In this short motivational video, the speaker addresses salespeople, leaders, and a general audience about the widespread unhappiness in America, citing that 60‑70% of people feel unhappy. He attributes this to overwhelm, distraction, and constant digital exposure. To counteract this, he shares his personal daily routine of verbally declaring three things he is grateful for each morning—often while showering, in bed, or getting ready. He gives concrete examples: his wife's good mood, the opportunity to impact others through his shows, and paying off his car. He emphasizes that even in a disliked job, one can find gratitude, reminding viewers that others may be in worse situations. He frames happiness as a journey rather than a destination, warning against waiting for a future “finish line” to feel happy. He proposes linking small positive moments—like a good coffee, a successful dog walk, avoiding early news consumption—to create a chain of happiness. The core message is to train the brain for success by starting each day with a gratitude practice.
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Now a lot of you know that I spend a significant amount of time talking to salespeople and leaders about happiness because it's been very well documented that as of recently, 6 to 7 out of 10 Americans, humans if you will, that we work with are unhappy. And I think one of the reasons that people are unhappy is there's just a lot of stuff that's going on. People seem to be pretty overwhelmed. We're distracted. There's digital everywhere. I mean, we're surrounded by computer screens. I mean, you name it. So, one of the things that I like to do is I like to start each day and get my brain framed right. I like to start each day by thinking and declaring out loud 3 things that I am grateful for. And what I want— I do that because I want my brain to charge up in a positive way. Now, very often I might do this while I'm taking a shower, getting ready in the morning. I might even do it as I'm laying in bed. But I might say things like, you know, I'm really grateful to have a wife that wakes up basically every morning in a really good mood. I mean, that's, that's awesome. Number 2, I'm really grateful that I woke up this morning and I can try to make a difference in somebody's life by producing these shows and trying to be helpful to all of you. The 3rd thing that might be that I'm super fortunate, I just paid off my car, which is awesome. If you've done that, you're like, yeah, I'm probably going to get another one. But I paid off the car, so I'm super grateful that I made my final payment on my car. It's when you start your day, friends. See, a lot of you, you wake up and you're like, oh, I can't believe I gotta do this again today. Well, there may be something in that, but even if you're doing a job that you don't like, dig deep, find things that you're grateful for, because friends, never forget, somebody tomorrow morning is going to wake up in a way worse position than you. And you never want to forget that. Don't forget happiness and your mental health, friends. It's a journey. It's not a destination. If you're waiting to be happy, like you're waiting to get to that finish line to be happy, friends, that's why people are so unhappy. Look and think about happiness as a chain, a link, and link happy moments together. That good cup of coffee in the morning. Ooh. That makes me happy. The dogs go out and do their business successfully in the morning. That makes me happy. I don't sit there and yell at them, you know, first thing in the morning. I try not to start my day watching the news, although I fall victim to it regularly because I want to see the weather. What I'm trying to help you understand, friends, is you can frame your brain for success. You can train your brain for success. Happiness, friends, it's not a destination. It's a journey you might consider starting out your day. Hey, what are 3 things that I am grateful for today? All right, friends, that's your show for this week.
