In this week’s episode, I am joined by Scott Colby, owner of Say It with Gratitude. Scott has embarked on a path as an entrepreneur and speaker after leaving a career at a hospital, during which he never felt appreciated, and never knew his worth.

After an eye-opening experience in Guatemala, during which Scott witnessed firsthand the power of gratitude even in poor living conditions, he launched Say It With Gratitude, which helps companies increase happiness in the workplace by having gratitude as a core value.  In addition to delivering his message of gratitude around the world, Scott promotes the power of thank you notes, leads gratitude adventures in the wilderness, and developed The Grateful Deck, a card game consisting of questions that spark meaningful conversations.

In this episode, Scott and I discuss his eye-opening experience 8 years ago, which led him down the path of gratitude; how almost 80% of people leaving organizations are doing so because they feel underappreciated; the unique language of appreciation, and much more. 

Tune in to this week’s episode to learn:

• How you can begin implementing gratitude into your everyday life
• The relationship between gratitude and mental illness or Burnout
• Where organizations can begin to start changing their culture with gratitude 
• The differences between gratitude, appreciation & recognition, and the roles they play
• Why there are so many workplace staffing challenges in healthcare right now

Grab your drink of choice and join the conversation!

Resources

Hug It Forward: https://hugitforward.org/ 

Flip the Gratitude Switch: https://www.amazon.ca/FLIP-Gratitude-Switch-Formula-Trajectory/dp/1537208241 

The Grateful Entrepreneur: https://www.amazon.ca/Grateful-Entrepreneur-Gratitude-Strategies-Relationships/dp/1723870315 

Connect with Scott:

Say It With Gratitude: sayitwithgratitude.com

Gratitude Hikes:  gratitudehikes.com

Facebook: @scottcolby

Instagram: @scottcolby 

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At the onset of my career as a Physiotherapist (PT) in 2007, I also became a caregiver to my chronically ill father. Throughout my career and caregiving, I saw both sides of the healthcare system – as a clinician and as a family member & caregiver – and I witnessed the gaps in communication between providers and patients. Walking into a medical appointment with my dad was always a psychological experience and quite often, his healing and our outlook was mainly impacted by the quality of the interactions.

When my dad died in 2018, I was inspired to write my first book, Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing, published in June 2019. I wrote this book with the intention to help healthcare providers enhance their communication skills and be able to communicate with patients in such a way that it would help their patients achieve their highest level of function, recovery, and independence. My book has received a few awards and was an Amazon Bestseller upon its launch.

In October 2019, I further launched my podcast, The Healthcare Provider Happy Hour. The purpose of my podcast is to support the well-being of healthcare providers so that they may create the best patient experiences and minimize their risk of burnout. I’ve released over 200 episodes to date and have had the opportunity to chat with like-minded people on a similar mission over the past three years from all over the globe.”