{"id":11840,"date":"2019-12-31T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=11840"},"modified":"2022-09-01T03:57:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T03:57:45","slug":"what-are-you-grateful-for-this-new-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/what-are-you-grateful-for-this-new-years\/","title":{"rendered":"What are you grateful for this New Year\u2019s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='et-box et-tick'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><b class=\"takeaway\">Takeaway:<\/b>You have a lot in your life to be grateful for. Make sure to recall these things as the year draws to a close.<\/p>\n<p><b class=\"readingtime\">Estimated Reading Time:<\/b>1 minutes, 17s.<\/p>\n<p><b>Podcast Length<\/b>4 minutes, 58 s.<\/div><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-219284\" src=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"What are you grateful for this New Year\u2019s?\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1-980x654.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1-480x320.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=216&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=648&amp;ssl=1 648w, https:\/\/eyi2a29pdc4.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/danil-aksenov-gWZfmnDoL_E-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpeg?strip=all&amp;lossy=1&amp;w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each New Year, I look back on the year that went by to recall a few things I&#8217;m grateful for.<\/p>\n<p>\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>Today, I look back at 2019 with gratitude for all that happened in my personal life\u2014getting married to an awesome lady, going on some cool trips, and hitting some other personal goals\u2014but I also can\u2019t help but feel grateful for my work life.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Hu4Yvq-g7_Y\">than<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/hyperfocus-comes-out-in-paperback-today\/\">any<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chris_Bailey\/status\/1123271040631746561\">single<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/becoming-better-episode-0-a-pitch-for-your-time-and-attention\/\">milestone<\/a>, though, I\u2019m grateful to have you with me, along for the ride.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>This is not hyperbole:<\/strong> every day I wake up, feeling like the luckiest guy in the world because I get to write and speak about how we can all become better people (and somehow make a living doing it). I have no idea how long this journey will last, but I\u2019m so happy to have you along for the ride. And, more than that, I hope my work can continue to help you out for some time to come.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>So, corny as this may sound, this is just a small note to say that I\u2019m grateful for you.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>I hope that, as this year draws to a close, you\u2019re able to recount all that you\u2019re grateful for as well.<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>We live in a world that doesn&#8217;t stop; a world full of constant news updates, stress, and never-ending lists of things to do. 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