The Importance of Gratitude - A Convo with Patrick Larkin - The #InnovatorsMindset Podcast S1 Ep 46

If you are not already watching these podcasts on YouTube, this episode is a must-watch - you have to see Patrick Larkin and his awesome family dancing to one of the TikTok trends! This episode goes beyond Patrick's amazing dance moves and continues to discuss ways to find gratitude in any situation. The two reflect on a blog post that Patrick wrote during the pandemic and how the mindset of finding gratitude helps us evaluate the situation we are in. Part of evaluating our situation is also recognizing the needs of our learners - mentally, physically, and emotionally. George and Patrick talk about what they are doing to support themselves - mentally, physically, and emotionally - as well as their learners; the two share strategies that they have found that work for them as they keep a routine and help the learners they connect with. George shares a personal goal of reading more content and how he is working on both consuming and creating content; when we listen to others, we can often reflect on other ideas in order to gain more perspective. Patrick reflects on the idea of what innovation is as he looks at going beyond the technology being used and discusses how to embrace the change and model an innovative mindset by not being afraid to fail. One of the biggest takeaways from this episode is that “the message matters, but how you communicate the message matters as well.” How do we bring people along with us on our journey? Three main points: -Finding gratitude in any situation -Connecting physical, mental, and emotional health to support all learners -Balancing consumption and creation of content for our learners Quotes: "We will learn a lot more if we fail than if we stay with our mundane tactics." - Patrick Larkin "Find one thing each day that you are grateful for that would not have been possible if we were not in these unique circumstances." - Patrick Larkin "The message matters, but how you communicate the message matters as well." - George Couros Links: Patrick M Larkin TikTok - https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJVvB69d/ Patrick M Larkin Blog - https://patrickmlarkin.blog/ Never a Better Time to Practice Gratitude (blog by Patrick Larkin) - https://patrickmlarkin.blog/2020/03/17/never-a-better-time-to-practice-gratitude/ Permission to Feel, We Need This Book Now More Than Ever (blog by Patrick Larkin) - https://patrickmlarkin.blog/2020/04/27/permission-to-feel-we-need-this-book-now-more-than-ever/ Please share your thoughts with us on Twitter or Instagram at #InnovatorsMindset. More at georgecouros.ca George Couros on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcouros George Couros on Instagram: https://instagram.com/gcouros George Couros on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgecourosauthor/ George Couros on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/george-couros-a5146519 For the full audio podcast: https://linktr.ee/gcouros The Innovator's Mindset:https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0986155497/ref=zg_bs_69830_7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ARY8KZTA242NVFMHF9X0 Innovate Inside the Box: https://www.amazon.com/Innovate-Inside-Box-Empowering-Innovators/dp/1948334127/ref=zg_bs_69830_12?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=75E0ZS6R2J330FAM9Y0A