S2E246 What I Learned From Mr. Thank You - an Interview with John Israel
It's a Good Life
Brian Buffini
4.4 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2024
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Expressing gratitude can transform your life, both professionally and personally. In this episode, bestselling author John Israel tells Brian how his innovative Mr. Thank You Project has morphed into a global movement that has inspired millions of people around the world.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· How to stay consistent writing notes.
· The key elements of an amazing personal note.
· How a giver’s mentality helps your business.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
“The Mr. Thank You Project,” by John Israel
“How to Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie
NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“Gratitude is the reflective state of the ability to look at anything that's happening and find the good, find the value, and really see the gift in any experience.” – John Israel
“You can't be entitled and have gratitude at the same time.” – Brian Buffini
“Curiosity is the precursor to appreciation, and appreciation is the birthplace of empathy.” – John Israel
“When you have compassion, you have the ability to literally connect with anyone.” – John Israel
“Results show skill, but how we handle problems shows character.” – John Israel
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, the podcast for entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.6 | Here's your host, founder of America's largest business coaching company, Brian the Feeney. |
| 0:17.3 | Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to It's a Good Life. I am very grateful to introduce our |
| 0:23.7 | guest to you today. His name is John Israel, otherwise known as Mr. Thank You, so you can tell we might |
| 0:29.6 | have something in common. John's an author and a speaker, and he's spreading the message of gratitude. |
| 0:34.9 | John, unlike myself, has been deeply impacted by the power of personal |
| 0:38.8 | notes, specifically thank you notes. And he started the Mr. Thank you project with the goal to |
| 0:44.9 | elevate the level of gratitude on the planet one card at a time. You just said it better than I did, |
| 0:50.1 | John. Congratulations and welcome to the show. Hey, thanks for having me. I love that opening music. |
| 0:56.4 | I have family heritage from Ireland, and so mom's maiden name was Donnelly. And so I feel it in my |
| 1:04.3 | heart. I love the bagpipes. Let's just dive straight in because I think the world is drowning |
| 1:09.8 | in information and starving for wisdom. |
| 1:12.4 | And I think culturally, societally, I'm watching what's going on with social media and doing |
| 1:17.6 | a lot of work with young athletes and especially young women. Athletes, I have an Olympic hopeful |
| 1:22.7 | daughter and just watching the impact of what's happened with social media, anonymous stuff. |
| 1:29.1 | And in our network, you know, we have the good vibes, the good feeling, and whatever else, |
| 1:33.2 | but I'm watching even over the last year and a half or so, |
| 1:36.7 | just an increase in the lack of courtesy and the ingratitude and the communications and |
| 1:42.8 | so on and forth. |
| 1:43.5 | I just think this is a great message for our time. |
| 1:46.2 | We know the principles don't change. |
| 1:48.3 | You know, the Ten Commandments were a good idea 7,000 years ago. |
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