by Star Dargin | Mar 10, 2025 | Business, Gratitude, Leadership
Gratitude is part of a large family of related terms, positivity, happiness, optimism, and joy. Many of its family members produce the same feelings as gratitude and use some of the same body feel-good chemicals, like: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins....
by Star Dargin | Feb 10, 2025 | Gratitude, gratitude story, Leadership
How did me, the skeptic, practical problem-solving thinking person convince myself that gratitude has benefits? Here’s my gratitude origin story. While jogging slowly at dusk over five years ago on cold New England winter day, I took a spectacular, airborne,...
by Star Dargin | Jan 23, 2025 | Gratitude, gratitude story, Leaders, Leadership, Uncategorized
Imagine people being as nice and joyful year-round as they are during the holidays. It’s possible, with gratitude. Gratitude is not just for holidays. It is a skill that can be used and made stronger every day. Last year, I interviewed leaders and many others who...
by Star Dargin | Dec 16, 2024 | Gratitude, Leadership, Training
I don’t know about you, but I’m already planning for next year. Here’s something to consider: more gratitude. Stop eye-rolling and keep reading. I know you are already grateful because you follow me somehow unless you are family and feel an obligation. BUT (I rarely...
by Star Dargin | Nov 22, 2024 | Gratitude, Uncategorized
Are you joyous and happy, grief-stricken and sad, or just burned out? Regardless, it is NOT too soon to be grateful. Now is a perfect time to be genuinely grateful, without fake or forced gratitude. Faking or forcing gratitude is one of the thirty gratitude...