What Are You Thankful For? Help a Project Manager Out! (#HAPMO, Mid-November 2019)

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Help a Project Manager Out! (#HAPMO) is a pro bono initiative designed to help everyone who has an interest or passion for delivering projects. It doesn't matter what your title or industry is. It doesn't matter if you are currently leading projects or hope to do so someday. 

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What Are You Thankful For?

In late November, there’s a holiday in the US called Thanksgiving (other countries celebrate a similar holiday as well). But regardless of where you live, it’s clear we don’t need a day on the calendar to have a spirit of gratitude.

There’s compelling research about the benefits of gratitude. But in the busy-ness of projects and life, it’s easy for us to feel thankful about someone or something--but not state it.

In my discussion with the renowned influence expert Dr. Robert Cialdini, he admitted it’s a struggle for him. He knows the research. He writes and speaks about the importance of gratitude.

But there are far too many times he feels thankful for something that a colleague does, for example, but the words don’t get expressed.

I can surely relate. Far too often I struggle with it as well.

Here’s what I’ve had to learn:

Gratitude that goes unexpressed is experienced by others as ingratitude.

It doesn't matter what our thoughts, feelings, or intentions are. At work, at home, and everywhere in between--if we don't express the gratitude we feel, it's experienced by them as ingratitude.

So, in this edition of Help a Project Manager Out! (#HAPMO), I’m inviting you to express some gratitude!

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Who are some people you’re thankful for--that have made a difference? Maybe it’s a mentor, colleague, team member, stakeholder, author, family member, or friend. Maybe their impact was recent, or perhaps it was a while ago.

Let’s share some appreciation here by giving them a shout out. If possible, tag them in your comment. And be specific about what you appreciate.

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