http://www.fastcompany.com/tag/gratitude The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. xx http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/andrea-goeglein/don-t-skip-blog-so-many-books-so-little-time/why-personal-development-so-diffic <span>Probably the biggest roadblock to our personal development is simply habit.<span>  </span>Human beings are creatures of habit.<span>  </span>Our brains are literally designed to seek routine – even if that routine is detrimental to us.<span>  </span></span><span> </span><span>A habit is anything we do so often that it becomes almost an involuntary process.<p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/andrea-goeglein/don-t-skip-blog-so-many-books-so-little-time/why-personal-development-so-diffic">read more</a></p> andrea goeglein dr. success gratitude habit negative negativity personal development positive psychology roadblock routine serving success sucess www.servingsuccess.com Leadership Social Responsibility Work/Life 1063070 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:23:53 -0400 Andrea Goeglein 1063070 at http://www.fastcompany.com http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/james-mcintosh/nonsense-work/nonsense-work-25 <strong>Expressing gratitude breeds optimists</strong><br /> <br /> Children don’t seem to say ‘thank you’ any more in public.  This worries me.  Not because I worry about ‘values’, but because I worry about ‘expectations’.<br /> <br /> Let me explain.  There are two meanings to the word ‘expectations’.  It can mean ‘looking forward to’ and it can mean ‘it is my due’.<br /><p><a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/james-mcintosh/nonsense-work/nonsense-work-25">read more</a></p> gratitude optimist pessimist thank you Leadership Social Responsibility Work/Life 918894 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:35:36 -0400 James McIntosh 918894 at http://www.fastcompany.com