great leaders don’t wait — they speak gratitude into people regularly, specifically, and sincerely.

3. Gratitude Makes You Unshakeable

When you can look at your life — the highs, lows, discomforts, and growth — and say,

“This is shaping me,”

you become harder to discourage and impossible to derail.

Gratitude doesn’t just soften your heart.

It strengthens your resilience.

2 Quotes to Reflect On

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous

“The deepest craving of human nature is the desire to be appreciated.” – William James

1 Stretch for the Week

Before the week ends, choose three people who have impacted your life this year — personally or professionally.

Send them a message, call them, or tell them in person:

• what you appreciate
• what you’ve learned from them
• and what they’ve added to your life

Not generic gratitude.

Specific gratitude.

Because specificity turns “thanks” into transformation — for them and for you.

If this week’s Growth Note spoke to you, forward it to someone who deserves to know the impact they’ve had on your life.

More soon — until then, speak boldly.

—Kamryn