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FLIP The Gratitude Switch: A Simple Formula To Change The Trajectory Of Your Life
This powerful book is the ultimate guide on how to create real happiness in your life, through finding, cultivating, and activating gratitude no matter what your life circumstances may be... and to do it in a way that will change the trajectory of your life.
This book will show you how to make gratitude something you DO not just something you FEEL, and how to change your life quickly, simply and permanently as a result.
Hal Elrod says, "This is the definitive 'gratitude how-to guide,' a timeless classic... and it's a book that the world has needed for a long time."
All it takes is one FLIP... that single moment when you decide that you want to stop thinking about the life you should be living and ACTUALLY START LIVING IT! This highly anticipated new book will show you that the life you want is a lot closer than you think. It's not what happens to us that defines and shapes our lives - it's how we CHOOSE to react to the things that come our way.
There is only one person who gets to decide how happy and contented you feel, how meaningful your relationships are, how much control you have over your life, and how much success you have... and it's you!
Do you want to create success out of failure?
Do you want to feel hopeful about the future?
Do you want your relationships to grow and thrive?
Do you want to live an abundant life no matter what?
Then it's time to stop focusing on the things that happen TO YOU and start being thankful IN YOUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, whatever they may be. It doesn't matter where you are right now or where you've been. You can begin re-writing your story immediately - and guarantee it will have a happy ending - simply by FLIPping the Gratitude Switch with the simple 4-step FLIP Formula!
"As one who who has read countless books on person development - and learned tons from many of them - I rank this book as one of the most important ever!"
-Bob Burg, Co-author of The Go Giver
"Everyone needs to read this book."
-Greg S. Reid, Author - Think and Grow Rich Series
"FLIP The Gratitude Switch is simply a MASTERPIECE! This will become one of those books that goes down in history as a must read."
-Rob Shallenberger, CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership
"The principle of gratitude is quickly gaining support in the psychological literature as the starting point for every life improvement. Kevin Clayson understands this in a way that is not only psychologically sound and accurate, but also refreshingly authentic and immediately applicable."
-Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D, Speaker, Author of Positivity Psychologist
"As a Ghostwriter, I've written a lot of books (like, a lot), and I've never had one that's even come CLOSE to changing my life in the way that Kevin's has. You can ask my husband, my parents, and my kids... I'm a changed woman thanks to this book. And I'll always be grateful for Kevin and for the opportunity to work on this book that he poured his soul into."
-Jennifer Lill Brown, Ghostwriter, Author, Freelance Writer, Mom
"This book is 5 Stars for sure. I’ve already applied the FLIP quite a few times and it has really made an impact. Having kids with disabilities isn’t an easy task, it is a TRUE blessing and I am so grateful for my little twin angels, the Lord knew I needed them, and being able to find the frustration then look for something good is something I’m always doing. Adding the other steps of Kevin’s formula is taking things to a whole new level for me! This book is a game changer and life changing! I feel so blessed to have been able to read this book. It felt as if Kevin was person- ally there reading it to me.”
-Michele Wright, Mother of 4
Learn the simple 4-step Formula that will change the trajectory of your life, and the one secret that will make gratitude much more than an emotion that you feel from time to time.
This book will show you how to make gratitude something you DO not just something you FEEL, and how to change your life quickly, simply and permanently as a result.
Hal Elrod says, "This is the definitive 'gratitude how-to guide,' a timeless classic... and it's a book that the world has needed for a long time."
All it takes is one FLIP... that single moment when you decide that you want to stop thinking about the life you should be living and ACTUALLY START LIVING IT! This highly anticipated new book will show you that the life you want is a lot closer than you think. It's not what happens to us that defines and shapes our lives - it's how we CHOOSE to react to the things that come our way.
There is only one person who gets to decide how happy and contented you feel, how meaningful your relationships are, how much control you have over your life, and how much success you have... and it's you!
Do you want to create success out of failure?
Do you want to feel hopeful about the future?
Do you want your relationships to grow and thrive?
Do you want to live an abundant life no matter what?
Then it's time to stop focusing on the things that happen TO YOU and start being thankful IN YOUR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES, whatever they may be. It doesn't matter where you are right now or where you've been. You can begin re-writing your story immediately - and guarantee it will have a happy ending - simply by FLIPping the Gratitude Switch with the simple 4-step FLIP Formula!
"As one who who has read countless books on person development - and learned tons from many of them - I rank this book as one of the most important ever!"
-Bob Burg, Co-author of The Go Giver
"Everyone needs to read this book."
-Greg S. Reid, Author - Think and Grow Rich Series
"FLIP The Gratitude Switch is simply a MASTERPIECE! This will become one of those books that goes down in history as a must read."
-Rob Shallenberger, CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership
"The principle of gratitude is quickly gaining support in the psychological literature as the starting point for every life improvement. Kevin Clayson understands this in a way that is not only psychologically sound and accurate, but also refreshingly authentic and immediately applicable."
-Paul H. Jenkins, Ph.D, Speaker, Author of Positivity Psychologist
"As a Ghostwriter, I've written a lot of books (like, a lot), and I've never had one that's even come CLOSE to changing my life in the way that Kevin's has. You can ask my husband, my parents, and my kids... I'm a changed woman thanks to this book. And I'll always be grateful for Kevin and for the opportunity to work on this book that he poured his soul into."
-Jennifer Lill Brown, Ghostwriter, Author, Freelance Writer, Mom
"This book is 5 Stars for sure. I’ve already applied the FLIP quite a few times and it has really made an impact. Having kids with disabilities isn’t an easy task, it is a TRUE blessing and I am so grateful for my little twin angels, the Lord knew I needed them, and being able to find the frustration then look for something good is something I’m always doing. Adding the other steps of Kevin’s formula is taking things to a whole new level for me! This book is a game changer and life changing! I feel so blessed to have been able to read this book. It felt as if Kevin was person- ally there reading it to me.”
-Michele Wright, Mother of 4
Learn the simple 4-step Formula that will change the trajectory of your life, and the one secret that will make gratitude much more than an emotion that you feel from time to time.
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Published August 30, 2016
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January 3, 2018This book is awesome, and gives you some great tools to make your life more happy!
March 9, 2020
This is not the most well-written thing I’ve ever read. It is repetitive and occasionally corny. There are numerous grammatical errors. And it reads too much like a sales pitch at times. However, the message of this book is an important one. I think the reader will just have to keep in mind this quote from Socrates: “Never mind the manner, which may or may not be good; but think only of the truth of my words, and give heed to that.”
It’s hard to go too wrong with gratitude. The whole idea of this little book is that, while expressing gratitude for the good things in your life is wonderful, the real power of gratitude lies in being grateful for the not so good things in your life. Like Corrie ten Boom and her sister in the Nazi concentration camp, we must be thankful for the fleas in our life. The author offers a formula to help in this process using the FLIP acronym.
While I think most people I know have some experience looking for the good in a bad situation, the ideas in this book perhaps take it a step further. To practice daily on the little irritations that come up is not always easy in this cynical world. And to really let yourself feel the gratitude rather than merely expressing it is an innovative idea. This is a good, short read for anyone who would like a little help in developing their “gratitude muscle.”
It’s hard to go too wrong with gratitude. The whole idea of this little book is that, while expressing gratitude for the good things in your life is wonderful, the real power of gratitude lies in being grateful for the not so good things in your life. Like Corrie ten Boom and her sister in the Nazi concentration camp, we must be thankful for the fleas in our life. The author offers a formula to help in this process using the FLIP acronym.
While I think most people I know have some experience looking for the good in a bad situation, the ideas in this book perhaps take it a step further. To practice daily on the little irritations that come up is not always easy in this cynical world. And to really let yourself feel the gratitude rather than merely expressing it is an innovative idea. This is a good, short read for anyone who would like a little help in developing their “gratitude muscle.”
December 16, 2018
I may be a little biased, but I LOVED IT!! ;)
August 16, 2022
I'm not sure much puts a mirror in front of you quite like parenting. Seeing little people mirror back to you things you want to change about yourself somehow motivates you to do better. Of course, I feel like I've always tried to work on myself. My Dad always impressed upon me the importance of being teachable. And he didn't just mean in the classroom. But since becoming a mother I feel like I've been on a consistent course to improve myself. I am impatient and selfish and short-tempered. And I don't want to be those things anymore.
In my journey to improvement my parenting, I found Dr. Paul Jenkins YouTube channel, Live on Purpose. I can't recommend his content enough. Dr. Paul is always stressing the importance of gratitude, but beyond the typical "thanks for my family, thanks for the blue sky and the green grass, thanks for indoor plumbing, and air conditioning." And well, I've done gratitude journals in the past, but I never seemed to get passed those things. Kevin Clayson invites you to be grateful for the hard things in life--the challenges.
FLIP the Gratitude Switch is written in four parts. The first part is a parable style. And I can't say that I enjoyed this section as much as the rest of the book. I felt like the story was supposed to be this grand adventure tale that needed to span the entire book's pages to do the adventure justice. The build-up was slow and the parable's conclusion felt rushed. The other parts of the book were more of what I would expect from a non-fiction, self-help book.
Favorite quotes:
-You are powerless to change the past and you are powerless to control the future. The past was then, the future is over there, and you can affect neither of them in this moment. The only time that has any bearing on your life is the present.
-Practice becoming present and waking up to feel the potential of each moment, because it is only in the NOW that you have power to affect the future.
-WITHOUT gratitude, it doesn't matter whether you make $25,000 a year or $2,500,000 a year--it will never be enough. Without gratitude, the kids will always be too loud. Without gratitude, the checkout line will always be too slow. Without gratitude, traffic will always be terrible. Without gratitude, the movie theater popcorn will always be too expensive. Without gratitude, the weather will always be too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry.
-One of the best quotes I've ever heard about gratitude is from a great man and religious leader named David A Bednar. He said, "The gift of Gratitude enables our appreciation for what we have to constrain desires for what we want. A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless disappointment."
-No matter how righteous you attempt to be, counterfeit happiness is always no more than a step away--and it will always appear to be instantly accessible and glistening with the shiny promise of a better life.
-There is success embedded in every failure. Without gratitude, failure is nothing more than disappointment. There is joy embedded in despair. Without gratitude, despair is nothing more than a hole left unfilled. There is hope embedded in tragedy. Without gratitude, tragedy is nothing more than loss of hope. There is healing embedded in pain. Without gratitude, pain is simply unnecessary. There is new beginning embedded in every ending. Without gratitude, endings are always final.
-Each time, after discovering and acknowledging a frustration, I located something I could feel grateful for embedded within the frustration. Then I would choose to pause for a moment and actually experience gratitude for it.
-YOU CAN MAKE GRATITUDE AN ACTIVE, DAILY OCCURENCE... NOT BY BEING GRATEFUL FOR THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY GOOD, BUT BY FINDING THE "GOOD" EMBEDDED WITHIN THE "BAD" AND BECOMING THANKFUL FOR THAT.
-We need to stop thinking of gratitude as a touchy feely emotion that washes over us from time to time. We also need to stop thinking that gratitude is just a sensation we get when things go well.
-I'm suggesting that instead of being thankful for things, we focus on being thankful in our circumstances--whatever they may be.
-From where I sit, it seems that we are a nation and really a human family, full of way too many Eeyores. We have a tendency to expect the worst, think negatively, and constantly speak words of pessimism into our lives.
-There is a difference between always living in the future and hoping life will get better someday and beginning to live in the present and acknowledging that life is pretty great right now.
-It is the simple, daily, conscious decision to enact gratitude during the most frustrating times of the day--FLIPping The Gratitude Switch--that allows you to illuminate life's challenges, create more happiness, increase life fulfillment, drive more success, and ultimately deliver total control over all aspects of your life.
-What does the choice to feel the frustration, anger, and annoyance get anyone? Absolutely nothing but anger, frustration, and annoyance.
-You are the only one responsible for how you react to your reality! Even if situations arise over which you had no control, then you are still 100 percent responsible for how you choose to react and feel about the situation.
-And here's the best part: When you take responsibility for your frustrations (whether or not you were the cause), you gain control of them.
-Feeling good and having gratitude for things that are already awesome is important. But it also doesn't require any effort--and it definitely doesn't require any sort of mental shift.
-Sometimes we can't control the big stuff; things just happen. What we can control are the little moments surrounding the big stuff. We can find little moments to be thankful and to discover the awesome in some aspects of our life at the moment that the big stuff is happening.
-Imagine a glass partially filled with water. With certain lenses on, the glass may either look half empty or half full, but I want you to consider viewing the glass differently. What if the glass isn't half empty OR half full? What if the amount of liquid in that glass, regardless of whether it is a drop or a gallon, is simply ENOUGH? There MAY be times when the glass becomes completely drained. Even then, never should that glass be viewed as empty--it should only ever be viewed as refillable.
Those quotes are really just a taste of the content of FLIP the Gratitude Switch. I need these principles in my life. I need to increase my gratitude. And I have not arrived. I still get impatient and short-tempered, but I realize that I'm viewing things from an improper perspective and I seek to find the good in the moments. I am doing better about being grateful for the hard things, the challenges, and life's frustrations. I will probably need to re-read these principles over and over. FLIP the Gratitude Switch gets 4.5 Stars only because I didn't enjoy the parable portion of the book as much as the rest. Have you read FLIP the Gratitude Switch? What did you think? Let me know!
In my journey to improvement my parenting, I found Dr. Paul Jenkins YouTube channel, Live on Purpose. I can't recommend his content enough. Dr. Paul is always stressing the importance of gratitude, but beyond the typical "thanks for my family, thanks for the blue sky and the green grass, thanks for indoor plumbing, and air conditioning." And well, I've done gratitude journals in the past, but I never seemed to get passed those things. Kevin Clayson invites you to be grateful for the hard things in life--the challenges.
FLIP the Gratitude Switch is written in four parts. The first part is a parable style. And I can't say that I enjoyed this section as much as the rest of the book. I felt like the story was supposed to be this grand adventure tale that needed to span the entire book's pages to do the adventure justice. The build-up was slow and the parable's conclusion felt rushed. The other parts of the book were more of what I would expect from a non-fiction, self-help book.
Favorite quotes:
-You are powerless to change the past and you are powerless to control the future. The past was then, the future is over there, and you can affect neither of them in this moment. The only time that has any bearing on your life is the present.
-Practice becoming present and waking up to feel the potential of each moment, because it is only in the NOW that you have power to affect the future.
-WITHOUT gratitude, it doesn't matter whether you make $25,000 a year or $2,500,000 a year--it will never be enough. Without gratitude, the kids will always be too loud. Without gratitude, the checkout line will always be too slow. Without gratitude, traffic will always be terrible. Without gratitude, the movie theater popcorn will always be too expensive. Without gratitude, the weather will always be too hot, too cold, too wet, or too dry.
-One of the best quotes I've ever heard about gratitude is from a great man and religious leader named David A Bednar. He said, "The gift of Gratitude enables our appreciation for what we have to constrain desires for what we want. A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless disappointment."
-No matter how righteous you attempt to be, counterfeit happiness is always no more than a step away--and it will always appear to be instantly accessible and glistening with the shiny promise of a better life.
-There is success embedded in every failure. Without gratitude, failure is nothing more than disappointment. There is joy embedded in despair. Without gratitude, despair is nothing more than a hole left unfilled. There is hope embedded in tragedy. Without gratitude, tragedy is nothing more than loss of hope. There is healing embedded in pain. Without gratitude, pain is simply unnecessary. There is new beginning embedded in every ending. Without gratitude, endings are always final.
-Each time, after discovering and acknowledging a frustration, I located something I could feel grateful for embedded within the frustration. Then I would choose to pause for a moment and actually experience gratitude for it.
-YOU CAN MAKE GRATITUDE AN ACTIVE, DAILY OCCURENCE... NOT BY BEING GRATEFUL FOR THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY GOOD, BUT BY FINDING THE "GOOD" EMBEDDED WITHIN THE "BAD" AND BECOMING THANKFUL FOR THAT.
-We need to stop thinking of gratitude as a touchy feely emotion that washes over us from time to time. We also need to stop thinking that gratitude is just a sensation we get when things go well.
-I'm suggesting that instead of being thankful for things, we focus on being thankful in our circumstances--whatever they may be.
-From where I sit, it seems that we are a nation and really a human family, full of way too many Eeyores. We have a tendency to expect the worst, think negatively, and constantly speak words of pessimism into our lives.
-There is a difference between always living in the future and hoping life will get better someday and beginning to live in the present and acknowledging that life is pretty great right now.
-It is the simple, daily, conscious decision to enact gratitude during the most frustrating times of the day--FLIPping The Gratitude Switch--that allows you to illuminate life's challenges, create more happiness, increase life fulfillment, drive more success, and ultimately deliver total control over all aspects of your life.
-What does the choice to feel the frustration, anger, and annoyance get anyone? Absolutely nothing but anger, frustration, and annoyance.
-You are the only one responsible for how you react to your reality! Even if situations arise over which you had no control, then you are still 100 percent responsible for how you choose to react and feel about the situation.
-And here's the best part: When you take responsibility for your frustrations (whether or not you were the cause), you gain control of them.
-Feeling good and having gratitude for things that are already awesome is important. But it also doesn't require any effort--and it definitely doesn't require any sort of mental shift.
-Sometimes we can't control the big stuff; things just happen. What we can control are the little moments surrounding the big stuff. We can find little moments to be thankful and to discover the awesome in some aspects of our life at the moment that the big stuff is happening.
-Imagine a glass partially filled with water. With certain lenses on, the glass may either look half empty or half full, but I want you to consider viewing the glass differently. What if the glass isn't half empty OR half full? What if the amount of liquid in that glass, regardless of whether it is a drop or a gallon, is simply ENOUGH? There MAY be times when the glass becomes completely drained. Even then, never should that glass be viewed as empty--it should only ever be viewed as refillable.
Those quotes are really just a taste of the content of FLIP the Gratitude Switch. I need these principles in my life. I need to increase my gratitude. And I have not arrived. I still get impatient and short-tempered, but I realize that I'm viewing things from an improper perspective and I seek to find the good in the moments. I am doing better about being grateful for the hard things, the challenges, and life's frustrations. I will probably need to re-read these principles over and over. FLIP the Gratitude Switch gets 4.5 Stars only because I didn't enjoy the parable portion of the book as much as the rest. Have you read FLIP the Gratitude Switch? What did you think? Let me know!
June 26, 2017
Great message! I'd recommend anyone to read this book. It's short and has a very clear message with specific take always.
I feel like this is what America needs right now. I know in my life I often overlook the many blessings I'm surrounded with and find discontentment in a race for "more". When I think back on the time I lived in Brazil, by comparison we have SO MUCH more in terms of material possessions and life opportunities. How can so many of us be so unhappy??? I think what's missing is gratitude. I'm excited to start FLIPing the gratitude switch and I'm excited for the gratitude challenge Kevin makes in this book.
I feel like this is what America needs right now. I know in my life I often overlook the many blessings I'm surrounded with and find discontentment in a race for "more". When I think back on the time I lived in Brazil, by comparison we have SO MUCH more in terms of material possessions and life opportunities. How can so many of us be so unhappy??? I think what's missing is gratitude. I'm excited to start FLIPing the gratitude switch and I'm excited for the gratitude challenge Kevin makes in this book.
June 23, 2017
Talk about life changing! This book by Kevin Clayson has given me a new perspective for my daily life. While I am still working at finding gratitude even in the frustrating circumstances of my life, I recognize that doing that will make me a happier person. The author has convinced me that by following his plan of FLIPping the gratitude switch, I can be happy every day, no matter what my circumstances are. He teaches a new concept of not only being grateful for the good things in our lives, but to find that we can see benefits and blessings in the annoyances and irritations as well. It is amazing how it works, and I have loved seeing how I can be more positive and see the good in my life bi FLIPping the gratitude switch! You need to read this great book for yourself for a better life.
August 22, 2023
This book definitely has real useful advice and principles. I noticed a difference in my own life pretty quickly once i finally got to the part that gives the advice. That’s the only problem with this book is it is pretty long winded about things that are pretty simple. It felt a bit like reading an infomercial. It is very flourishing for something that is straightforward. I think that is really the beauty of what the book is teaching is that it is so simple. That’s why it got a little annoying as certain sections drug on. I also didn’t really appreciate the last section. It just felt cheap to be pushing me to buy copies of the book as gifts or to post Facebook posts with the author’s hashtag.
September 4, 2017
This did so many things I want from a book. I laughed, I cried, I was uplifted and inspired. I have tried keeping a gratitude journal to no avail, and he explains why it doesn't work for most of us, and why expressing gratitude for things we're already thankful for is sub par. This books explains a better way. I loved the stories, anecdotes, and actual formula for life-changing gratitude.
November 20, 2017
This book is one that should be on everyone's shelf, but more importantly it is truly a must read. This book will improve your life, and the life of your family! Share it with your children, friends, co-workers, etc. I am amazed how much gratitude can change your life. This book gives you a very easy step by step process to begin flipping the gratitude switch in your life today!
October 19, 2022
Nothing really new
I am disappointed that this book doesn't give real ways to FEEL Grateful. The Gratitude Switch can be boiled down to one thing. "When you start to feel frustrated take a moment to recognize what you're thankful for. " What a waste of time reading this book. Too many stories and not enough substance.
I am disappointed that this book doesn't give real ways to FEEL Grateful. The Gratitude Switch can be boiled down to one thing. "When you start to feel frustrated take a moment to recognize what you're thankful for. " What a waste of time reading this book. Too many stories and not enough substance.
August 27, 2023
📚 Just finished "Flip the Gratitude Switch" by Kevin Clayson. 🤔 The book had its moments, but overall, it fell a bit short for me. As the author said, "Gratitude is the gateway to a more fulfilling life," which resonated with me. However, I wished for better flow and more unique insights and less repetition in the content. ⭐⭐½ #BookReview #FlipTheGratitudeSwitch
March 3, 2020
Gratitude can truly change your life - it did mine. Flip the switch and start to achieve a higher level of success in business and life. Truly inspiration and insights that transform! Karen Briscoe, author and podcast host, 5 Minute Success
May 19, 2018
I really liked the overall concept and FLIP formula; however, I felt that the book was extremely redundant, which made parts of it difficult to get through. Overall, I would still recommend it.
February 9, 2019
Great!
Great book and examples. Enjoyed it and recommed it. Find out more about gratitude and learn how to apply it
Great book and examples. Enjoyed it and recommed it. Find out more about gratitude and learn how to apply it
July 29, 2019
Loved it!
I really loved this book. I hope more people read it so they too can Flip the Gratitude Switch!
I highly recommend!
I really loved this book. I hope more people read it so they too can Flip the Gratitude Switch!
I highly recommend!
June 9, 2020
Fabulous principals in this book that I will be applying. Just so you know it feels like it the writing is gear toward a high schooler and the pop culture tones of the reader are there
May 25, 2021
Enjoyed reading it and look forward to incorporating more gratitude into my life.
October 10, 2022
Great Read
This book definitely gives you some insight on changing your like to have more joy. It resonated with me. I'll certainty adopt it in my day to day.
This book definitely gives you some insight on changing your like to have more joy. It resonated with me. I'll certainty adopt it in my day to day.
January 23, 2024
It works
Love the simple formula I can apply daily that is changing my life (or at least my perception of it)
Love the simple formula I can apply daily that is changing my life (or at least my perception of it)
March 1, 2017
LOVED THIS BOOK! Kevin Clayson approaches his method of incorporating gratitude into your daily life from different directions, at least one of which should resonate with anyone. Much of the text made me smile, the audio even more. Recommend for EVERYONE!
September 8, 2016
As a religious man I've heard the power of gratitude preached all my life. Either I was deaf and blind to it, or else the mechanics of how to make gratitude more than a mild feeling -- how to make it an actual source of powerful effect -- was largely glossed over. An "attitude of gratitude" is a nice platitude, but how to choose into it in life's stinky moments isn't much rehearsed.
Kevin's book is, in a word, awesome. For as boring a topic as gratitude is supposed to be (I mean really, sermon snoozer topic right here), this book is impressively engaging! It also made a difference in how I acted *while* I was reading it -- er, or rather, listening to it.
-- Side Note! I highly recommend the audio book. The author narrates and goes off script in amusing ways that expose just how authentic he and this book are! --
This book didn't teach me to feel gratitude when things are going great; it taught me to find gratitude and joy in frustrations! And since little frustrations happen about 82.7 times per day on average, I found gratitude creeping into my life all over the place! Not the "ah, yeah, um. Thanks... I guess." type of gratitude, but the deep, "soulful" gratitude the author describes. In other words, the life changing, powerful kind.
Having read a lot of self help books, I must say that this one was the easiest to implement; in fact it started happening without me hardly noticing!
Kevin's book is, in a word, awesome. For as boring a topic as gratitude is supposed to be (I mean really, sermon snoozer topic right here), this book is impressively engaging! It also made a difference in how I acted *while* I was reading it -- er, or rather, listening to it.
-- Side Note! I highly recommend the audio book. The author narrates and goes off script in amusing ways that expose just how authentic he and this book are! --
This book didn't teach me to feel gratitude when things are going great; it taught me to find gratitude and joy in frustrations! And since little frustrations happen about 82.7 times per day on average, I found gratitude creeping into my life all over the place! Not the "ah, yeah, um. Thanks... I guess." type of gratitude, but the deep, "soulful" gratitude the author describes. In other words, the life changing, powerful kind.
Having read a lot of self help books, I must say that this one was the easiest to implement; in fact it started happening without me hardly noticing!
September 6, 2016
I was skeptical. I have been hearing for years the importance of gratitude but I didn't quite get it. The author has written something masterful. If you like parables like the Alchemist, there is a parable. If you don't like parables (I'm not the biggest fan), you can skip it and still get tremendous value out the book. The FLIP formula for turning around a bad situation is SUPER simple, but VERY powerful and effective. I have stubbed my toe, gotten stuck in traffic, & even hurt my back so badly that I was bedridden...and then I used the principles in the book to turn my perspective around and be grateful. Even if you don't see how this could be helpful, the author lists dozens of practical examples on seemingly horrible things in life can be turned around using F-L-I-P and Flipping the Gratitude Switch.
I plan to buy this for all those I care about in my life and even some for strangers that see struggling.
I plan to buy this for all those I care about in my life and even some for strangers that see struggling.
November 5, 2016
I can't even begin to say how much value and perspective I gained from reading FLIP The Gratitude Switch.
My life has definitely been enriched by Kevin's insights. I also got a copy of the audio version and listening to Kevin narrate his book really brings everything to life as he throws in his awesome personality.
This is one of those rare books with the power to enrich absolutely everyone life and the #gratifuel movement and the FLIP formula is one that can change the world!
My life has definitely been enriched by Kevin's insights. I also got a copy of the audio version and listening to Kevin narrate his book really brings everything to life as he throws in his awesome personality.
This is one of those rare books with the power to enrich absolutely everyone life and the #gratifuel movement and the FLIP formula is one that can change the world!
January 4, 2017
This book could change your life! It has changed mine and I'm excited to share the principles with my family and my health clients and to implement them in my daily life. Kevin--I look forward to your TED talk one day.
November 12, 2016
The book is one I recommend to all, anytime you focus on gratitude only good things will come from your life
February 4, 2017
This amazing book really tells you how to look at the world in a different way and find gratitude in frustrating moments. I love this book!
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