Remember how that felt? Now let me ask you something. When was the last time you felt that same excitement? See, what we once prayed for, worked for, and sacrificed for eventually becomes normal. That house becomes another [00:01:00] mortgage payment. That job becomes another Monday morning. That relationship becomes another person sitting across the dinner table.

Just because something becomes familiar doesn’t mean it becomes less valuable. See, I’m blessed to coach athletes who have given anything to make the starting lineup. Then they become starters, and suddenly they’re frustrated because they’re not winning championships. And my entrepreneurs I’m blessed to coach who once dreamed of, landing their first client, now they’re frustrated because they don’t have enough clients.

Listen, I’m all about pursuing the next level. You know that. But sometimes we forget we’re already living parts of the life we once fought so hard for to create. So here’s your assignment, squad. Before bed tonight, identify one thing you’ve started treating as ordinary that once meant everything to you.

Tomorrow, give that opportunity, experience, or person the attention it deserves. Don’t get so busy chasing what’s next that you stop appreciating what’s already there. Talk about appreciation, the man that I have back in studio today, someone I immensely respect, who’s gonna marry Susan and I, my good friend John Denny.

He’s a sports performance coach for top golfers, teams, and Olympians, one of the [00:02:00] paddleboard pioneers, making the first standup paddleboarding instruction video to pass over one million views. He’s worked with many PGA and LPGA golfers, including Lexi Thompson, and also an Olympian. And John and I always text each other every morning about gratitude.

And my knowledge nugget, John, a lot of that was about taking for granted which you’re not as grateful for that you would’ve given anything for before, right? 

So again, welcome back, brother. 

John Denney: Thank you so much. Yeah. I was sp- speaking of being grateful, I’m very grateful that you and Brian…

What’s this, our fifth or sixth- Fifth one … show now, right? Yes. So we’ve done this five times, and from the very first show- I was extremely grateful. So maybe that’s why I’m still here, who knows? 

Coach Fergie: Or you get a lot of downloads and listens too, they bring you back. So John, why gratitude? We hear people talk about it, constantly, consistently, especially around this time of the year, Thanksgiving, right?

But what does gratitude actually do for someone beyond making them [00:03:00] feel good? 

John Denney: It is the magic key, I, I believe. A lot of… On this earthly journey that we’re having, it seems to be the thing that connects us to love. There’s something about gratitude that’s like a spark, and what I’ve found over the years is the more- people I read, the more of those great, you know, early writers, they all come back to gratitude.

Coach Fergie: Wallace Wattles. 

John Denney: Wall- yes. Earl 

Coach Fergie: Nightingale, right? All 

John Denney: of them, right? All of them come back to it. Yeah. And so there’s the, there’s a certain… But it’s something we can use, and we can develop, and we can make it more and more. Sure. And so I think it’s just, everyone loves a grateful person. 

Coach Fergie: 100%. And it’s it’s funny that a lot of people will take for granted what they would’ve, again, given anything for before. And I’m one of those people sometimes. I sometimes will look at Susan, I know this might sound creepy, but while she’s sleeping. And I’m like, “Was I thankful enough for her today?”

Does she… Eh, Susan, I, I’ve timed her, seven seconds, she’s out. Good luck watching a movie [00:04:00] with her, right? You 

John Denney: know 

Coach Fergie: what I’m saying? But I’m so grateful for that woman, and we have our ups and downs and whatnot, but it, I’m so grateful for it. 

John Denney: Scott, there’s two things people want in life.

They wanna be appreciated- … and they wanna be acknowledged. And gratitude, there’s no better way to appreciate someone than with heartfelt gratitude. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: And, the gratitude you show for Brian producing your show. Oh my gosh, yes. The gratitude that keeps us all together. It’s really the link that’s kept my family together too.

Coach Fergie: And it’s part of the harmony exercise that… It’s funny, since May 3rd when I started I’ve missed 12 days. 

John Denney: Okay. 

Coach Fergie: But other than that, I’ve did the harmony exercise every morning, which is not up to your standards with the what you did, and you’ve missed- … very little since 2016, right? But part of that, the gratitude is, you with, you move through your body, you move through harmony, and it sets it up.

‘Cause right after harmony is gratitude. 

John Denney: There’s a daily practice of gratitude. In our meditation that we do, we call the harmony exercise, there is a part of it which is absolutely dedicated to gratitude. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: [00:05:00] For the last 10 years, coming up 10, December 1st will be 10 years where I’ve been doing this on a daily basis.

I don’t think I’ve missed 12 days in 10 years. And- Wow … and it has made a huge difference, but it’s a daily practice of gratitude. 

Now, it doesn’t have to be the harmony exercise. There’s also… I know with you and your coaching clients, you’ve already read one to me today. 

Coach Fergie: Yeah. 

John Denney: You have them do a three, three-part gratitude list- Right

each and every day. 

Coach Fergie: Every morning. Yeah, I get it. 

John Denney: That is the most important thing you can ever- Yes … have your clients do. 

Coach Fergie: This is funny, ’cause people will be like, “Man- You know, why do… I’m like, because it’s, there’s science behind it too. Because the reticular activating system of the RAS, and again, I’m- the, my squad’s heard me tell this story.

I’ve told you the story of John Denny was to say, Fergie, I got a new Tesla.” And I was like, “What’s a Tesla?” And I go over there and I see it, and I see his emotion to the Tesla. I’m like, “Wow, that’s a nice Tesla.” And I had never seen one before. How many will I see on my way home? 

But- And they’ve always been there.

That’s the thing … but you’re, 

John Denney: they weren’t in your consciousness- … yet. 

Coach Fergie: So you wake up to gratitude, [00:06:00] what do you think you’re going to get more of and see more of out there? 

John Denney: Exactly. 

That what you’re grateful for. 

Coach Fergie: So once they start seeing it, and then another part of my protocol is their intention for the day, and then their big win from yesterday, their act of service from yesterday.

What did they learn yesterday? And I build up their protocol that almost they’re journaling, but everything starts with gratitude. Everything. 100% starts with gratitude. 

John Denney: And I’ve always… I- I love that we’re in November right now. Thanksgiving to me, ever since I was a little kid, has always been my favorite holiday.

Yeah. Because you felt that feeling of thanks. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: And then I’ll be married on the 24th- 30- … 26th of this month 33 years. 

Coach Fergie: That’s awesome. 

John Denney: And gonna be performing, officiating your ceremony. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: Hopefully you’ll make it 33 years also. Yeah. 

Coach Fergie: Does it feel like 33 minutes underwater? I’m kidding.

Don’t tell Barry I said that. 

John Denney: No, I, someone said it to me “Oh, are we gonna meet your other half?” And I’m like, “It’s not my other half. It’s my other whole.” 

Coach Fergie: Whole. 

John Denney: Yeah. Yeah. It’s two of us going through this journey together- … and we’re so grateful to be doing it [00:07:00] together. Yes. And it expands the blessing.

Yes. So when we’re together, you have that feeling of gratitude, and then these amazing coincidences- … happen you can’t explain. 

Coach Fergie: And Barry, if you’re listening, I’m, I absolutely love your guts. You’re awesome and you need to be appreciated and acknowledged, like John said earlier. So John, do you believe that gratitude is something we’re born with, something we’re taught, or something that we have to intentionally develop?

John Denney: I do not think we’re born with it at all. And a matter of fact, I’m sure of that because I’ve met too many people who have no apparent use of it at all. 

And I think that it’s something that is definitely instilled, and you’ll find families that just don’t know how to use it. And we can’t point fingers at them.

So we always say it’s “He didn’t even say thank you.” 

You’re asking a person to really express the highest level of, m- mental vibration they- … can when they say thank you. So we can’t really expect a thank you. We can’t e- … we can expect a pleasantry of- Sure … say thank you, but we can’t [00:08:00] expect the- Right

deep, meaningful gratitude to come from it. 

Coach Fergie: I love, what is his name with Chick-fil-A, started Chick-fil-A, the… Truett. 

And he mandated that everybody says, “My pleasure,” when you go to Chick-fil-A, right? And it’s just, “Thank you” and, “My pleasure” is… i’ll say, “My pleasure.” I never say, “You’re welcome,” or, “No problem.”

It’s, “My pleasure,” 100%. 

John Denney: We have a little acai bowl place up in Jupiter. 

And every time you leave there they say, “Hey, Jo- ” They always use my name, and they always say, “We really appreciate you and your business.” It’s not even my favorite acai bowl. But you let 

Coach Fergie: them know it. 

John Denney: But I go there. I go there because they appreciate me, and it’s this feeling you get when you leave. You’re like, “Wow.” 

And they went out of their way to do that. And so you can’t even put a price on that. 

Coach Fergie: Yeah. It… Just getting good service these days is pretty amazing- And- … if you can get it a lot of times. ‘Cause it’s gonna 

John Denney: fall 

Coach Fergie: off

you only get one chance- 

John Denney: Yes … at a restaurant or a- 

Coach Fergie: Yes … 

John Denney: place like that. There’s too many choices now. 

Coach Fergie: Too 

John Denney: many. So you better come across- … with it the first time. 

Coach Fergie: And you’ve coached… [00:09:00] John, you’re blessed to coach, a lot of people. So when someone’s struggling mentally, emotionally, professionally, how do y- how do you introduce the gratitude without making them feel like you’re dismissing what they’re going through?

‘Cause, a lot of people will be like, “Oh, you just don’t know what I’m going through.” But, like- … I’m telling you, gratitude helps. 

John Denney: That’s a good question. So how do you do that? I don’t like shoving things down people’s throats. I don’t like telling people what to do. So I like to explain how I’ve found it works for me.

And when I’ve taught… Remember I taught you the heart math, right? Yes, sir. There’s three points to it, is how we’re focusing our mind, how we’re breathing in our body, and then the thoughts we’re thinking. 

Coach Fergie: Ho’oponono. 

John Denney: So Ho’oponopono. Yeah, so I will get people to just say, “Oh, I love you,” or, “I love this sport,” or, “Thank you I get to play this sport.”

And they don’t even realize what they’re doing at first. They’re d- they’re taking a pleasantry and turning it into a metaphysical weapon kind of- … and increasing their vibration. I’ll so [00:10:00] often ask athletes, “Do you love the sport you’re playing?” Even pros. 

Coach Fergie: Sure. 

John Denney: And sometimes they’ll be like, and I’ve had athletes actually quit their sport because they couldn’t give a positive answer. And if they’re not grateful for the team and not grateful for the experience, they’re not gonna play as good as they could. 

Coach Fergie: And that- that’s a tough one with athletes, you know- 

John Denney: Oh, 

Coach Fergie: yeah

’cause they’ve v- lot- some of them have devoted every breathing moment to their craft. 

John Denney: Almost every golfer comes in, “Yeah, I’m just doing the grind.” I’m like, “That sounds horrible.” Dude, you 

Coach Fergie: play golf. 

John Denney: Yeah. It’s like you play golf. Yes. The word play. Yes. It’s like you don’t work golf. Yeah. You play it. And you don’t work the piano, you play it.

And play is supposed to have an element of fun and- … lightheartedness. So if we’re grateful for what we’re doing, I say gratitude leads to happiness. 

And the more grateful we are, the happier we are. I think it’s a They work right together What 

Coach Fergie: is that correlation, that link then, between gratitude and happiness?

John Denney: Gratitude and happiness, and gratitude and love. I believe gratitude, not to get religious, but every time Jesus performed- we’re 

Coach Fergie: religious. We love Jesus as [00:11:00] 

John Denney: God here … every time he performed a miracle, he thanked God for hearing him, and it’s seven different times- Yes … in the Bible you, he set the whole thing up.

To me, this is how we connect with love. If God is love, and I am grateful for that, I’m connecting to it through that. 

Coach Fergie: You’re right. 

John Denney: So this month at Unity, I’m talking each week about gratitude. Yeah What it does for us, and this week, the different practices. I thought I made up a word. We’ve called gratituding.

Coach Fergie: Gratituding. 

John Denney: Grat- I love it … and I looked it up. It’s a, it’s a sort of a familiar term. … But people use it in not in formal language. 

Coach Fergie: You made up one on Sunday service too. I forget what it was. 

John Denney: Like gratituding, it’s like I’m gonna go out today and I’m just gonna be sure that I’m thankful with everyone I come in contact with.

Yeah From the person at Publix to the person I’m working with. Right Just on and on. And we develop systems and techniques to incru- pre- improve it and increase it each and every day. 

Coach Fergie: You should. 

I- if you put the reps in, the subconscious starts to say, “Wait a minute, this is the way it’s gotta go.”

John Denney: It [00:12:00] is exactly like the gym. The more I think and say thank you, literally the more my vibration goes up. Yes And I get to be a more grateful person. Do you remember the book The Secret? Yeah By Rhonda Byrne. Rhonda Byrne, yeah She, yeah, By- Byrne. She wrote two others that followed it up, and one was called The Magic, and basically it’s a 28 day journey into gratitude.

Coach Fergie: Sure. 

John Denney: Just full-on things Great book And thank you. She says the main thing is to be thinking it and saying it as much as possible. 

Coach Fergie: Yes 

John Denney: And it’s not just words. It, each time you say it, it becomes a feeling. 

Coach Fergie: Yes 

John Denney: So people will tell me, “Oh, yeah, Reverend Johnny says thank you.”

There’s something about when you say it three times. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. Absolutely 

John Denney: It activates,

Coach Fergie: 100%. And squad, we’re gonna dig in. We’re gonna throw it to my awesome saw sponsor, Steve Austin, with Rise Mortgage. When we come back, I’m gonna challenge John a lot, little bit on gratitude and maybe complacency.

And Steve, please take it away. 

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Coach Fergie: Hey, Steve, thank you so much for the awesome mortgage nugget, and I did see a little uptick, especially after the election and whatnot, a squad of listeners out there. So people are off the fence now and making their moves, so make sure you reach out to Steve for the preapproval for your home.

And we’re back [00:15:00] with again, my coach, good friend, John Denny, and we’re really diving deep here into the gratitude. And John, I gotta ask you something about- And challenge you just a little bit here- All right … o- on the gratitude. So can gratitude actually become an excuse for, say, complacency? If I’m constantly grateful for what I have, could that eventually take away my hunger to achieve more?

And where’s there a line between being grateful and satisfied? So do you think it can take away the hunger? 

John Denney: No. 

Coach Fergie: Okay. 

John Denney: I do not. Complacency and gratitude are never gonna be in the same room ever. 

When you’re truly grateful for something, you want more of it, so it absolutely motivates us to get more of that thing right away.

You’re not gonna be grateful for something you’re complacent about, you’re never gonna be. If I don’t care about- Not 

Coach Fergie: truly grateful 

John Denney: for it, … if I don’t care about something, I’m not gonna be- … grateful for it, and so i- it’s an a- it’s an activator. It’s an action word. The gratituding, it’s all about… Gratitude’s a noun. Sure. Grati- [00:16:00] gratituding or being grateful- It’s an action, yeah … is an action verb. Yes. And that’s what we have to do and use it more and more, there are some people in my life, I was just like, I just can’t, I can’t believe they didn’t express gratitude for that.”

And for years I would judge them for it, and then one day I was like I can’t because they haven’t learned that.” And- … we’re really looking at the highest level of things we can do, I love you and thank you are two of the most powerful thoughts we can use. 

Coach Fergie: True. And challenge you just a little bit more, do you think that sometimes we use gratitude to avoid dealing with, say, like uncomfortable, situations, uncomfortable emotion?

Like someone loses their job or relationship, life knocks them down, and immediately someone says at least you have this,” right? Are we helping that person or shutting them down? 

John Denney: I honestly think we’re helping them still, because even in the worst of times, if you can find something to be grateful for, you’re gonna start to lift yourself out of it.

Yes. If you keep playing in the mud- No … you’re gonna stay in there. And so you have to… Yeah. I think no, we’re not giving them a [00:17:00] placebo effect. We’re actually giving them- I love that … a very good route out 

Coach Fergie: of that. Glad you came strong, convicted on that. One of my speeches on stage is overlapping your happiness.

And me- there’s two… There’s four words that gets you through life. This too shall pass, right? And even the good stuff passes. 

So it’s if, I have a friend that’s flying in for my wedding, and he is stoked. He’s like getting out of Alaska and coming down here. But guess what?

That time ends. He goes back to Alaska. Not saying going back is bad, but he’s so stoked for this one thing- Yeah … that overlap, always consistently find the gratitude a- and find something to be happy about. ‘Cause it will bleed into your relationships, it’ll bleed into your work, it’ll bleed into everything.

That’s… I’ve seen it happen. It worked for me and I’m seeing it happen with everybody that I coach. 

John Denney: I think gratitude will bring us, it bring us down from an high. So say you just win the championship, and you’re all pumped up, and as soon as you give the glory back to God, it’s like, “Okay.

Thank you. I was able to win that. I know it wasn’t just me.” Giving the glory back. It brings us back [00:18:00] down a little bit. And likewise, when we have a bad situation, we can find that small little thing to be grateful for. It’ll bring us back up. So last week I was talking to someone, and she said that, “I’m so grateful for what I have, because this family just lost their father, and the kids, the kid has this horrible disease,” and being grateful that she did not have the situation the other family had.

In actuality she does, because we’re all one. If someone’s going through a trauma, we’re, it’s… We’re a spiritual family. We’re connected to those people. So in my opinion is you should never be grateful- That you’re not going through something bad. 

Coach Fergie: Sure. 

John Denney: You should be grateful so that when you, when it’s your turn- Yeah

you can be ready to handle it. 

Coach Fergie: I you don’t 

John Denney: pray- ‘Cause it’s gonna be your turn. 

Coach Fergie: Yeah, I don’t pray to God for calmer seas. I pray to God to have a better sail, be able to, the wherewithal to have a better sail. 

John Denney: To make it. And like you say- You know what I’m saying? … when you’re in the going through [00:19:00] the valley of the dead- Yeah

keep walking, keep going. Yes. We don’t wanna… Keep sailing. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: Keep calm. Keep going. Sail on. 

Coach Fergie: You go. I got a, the, how about this one? ‘Cause you told me a story in the dock. I’m not at liberty to talk about it. But can you generally be grateful for someone who hurt you? You told me this story.

I’m not gonna… We don’t even have to go into it, but… And I’m talking about betrayal, failed relationships, money maybe. So- can you appreciate what you learned without excusing what they did? 

John Denney: I know one thing about resentment. You point a finger at someone, you got three fingers- yeah.

… Pointing back at you, and you’re gonna, you’re gonna double down, right? So I always explain if, if someone really screws you or and you really have developed a dislike for them, the trick is to actually see them over the hill and into the light. You don’t wanna wish harm on anyone.

Sure. So you don’t want them in… I don’t want the… There’s people I don’t want in my inner circle. We don’t have space. Yeah. There’s people I don’t wanna see on a daily basis. Sure. But I don’t wish them any harm. I hope whatever they’re doing over there, they’re getting what they want, so I’m not gonna wish harm upon them. And I think [00:20:00] that’s… and I can be grateful, I can be grateful for those people who- 

Coach Fergie: The experience you get of what you had to go through- 

John Denney: Yes … 

Coach Fergie: with that person. 

John Denney: This is- And the fact that they’re teaching me how to use forgiveness- … a little better, 

Coach Fergie: absolutely. 

John Denney: How do I live and let live? What is 

Coach Fergie: forgiveness? 

John Denney: Forgiveness is the ability to, not hold resentments, not hold grudges, not hold these things that turn into cancers and cold sores- Yeah … and bad backs and bad necks. It’s the ability to release those. And one little thing about forgiveness, everybody says, “Oh, you need to forgive yourself.”

I think that’s, I think that’s terrible advice. I don’t think forgiving yourself is possible- 

… 

John Denney: Because first you have to condemn yourself. Really what we need to do is accept forgiveness. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: The, the one that works for me the best, I am forgiven. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. Yep. 

John Denney: I was never condemned, so I’m already forgiven.

I just need to accept it. Love it. And then I can move on in freedom. Now, do I have to, and- Then the use of forgiveness also cracks me up, because if I wanna [00:21:00] forgive someone, first I have to condemn them. Yes. I gotta figure out- … first I gotta condemn you and convict you- … for doing something wrong to me, and then I gotta turn around and forgive you for it.

So how insane is that? 

Coach Fergie: Exactly. I say forgiveness is nothing more than giving up the hope of a better past. 

John Denney: I love that definition. 

Coach Fergie: Because you’re, you’ll never be able to do anything about what’s happened. 

And just be grateful for the experience, and then it allows you to move forward. And we got about five minutes left, and there are some entrepreneurs-

out there, and, C-suite, and people that do listen to this show. So John, can gratitude make someone a better salesperson? Yes. Business leader? 

John Denney: Yes. 

Coach Fergie: Sales targets? Yes. Performance metrics? What does genuine appreciation a- and gratitude fit into an environment that’s driven by results? 

John Denney: It’s a se- it’s a little secret knowledge.

So I was reading something last week about a… And I don’t know where the story comes from, but there’s two bums on the street in New York, and the one bum can… he goes out there, and he gets so much money every day, and the other guy just get- [00:22:00] he never has the results he has. And so he says what is the results?”

He goes I appreciate the people who come up to me. I say thank you for the opportunity to help me.” So he said as soon as he used gratitude in his begging increased tenfold. Think about it in sales. If you appreciate- yeah … if you appreciate the, your client- 

… 

John Denney: Thank you for coming here today, you’re gonna have a way better chance of them pulling the trigger- 

Coach Fergie: Right

John Denney: than if, you’re just trying to sell them something or other. 

Coach Fergie: Sure. 

John Denney: So I think maybe I bet, I don’t take a lot of sales courses, but I bet you at the highest level you’ll find gratitude is a major 

Coach Fergie: key. It’s huge. 100%. E- With all my C-suite people, they’re, they it gets them a couple weeks to really g- get, catch on to gratitude, why I start it with that.

John Denney: Yes. 

Coach Fergie: But they’re like, “Dude, I just made sales.” I’m like I have a really feeling that we shifted a perspective that you’re having within your business.” 

John Denney: Absolutely. You 

Coach Fergie: know? And then they’ll… And that’s why, hey, when you make a sale, I want the story, and they have to give me the story and be like, there’s the gratitude.

John Denney: I [00:23:00] have a client right now who someone owes her $17,000, and she was having a, “W- should I sue him? Should I not sue him?” We got, we changed her mentality of abundance. She came back the next week. She goes, “I made six sales this week. I’m not too worried about the 17 grand.” I’m like, “What?” 

Coach Fergie: Yes. Yes. I 

John Denney: in a way- 

Coach Fergie: 100%.

John Denney: I was shocked, but in a way I was like you should still, don’t let- 

Coach Fergie: And you follow up on it. 

John Denney: You follow up on it. Yeah. But you don’t follow up on it from an emotional place- … where it’s my, i- it’s like, “If I don’t get this money back, I’m gonna be miserable. If I…” It’s a nothing.

It’s like, “They owe me this. It’s, fair is fair, but if I don’t get it- 

… 

John Denney: So what?” 

Coach Fergie: And if you’re leaning on getting that money back, you’re living in lack. 

John Denney: Oh, totally. 

Coach Fergie: And if you live in lack, God will not give you- 

John Denney: The abundance … 

Coach Fergie: which means the abundance. He just will not do it. He 

John Denney: sh- it’s not that he won’t give- Have- It’s not that he won’t give it to you, you can’t accept it- yeah … because you’re accepting lack. 

Coach Fergie: Yes. 

John Denney: I can’t accept lack and abundance at the same time. I can only have one in my mentality. 

So it’s impossible to have both. 

Coach Fergie: Yeah, that’s, that, that’s something that I learned when the market crashed in ’08, ’09, and [00:24:00] I had a house on the market in Michigan, ’cause the people moved to Florida.

And I lived in their house when they moved out, with my Rhodesian Ridgeback. And y- when I went to the library, a, a gentleman handed me a book and said, “I think you need to read this.” And it was The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews. 

John Denney: Wow. 

Coach Fergie: And it was the very first… He’s a Christian comedian. He’s got a huge platform, but it’s a business parable.

And a guy wants to kill himself- And because he lost his job and he runs his car into the tree and he wakes up in 1945, and Give ‘Em Hell Harry Truman’s there, the day before he was gonna drop the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Wow. And it was talking about how he had to live and take action, but action started with being grateful for what he has.

You know what I’m saying? So that’s, when that hit me, I was like, “Wait a minute, I’m grateful for my dog, I’m grateful for being able to squat in this house,” you know what I’m saying? And once that happened sale. 

And it just… It… I leaned into the gratitude. So we got about a minute left, so I want you to kinda give me w- how you work with your clients, or give [00:25:00] a knowledge nugget out there- Well-

for someone to really lean into, to gratitude. 

John Denney: So I also w- work with my clients with the gratitude list. I actually do the exact same thing you do. The first time I meet them, I say, “The next week I want you to be writing down three things you’re grateful for each morning.” Love it. That helps so much.

And the second is looking for coincidences. You just said you had a Rhodesian Ridgeback. My mother bred Rhodesian Ridgebacks forever. 

Coach Fergie: Wow. 

John Denney: And so we had… I grew up with 12 at a time, we had in our house sometimes. And so right there you see another synchronicity coincidence. You just know things are going right.

When you see your favorite number, be grateful. Thank you, that happened again. When you get the green light or the parking space, be grateful for that. When you go to Publix, be grateful for the person who served you and took your money. Each of those things is gonna increase your vibration of gratitude and- Yes

open up more and more blessings at the end of the day. 

Coach Fergie: And I love it. A- and squat if you’re- 

John Denney: And try the harmony exercise. Yes. 

Coach Fergie: Just gonna say that. Go to theharmonyexercise.com. Again, I do it on the [00:26:00] daily. And just also- Join for a month. 

John Denney: It’d be the best- 

Coach Fergie: Yes, and join us on the dock if you’re local.

And also, write down three things that you’re grateful for right now. A- and try to do that first thing in the morning. You’re definitely gonna see an energy change. And I’ll tell you what, I’m grateful for this platform, grateful for John Denny, I’m super grateful for Brian Mudd, and Susan, I’m grateful that in eight days I get- Calling my wife

the sun gets to rise and set with you forever. So everybody have a great weekend. Absolutely love your guts.