Appreciation and Appreciative Inquiry
Download MP3Gratitude exists on a spectrum. In this episode, we dive into the "shallow end"—which isn't a negative term, but rather the essential starting point: Appreciation. This is the outside-in feeling of noticing a light breeze, a good cup of tea, or a colleague's quality work.
Key Highlights:
- Minimum Viable Awareness: Appreciation is the "floor" required before deeper gratitude can emerge.
- The IT Guy Syndrome: Why our brains are wired for "negativity bias" and gap analysis—only noticing when things break rather than when they work perfectly.
- Flipping the Script: How to consciously carve out time to increase your "noticing" sensitivity.
- Today’s Challenge: Stop what you are doing at one point today and notice just one thing that is working exactly as it should.
Creators and Guests
Host
Brian Mattocks
Host and Founder of A Mason's Work - a podcast designed to help you use symbolism to grow. He's been working in the craft for over a decade and served as WM, trustee, and sat in every appointed chair in a lodge - at least once :D
