Sarah Ratekin
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Sarah Ratekin, founder and Chief Happiness Officer of Happiness Is Courage Inc., translates the science of happiness and well-being into actionable plans that get radically positive results. An enthusiastic positivity activist, speaker, author, and researcher, she believes we can change the world for the better by being positive, grateful, and kind, and she’s often quoted as saying “Happiness is a gauge, not a goal”. Her current focus is on helping organizations and teams navigate the particularly complex reality of today’s stressors and engagement challenges by nurturing healthier workplace cultures. No stranger to weird working environments, she believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to develop their strengths, find joy in their profession, and engage in the pursuit of happiness in the workplace and beyond. Sarah has a veritable army of garden gnomes keeping watch over her extensive container gardens and is the proud mother of four amazing humans who are making their positive own marks on the world. She and her spouse Kris, both certified Laughter Yoga leaders, also travel extensively bringing the joy and power of laughter and positivity with organizations of all sizes and industries. In their downtime, they enjoy exploring the outdoors (usually by kayak), dancing, and general merry adventuring. Sarah and her family currently reside in Indiana and travel as often as humanly possible.
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Gratitude: Do it for the Children!
"Gratitude fosters empathy, promotes positive relationships, counters entitlement, and enhances overall well-being." ...
5 Ways We Feed our Negativity Bias – And How to Stop!
"We might mean to be positive, but those negative thoughts have a way of creeping in, especially if we’re tired or anxious." ...
Gratitude at Work – Focusing Outward to Foster Stronger Connections
"To attract top talent, make it easy for them to get a sense of who you are and what matters from a culture perspective." ...
Gratitude at Work – Tapping into The Power of Appreciation in Your Organization
"Unlike a lot of employee engagement initiatives (incidentally on which companies are spending billions each year, with no real improvement in engagement scores or turnover), gratitude is FREE." ...
Gratitude at Work – The Results are In… Spoiler, it’s REAL GOOD!
"How can organizations tap into intentional gratitude to improve outcomes for their teams?" ...
Gratitude at Work – One Company’s Story
"How about you? Have you expressed or received gratitude at work lately? How did that impact you?" ...
Hey, Thanks! or, the Power of Gratitude in the Workplace
"When we experience gratitude, whether we are conscious of this or not, our brain is not only experiencing a positive outcome from whatever it is that we’re grateful about, but we’re also reminded that we’re connected to something or someone outside of ourselves." ...
Is Your Work Persona Inauthentic?
"Do you notice that YOU have a “work persona”? How different are you when you interact professionally versus among your friends and family?" ...
7 Ways Happiness can Foster Courage in Uncertain Times
"There are ways we can foster and nurture hope during uncertain times." ...
Innovation by Inches
"Sometimes, however, innovation can come quietly, with tiny shifts in paradigms that subtly alter practices and attitudes, creating a space where the bigger, flashier changes can be developed, tweaked, and realized." ...