Gratitude and mindset determine your outlook to everything in life. Denise Metzger joins this episode to share how she took one of life’s most difficult challenges and turned it into gratitude and opportunity. We go deep into mindset, gratitude, and overcoming challenges in her business, Surprise Invite! This is the perfect episode to help you make a mindset shift from “I have to” to “I get to.” Come join the conversation and let's grow. Don’t forget to grab the free 5 Step Process to Goal Tending download at https://goalswithwill.com

Denise is a Celebration of Life Event Coordinator and Videographer. She brings a unique view point on life, and the joy and memories we leave behind. She is also an author and has over 15 years of experience as a motivational speaker with a focus on “We get to” instead of “we have to”.

Key Points

*Listen to your spiritual voice for surprise gifts

*Find one good thing, no matter how much it is surrounded by bad

*Be wacky enough to take the dare and find the truth

*Be impeccable with your word, take nothing personal, make no assumptions, and always do your best

*Be a reason for silliness and smiles

*4 Kinds of parties-The Surprise Party-Saying thank you to life for the unasked-for gifts; The Pity Party-being the victim of life’s circumstances; Masquerade Party-Pretending to be someone you’re not; The Slumber Party-just going through the motions and being asleep to the good things in your life.

*You are invited to parties all day long, and you get to choose which one you go to.

*The present can be wrapped in pain and disappointment. You can still unwrap it and find a gift you are grateful for.

 *Party Hop is another term for death. Your spirit is going from the surprise party of life to the next venue.

*Death wouldn’t be so sad if the person’s life wasn’t such a gift. Focus on the gift.

*Gratitude is a constant practice

*Turn your “have to” into “get to”

*Trust that you are where you’re meant to be

*Learn how to say thank you for the gift

*Celebrate the gift of every day

*Love and gratitude prevail

*How does what you are doing help or contribute to someone else?

*Let go of people pleasing

*Life doesn’t end with the last breath

*Frame it in a way that you can laugh at it

*Your responsibility is to offer the gift, not make sure they use it

 

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction

01:57 Meet Denise

05:57 Understand your personality

09:54 Celebrating Life

11:13 Wacky Wednesday

13:59 4 Kinds of Parties

18:32 Practicing Gratitude

22:45 Turn “have to” into “get to”

35:04 Finding the opportunity and facing challenges

42:30 Saying thank you for the gift

48:58 Maintaining motivation long term

56:15 Responding to a party hop

60:59 Not everyone will respond to the call

63:53 You get to

66:38 Connect with Denise

68:32 Closing

 

Links

(@surpriseinvite)https://www.instagram.com/surpriseinvite?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw

https://surpriseinvite.com/

https://goalswithwill.com

Books

Sacred Contracts

The Four Agreements

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