A. Conrad Deas II
Smile When
Smile When
You POOP
How to be grateful when life is hard... using the 10-second gratitude practice that sticks even when life stinks.
How to be grateful when life is hard... using the 10-second gratitude practice that sticks even when life stinks.
"When you can find gratitude in something as ordinary and ridiculous as going to the bathroom, you can find it anywhere."— Me
But when you're dealing with real challenges (financial setbacks, health scares, relationship struggles), being told to feel grateful can feel dismissive of genuine pain.
This book teaches Ridiculous Gratitude - not gratitude for difficult situations, but gratitude in them.
Starting with one of the most reliable, ridiculous, and, unforgettable (but often forgotten) habit triggers in your daily life.
You've tried gratitude before and it felt forced, fake, or like toxic positivity.
Keeping your kids stable while you're not. You need your own private anchor first.
Your internal state is your team's external environment.
You can't pour from empty. This practice grounds you in as little as 10 seconds at a time.
Job loss, health scares, relationship struggles - this works even then.
Some ridiculous stories. A few tips. And one ridiculous practice.
Start your new gratitude habit TODAY, as soon as you finish this chapter.
How to avoid toxic positivity and practice truth-based gratitude.
Notice the invisible army of helpers we usually appreciate most when they're missing in action.
Recognize the organic automations we couldn't live without, yet we rarely acknowledge until something goes wrong.
How SWYPing helps you go from awkward to automatic FAST. And the "season of chaosity" story where I almost (as my kids would say) "crashed out."
This is ONE way to Appreciate Every Day, and be part of a movement.
I'm a writer, husband, dad, and lover of God, growth, gratitude, and dry humor.
I've served as an assistant pastor, Walt Disney World Cast Member, Chippendale's and Penn & Teller security host, Las Vegas taxi driver, United States Air Force non-commissioned officer, and an award-winning Volkswagen and mattress salesman amongst other roles.
I've also written a few books.
Smile When You Poop was written during and after what my wife and I call our "season of chaosity." A season we used to say, technically speaking, "sucked."
This book highlights ONE of the practices that helped me not (as my kids would say) "crash out" while going through one of the most uncomfortable seasons of our life.
Now, my hope is that this book will help you become the type of person who can do the same.
No credit card. No commitment. Just an opportunity to start a ridiculously reliable gratitude habit TODAY.