PODCAST · education
Your 1 Good Thing
by James Allen
Discover how gratitude transforms moments, lives, and perspectives — in just a few minutes. One story, one lesson - your one good thing.
Episodes
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Adam Peaty: Gratitude in the Deep End
Theme: Gratitude in performance and recovery Takeaway: Gratitude restores identity when achievement alone is no longer enough Gratitude U: The Recovery Advantage: How Gratitude Helps Athletes Heal, Perform, and Last
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Nick Offerman: Gratitude for Simplicity
Nick Offerman (Actor, craftsman) Quote: “The fancier the world around me becomes … only within a loving family … are to be found life’s most substantial luxuries.” Reflecting on the value of simple things, community, continuity—gratitude in everyday life. Gratitude for simplicity and community in…
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Albert Einstein : Gratitude in Wonder
Albert Einstein: Gratitude for Wonder Gratitude fuels curiosity and discovery. Einstein’s reflections on awe, humility, and the mystery of the universe. Gratitude helps us live with questions, not just answers. Gratitude U: The Neuroscience of Awe - Why Wonder Creates Gratitude What happens…
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Mahatma Gandhi — Gratitude in Simplicity
Gratitude for the smallest provisions can sustain great movements. Gandhi’s thankfulness for plain food, handmade cloth, and humble service. Gratitude turns simplicity into strength. Gratitude U: “The Science of Simplicity: How Less Creates More” We’re talking about simplicity — and how…
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Anne Franke: Gratitude in Hiding
Anne Franke: Expressing Gratitude for the smallest of things in the worst of conditions. Gratitude U: The Outdoor Effect: Why Nature Makes Gratitude Easier
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Denzel Washington: Gratitude In Motion
Denzel Washington and gratitude as action, motion, and rhythm. Gratitude U: Telomeres and Telomerase - How Gratitude fits into a practice to literally slow down aging.
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Harriet Tubman: Gratitude on the Journey to Freedom
Harriet Tubman — Gratitude on the Journey to Freedom Theme: Gratitude sustains courage in dangerous missions. Story: Tubman’s prayers of thanksgiving after each successful rescue on the Underground Railroad. Takeaway: Gratitude gives courage when the stakes are life and death. Gratitude U:...
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Chris Pratt: Gratitude in Grace
Apologies- we put the wrong audio file into this episode. It has been corrected: Chris Pratt, a Hollywood actor, whose gratitude began in a hospital room, carries it with him onto award stages, and into everyday life. And maybe that’s our challenge too: To let gratitude be our language in both...
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Corrie ten Boom : Gratitude in a Concentration Camp
Gratitude sees blessings where others see curses. Corrie’s gratitude for fleas in the barracks — which kept guards away so women could worship. Takeaway: Gratitude reframes suffering into possibility. Gratitude U: Gratitude changes the operating system of your mind and body
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Malala Yousafzai: Gratitude for Another Day
Today, Malala Yousafzai continues her work through the Malala Fund, advocating for girls’ education in some of the world’s most difficult places. She once said: “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” Her voice endures. And at its core is gratitude — gratitude for...
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Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man
Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech stands among history’s most memorable goodbyes — not because of sorrow, but because of gratitude. Other leaders have done the same: Abraham Lincoln, in his Second Inaugural Address near the end of the Civil War, spoke not of victory but of gratitude for unity, urging...
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Maya Angelou: Gratitude as Defiance
Maya Angelou struggled through childhood abuse an racism to emerge as a premier poet and civil rights leader. She resisted despair by practicing gratitude. Angelou once said: “This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” That was her way of living. Each day, no matter how heavy, was…
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Nelson Mandela: Gratitude Behind Prison Walls
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years behind bars. On Robben Island, his cell was just 7 by 9 feet, and visits came only twice a year. Yet even there, gratitude gave him strength — and helped prepare him to lead a nation toward reconciliation. Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) was arrested in 1962 and later...
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Helen, Anne, and the Gratitude That Opened a World
Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old. In 1887, Anne Sullivan spelled “water” into her hand — opening up the world for her, and starting a lifetime habit of gratitude for her teacher. Helen Keller (1880–1968) lost her sight and hearing at just 19 months old after a severe...
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Gratitude on the Way to Hogwarts
In 1995, J.K. Rowling finished her first Harry Potter book while living on welfare in Edinburgh. She had hit rock bottom, and was grateful for it. She later said,"Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." After 12 rejections, Bloomsbury Publishing agreed to print just…
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Lincoln's Gratitude
By the summer of 1864, Lincoln believed he might lose the presidency — and the war. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta changed everything, reviving Northern morale and securing Lincoln’s reelection. Lincoln's expression of gratitude to Sherman wasn't just polite, it was a survival strategy that Abe…
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Mr. Rogers and My One Good Thing
When life felt dark, my wife asked one question: ‘What’s your one good thing?’ These short stories from my own life and historical figures share how gratitude can change everything.
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Discover how gratitude transforms moments, lives, and perspectives — in just a few minutes. One story, one lesson - your one good thing.
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Your 1 Good Thing is created and hosted by James Allen.
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