Chris Schembra
Pivoting And Gratitude Through Hard Times
Episode Notes (by minute):
-2:30: How when Chris felt lonely, unfilled, and disconnected in 2015 he started inviting people over for dinner, leading to his company 7:47, and his first book Gratitude & Pasta
-4:30: How COVID-19 upended Chris’ business and book launch in 2020
-5:30: How Chris started a new product called the 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience in 2020 and started testing it
-8:00: “what was originally one of the worst things that had ever happened to our company ended up being the best thing that ever happened to our company”
-9:00: “we didn't wait for the product to be perfect”
-10:30: The importance of storytelling when bringing a new product to market or trying to sell a product
-13:30: How Chris decided that he wanted to write a second book
-16:30: Chris shares a deeply personal story about how he become a victim of the plague of ingratitude
-20:30: The benefit of grateful processing by labeling and de-stigmatizing negative autobiographical experiences can lead to positive benefits
-21:30: About the 11 point Positive Benefit Checklist that Chris created
-27:30: Why Chris wrote the book to have an impact on and help others
-31:30: Why people as a whole have an extreme propensity for dissatisfaction in one’s life
-38:30: Chris’s signature gratitude question, “If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life that you don't give enough credit or thanks to who would that be?”
-40:00: “You never know the power of one question to change your entire perspective on everything.”
(Note: these are quick notes and takeaways by David Nebinski. Please see the episode for more accurate information)
Published Date: 7/31/22