"If I could ask you just one question to gauge how grateful you are, it would be this: Do you believe life has been...(a) unfair to you(b) fair to you(c) overly generous to you? Most people instinctively go for (b)-after all, fairness sounds pretty good. But here's the twist: The most grateful people tend to choose (c). They believe life has been overly generous to them."
"Research backs this up. People with an abundance mindset tend to experience more positive emotions and fewer negative emotions. In our lab, we've found that people with this mindset are happier and more grateful, and can even be trained to see their accomplishments from an anti-entitlement perspective-making gratitude easier and more natural. Now let's be clear-we're entitled to some things: respect, dignity, and a life free from discrimination. But we're not entitled to everything -not even a life totally free from suffering."
An abundance mindset is the belief that life has given more than expected or was entitled to, leading individuals to view themselves as lucky, fortunate, or blessed. People who adopt this mindset experience more positive and fewer negative emotions, report greater happiness and gratitude, and can be trained to interpret accomplishments from an anti-entitlement perspective, which facilitates gratitude. Humility supports adopting abundance, whereas narcissism undermines it. Legitimate entitlements include respect, dignity, and freedom from discrimination, but not all outcomes are guaranteed; life free from suffering is not assured. Framing obligations as opportunities using 'I get to' fosters abundance.
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