Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Aug/Sept 2016 Aspire Mag Full Issue | Page 106

5 WAYS Gratitude Can Grow Your Business BY DR. MINETTE RIORDAN G ratitude may be the missing element in your journey to entrepreneurial success. I say that because I know how hard it can be to build a profitable business. I have been there, feeling stuck in that space of “if I just work harder or if I just get one or two more clients, everything will be okay.” I have felt frustrated, dissatisfied and wondered if all the effort was worth it. What has saved me every time is gratitude. I owned a publishing company for 11 years. During that time I won multiple awards, made hundreds of thousands of dollars and received many accolades for the work I was doing in my community. Yet, I often felt frustrated with cash flow issues and wondered, “Where’s my money?” Even though I was very successful on the outside, what I was able to pay myself didn’t match the effort I was putting out. 106 www.AspireMAG.net | August / September 2016